Description

Are you a strategic HR leader ready to make a meaningful impact on an organization and the employees it serves? The City is seeking an experienced and collaborative professional to serve as Assistant Director of Human Resources, providing leadership in employee relations, workforce compliance, investigations, and complex personnel matters. If you are passionate about building strong workplace practices, advising leadership, and helping shape an effective and responsive HR function, we encourage you to apply and join our team.

The Assistant Director of Human Resources serves as the Director's principal advisor on employee relations, workforce compliance, and organizational risk. This position provides executive leadership over the City's employee relations function, ensuring consistent application of employment laws, policies, and workplace practices while advising executive leadership on complex personnel matters.

The Assistant Director oversees employee relations, workplace investigations, leave administration, accommodations, workers' compensation, and Civil Service administration, while partnering across Human Resources to provide leadership, share expertise, strengthen collaboration, and support the department's overall priorities and effectiveness.

In the Director's absence, this position serves as the delegated HR executive and provides continuity of operations for the department.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications
Required:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or institution in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Training and Development, or a related field.
• Seven years of progressively responsible professional human resources experience, including employee relations and compliance, with demonstrated progression into broader leadership responsibilities.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record. Must possess and maintain the appropriate driver's license required to perform the essential functions of the position.
  OR
• An equivalent combination of education, experience, certification and/or licenses sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Preferred:

• Master's Degree from an accredited college or institution in Human Resources, Management, Training and Development, or a related field.
  Municipal experience.
• Professional certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP)