• Plans, directs, supervises and coordinates the activities of the Human Resources Department including recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, labor relations, training and employee development, workers compensation and benefits administration.
• Oversees the City's labor relations program; develops management strategies in response to employee organization positions in meet and confer, grievance, and disciplinary processes; heads the City's labor relations negotiating team and administers resulting agreements.
• Develops and maintains equitable and competitive classification and compensation programs, within the constraints of budgetary parameters.
• Ensures the City maintains compliance with laws related to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing.
• Oversees the City's workers' compensation and employee benefits programs.
• Ensures that Human Resources staff maintains up-to-date knowledge, skills and abilities related to the administration of all responsibilities and functions, in order to fully support the operating and service-delivery departments.
• Drafts, recommends, and implements administrative policies and procedures related to Human Resources.
• Administers, interprets, and applies provisions of personnel policies and regulations, memoranda of understanding, civil service rules and regulations, and other related policy documents.
• Advises and assists managers on personnel and labor relations matters, including employment, disciplinary actions, grievances, and performance problems and evaluations.
• Oversees the preparation and administration of the department operating budget.
• Monitors legislative and legal changes, and ensures City and department compliance.
• Conducts research and analysis of complex technical issues; evaluates options and makes recommendations for action; prepares reports and recommendations for City staff, City Council and advisory bodies.
• Serves as staff to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; prepares agendas and recommendations.
• Supervises the preparation and maintenance of records and reports, including personnel files, required statistical reporting, and related documents.
• Investigates allegations of sexual harassment, employment discrimination and other policy violations; monitors the City's equal employment program.
• Assists in the general administration of the City as a member of the executive management team by providing input into the problem-solving and decision-making processes.

The minimum qualifications for education and experience can be met in the following way:

Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in human resources management, business or public administration, industrial/organizational psychology, political science or a related field and,
• Five (5) years of professional-level human resources management experience including two (2) years of supervision and management of professional human resources staff.

Knowledge:

• Principles and practices of public human resources administration, including recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, employee benefits, workers' compensation, labor relations, and employee training and development.
• Applicable federal, state and local agencies, laws, codes, regulations, and practices related to human resources administration.
• Principles and practices of organization, management, supervision and budgeting.
• Principles and practices of public sector collective bargaining; various approaches to employee relations and interpersonal communication.
• Conflict resolution and negotiation techniques.

Abilities:

• Plan, organize and direct municipal human resources programs and activities.
• Represent the City and negotiate with represented groups.
• Effectively plan, organize, supervise, review and evaluate the work of others, and provide for their training and development.
• Understand, apply and interpret complex laws and regulations governing human resources program operations.
• Prepare and present oral and written narrative and statistical reports, recommendations and correspondence; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Represent the City effectively to employees, managers, bargaining unit representatives, elected officials, vendors, consultants, and members of the public.
• Deal constructively with conflict, and facilitate resolution of disputes; gain cooperation through discussion and persuasion.
• Prepare and administer a department budget.
• Conduct and direct complex analyses, evaluate alternatives, and develop and implement sound recommendations.
• Interpret political and administrative direction and incorporate into operational policy and procedures.
• Exercise sound professional judgment and work effectively with others to resolve human resources problems.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Observe safety principles and work in a safe manner.

• Public sector professional level human resources experience.
• A Master's degree in human resources management, business or public administration, industrial/organizational psychology or a related field.

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