HR Compliance Consultant

Agency HR Consultant III (NS)

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol's primary mission is to reduce collisions and make the highways of North Carolina as safe as possible. The NCSHP has more than 1,600 troopers who cover nearly 80,000 miles of North Carolina roadways, more than any other state except Texas. In addition to enforcing the state's traffic laws, state troopers also guide traffic during hurricane evacuations, re-route traffic around hazardous chemical spills, and they stand ready should any act of terrorism occur. State Troopers are committed to protecting North Carolina's motoring public.

The NC State Highway Patrol is seeking an enthusiastic team member to join our Personnel unit as an HR Compliance Consultant. The HR Compliance Consultant provides advanced human resources compliance, policy interpretation, process review, and HR operations support for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol Human Resources Office.

This position is deemed eligible for hybrid telework under SHP's Telework Policy. Salary Range: $63,927-$88,000 Salary Grade:NC18.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Conducts compliance reviews, evaluates HR processes and records, identifies risk areas, and develops recommendations to support consistent application of OSHR policy, agency procedures, applicable employment requirements, agencywide consistency, risk reduction, documentation quality, and process improvement.
• Serve as the agency's designated Hearing Officer for Step 2 hearings conducted under the OSHR Employee Grievance Policy.
• Presides over Step 2 grievance hearings following unsuccessful mediation, ensures a fair and orderly hearing process, evaluates evidence, prepares the hearing record, and submits a proposed recommendation for Final Agency Decision.

Management Prefers:

• Experience conducting HR compliance reviews, audits, administrative reviews, or process evaluations involving personnel records, HR transactions, HRIS data, Microsoft Excel, Smartsheet, or other data/tracking tools
• Strong analytical and investigative skills, including experience evaluating facts, documentation, and evidence; identifying risks or inconsistencies; and developing recommendations
• Experience preparing clear written findings, reports, recommendations, or decision summaries, and presenting findings and recommendations to leadership
• Experience serving as a hearing officer, reviewer, investigator, or compliance analyst in an HR or administrative setting
• Excellent communication skills, sound judgment, discretion, and ability to remain neutral when handling sensitive matters

Position/Physical Requirements:

• Typical work schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am-5:00pm

Note: Qualified recommended applicant(s) must undergo and successfully pass:

• Criminal Background Investigation
• Drug Screening Test

Minimum Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree, typically in Human Resources or related field from an appropriately accredited institution AND 4 years of experience required; or High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma AND 6 years of progressive experience in Human Resources; or equivalent combination or education and experience.