Interim Municipal HR Director, HR Consultant; England AlphaX, Workable

Go Fractional; Athens (GA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha Gov seeks experienced municipal HR leaders to serve as interim HR Director or HR consultant for New England towns and cities. Engagements blend hands-on HR operations with function assessments, policy updates, and occasional on-site work at town halls. Projects are remote-first with travel as needed.

Ideal candidates bring senior HR leadership in public sectors, knowledge of New England employment law, and comfort with 1099, project-based collaborations and proposals participation.

Qualifications

• Experience as a municipal HR director or senior HR leader for a town, city, county, or school district
• Working knowledge of Massachusetts or New England public-sector employment law, including collective bargaining (e.g. M.G.L. c.150E)
• Experience with public-sector unions and grievance and discipline processes
• Ability to provide regular on-site availability in Massachusetts or elsewhere in New England
• Comfortable as a 1099 / project-based collaborator

Responsibilities

• Serve as interim HR lead: HR administration, employee and labor relations, leave and accommodation, recruitment and onboarding
• Advise town managers, department heads, and supervisors on personnel matters, discipline, and performance management
• Administer collective bargaining agreements and support public-sector labor relations
• Assess HR functions, update personnel policies, procedures, and forms, and deliver supervisor training
• Support the recruitment of permanent HR leaders and hand off knowledge at transition
• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to Alpha Gov proposals when permissioned

Job description

Position: Interim Municipal HR Director / HR Consultant (New England) | AlphaX | Jobs by Workable

Alpha Gov is seeking experienced municipal human resources leaders in New England to provide interim HR director services and HR technical assistance to towns and cities. Engagements combine hands-on HR operations with HR function assessments and policy updates, and they often call for regular on-site days at town hall.

We engage experienced practitioners as project-based collaborators. Engagements are remote-first with occasional client travel. When you authorize it, Alpha Gov may name you as an expert collaborator or key personnel on proposals that match your expertise. We build ready teams for live pursuits - not speculative staffing banks.

This opportunity is contingent upon contract award and final staffing approval. Permission will be requested before including a candidate's name or resume in a proposal.

What you'll do

• Serve as interim HR lead: HR administration, employee and labor relations, leave and accommodation, recruitment and onboarding
• Advise town managers, department heads, and supervisors on personnel matters, discipline, and performance management
• Administer collective bargaining agreements and support public-sector labor relations
• Assess HR functions, update personnel policies, procedures, and forms, and deliver supervisor training
• Support the recruitment of permanent HR leaders and hand off knowledge at transition
• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to Alpha Gov proposals when permissioned

Requirements

Required:

• Experience as a municipal HR director or senior HR leader for a town, city, county, or school district
• Working knowledge of Massachusetts or New England public-sector employment law, including collective bargaining (for example M.G.L. c.150E)
• Experience with public-sector unions and grievance and discipline processes
• Ability to provide regular on-site availability in Massachusetts or elsewhere in New England
• Comfortable as a 1099 / project-based collaborator

Nice to have

• Prior interim or fractional HR director engagements for municipalities
• Massachusetts civil service (c.31), Paid Family and Medical Leave, and Equal Pay Act experience
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or IPMA-SCP certification
• Classification and compensation or HRIS experience