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Personnel Specialist, Bureau of Human Resources and Labor Relations

City of New York

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Compensation
$62–79K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Bureau of Human Resources and Labor Relations is hiring a Principal Administrative Associate II/Personnel Specialist for its People Data Processing Unit. The role processes employee transactions, verifies leave-action dates, reviews personnel records and differentials, responds to service desk tickets and inquiries, and supports workflow tracking and special projects. Applicants must be permanent employees and meet one of the stated education and experience pathways.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

NYCAPSRecords ManagementSpreadsheet ManagementTicket HandlingPayroll Coordination

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or EquivalentTwo Years Clerical ExperienceOne Year Administrative ExperienceAssociate Degree or 60 CreditsThree Years Clerical ExperienceHigh School Diploma or EquivalentFour Years Clerical ExperienceEducation or Experience EquivalentAdministrative or Supervisory Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Job Description

Open to permanents only.

The Bureau of Human Resources and Labor Relations is seeking to hire a Principal Administrative Associate II/Personnel Specialist in the People Data Processing Unit.

  • Processing of employee transactions in the New York City Automated Personnel System (NYCAPS) for New Hires, Title and Status Changes, Separations, Leaves and Returns.

  • Verify the accuracy of dates in the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Special Leave of Absence Coverage (SLOAC) actions.

  • Reviewing, updating, and auditing electronic / digital files for records management

  • Reviewing differentials relating to education, certification, assignment etc. and work with Payroll for service-related differentials.

  • Answering ticket requests received through the agency's service desk.

  • Tracking and maintaining spreadsheets to ensure efficient workflow.

  • Coordinate and process special projects and initiatives as needed for management.

  • Responding to inquiries from HR liaisons, employees and/or their families.

  • Initiate NYCAPS TRAC tickets to correct issues that arise with employee records and transaction

Why you should work for us:

  • Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website (https://studentaid.gov/pslf/)

  • Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:

o a premium-free health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually, per a 2024 assessment.

o additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s associated union/benefit fund.

o a public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.

o a tax-deferred savings program and

o a robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.

  • Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position, you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.

  • Job Security - you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S., dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone, regardless of age, background, or location, can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC, with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements, from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic, we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

Commitment to Equity:

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact Sye-Eun Ahn, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, at [email protected] or 347-396-6549.ns.

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Qualifications

  1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or

  2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in "1" above; or

  3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a state’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in "1" above; or

  4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in "1" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3 year.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Salary Min: $ 61,656.00

Salary Max: $ 79,000.00

How this job compares

Set against the 5,294 open Human Resources jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$62–79K/yr
  • New York median$96–125K/yr296 salary ranges
  • US median$97–140K/yr2,464 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $70K, is 36% below the New York median midpoint ($110K) — in the lowest quarter of Human Resources salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 494 open Human Resources jobs in New York and 5,294 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Human Resources postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,689 postings).
Education
1,526 of the 5,294 open Human Resources jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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