Human Resources Director

Job Type

• Responsible to the Chief Executive Officer for all personnel related matters.
• Supervises employees of the HR department.
• Responsible for maintaining and monitoring complete up to date personnel files on current and former employees.
• Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, and helping resolve work-related problems.
• Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, employee terminations, and administering disciplinary procedures.
• Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
• Responsible for initiating, monitoring and processing personnel action notices documenting all personnel actions including transfers, promotions, terminations, suspensions, disciplinary actions, rehires, leaves of absences, reclassifications, salary adjustments, performance appraisals, etc.
• Assists in maintaining current and complete job descriptions for each position.
• Analyzes and updates job descriptions utilizing appropriate methods and software aids.
• Oversight of recruiting to fill vacancies utilizing a variety of resources including, but not limited to trade journals, newspapers, social media, promotions and transfers, electronic bulletin boards and professional organizations.
• Responsible to evaluate individual applications and determine qualifications of applicants.
• Establishes and maintains an orientation program for new employees.
• Prepares and maintains monthly, quarterly, and annual HR reports.
• Establishes training programs designed to improve worker efficiency, safety, morale, and job satisfaction.
• Develop a succession program.
• Assist in the development and complement of a Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO) program.
• Analyzes wage and salary reports and data to determine competitive compensation plan.
• Periodically conduct wage survey within labor market to assist with revising tribal wage scale.
• Consult legal counsel to ensure that policies comply with federal, state and tribal laws, updating the personnel manual as appropriate.
• Oversee the maintenance and communication of records required by law. Prepares employee separation notices and related documentation, and conducts exit interviews to determine reason(s) behind separations.
• Ensures return of all equipment, credit cards, keys, employee I.D. badges, and outstanding travel documents prior to separation.
• Responsible to notify Information Systems department (for security purposes at exit), payroll, and benefits department.
• Responsible to seek out services for employees, including the Employee Assistance Program, discount services, and relocation services.
• Prepare HR Department annual budgets.

• Appropriate state, federal and tribal personnel laws and regulations, including but not limited to, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Workmen's Compensation, Unemployment regulations, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• The Human Resources Information System and software, Word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software and using the Internet for research and job postings.

• Use of office equipment including use of word processing equipment, and computers.
• Manage and maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Maintain a professional demeanor in stressful situations.

• Write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Read, analyze and interpret complex documents including general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and governmental regulations.
• Respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Solve practical problems utilizing policies and procedures to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

• Must be a well-organized self-starter, with the ability to communicate effectively and to work well with others.
• Must be able to represent the Tribe in a professional manner in contact with a diverse set of individuals within and outside the Tribal Administration, including but not limited to, state and federal agencies, elected bodies, interested public members.