Assistant Director of Human Resources

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the HR Director in their absence, approving personnel actions and making key decisions.
• Attend department head meetings and make decisions, overseeing Senior HR Specialists.
• Aid in contract negotiations, possibly leading negotiations for multiple unions.
• Develop and implement short- and long-term strategic plans for the HR Department.
• Manage daily HR operations, including developing and implementing department processes and identifying operational improvements.
• Provide City-wide operational support on HR policies, disciplinary matters, legal questions, FMLA and ADA issues, and technology needs.
• Present HR reports, initiatives, budget items, and policy updates to HR Director, Council, and/or Senior Leadership as required.
• Advise department leadership on recruitment, training, conflict resolution, and employee relations.
• Partner with shared-service departments to streamline workflows, strengthen cross-departmental processes, and support organizational goals.
• Collaborate with department leaders on innovative HR solutions and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Manage and direct the City's recruitment processes and programs.
• Ensure consistency and compliance with union agreements, City policies, and HR guidelines.
• Provide regulatory and compliance-based training to departments, HR staff, and City employees.
• Supervise a Senior HR Specialist who manages the recruitment and employment processes.
• Oversee and support all HR-related software systems, including MUNIS and HRIS platforms.
• Maintain system integrations to reduce manual processes and improve data accuracy.
• Develop and maintain reporting dashboards; analyze trends, benchmarks, and workforce data to support decision-making.
• Assists with oversight of the HR annual budget, working closely with the Department Director to ensure timelines are completed on time.

Leadership & Department Operations

• Lead the development of short- and long-term strategic plans for the HR Department.
• Manage daily HR operations, including developing and implementing department processes and identifying operational improvements.
• May also perform clerical and/or administrative functions to assist with operations.

City-Wide Collaboration

• Present HR reports, initiatives, budget items, and policy updates to HR Director, Council, and/or Senior Leadership as required.
• Advises department leadership on recruitment, training, conflict resolution, and employee relations.
• Partners with shared-service departments to streamline workflows, strengthen cross-departmental processes, and support organizational goals.
• Collaborates with department leaders on innovative HR solutions and continuous improvement opportunities.

Recruitment, Employment Processing & Employee Relations

• Manage and direct the City's recruitment processes and programs.
• Ensure consistency and compliance with union agreements, City policies, and HR guidelines.
• Provide regulatory and compliance-based training to departments, HR staff, and City employees.
• Supervise a Senior HR Specialist who manages the recruitment and employment processes.
• Oversee and support all HR-related software systems, including MUNIS and HRIS platforms.
• Maintain system integrations to reduce manual processes and improve data accuracy.
• Develop and maintain reporting dashboards; analyze trends, benchmarks, and workforce data to support decision-making.

HR Technology & Data

• Oversee and support all HR-related software systems, including MUNIS and HRIS platforms.
• Maintain system integrations to reduce manual processes and improve data accuracy.
• Develop and maintain reporting dashboards; analyze trends, benchmarks, and workforce data to support decision-making.

Budget, Finance and Purchasing

• Assists with oversight of the HR annual budget, working closely with the Department Director to ensure timelines are completed on time.