Job Description
This position provides professional service and consultation to internal departments and employees regarding their staffing and employment needs. Under the guidance of the Employment Services Manager, the Human Resources Business Partner works with hiring managers to plan, develop, and coordinate all facets of recruitment in compliance with all policies, procedures, and Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Additionally, this position provides consultation in employee relations and personnel conflict resolution, facilitating performance management as needed and with the guidance of the Employee Relations Manager.
Essential Functions:
• Supports the development of city culture and values while serving as a main point of contact for and acts as a consultant to hiring managers throughout the recruitment process and for initial guidance on employee relations matters.
• Conducts site visits to various departments to ensure service delivery; providing in-person access to Human Resources staff on a periodic basis to all employees within the workgroups assigned.
• Partners with staff and internal clients served to ensure continuity of approach and the consistent application and interpretation of policies, procedures, and processes on all personnel related matters managed.
• Provides responses to employees with general inquiries regarding all facets of their employee life cycle to include benefits, pay, leave and employment; escalates employee inquiries to specialized staff within Human Resources as needed.
• Proactively evaluates recruitment needs of the assigned internal clients, identifies, and designs process improvements, and collaborates with others as needed to implement changes.
• Evaluates position requisitions, reviews job announcements and descriptions with hiring managers, develops engaging postings and advertisements for vacant positions.
• Collaborates with internal clients on preparing internal promotional announcements and ensures adherence to applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Ensures maximum attraction of qualified candidates through advertising, sourcing, and other recruitment outreach programs
• Maximizes the functionality and use of the applicant tracking system to include efficiently and effectively reviewing applications, ensuring highly qualified candidates are elevated to initial screening by hiring managers, accurate recordkeeping, and proactive communications to candidates and internal clients served.
• Evaluates and prepares recommendations on recruitment advertising, pricing, outreach, and effectiveness.
• Coordinates and/or administers tests establishing agreements with assessment centers as needed, assists in developing behavioral based interview questions, facilitates and/or participates in interview panels and other selection procedures.
• Collaborates with Human Resources staff to develop training for hiring managers on all facets of employment, to include but not limited to behavioral based interviewing, legal issues in hiring, recruitment systems and process, and effective coaching of employees.
• Assists managers in dealing with staff performance management and personnel issues. Thoughtfully facilitates communication to resolve problems, finding common ground when possible.
• Uses discretion and confidentiality in handling the intake of complaints and helps with personnel investigations as needed.
• Maintains systems, processes, communications, and services in a manner that ensures compliance with applicable collective bargaining agreements, city policies and/or employment laws to include but not limited to Federal, State and Local laws and regulations, (i.e., ADA, FMLA, FLSA, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Title VII laws, Veterans Administration, Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Social Security Administration (SSA) requirements).
• Fosters new and existing relationships with community partners and educational institutions.
• Identifies, coordinates, and attends job fairs representing the city and interacting with the public, explaining open positions and recruitment methodology, develops unique hiring events as needed, and proactively invites hiring managers from work groups to attend job fairs or similar focused hiring events.
• Contributes, designs, prepares, analyzes, and distributes monthly recruitment reports, to include but not limited to workforce trends, turnover, retention, and succession planning.
• Participates in the development of personnel related policies and procedures.
• Secures agreements for services within the procurement guidelines and procedures to include, but not limited to, requests for proposals, quotes, and service agreements.
• Tracks expenditures and monitors budget transactions.
Job Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Knowledge of federal/state/local employment related laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of human resources principles and practices.
• Ability to exercise independent judgement.
• Ability to always maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to complete multiple tasks with competing priorities.
• Detail oriented with ability to produce accurate work products
• Ability to research and analyze a variety of data, perform technical calculations, prepare reports, and make recommendations based upon findings.
• Ability to analyze and recommend process changes and upgrades.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to design, implement and maintain audit programs related to data integrity.
• Ability to work independently with high initiative while also being comfortable working as a team member.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build consensus and resolve conflict.
• Ability to form strong relationship, and deal tactfully, professionally and effectively with managers and City staff.
• Strong technology skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Demonstrated experience handling sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Ability to administer electronic data bases, analyze data, ensure data integrity.
Minimum and Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Organizational Management or Development, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field is required; Master’s degree preferred.
• AND Four (4) years of progressively responsible human resources generalist experience at a professional level; focused experience on human resources management, recruitment, and/or employee relations preferred.
• Knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (i.e., NeoGov) required; ability to perform system administration preferred.
• Microsoft Office Excel, Word and Outlook knowledge required; intermediate proficiency in Excel and/or Word preferred.
• Experience working with Oracle or other HRIS system to include report generation, data integrity, and analysis is required.
• Professional Human Resources Certifications (PHR, SHRM-CP or greater) preferred.
• Experience in the local government experience in the State of Florida preferred.
• Possession of a valid State of Florida Class “E” driver’s license is required.
Additional experience is accepted as a minimum requirement in lieu of the postsecondary degree on the following basis: additional four (4) years in lieu of the bachelor’s degree, and additional two (2) years in lieu of an associate degree
CITY & STATE
Boca Raton, Florida
JOB TYPE
Full-Time
WORKPLACE TYPE
On-Site
COMPENSATION
($) 74000 - ($) 90000
COMPENSATION RATE
Per Year