Mississippi State Personnel Board

What Mississippi State Personnel Board does

Mississippi State Personnel Board (MSPB) is a state government agency headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, that serves as the central human capital and workforce management authority for the State of Mississippi. Mandated by the Mississippi Legislature and governed by a board whose members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, MSPB sets and administers personnel policy, classification, and compensation across Mississippi's state agencies and operates the Employee Appeals Board for adjudicating disputes. Its primary "customers" are the state-level agencies, departments, boards, and commissions it serves, with a secondary audience of current state employees and prospective job seekers.

MSPB delivers a unified portfolio of professional development and certification programs delivered virtually via Zoom, including the Mississippi Certified Public Manager (CPM), Administrative Services Certification Program (ASCP), Executive Services Certification Program (ESCP), Human Resources Certification Program (HRCP), Basic Supervisory Course (BSC), and Mississippi LEAD executive track. It also publishes HR policy resources — notably an AI Use Policy template for agency HR departments built with the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services — and awards the annual Excellence in Government Awards, established by the Legislature in 2012. The agency's underlying technology stack centers on the NeoGov platform for online job applications and recruitment management, with Microsoft Teams used for internal communications and the GovernmentJobs.com portal (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mississippi) serving as the public-facing career channel.

As a state entity, MSPB is funded through Mississippi legislative appropriations rather than commercial revenue and does not charge end-users directly for services. It earned national recognition when Executive Director Kelly Hardwick received the NASPE Eugene H. Rooney, Jr. Leadership Award and led Project SEC2 — the first comprehensive overhaul of the state's classification and compensation system since 1981 — alongside a complete rewrite of the State Employee Handbook and the Performance Management System.

Name

Mississippi State Personnel Board

Legal name

Mississippi State Personnel Board

Website

https://mspb.ms.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mississippi State Personnel Board is a Jackson-headquartered state agency that sets and administers human capital, classification, compensation, and professional development policy across Mississippi state government, serving state agencies, employees, and job seekers through NeoGov, training/certification programs, and a centralized appeals board.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Government Human Resources Management

NAICS

Administration of Human Resource Programs (923)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil Service & Public Administration (HR, Org Dev, Workforce Policy) (BPAIAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Labor, Employment Standards & Workforce Development Administration (BPAIABAN)

Keywords

• State personnel management
• Public sector human resources
• Professional certification programs
• Government workforce development
• State employee training

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. State Government Funding: As a Mississippi state government agency, MSPB is funded through state legislative appropriations and does not generate independent revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Mississippi State Personnel Board is a state government agency that delivers centralized human resources management, professional certification and training programs, classification and compensation administration, job recruitment services, and HR policy resources for all Mississippi state agencies, employees, and job seekers. It administers certification programs (CPM, ASCP, ESCP, HRCP, BSC), the Mississippi LEAD executive program, veterans' preference hiring, and the Employee Appeals Board.

Product overview

Mississippi State Personnel Board (MSPB) is a state government agency that administers workforce management and human capital services for Mississippi state government. The organization operates a unified platform of professional development and certification programs including the Mississippi Certified Public Manager Program (CPM), Administrative Services Certification Program (ASCP), Executive Services Certification Program (ESCP), Human Resources Certification Program (HRCP), Basic Supervisory Course (BSC), and Mississippi LEAD. MSPB also provides HR policy resources including an AI Use Policy Template, job services via Career Catalog and Compensation Calculator, and manages the Excellence in Government Awards program. All MSPB training classes are offered virtually via Zoom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mississippi Certified Public Manager Program (CPM) A nationally accredited certification program combining classroom training and experiential learning to develop leadership and supervisory skills in state agency managers. Requires six levels of coursework, real-world projects, and written examinations.
• Administrative Services Certification Program (ASCP) Certification program equipping administrative support personnel with the skills needed to serve state agencies and clients. Requires three levels of coursework, projects, and examinations.
• Executive Services Certification Program (ESCP) Executive-level certification program for senior managers requiring three levels of coursework, projects, and written examinations.
• Human Resources Certification Program (HRCP) Professional development program for human resources personnel in Mississippi state government.
• Basic Supervisory Course (BSC) Foundational supervisory training course for new managers in Mississippi state government.
• Mississippi LEAD (Leadership Excellence and Development) Two-year executive leadership program with monthly webinars and quarterly events covering accountability, change management, problem-solving, legislative process, legal updates, and appropriations bills.
• Mississippi Continuous Improvement Program Continuous improvement training program for Mississippi state government employees.
• AI Use Policy Template for HR AI policy template specifically designed for agency HR departments, developed in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services.
• Career Catalog Online job catalog where job seekers can view and apply for open positions in Mississippi state government.
• Compensation Calculator Total compensation estimate tool that helps potential and current Mississippi state employees understand their full compensation package.
• Excellence in Government Awards Annual awards program recognizing excellence and innovation in public administration at state, district, and local government levels.
• eLearning Online learning platform hosting MSPB training courses and professional development content.
• Employee Appeals Board Independent adjudicative board handling state employee appeals from Mississippi state personnel decisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 140 graduates from professional development programs in April 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Association of State Personnel Executives (NASPE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSPB participates in the NASPE Military Spouse Transition Network, a program that helps military spouses currently working in state government networks identify job leads when their spouse receives notification of Permanent Change of Station (PCS). Services include resume building, skills translation, informal contacts, and support for military spouse re-employment.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• NeoGov: NeoGov is the HR/recruitment platform vendor that MSPB uses for online job applications and recruitment management. As a supplier to MSPB rather than a competing agency, it is an enabling ecosystem participant adjacent to MSPB's operational stack.
• National Association of State Personnel Executives (NASPE): NASPE represents state personnel executives and runs the Military Spouse Transition Network that MSPB participates in. It is a peer-network and standards body rather than a direct competitor — with which MSPB collaborates on policy and programs.
• International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR): IPMA-HR is the leading professional association for public-sector HR; MSPB's Deputy Director Henry Williams serves as IPMA-HR Southern Region president-elect. It is an ecosystem organization that supports — but does not compete with — MSPB.

Regional players

• Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission: Pennsylvania's central civil service commission oversees state employee hiring, classification, and examinations, mirroring MSPB's mandate for Mississippi — providing the same statewide HR authority function in a different jurisdiction.
• California State Personnel Board: California State Personnel Board is the legislatively mandated central personnel authority for California state government, performing the same classification, compensation, recruitment oversight, and appeals function for California that MSPB performs for Mississippi — making it the most direct jurisdictional peer, in a different state.
• North Carolina Office of State Human Resources: North Carolina OSHR is the central state HR authority that manages classification, compensation, recruitment, and policy for North Carolina state government — a near-analog of MSPB's role in Mississippi, operating in a different geography.
• Florida Department of Management Services: Florida DMS's Division of Human Resource Management performs state HR functions for Florida state government comparable to MSPB's role — including recruitment, classification, and personnel policy — serving as a parallel agency in a different geography.
• Georgia Department of Administrative Services: Georgia DOAS houses the state's centralized HR, classification, and personnel-policy functions for Georgia state employees, providing the same scope of consolidated state HR authority that MSPB delivers for Mississippi, but in a different state.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mississippi_spb
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@mississippistatepersonnelboard/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/mspersonnelboard
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mississippi-state-personnel-board
• Instagraminstagram.com/mississippi_spb

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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