SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST - EMPLOYEE & LABOR RELATIONS

City of Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Riverside, Human Resources Department, is seeking a Senior Human Resources Analyst to support the Employee & Labor Relations Division. The role involves leading complex HR functions, advising city departments, and developing programs across recruitment, compensation, training, and employee relations.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree plus three years of professional HR experience; a Master's degree may substitute for one year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public or business administration or closely related field.
• Three years of professional HR experience equivalent to a Human Resources Analyst with the City of Riverside. A Master's degree may substitute for one year of required experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist in administering EEO/harassment/discrimination prevention; conduct investigations and prepare reports.
• Assist in administering ADA/FEHA interactive process and accommodations.
• Develop goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
• Coordinate disciplinary actions and employee grievances in accordance with contracts and laws.
• Prepare complex reports, tables, charts, and graphs.
• Participate in special projects and training as assigned.

Skills

HR knowledge

Investigations

Communication skills

Report writing

Policy development

Education

Bachelor's degree in public or business administration

Job description

The City of Riverside, Human Resources Department is accepting applications for the position of Senior Human Resources Analyst to fill one (1) vacancy in the Employee & Labor Relations Division. The eligibility list established may be used to fill the current vacancy as well as any additional vacancies that may occur in this division, or any other divisions, within HR for up to six (6) months.

Under general supervision, a Senior Human Resources Analyst will perform complex and difficult professional human resources work; provide human resource expertise to City departments; develop and conduct programs in the areas of: recruitment and selection; compensation, classification, and benefits; training; employee/labor relations and special programs; and perform other related duties as required.

Typical duties may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

• Assist in administering equal opportunity (EEO), harassment, discrimination, and retaliation prevention; conduct investigations and prepare reports; assist in responding to inquiries from the EEOC/CDR; and collaborate with legal counsel and City Management in preparing responses.
• Assist in administering the City's American's with Disabilites Act (ADA)/Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), interactive process and accommodation program; conduct interactive meetings; evaluate employee needs and assess the City's ability to reasonably accommodate.
• Assist in the development of goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
• May participate in the selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of assigned professional, para-professional, technical, and clerical personnel.
• Coordinate disciplinary actions, ensuring the City's compliance with contracts and related laws.
• Coordinate employee grievances, ensuring the City's compliance with contracts and related laws.
• Prepare a wide variety of complex reports, tables, charts, and graphs.
• Participate in special projects and training as assigned.

Education

Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major work in public or business administration or a closely related field.
Two years of professional experience may be substituted for two years of the required education on a year for year basis.

Experience

Three years of professional human resources experience equivalent to a Human Resources Analyst with the City of Riverside.
A Master's degree may substitute for one year of the required experience.

Highly Desired Qualifications

• Experience leading employee investigations and EEO complaints for a public agency and compiling findings.
• Experience facilitating ADA/Interactive Process and reasonable accommodations.
• Must be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION

• 1) Completed Employment Application
• 2) Completed Supplemental Questionnaire

The selection process will begin with an employment application package screening, with the best qualified candidates being invited to participate further in the assessment process. This process may include any combination of written, performance, and oral assessments to evaluate job-related education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Those who successfully complete the selection process will be placed on the eligibility list for this classification.

The City of Riverside does not provide sponsorship for employment-based work visas. Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

An exception may be made if the selected candidate is eligible to work in the United States as a USMCA professional in the TN nonimmigrant classification.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SCHEDULING ASSESSMENTS

If you are selected to move forward in the assessment process, you may be required to self-schedule your appointment. You will be notified via email of your status and provided with self-scheduling instructions. Please check your email regularly following the closing date of this recruitment.

Positions that require, or may require, a California Commercial Driver's License are considered Safety Sensitive and are monitored by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Any candidate being considered for a Safety Sensitive position must submit authorization forms to the City immediately upon request to begin the pre-employment process.

It is the responsibility of candidates with a disability requiring accommodation in the assessment process to contact the Human Resources Department in writing to request such accommodation prior to the closing date of this recruitment.

Appointment may be subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation, drug screen, and/or medical/ physical examination.

NOTE

The City reserves the right to modify selection devices and test instruments in accordance with accepted legal, ethical, and professional standards. Candidates may reapply when there is a posting to establish an eligibility list.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Proof of education listed in your application will be requested at the time of conditional offer. Acceptable documentation consists of transcripts or degree, if applicable, by the accredited U.S. college or university.

Education obtained outside the United States (US) require one of the following options:

1. An equivalency statement from an evaluation company certified by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) at Members – NACES or the Association of International Credential Evaluators Inc. (AICE) at http://aice-eval.org/members/.
2. An advanced-level degree from an accredited US college or university.

All applicants will be notified via e-mail or telephone of their application status and the assessment dates/times/locations after the closing date of this announcement.

THE PROVISIONS OF THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED CONTRACT.