Human Resources Administrative Analyst

City-of-Palos-Verdes-Estates,-C; California (MO); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The City of Palos Verdes Estates seeks a professional, confidential Human Resources and Risk Management Director to plan, oversee, and coordinate complex HR and risk activities for general, sworn and non-sworn personnel. This senior role partners with the City Manager and Police Department to ensure strategic HR execution.

You will lead recruitment, classification, compensation, benefits, training, labor relations, safety programs, workers’ compensation, and policy development, ensuring

Qualifications

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in human resources management, public or business administration, employee relations, risk management or a related field.
• Three (3) years of administrative experience in human resources, benefits administration, risk management; leadership is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Plan, oversee, coordinate, and carry out complex HR and risk management duties for City employees and Police Department personnel.
• Develop and implement recruitment, testing, and selection processes; ensure equal employment opportunity.
• Administer benefits, compensation, and workers' compensation; coordinate with third-party administrators.
• Support labor relations, MOUs, payroll coordination, and compliance with laws and regulations.
• Maintain personnel records and City safety programs; provide staff training and policy updates.

Connaissances

Public sector HR

Recruitment & selection

Employee relations

Labor negotiations

Benefits administration

Compensation analysis

Job analysis & classification

Safety program administration

Policy interpretation

Records management

Confidentiality

Oral & written communication

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or related field

Outils

HRIS

Payroll software

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

Under general direction, plans, oversees, coordinates, and carries out difficult and complex professional and technical duties of the City's Human Resources and Risk Management Functions for general employees and sworn and non-sworn personnel of the Police Department, including recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, benefits administration, employee and labor relations, coordination of professional development and management training, organizational development, personnel recordkeeping and the administration of workers' compensation insurance, risk management, and health and safety functions; provides highly complex and responsible support to the City Manager and other City management and Police Department staff in areas of expertise; fosters cooperative working relationships among all departments and with outside and regulatory agencies; and performs related work as required.

This position is a professional and confidential Classification that manages all human resources and risk management activities for the City of Palos Verdes Estates. The incumbent organizes and oversees day-to-day human resources programs, including labor relations, affirmative action, recruitment and selection, job analysis and classification, compensation, benefits administration, and oversight of the City's comprehensive safety, health, and risk management programs.

Examples of Typical Job Functions

• Plans, manages, and oversees the daily functions, operations, and activities of the human resources and risk management functions of the City, including workers' compensation, development and administration of comprehensive benefits, recruitment selection, and employee relations programs.
• Participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and priorities for the department; recommends and administers policies and procedures for all personnel.
• Participates in the development, administration, and oversight of budgets for the assigned functions.
• Supports MOU related negotiations; schedules and plans meet and confer processes as needed; ensures MOU agreements are appropriately implemented; coordinates with payroll function to ensure specified MOU pay and benefit components are properly executed and provided.
• Develops and implements recruitment, testing and selection processes; ensures equal employment opportunity for all candidates.
• Performs job analysis and classification studies when requested; conducts compensation studies and participates in the development of compensation and benefit strategies.
• Develops, organizes, distributes and administers the City's Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual and Job descriptions; reviews and updates as necessary to conform to policy changes, new legislation, etc.
• Coordinates employee relations activities; provides assistance to management, supervisors and staff in the interpretation of Human Resources policies and procedures and the processing of grievances.
• Administers City benefit plans; oversees employee orientation and enrollment; acts as liaison with benefit carriers to address claims or issues; reviews and evaluates service delivery and cost effectiveness of benefits plans, makes recommendations for improvements and ensures maximum effective service provision.
• Works closely with the third-party workers' compensation administrator to process claims and administer the program.
• Coordinates employee development, training, work evaluation and recognition program; provides training to City employees involving human resource and risk management issues and current topics; conducts training for key personnel on policies and procedures.
• Drafts and recommends City-wide safety and health directives; maintains City safety manual, including preparation and distribution of appropriate updates
• Maintains all personnel files in a confidential manner.
• May prepare and present staff reports and other necessary correspondence related to human resources and risk management issues.
• Stays abreast of new laws, regulations, trends and innovations in the fields of human resources and risk management; researches emerging products and enhancements that may affect departmental operations; implements policy and procedural changes as required.
• Receives, investigates, and responds to difficult and sensitive problems and complaints in a professional manner; identifies and reports findings and takes necessary corrective action.
• Part of implementation team for any new HR/payroll related software, new or upgrade, with significant responsibility over the HR and risk management functions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience, which provides the individual with the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job is qualifying. Examples of ways a candidate can obtain the required experience and education include:
  • Knowledge of:
    • Knowledge of principles, practices and techniques of human resources in a public agency setting, including recruitment, selection, equal employment opportunity and employee orientation; job analysis and classification, compensation and benefit analysis and administration; employee relations, including negotiations and interpretation of laws, regulations, policies and procedures, including the Meyers Milias Brown Act.
    • Principles and practices of industrial and occupational health and safety program administration; Cal/OSHA regulations including the Injury and Illness Prevention Program.
    • Principles and Practices of risk management including loss prevention, and administration of workers compensation
    • Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes and regulations relevant to assigned areas of responsibility.
    • Organization and management practices as applied to the development, analysis, and evaluation of programs and operational needs of the assigned functions.
    • Recordkeeping principles and practices;
    • Modern office practices, methods, and computer equipment and applications related to the work
  • Ability to:
    • Communicate effectively using proper English grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.
    • Implement goals, objectives, policies, procedures, work standards, and internal controls for the department and assigned program areas.
    • Provide administrative and professional leadership and direction.
    • Maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
    • Interpret, apply, explain, and ensure compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local policies, procedures, laws and regulations.
    • Evaluate and develop improvements in operations, procedures, policies, or methods.
    • Prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence, policies, procedures, and other written materials.
  • Experience and Education:
    • Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in human resources management, public or business administration, employee relations, risk management or a related field and three (3) years of administrative experience in human resources, benefits administration, risk management. Some experience in a lead role is preferred.