Job Number: 402399
Description
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Associate Human Resources Business Partner, EX, BX14
Department of Water Management
Bureau of Administrative Support
Jardine Water Filtration Plant - 1000 E. Ohio Street
Number of Positions: 1
(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)
Starting Salary: $61,656.00
Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on August 19, 2024.
Under direction, works as a strategic partner providing professional human resources support for a city department, and performs related duties as required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Reports directly to a HR Business Partner-Excluded assisting in the administration of human resources programs (e.g., recruitment, compensation, employee relations, talent management, workforce planning, human resources processing and records maintenance, etc.).
- Coordinates with department managers to effectively integrate human resources expertise into a department’s operations ensuring alignment with strategic goals and objectives.
- Coordinates the department’s staffing and personnel needs ensuring the optimization of talent and resources and assists in the development of the department’s hiring plan and operating budget.
- Works with managers to coordinate the pre-intake process, interviewing, hiring and processing of departmental employees.
- Prepares the preparation and processing of personnel forms to initiate personnel actions (e.g., appointments, promotions, separations, leaves of absence, accidents, medical and drug screens, other personnel transactions).
- Maintains timekeeping records, processes and maintains payroll documents (e.g., v rolls, vacation checks, etc.).
- Interprets and responds to employee inquiries regarding benefits, pay and human resource programs and policies (e.g., FMLA, VESSA, LOA, COVID 19, etc.).
- Conducts onboarding/orientation, exit interviews and offboarding processes for department staff. Acts as liaison and partners with other City departments regarding the processing of personnel and payroll actions and the administration of human resources programs.
- Coordinates work efforts with the Department of Human Resources on matters relating to classification, recruitment/talent management, employee selection and hiring procedures, and other areas of human resource administration.
- Partners with the Department of Human Resources, facilitating conversations between managers and employees regarding accommodation requests.
- Responds to employee grievances and disciplinary cases. Works to ensure layoff processes are followed according to collective bargaining agreements.
- Assists in the preparation of the department’s response to equal employment opportunity complaints and discrimination charges.
- Assists with Violence in the Workplace investigations.
- Coordinates special programs and/or projects.
- Keeps abreast of human resource policies, law changes, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Prepares various reports on human resources and payroll activities for use by management.
- May supervise staff engaged in performing personnel and payroll functions.
- May serve in a specialized function for the department (e.g., facilities manager, telecommunications liaison).
NOTE: The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are essential to positions within the class.
THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or a directly related field, plus one year of professional human resources experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS: This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.
Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:
- Previous experience coordinating interviewing, hiring and processing of applicants.
- Previous experience processing personnel actions.
- Previous experience scheduling meetings and responding to inquiries.
- Previous FMLA/Reasonable Accommodation experience.
- Previous experience conducting new hire orientation.
APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.
ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.
The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.
City of Chicago
Brandon Johnson, Mayor
Job Posting: Aug 5, 2024, 12:00:00 AM | Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External: Aug 19, 2024, 11:59:00 PM
BU: 10 | Salary: $61,656.00 Pay Basis:Yearly
