JOB TITLE: CHIEF, SALARY ADMINISTRATION DIVISION

JOB CODE: 05150

DEFINITION: This is highly responsible managerial work developing and administering wage and salary standards for employees under the Governor's jurisdiction.

The employee in this job oversees staff responsible for evaluating and developing compensation and salary proposals for department heads, deputy secretaries, management, supervisory, and rank and file employees. Work involves analyzing trends, developing pay proposals, projecting cost estimates, and presenting recommendations to the Deputy Secretary for Human Resources and Management and the Director, Bureau of Organization Management. Work also includes developing and refining rules and regulations related to pay administration; constructing and maintaining all commonwealth salary schedules; analyzing special pay rate requests and the administration of the commonwealth's pay rates and rules on a statewide basis; administering the Fair Labor Standards Act, overtime, shift differential and other compensation programs; reviewing appointments above the minimum and exceptional increments and effectively recommending approval; developing special compensation programs; reviewing agency requests for new work schedules and work from home arrangements; reviewing requests for salary and wage complement changes; reviewing agency requests to reemploy annuitants on an emergency basis; and providing support to and serving as a member of the commonwealth's collective bargaining team. Supervision is exercised over a technical staff responsible for performing analytical and developmental work. Work is performed independently under the general direction of the Director, Bureau of Organization Management and is reviewed through conferences and reports for results attained and overall effectiveness.

EXAMPLES OF WORK: (NOTE: The examples of work are representative of the work, but every position classified to this job may not perform all examples of work listed. Conversely, this is not an all-inclusive list of work examples.)

• Directs a staff responsible for the development and administration of the commonwealth’s pay standards, including the construction and maintenance of all commonwealth salary schedules.

• Develops pay proposals for all employees under the Governor's jurisdiction.

• Supervises a staff responsible for gathering, analyzing, and disseminating information regarding salary surveys.

• Analyzes trends, develops proposals, projects cost estimates, and presents recommendations regarding pay practices and procedures affecting department heads, management, supervisory, and rank and file employees.

• Develops and refines rules and regulations related to pay administration.

• Reviews and makes recommendations on pay requests requiring approval by the Secretary of Administration or Executive Board.

• Reviews agency requests for new work schedules and work from home arrangements.

• Evaluates agency requests for increases in salaried and wage complement levels.

• Analyzes and approves agency requests to appoint commonwealth annuitants to temporary wage positions for emergency appointments.

• Performs the full range of supervisory duties.

• The employee in this job may participate in the performance of subordinates’ work consistent with operational or organizational requirements.

• Performs related work as required.

ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of pay administration policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of current trends regarding the development or modification of compensation plans.

• Knowledge of statistical analysis techniques.

• Knowledge of the principles of economics.

• Ability to analyze, interpret, and present technical data.

• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: (NOTE: Based on the Entry Level Knowledges,

Skills, and Abilities)

• Three years as a Human Resource Analyst 3 (commonwealth title);

or

• Five years of pay administration experience involving the gathering, analysis, and presentation of pay and economic data; and a bachelor's degree in human resources, mathematics, statistics, or a closely related area;

or

• An equivalent combination of experience and training.