Deputy Director of Human Resources

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF WORK This position is responsible for providing a full range of professional human resource services to public safety and other assigned departments. Responsibilities include development of new human resource programs, procedures, and techniques as well as supervising part-time and full-time staff. Acts as the HR Administrator in case of absence. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Supervises administrative staff and HR Analysts to include: prioritizing and assigning work; coordinating staff training; and supporting personnel procedures. Manages recruitment processes, including: design and implementation of recruiting strategies, evaluation, interviewing, and selection of employees for all public safety and other assigned departments; Provides guidance to department heads and management representatives by providing support in a broad range of HR issues including employee relations, discipline, referral to EAP, performance improvement plans, organizational development, and employee terminations. Performs classification and salary studies and administration for all departments including benchmarking classification and salary information from other cities, reviewing classifications, processing requests for new classifications, and writing and updating job specifications. Provides HRIS management for all three Neogov modules (Insight, Perform, Onboard); Manages the City unemployment account; and provides analytics and produces applicable reports. Leads large City-wide initiatives to enhance and improve the HR programs. Responsible for environmental scanning of best practices and integration of new ideas into existing programs and processes. Responsible for the health and safety of all employees; including investigating all complaints regarding harassment and discrimination, and responding to complaints about unpleasant working conditions. Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance including attendance at required meetings; participates on committees as required; attends meetings in the absence of the HR Administrator, including being a resource for the Local Officials Compensation Commission. This job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS KNOWLEDGE: Human resources principles and practices; Supervisory principles; Qualification and characteristics of major occupational groups; Customer service principles; Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations. SKILLS: Supervising staff; Interviewing skills; Developing programs and processes; Conducting interviews; Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, the general public, and others to exchange or convey information. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions. Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Walking and standing are required only occasionally. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field and 10 years of experience in professional Human Resource work including experience with labor contracts in both union and non-union environments; at least 7 years of supervisory experience required; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.