DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES

Remote with ability to travel throughout the State of Arizona

Salary: Up to $29.0840/Hour (DOE) 

Grade: 20

Closing Date: May 4, 2026

Are you passionate about innovative Human Resources practices? Do you excel in recruitment and compensation strategy? Could you be the driving force behind equitable hiring initiatives? If so, the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services needs your expertise as our next Recruitment and Classification/Compensation Specialist.

The Arizona Department of Veterans' Services is seeking a Recruitment and Classification/Compensation Specialist. This pivotal role is ideal for a proactive professional who is adept at navigating the complexities of HR practices and passionate about ensuring equitable hiring and compensation. Join our team and contribute to refining our recruitment processes and strategies across Arizona, making a significant impact on our mission to support our veterans.

As a Recruitment and Classification/Compensation Specialist, you will collaborate with hiring managers and leadership to develop accurate job descriptions and announcements while upholding fair and non-discriminatory pay practices. Your role will be pivotal in enhancing our recruitment outreach, attending job fairs, and implementing strategic hiring practices to attract top talent.

Your Impact:

• Strategic Recruitment: Compose and manage job announcements, maintain our agency job board, and engage actively in community and educational outreach.
• Leadership Collaboration: Work closely with executive leadership and HR teams to ensure recruitment strategies and compensation plans are aligned with organizational goals.
• Event Coordination: Organize and participate in Arizona job fairs and networking events, enhancing the agency's visibility and attractiveness to potential candidates.
• Compensation Analysis: Analyze pay rates to ensure compliance with state compensation guidelines and equitable pay practices.
• Process Improvement: Support utilizing the Arizona Management System for continuous process improvement and use metrics for data-driven decisions.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Mission: Play a crucial role in shaping the workforce that supports Arizona's veterans.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for career development in a supportive and dynamic environment.
• Innovative Environment: Contribute to a team that values innovation, efficiency, and transparent communication.

This position is available for remote work on a full-time basis within Arizona (including virtual office arrangements).

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

As a Recruiter for the Department of Veterans' Services you will:

• Composes job announcements; maintaining agency job board
• Collaborates with executive leadership on a variety of assignments
• Provides training to customers to include hiring managers and candidates
• Conducts consultations with supervisors and hiring managers to draft PDs and job announcements
• Responsible for statewide time-to-fill metric
• Attends and organizes job fairs, networking events and hiring events throughout the State of Arizona
• Analyzes pay rates to ensure fair and non-discriminatory pay practices
• Follows and implements the State Compensation Guidelines
  

Knowledge of

• Principles, practices, techniques and resources related to recruitment and staffing
• Federal and State law and Personnel Rules related to compensation/pay practices, recruitment and equal employment opportunities
• State of Arizona classification and compensation systems

Skill in

• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Preparing written correspondence and reports
• Verbal communication to include active listening and communicating with tact and professionals while working with a variety of stakeholders
• Planning, analyzing, coordinating and overseeing work activities
• Using Google Suite for communication and assignments
• Multitask with speed and accuracy

Ability to

• Read and accurately interpret laws, rules and policies
• Gather, correlate and analyze date
• Identify potential process improvements, root cause and effectively problem solve
  

2 to 3 years experience in human resources specifically in classification/compensation and/or recruitment

This position requires the ability to drive on State business. Requires possession of and ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver's license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on State business are subject to driver's license record checks , must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any required driver training (see A.AC. R2-10-207.11).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Veterans' Services offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Referral Incentives available for qualifying positions
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance
  

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

• Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).
• Please note, enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Human Resources at recruiting@azdvs.gov and 602.781.7032 for assistance. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.