SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THIS RECRUITMENT PROCESS ARE LISTED BELOW:

• Application Opening: 8/6/2025
• Application Deadline: 8/29/2025
• Compensation: $135,070 - $164,060 annually
  Job Description

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

The stated desirable qualifications will be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

• Possession of a Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Experience with Labor Relations, Reasonable Accommodations, Leave Management within the public sector.
• Experience conducting investigations within the public sector.
• Experience working with Human Resources information systems (i.e. PeopleSoft Human Capital Management).
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Three (3) years Human Resources experience with a public or nonprofit organization.
• Experience preparing and maintaining user training materials and documentation.
• Demonstrated strong analytical, planning and organizational skills and abilities.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively and efficiently coordinate multiple tasks and competing priorities.
• Demonstrate ability to effectively interact and consult with supervisors and senior-level managers regarding confidential Human Resources matters.
• Proficiency in applicant tracking systems, such as SmartRecruiters.
• Experience supporting or advising employees on workplace issues.
• Experience analyzing data and designing reports for leadership.
• Demonstrated understanding of key HR policies and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
• Experience providing consultation and interpretation to managers and supervisors on contracts.
• Experience advising managers and supervisors on disciplinary actions e.g. investigations, due process.
• Experience conducting research and providing analytics/recommendations to support the bargaining processes.
• Experience conducting disciplinary hearings.
• Experience conducting grievance meetings.
• Experience providing presentations before commissions, boards and/or executive management.

• Negotiate resolutions to grievances, investigating complaints of serious employee misconduct, and confer with employees, department leadership, and labor representatives to arrive at fair and consistent outcomes.
• Guide managers and supervisors to engage in employee and labor best practices by communicating the impact on morale, productivity, credibility, and legal liability through interactive training and one-on-one discussions.
• Analyze complex HR-related legal and memorandum of understanding requirements, City and departmental policies and Civil Service rules to address problems, business needs, and anticipate changes.
• Write complex, analytical, and well researched documents such as investigative reports, correspondence, and memorandums.
• Conduct thorough, prompt investigations regarding misconduct and whistleblower complaints.
• Respond to grievances and represents department during expedited arbitrations; serves as a Skelly Officer during disciplinary hearings and writes Skelly decisions.
• Participate as a member of bargaining team(s) during labor contract negotiations; meets with labor organizations, including attending meet and confers to address a variety of matters.
• Meet with employees and conduct interviews regarding potential EEO complaints; writes interview summaries and reports of complaints to the City’s EEO Division.
• Manage reasonable accommodation requests consistent with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), including engaging in the interactive process, assessing the viability of accommodations, and tracking active cases.
• Respond to U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) discrimination complaints by conducting investigations and writing position statements.
• Other duties as assigned