Human Resources Director

Description

General Nature of Work
The HR Director is responsible for developing and executing human resource strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the County, specifically in the areas of succession planning, talent management, change management, organizational and performance management, training and development, and compensation and benefits.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish and implement HR efforts that effectively communicate and support the County’s mission and strategic mission.
• Develop HR plans and strategies to support the achievement of the overall operations objectives.
• Oversee employee concerns and problems to include counseling and disciplining.
• Plans, organizes, and directs a comprehensive Human Resource program for the County  and oversees human resources functions such as: recruitment and selection, salary administration, benefits administration, performance appraisal, training/development, employee relations, drug-free workplace, DOL unemployment, worker’s compensation, risk management, policy interpretation, legal compliance, reporting, record keeping, and related functions; directs personnel engaged in administering human resources programs and policies.
• Interprets, explains, applies, and ensures compliance with requirements of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), and all other applicable federal, state, and local policies, procedures, laws, rules, regulations, and standards: ensures compliance of human resources programs with recordkeeping, reporting, and other regulatory requirements; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations; researches/reviews employment laws and legislative updates to maintain compliance and clarify issues.
• Consults with County Chairman, Commissioners, County Attorney, or other officials to review operations/activities, review/resolve problems, receive advice/direction, and provide recommendations: makes operational recommendations regarding disciplinary actions, demotions, RIF, downsizing, or other activities with potentially negative impact on employees, morale, or legal exposure; keeps management personnel informed of pertinent issues, trends, and developments; makes recommendations to assist management in determining and implementing needed improvements.
• Develops, recommends, updates, and/or implements County-wide policies and procedures relating to human resources.
• Develops and implements long and short term plans, goals, and objectives pertaining to Human Resources operations. Evaluates efficiency and effectiveness of human resources programs, operations, procedures, and resource management; recommends and/or implements improvements in programs and operational procedures as needed.
• Oversees the Learning & Development Coordinator in the administration of recruitment, classification, and compensation programs along with working to develop a comprehensive strategic recruiting and retention plan to meet the needs of the County.
• Oversees the Benefits & Compliance Coordinator in the administration of benefits programs: oversees employee health, life, dental, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance programs; oversees and administers Section 457 plan.
• Coordinates with the Sheriff’s HR Administrator for HR initiatives and support to the Sheriff’s department.
• Oversees risk management functions: administers worker’s compensation program; coordinates property insurance, casualty insurance, and liability insurance programs; conducts annual risk management audit for the County.
• Acts as the County’s Safety Coordinator, and attend ACCG safety training as needed.
• Oversees development, implementation, administration, and maintenance of the County’s human resources information system (HRIS).
• Oversees maintenance of all human resources records: ensures proper maintenance of employee records, confidentiality of information, and release of records to authorized individuals in accordance with established laws/guidelines; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations.
• Prepares or completes various forms, reports, correspondence, schedules, performance appraisals, budget reports, agenda forms, committee reports, benefit reports, unemployment hearing reports, EEOC case responses, newspaper copy, policies, procedures, spreadsheets, notices, or other documents.
• Manage a comprehensive compensation and benefit plan that are competitive and cost effective to the county.
• Oversees and maintains confidentiality of departmental issues and documentation.
• Maintains a comprehensive, current knowledge of applicable laws/regulations: maintains an awareness of new trends and advances in the profession; reads professional literature; maintains professional affiliations; attends conferences, workshops, and training sessions as appropriate.
• Oversee the administration and review of the County’s policies and procedures from the employee handbook.
• Additional duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES

Data Utilization:  Requires the ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data.  Includes exercising judgment in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations, referencing data analyses to determine necessity for revision of organizational components, and in the formulation of operational strategy.

Human Interaction:  Requires the ability to function in a managerial capacity for a division or organizational unit.  Includes the ability to make decisions on procedural and technical levels.  Includes significant internal and external interaction.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization:  Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude:  Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or design data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude:  Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.

Functional Reasoning:  Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.

Situational Reasoning:  Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, public administration or related field required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Five (5) to Seven (7) year(s) of progressively responsible experience in human resources with 5 years of experience in an HR management/leadership role.
• Experience within local government preferred.
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR or IPMA-SCP certification preferred.
• A combination of education & experience will be considered for the position.

ADA Requirements: Individuals applying for the posted position must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Physical Requirements: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.

Work Environment: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Salary : $60,000 - $80,000