Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Tallahassee, Florida
Job Type: Salaried Full-Time
Job Number:Office: OLS - Human Resources
Opening Date: 11/09/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
General SummaryThe qualified individual will lead and develop a team of professionals who oversee recruiting, employment, benefits and payroll processes for the Florida Legislature. The Director of HR serves as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) liaison for employees of the Legislature. The Director of HR will also lead the HR team in the successful procurement, development and implementation of a modernized Human Capital Management (HCM) system.
Examples of Work Performed- Supervises, plans, and directs the daily HR activities in all functional employment areas: insurance and retirement benefits, recruitment, hiring and onboarding, payroll, attendance and leave, workers compensation, and HR data management and reporting.
- Responsible for compliance with policies and procedures and all appropriate approvals regarding personnel actions.
- Serves as coordinator for employment accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Oversees enhancements/modifications to the Legislature's HCM system and intranet home page.
- Coordinates with the OLS General Counsel in responding to public record requests.
- Coordinates and reviews requests for sick leave programs, military leave and family medical leave for the Joint Legislative Offices.
- Selects, trains, disciplines, and evaluates the performance of HR employees.
- Plans workloads, workflows, deadlines, work objectives, and time utilization with employees.
- Prepares required and ad hoc HR reports.
- Oversees the maintenance, retention, and destruction of HR records following the OLS Records Retention Schedule.
- Serves as a liaison and prepares stakeholder communications on matters relating to HR.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities- Knowledge of HR best practices and procedures.
- Knowledge of state and federal employment laws
- Knowledge of modern computer applications and systems (e.g., word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs)
- Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.
- Knowledge of Florida state government, legislative rules, and procedures.
- Skill in research, analytics and creating reports from a large database.
- Skill in attention to detail and accuracy.
- Experience leading and supervising a team.
- Ability to coordinate personnel transactions and workflow utilizing an HCM system.
- Ability to deal tactfully and courteously with internal customers.
- Ability to communicate effectively and concisely verbally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Ability to plan, organize, direct work, and evaluate results and alternative strategies.
- Ability to process large amounts of information from diverse sources and to integrate that information into a logical format for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials.
- Ability to be resourceful, act independently, and take action in situations that lack clear direction.
- Ability to do short- and long-range program project planning.
- Ability to understand, formulate, and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Ability to assess budgetary needs.
- Ability to train others.
- Ability to hold sensitive and confidential information in confidence.
- Ability to provide excellent customer support.
Minimum QualificationsA bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and seven years of professional administrative, research, policy analysis, or program planning and evaluation experience.
A master's degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for one year of the required experience. A doctorate from an accredited college or university can substitute for two years of the required experience.
Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) or Professional in Human Resources (PHR) Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP ®) Certification
SALARY RANGECommensurate with experience
APPLICATION DEADLINEOpen until filled
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONApplications are available through the Florida Legislature's website
Working for the Florida Legislature includes a lucrative benefits package, including affordable health insurance options, free dental, long-term disability and employee life insurance, as well as competitive retirement. Employees have access to a college tuition waiver program, an employee assistance program, paid annual and sick leave, and paid holidays.
Learn more below!Health and Dental Insurance Employees have a choice of participating in the State Self Insured Plan or a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) if available in the county of residence or employment (Standard and High Deductible Investor plans are available). Full-time employees pay $30 per month for family coverage or $8.34 per month for individual coverage. Part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work. For dental insurance, the Legislature offers a PPO plan that offers choice of dentist and pays from 50 to 100 percent of usual, customary, and reasonable charges. There is a $1500 maximum benefit per plan year. The Legislature pays the total premium for full-time employees and part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work.
Leave Accrual BenefitsAnnual Leave accrues as follows based on creditable state service:
Up to 5 years - 11 hours per month 5 to 10 years - 13 hours per month Over 10 years - 15 hours per month
Sick Leave accrues at 9 hours per month for all full-time employees.
Life and Disability Insurance Group Term life Insurance with an accidental death and dismemberment benefit provides $25,000 coverage. The Legislature pays the total premium for full-time employees and part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work. For disability insurance, the Legislature offers a Group Long Term Disability Insurance Plan that provides a monthly benefit of 60 percent of covered monthly earnings after an elimination period of 360 days. The Legislature pays the total premium.
RetirementParticipation in the Florida Retirement System is compulsory for all salaried staff, except certain re-employed retirees. New employees have until the end of the eighth month following their first month of employment to select a retirement plan, from the traditional pension plan or the investment plan. New employees will receive an informational packet approximately two months after the hire date. Members and staff contribute 3% of their salary towards retirement and the Legislature pays the remainder of the premium
Florida Pre-Tax Plan and Deferred Compensation PlanThis state sponsored program includes Supplemental Insurance Plans, Health Savings Account (when enrolled with an Investor Health Plan), and a Flexible Spending Program on a pretax basis. The Supplemental Insurance Plans include hospitalization, cancer/intensive care, dental, vision, and accidental/disability. The Flexible Spending Program includes healthcare and dependent care accounts. A competitive Deferred Compensation Plan is also offered. The State of Florida Deferred Compensation Plan offers a number of investment options including variable annuities, mutual funds, and a bank, with a variety of contract providers.
Paid HolidaysNew Year's Day - Martin Luther King Day - Memorial Day - Independence Day - Labor Day - Veteran's Day - Thanksgiving Day - Friday After Thanksgiving - Christmas Day - Personal Holiday
Total Compensation StatementThe Total Compensation Statement provides a monetary value of each benefit listed below as well as a total annual compensation estimate. The annual salary amount used in this example is $100,000. Note: All values are based on individual plans.
