Job Duties
About the Position:
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a HR Analyst Senior in our Human Resources Division at our Administrative Headquarters in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The job duties for this position include but are not limited to:
• Serve as policy consultant and technical specialist to administer the Department’s performance management system in alignment with Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) policy and Department General Orders.
• Provide expert consultation to employees, supervisors, and managers.
• Develop and deliver training related to performance management.
• Analyze systems and processes for effectiveness and policy compliance.
• Provide supervisors and managers with guidance on policy compliance and performance management improvements.
About the Agency:
We are seeking to expand our diverse team of change makers and innovators. As a member of the VSP family, you would make a difference by serving every city, county, town, resident, and visitors of the Commonwealth through supporting our vast public safety mission. Challenge yourself to make a difference today by applying for a career with VSP!
VSP embraces inclusion and diversity in our workforce and in the protection of all people. We embrace our tradition of professionalism and excellence, and we are excited for our future as we continue our journey to become a best-in-class state government agency. We are firmly committed to our family-like culture and are seeking to expand our team.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge:
• Of HR policies, procedures, principles, laws, and regulations, especially in state government, with the ability to interpret and apply these requirements.
• Of performance management concepts and consulting practices.
Skills:
• In data analysis, strong reading comprehension, and the ability to analyze data for decision-making and process improvement recommendations.
• In Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• In managing change to ensure smooth transitions and stakeholder buy-in for process improvements.
Abilities:
• To effectively counsel and advise employees and supervisors on performance management issues.
• To effectively utilize technology, operate a computer, quickly learn new software programs, and evaluate system functionality to recommend process changes.
• To work collaboratively in a large, multifaceted organization and communicate professionally and effectively with a diverse population of staff and leadership.
• To analyze options, exercise good judgment, and ensure confidentiality and discretion when appropriate.
• To organize and prioritize work and use initiative to accomplish projects.
• To resolve conflicts and address disagreements effectively.
• Requires professional writing skills, proper use of grammar and punctuation, and the ability to convey technical requirements concisely and effectively to diverse audiences.
• Must be an effective communicator and have the ability to work independently and as a collaborative team member across multiple HR functional areas.
• Progressively responsible human resource experience.
• Experience in developing and delivering training.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
Additional Considerations
• Experience in one or more human resources functional areas preferably to include performance management and/or compensation and classification preferred.
• Experience in PageUp Performance Management and/or Cardinal HCM or a similar performance management system preferred.
• Experience in change management and/or implementation of new systems/processes preferred.
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional designations preferred.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Elements of the selection process include the screening of application(s); the interviewing of qualified candidate(s), to include pre-employment testing, a presentation and/or a work sample, if applicable; salary negotiation(s) if applicable; a background investigation; and a medical evaluation if applicable. The anticipated duration of the pre-employment process is determined by the successful completion of the above items.
Applications, cover letters and/or resumes shall only be accepted on-line through the PageUp recruitment management system at and must be received by 11:55 P. M. on September 16, 2025. Please limit resumes to four pages and cover letters to one page. Any additional attachments received in excess of this will not be considered.
PageUp provides confirmation of receipt of your application, resume and/or cover letter submitted successfully. Please refer to your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. For questions, please contact the Talent Acquisition & Employee Relations Section of the Human Resources Division at ov.
It is the policy of the Department of State Police (the Department) to assure equal employment opportunity to all applicants for employment and current employees. The Department strongly prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, military status, political affiliation, disability, genetic information, ethnic background, pregnancy, and childbirth.
This policy shall be adhered to in all facets of Departmental employment practices. It is not the intent of this policy to permit or require the lowering of bona fide job requirements or qualification standards to give preference to any applicant for employment or employee. Affirmative measures shall be taken to recruit and retain qualified individuals at all levels of the Department and to embrace and foster diversity, opportunity, and inclusion in the workplace.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
(V)alor (S)ervice (P)ride
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter.