Tuesday November 23. 2021 Mainsite Services Job Openings HR Policies Class Plan Navajo Nation Links Help & Support Contact Yá'át'ééh WELCOME For the safety and well-being of employees, the DPM will be accepting Navajo Nation Employment applications electronically via email or facsimile only. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding. Telephone No: (928) 871-6330 Fax No: (928)-871-6976 MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to provide prompt, courteous, and professional personnel management services to our clients. We will accomplish this by providing total compensation, recruitment and placement programs, records management and retaining employees by offering exceptional training, and a viable employee and public relations program. Our success is dependent on how effectively we address and meet our responsibilities. We are dedicated to our clients, our People, and the Navajo Nation and to their continued growth and success by providing an atmosphere where each employee is afforded the opportunity to develop their self-image and their maximum potential. We will continually seek the use of innovative and appropriate technology to accomplish our mission. VISION STATEMENT Provide core personnel management services to our clients. Knowledgeable, courteous, trained, innovative, dedicated, loyal, motivated, productive, and helpful staff. Positive public image/improve client services. Use of appropriate technology to facilitate delivery of personnel management services. A resource center for policy development, employee relations, recruitment, compensation, training and development, employee benefits, and pension plans Delegate certain personnel management functions to other departments. More funding and better facilities. Security system to prevent theft of property. OPERATING PHILOSOPHY We expect to provide effective management of all DPM responsibilities as outlined in the approved Plan of Operation. We require that the organization be continuously client oriented. Our success is dependent upon meeting our clients' needs. We will strive to promote and maintain a positive working relationship with the Navajo Nation programs. We must have clearly understood policies and procedures, and a dedication to meeting the goals and objectives set for DPM. We require that the organization be informed of laws, regulations, policies, and legislation that affect DPM responsibilities. We expect to be fair and consistent in providing personnel management services. We plan to create and strive to maintain a positive work environment. We will continue to seek and devise better and more efficient means of performing personnel management functions. We expect the organization to maintain maximum confidentiality We will strive to maintain effective lines of communication with our clients. We will develop and implement programs which will retain, develop, and motivate employees who demonstrate professional competence and integrity in performing their jobs. We expect the provide quality training, orientation, and technical assistance to prepare Navajo Nation employees to meet challenges of the changing work environment. We expect to achieve results. Continuous improvement is to be a daily objective. We must encourage and support a teamwork environment and a dedication to making it happen. We will strive to provide adequate work space and equipment to DPM employees. Department Description: The Department of Personnel Management provides services in planning, organizing and administering the human resources management services and programs of the Executive and Legislative Branches of the Navajo Nation government, including but not limited to: recruitment, staffing, classification, compensation, performance management, personnel records management, employee relations and personnel budget development; provides guidance and advice to supervisors in implementing personnel management policies, procedures and programs in accordance with applicable laws , rules and regulations; and supports and advises executive level management in human resources planning. HUMAN RESOURCE PHILOSOPHIES OF THE NAVAJO NATION The Navajo Nation recognizes that its employees are its most important asset. Qualified people must be attracted and retained in order for the Nation to be able to fulfill its mission and to meet its objectives. Consistent with this philosophy, the following principles will guide the development and administration of human resource programs: Candidates will be selected and placed based on their qualifications, in a manner consistent with Navajo preference laws Employees will be trained in a manner that equips them to perform their jobs Benefits will provide adequate personal and economic security Recognition and rewards will be based on employee performance Career opportunities will be provided that will enable employees to fully utilize their capabilities and to grow in a manner that realizes their potential The environment will be such that employees can experience satisfaction and a sense of meaning from their work and feel safe and secure. Employment by the Nation shall be a two-way agreement, with a mutual understanding of expectations and how performance will be measured, recognized and rewarded. Conditions of employment will be based on the mutual needs of the Nation and employees, making accommodations where possible. Compliance with established policies will be expected. Variations in the way specific human resources programs are administered will be allowed where appropriate to accommodate specific circumstances of different division or locations. STAFFING PHILOSOPHY The Navajo Nation will maintain staffing levels that are based on the objective, priorities and economic resources of the Nation and that result in reasonable workloads and an adequate workforce. The Nation will recruit qualified personnel from within and outside of the Nation in accordance with applicable laws. Applicants will be selected and place based on their qualification in a manner that is consistent with the Nation's preference laws. Qualified Navajos will be given preference in placement, promotion and reduction in force decisions. Development & Training Philosophy The Navajo Nation will provide training and other developmental opportunities that ensure employees reach their full potential and provide the Nation with the maximum return on its investment in employees. Career management programs will be established and maintained. These programs will provide employees adequate growth opportunities and allow the Nation to ensure there is an adequate supply of qualified personnel. Adequate and timely job specific training will be provided to ensure employees have the necessary skills and knowledge to perform their jobs and to meet performance expectations. Pay Philosophy The Navajo Nation will compensate employees based on the jobs they hold, for their mastery of the skills required for the job and for their performance. Pay opportunity for each job will be based on its internal value relative to other jobs, on the pay levels prevailing in the appropriate labor markets for jobs with similar responsibilities and qualifications, and on the Nation's economic resources. Employee pay will be administered within established pay ranges using formal policies and procedures and in a manner that results in competitive and equitable rates. Programs will be communicated to management and employees in a manner that results in mutual understanding of the policies, methods and processes used to set and administer pay rates. Compliance with policies shall be monitored and program effectiveness will be evaluated on a regular basis. Programs will be administered in a fiscally responsible manner, ensuring that commitments and expenditures are affordable. Appropriate revisions to policies and programs will be made as economic realities and priorities change. . Benefits Philosophy The Navajo Nation will provide benefit programs that provide employees protection against the hazards of illness, disability, pre-retirement death, retirement, and unemployment. Retirement programs will complement personal earnings and savings and will result in an adequate retirement income. Paid time away from work will provide an appropriate amount of rest and leisure and will enable employees to attend to personal and family matters. Contact us FY22 GWA Salary Schedules FY 2022 GWA Salary Schedules. FY22 PAF Submission Schedule FY 2022 PAF Submission Schedule. AMENDED PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL (NNPPM 6.3.2020) The Navajo Nation Personnel Policies Manual (NNPPM) has been amended and is now available at the Records Management Department. Telecommuting Procedure Telecommuting Procedures, Instructions and fillable Form. NN Harassment Policy Sexual Harrasment Policy. Covid Leave Memo, Procedures sample memos & best practices COVID-19 Leave Memo, Procedures, Checklist & Sample Memos to assist in submissions for employees placed on COVID 19 Leave.Best Practices for COVID 19 Leave. DPM Limited Services DPM Limited Services during the Govt closure pursuant to Executive Order 010-20. Chain of Command Procedures Chain of Command Memo & Procedures to assist in determing the chain of command and reporting relationships . Family Medical Leave Procedures and Forms - REVISED Family Medical Leave Memo, Procedures and Forms revised 8/28/2020. Layoff Procedures and Forms Layoff Procedures and Samples. SENSITIVE POSITIONS DPM is requesting that each program complete a Sensitive Position List for all positions within their respective program using the instructions outlined in the Sensitive Position Checklist ©Copyright 2011 NAVAJO NATION DPM All Rights Reserved For more information feel free to Contact Us