Employee & Labor Relations and Compliance Representative

City of Gainesville; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Gainesville in Gainesville, FL is seeking a Community Builder to support employee and labor relations initiatives and help uphold City policies. The role focuses on administering compliance with legal requirements, handling public records requests, ADA accommodations, and coordinating with unions to ensure transparency and effective operations.

You will assist in investigations, gather and organize complex files for grievances, and support senior managers under general supervision in a

Responsibilities

• Assist the supervisor with the administration of labor agreements.
• Answer Labor Relations inquiries, directing as appropriate, or providing information requiring knowledge of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and City policies, procedures, and operations; provide information as appropriate to the knowledge base and level of issue
• Coordinates meetings between union officials, employees, and management to facilitate the dispute resolution process
• Assist with confidential investigations into employee complaints by researching and providing relevant information
• Gathers information, reviews, and compiles complex files for grievance proceedings, arbitrations, and hearings, and
• Assists in fact-finding interviews and investigations in response to grievances or complaints.

Job description

** Make a difference in the community you live in! As a Community Builder—an employee with the City of Gainesville— you will have a direct hand in building and improving your community and making a visible impact on the lives of your neighbors. Working for local government is more than a job, it’s a chance to contribute to community success and to help enhance the Gainesville way of life.

Department:

GG_Human Resources: Employee and Labor Relations

Salary Range Minimum:

$52,000.00

Salary Range Maximum:

$84,052.14

Closing Date:

09/08/2026

Job Details:

This is intermediate-level, professional-to-moderately complex administrative work supporting upper-middle-level managers in the development and administration of Employee and Labor Relations (ELR). The ELR and Compliance Representative is responsible for overseeing and managing the organization’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including public records requests, ADA accommodations, and administering policies and procedures. This role involves coordinating with unions, ensuring transparency and adherence to laws, and maintaining organized records. Some judgment and discretion are required to perform duties related to matters of policy and interpret collective bargaining agreements.

Positions allocated to this classification typically report to a designated supervisor and work under general supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from other classes by its application of varied, moderately complex, and innovative administrative duties in support of employee and labor relations matters.

Job Description:

Summary

This is intermediate-level, professional-to-moderately complex administrative work supporting upper-middle-level managers in the development and administration of Employee and Labor Relations (ELR). The ELR and Compliance Representative is responsible for overseeing and managing the organization’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including public records requests, ADA accommodations, and administering policies and procedures. This role involves coordinating with unions, ensuring transparency and adherence to laws, and maintaining organized records. Some judgment and discretion are required to perform duties related to matters of policy and interpret collective bargaining agreements.

Positions allocated to this classification typically report to a designated supervisor and work under general supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from other classes by its application of varied, moderately complex, and innovative administrative duties in support of employee and labor relations matters.

Examples of Work

This section of the job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities of the position. The omission of a specific job function does not absolve an employee from being required to perform additional tasks incidental to or inherent in the job. Performance of lower-level duties may be required.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist the supervisor with the administration of labor agreements.
• Answer Labor Relations inquiries, directing as appropriate, or providing information requiring knowledge of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and City policies, procedures, and operations; provide information as appropriate to the knowledge base and level of issue
• Coordinates meetings between union officials, employees, and management to facilitate the dispute resolution process
• Assist with confidential investigations into employee complaints by researching and providing relevant information
• Gathers information, reviews, and compiles complex files for grievance proceedings, arbitrations, and hearings, and
• Assists in fact-finding interviews and investigations in response to grievances or complaints.