Human Resources Analyst B

Salary : $3,127.00 - $6,136.00 Monthly
Location : Baton Rouge, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: OS/PAW/215467
Department: LDH-Office of Secretary
Opening Date: 12/05/2025
Closing Date: 12/12/2025 11:59 PM Central

About this Job
The mission of the Louisiana Department of Health is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive, and rehabilitative services for all residents of the State of Louisiana.
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This role drives LDH's talent pipeline by leading recruiting efforts, coordinating career fairs, promoting the Student Internship Program, and managing job announcements on Louisiana Jobs. It also supports key HR operations, including personnel data management and compliance with Civil Service Rules. A dynamic blend of outreach, planning, and HR expertise, this position helps shape a strong and engaged workforce for LDH. If this work excites you, we encourage you to apply.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions.
Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
Minimum Qualifications
Four years of human resources experience; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus one year of human resources experience; OR

A bachelor's degree plus one year of human resources experience; OR

An advanced degree in human resources, business administration, public administration, industrial and organizational psychology, organizational behavior, or a Juris Doctorate.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Designation as a Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), Professional in Human Resources (PHR), or a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:

Coordinates agency-wide recruiting efforts through career fairs, internship and fellowship programs, and targeted outreach activities.

Advises agency management of best method of filling vacancies and posts job vacancies on Louisiana Jobs.

Communicates periodically with Hiring Manager, HR Manager and Liaison throughout the process to ensure accuracy of appointment(s).

Responsible for processing hiring, personnel, and pay-related actions for all assigned program offices in LaGov/HCM

Ensures that personnel and pay-related actions processed are in compliance with Civil Service rules and guidelines, Federal and State laws, and LDH polices.

Monitors various LaGov/HCM reports for discrepancies, errors, expirations, and other inaccuracies.

Responsible for verifying calculations on pay changes relevant to the hiring and personnel actions and making corrections, as needed.

Position-Specific Details:
Location: Office of Secretary / Human Resources / East Baton Rouge Parish

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as aProbationary appointment, Promotional appointment

Cost Center: 3071030800

Position Number(s): 172351

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Human Resources Analyst B, C, or Human Resources Specialist determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

Compensation: This position is eligible for the following Special Entrance Rates (SER) for the job titles listed below, as well as a Premium Pay of up to $2.00/hr for hours worked based on longevity for HR Analyst B - HR Specialist.

SER for Human Resources Analyst B - $18.64 hr / $1,491.20 bi-weekly
How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
* Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:

Patricia Walker
LA Department of Health (LDH)

Division of Human Resources

PO Box 4818

Baton Rouge, LA 70821

225-342-6477
This organization participates in E-verify, and for more information on E-verify, please contact DHS at 1-888-464-4218.
LDH supports Louisiana's commitment to being a State as a Model Employer (SAME) by promoting the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.
Information on the Louisiana Works, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available here.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement- State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others

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