Senior Human Resources Partner

This is a professional administrative position reporting to the Director of Human Resources or Assistant Director of Human Resources. The Senior HR Partner provides human resources guidance and consultation to management and employees within their liaison departments. Additionally, this position leads major department initiatives, manages organization change and re-design initiatives and coordinates learning and development programs.

The position requires exercising independent judgment in assessing the needs of the employees and recommended courses of action. Assignments are made orally and in writing and work is reviewed through discussions and observations of results obtained.

• Administers human resource processes including training and development, compliance/safety, employee relations, and policy administration.
• Identifies and recruits top talent, coordinating with the recruiting staff and management.
• Proactively partners to make performance management a part of the ongoing culture; including communication, performance improvement plans, succession plan, high potential development, and guidance as needed.
• Collaborates in the design of HR policies and procedures.
• Consults with management regarding interpretation and administration of human resource policies, programs, procedures and compliance issues including FMLA, Drug-Free Workplace, and ADA.
• Monitors and ensures our open door policy is followed, ensuring all employees feel heard. Responds with sensitivity and appropriate sense of urgency to their needs.
• Develops and refines HR services and programs including tuition reimbursement, safety and wellness, training and employee opinion surveys, as required to address needs within liaison departments.
• Coaches and develops supervisors to become more effective as leaders and managers and develop their own people through individual development plans, performance management, corrective counseling, and succession and talent management.
• Drives supervisor's ownership for managing and developing their own people (e.g., individual development plans, performance management, corrective counseling, succession and talent management, and pay-for-performance)
• Coordinates/develops and presents training to all levels of employees as identified by various assessment methods. This includes developing and presenting training classes, managing an e-learning system, and coordinating development opportunities for the Leadership Development Program participants.
• Advances the City's quality initiative through training and communications as well as promotes quality to outside organizations as required.
• Researches and interprets new laws for development and training of new procedures.
• Prepares reports and other statistical data.
• Maintains open and effective communication with all levels of employees.
• Serves on assigned committees.
• Facilitates focus group meeting to gather feedback and develop action plans for continuous improvement within assigned departments.
• Leads major department initiatives including diversity programs and training on inclusive workplace practices.
• Conducts workplace investigations, identifies and recommends resources for mediation services and conflict resolution.
• Coordinates planning of quarterly supervisor forums and delivers ongoing education programs to support consistent HR practices within the organization. 
• Manages leadership development and succession planning programs. Recommends training for LDP participants and identifies group projects and strategic learning events.
• Works with HR Leadership to facilitate supervisor assessment centers and recurring supervisor orientation programs.
• Develops and delivers recruitment and selection training programs for all hiring managers and supervisory staff.
• Partners with various department leaders to consult on the re-design of work activities, re-alignment of job functions and improvement of reporting structures. Coordinates the change management process by facilitating employee communications and responding to the needs of impacted employees. 

Assumes other special projects and responsibilities as required.Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Management or other related curriculum. Master's degree in HR preferred. Must have 8 or more years progressively responsible HR experience including an extensive background leading recruitment, employee relation and learning/development functions. IPMA-CP or SHRM-CP preferred.

This position may require unrestricted direct or indirect access to one or more of the following: the city's police department, the city's Emergency Operations Center, and secure/confidential law enforcement information. Candidates selected for this position must submit to an extended background investigation that includes a federal criminal history check via electronic fingerprinting. 

Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as office or meeting and training rooms, e.g., use of safe work place practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, and observance of fire and building safety regulations, and traffic signals when driving.

Salary : $72,911 - $114,574