Principal Employee Relations Analyst

About the role

The City of Anaheim Human Resources Department is seeking a dynamic professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a passion about employee and labor relations. The Principal Employee Relations Analyst will lead impactful initiatives, collaborate with and advise City leaders, mentor HR professionals, and serve as a trusted advisor on complex workplace matters.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the organization, staffing, and operational activities of one or more employee relations programs, including collective bargaining and labor agreements, employee performance management and progressive discipline, classification and compensation, EEO/ADA administration and investigations, and leave administration.
• Conduct analysis and provide recommendations and/or training on disciplinary procedures and standards of progressive discipline, contract interpretation, grievances, personnel rules, labor law, and related personnel issues; resolve grievances through formal and informal procedures between employee organization and management; provide consultation to executive level managers on complex organizational and personnel performance issues and problems.
• Respond to complaints and charges; conduct and/or oversee investigations.
• Negotiate, develop, and monitor professional service contracts; assist in the preparation of department budget; develop and prepare financial reports.
• Interpret and apply labor contracts and resolutions to workplace issues.
• Provide advocacy and represent the City on labor relations matters.
• Establish highly effective working relationships with clients, employees and union representatives on employee relations issues.
• Participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities; recommend and implement resulting policies and procedures.
• Identify opportunities for improving service delivery methods and procedures; identify resource needs; review with appropriate management staff; implement improvements.
• Direct, coordinate, and review the work plan for assigned employee relations programs and activities; assign work activities and projects; monitor work flow; review and evaluate work products, methods, and procedures; meet with staff to identify and resolve problems.
• Develop and facilitate city-wide training programs; conduct needs assessments to identify citywide and department-specific training needs; conduct formal training sessions and act as course instructor; assess training effectiveness and modify training programs as needed.
• Cook up assigned activities with those of other divisions and outside agencies and organizations.
• Oversee the research and development of new City policies, administrative regulations, and personnel rules; oversee the preparation of resolutions and motions for City Council adoption; prepare and present staff reports and other correspondence as appropriate.
• Attend and participate in professional group meetings; maintain awareness of new trends and developments in the field of employee relations and human resources administration; incorporate new developments as appropriate into programs.

Requirements

Experience and Education: Five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional human resources administration experience (preferably in employee relations) including two (2) years of lead and/or supervisory experience, supplemented by a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in human resources, public administration, business administration, or a related field. Any equivalent combination of experience and education sufficient to perform the essential job functions and provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Qualifications

• Advanced principles, practices, operations, and activities of a human resources and employee relations programs, including labor relations, complaint investigation, classification and compensation, employee performance management, and leave administration; supervision and employee development principles and practices; methods of statistical measurement, research and analysis techniques; municipal government organization, functions, and management; labor relations and negotiation processes; public sector employment law; principles and practices of job classification, job analysis, and compensation; principles of performance management and progressive discipline; record keeping, business letter writing and report preparation; principles and practices of customer service; office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications; pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
• Perform advanced professional, technical and analytical human resources and employee relations work; make complex independent decisions; collect, compile, and analyze statistical information and data; make complete and accurate analysis, reports, and recommendations; understand and assess needs and strengths of others; maintain confidentiality of private or sensitive information; understand, interpret, and apply complex administrative and departmental policies and procedures as well as applicable Federal, State, and local policies, laws, and regulations and Memoranda of Understanding; lead and supervise others; prepare and conduct presentations and training; understand the organization and operation of the City; plan and organize work to meet changing priorities and deadlines; operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications; respond tactfully, clearly, concisely, and appropriately to inquiries from the public, City staff, or other agencies on sensitive issues in area of responsibility; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.