Experience and Education: Four years of increasingly responsible professional human resources administration experience supplemented by a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in human resources, public administration, business administration, or a related field. An equivalent combination of experience and education sufficient to perform the essential job functions and provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. Experience supervising staff is highly desirable.
Knowledge of: Operations, services, and activities of a human resources program; principles of lead supervision and training; advanced principles and practices of human resources administration including recruitment and selection, benefits administration, employer-employee relations, classification and compensation administration, and related functions; basic principles and practices of budget preparation and administration; techniques related to classification and compensation plan administration; methods and procedures of statistical analysis and compensation quantitative methods; techniques of job analysis; resources to sustain current understanding of modern trends and legal issues in the field of human resource management; advanced methods and techniques of research and analysis of personnel administrative and statistical data; principles of city government organization, functions, and management; labor relations, negotiation processes and employment law; principles and procedures of record keeping; principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation; office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases; pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations.
Ability to: Lead, organize, and review the work of staff, independently perform the most difficult tasks; coordinate and direct assigned human resources programs; recommend and implement goals, objectives, policies and procedures for providing human resources services; understand the organization and operation of the organization and of outside agencies as necessary to assume assigned responsibilities; understand, interpret, and apply general and specific administrative and departmental policies and procedures as well as applicable federal, state, and local policies, laws, and regulations; prepare clear and concise reports; participate in the preparation and administration of assigned budgets; maintain and administer a complex classification and compensation plan; analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals; research, analyze and evaluate new program techniques, methods and procedures; gather, display and analyze statistical data; develop reports and recommendations; conduct job audits and analysis; respond to personnel related requests and inquiries from City employees and the general public; plan and organize work to meet changing priorities and deadlines; problem solve; understand employer-employee relations methods and procedures; effectively represent the City to outside individuals and agencies to accomplish the goals and objectives of the unit; work cooperatively with other departments, City officials, and outside agencies; respond tactfully, clearly, concisely, and appropriately to inquiries from the public, City staff, or other agencies on sensitive issues in area of responsibility; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
License/Certification Required: Possession of an appropriate, valid driver's license.
Environmental Conditions: Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting with some travel to different sites.
Physical Conditions: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.