Human Resources Business Partner II

• Meets, consults with, and advises City Department and Division Heads, City employees, and the public regarding a wide variety of assigned personnel matters, including recruitment, testing, selection, position classification, pay, fringe benefits, employment verifications, and related issues;

• Develops and maintains personnel recruitment process, including job postings, examinations, protest process, minimum qualification review, pre-employment testing, on-boarding; 

• Assists with internal investigations;

• Administers and maintains the City’s position classification plan, including descriptions;

• Administers and maintains the City’s compensation plan;

• Analyzes City employee turnover, benefits utilization and related personnel activities;

• Develops materials to explain proposed policy or procedural changes in Human Resources Department programs;

• Administers and maintains the City’s accruals and leave programs;

• Manages employee records, including record requests;

• Assists with employee benefit plans, including enrollment, qualifying event changes, COBRA, Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting, invoice processing, life insurance claims;

• Provides backup support for workers' compensation management, and FMLA/ADA Administration as needed;

• Develops and maintains employment process, including on-boarding, off-boarding, payout calculations;

• Assists with Civil Service Commission preparation;

• Administers and maintains City’s annual performance evaluation system;

• Assists with the design and implementation of employee training & development programs;

• Responsible for Neogov Module Management;

• Attends meetings, conferences and workshops as requested and authorized;

• Regular and predictable attendance;

• Ability to get along with others;

• Performs related work as required.

• Knowledge of civil service and employment practices and procedures;

• Knowledge of department functions, procedures, policies and organization and of Civil Service rules and regulations, both state and local;

• Knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of position classification and compensation; 

• Ability to comprehend and apply language in various collective bargaining agreements;

• Ability to handle a wide variety and high volume of complex administrative support tasks concurrently while under the pressure of fixed time deadlines;

• Ability to perform work with speed, accuracy and attention to detail;

• Ability to make decisions in accordance with established policies and procedures;

• Ability to independently solve problems within assigned areas of responsibility;

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other City employees, Department Heads, Division Heads and other supervisory employees, members of the Civil Service Commission and the general public;

• Ability to communicate well with others, both written and verbal;

• Ability to handle confidential employee and administrative information with tact and discretion;

• Knowledge of the administration of group health, vision and life insurance programs;

• Knowledge of the methods for maintaining personnel and payroll records;

• Ability to obtain one of the following HR certifications within two (2) years of employment: SHRM-CP, HRCI, or PSHRA. 

Minimum Qualifications

• An Associate’s degree in Human Resources or related field and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in Human Resources; or

• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in Human Resources; or 

• A Master’s degree in Human Resources or related field and a minimum of three (3) years of experience in Human Resources; or

• A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in Human Resources.

Preferred Qualifications

• An HR certification (SHRM-CP, HRCI, or PSHRA) 

• City or county experience in HR

• Civil Service experience