JOB
AT-WILL OPPORTUNITY
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
TENTATIVE INTERVIEW DATE: TBD
The City of Stockton is currently seeking a Senior Human Resources Analyst to join our Workforce Planning division. The ideal candidate will be an experienced recruitment professional with a strong background in full-cycle recruitment within a public sector environment. This individual will possess exceptional analytical, research, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to develop innovative recruitment strategies that attract and retain top talent.
The successful candidate will serve as a subject matter expert in recruitment and selection, managing complex and high-volume recruitments while ensuring compliance with Civil Service Rules, applicable laws, regulations, and best practices. They will be adept at analyzing workforce trends, evaluating recruitment metrics, conducting research, and making data-driven recommendations to support organizational staffing needs. This is an excellent opportunity for a collaborative, customer-focused professional who is passionate about public service and committed to advancing effective talent acquisition strategies for a dynamic organization.
This is an At-Will (Unclassified/Unrepresented/MW) position. Only those applicants who best fit the needs of the City will be referred to the hiring department. (Applicants who fail to fully complete the on-line application/supplemental questionnaire will be subject to rejection.)
Prior to appointment, eligible candidates will be required to submit to and successfully pass a background investigation, which will include fingerprinting.
Under general direction, performs a variety of professional activities of various levels of complexity in support of a centralized human resources system, including recruitment and selection, job analysis, classification and compensation plan administration, equal employment, training, safety, payroll, employee/labor relations, benefits, retirement, or other designated functions; performs related work as assigned.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Senior Human Resources Analyst is the working lead level in the professional human resource series. Incumbents possess detailed knowledge of unit operations, assignments, procedures, and requirements sufficient to independently assign and/or review the work of others for accuracy, completeness, and compliance to established standards. Incumbents are also expected to perform the most complex professional human resource work requiring a substantial level of professional training and experience. While primary assignments are normally in one or two specific areas of the broad human resource function, responsibilities may include providing support in other areas as the need arises. This level is distinguished from Supervising Human Resources Analyst in that the latter has full responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of a designated section of the Human Resources Department.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Knowledge of:
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Principles, practices, and techniques of public human resources administration;
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Recruitment and testing, selection, and job analysis techniques;
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General practices and procedures related to processing claims;
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Basic statistical concepts and methods; financial record keeping, bookkeeping, and basic accounting principles;
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Principles and practices of payroll preparation, processing, reporting, and maintenance;
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Basic principles of employee development and training;
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Classification and compensation, benefits analysis, and administration techniques;
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Applicable state and federal laws; regulations and requirements related to entitled leaves and benefit programs;
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Basic equal employment principles and practices;
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Basic labor relations principles and practices in a collective bargaining environment, conflict resolution and negotiation techniques; Standard office practices and procedures, including basic business usage of personal computers including databases, spreadsheet and word processing;
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Methods of auditing, reconciling records and budgeting principles; and
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Basic supervisory principles and practices.
Skill in:
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Designing effective recruitment programs to obtain qualified candidates;
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Developing valid and effective selection procedures;
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Conducting classification, organizational, and compensation studies;
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Technical and analytical report writing;
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Calculating payroll and paid time off deductions; reviewing and reconciling calculated payroll data computations including salaries, benefits, taxes, and garnishments; finalizing payroll journal entries;
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Organizing and prioritizing work; meeting critical deadlines; following up with assignments;
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Evaluating alternatives and making sound independent judgment calls within established guidelines;
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Analyzing complex technical information, evaluating alternatives, and making sound, independent judgment within established guidelines;
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Interpreting and applying laws, regulations, and policies;
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Communicating clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing;
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Preparing and maintaining accurate records and files;
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Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work; and
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Operating standard office equipment, including a personal computer.
Education/Experience:
Senior Human Resources Analyst: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in business or public administration, industrial relations, or a related field and three years of professional-level human resource experience in a generalist capacity, which has included responsibilities in more than one of the functional areas outlined above. Experience in a public agency setting is desirable.
Qualifying Substitution Patterns:
Additional years of experience in a position comparable to the Human Resources Analyst with the City of Stockton in areas such as recruitment, selection, classification, compensation, employee/labor relations, benefits, payroll and/or retirement, or technical administration in a human resources setting may be substituted for the education requirement on a year for year basis.
Additional Notes:
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Experience MUST be directly related to the role’s responsibilities.
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Relevant education and professional experience will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
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Candidates must demonstrate equivalent competencies and skills through a combination of their documented education and/or work history.
Physical/Mental Abilities:
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Mobility - Constant sitting for long periods of time while operating a keyboard; occasional walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing and pulling;
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Lifting - Occasional lifting of 10 pounds or less;
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Vision - Constant use of overall visual capabilities; frequent need for use of color perception, hand/eye coordination, reading and/or close up work;
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Dexterity - Frequent holding, grasping, typing, repetitive motion and writing;
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Hearing/Talking - Constant hearing and talking of normal speech in person and on the telephone; Occasionally speaking in front of large groups of people;
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Special Requirements - May require occasional weekend or evening work;
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Emotional/Psychological - Constant concentration, decision making and public contact; occasional ability to exercise sound judgment, especially under stressful situations; and working alone;
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Environmental Conditions - Occasional exposure to noise; and
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Working Conditions - Primarily performed in an office environment which is typically moderately quiet, but may be loud at times and at some locations.
This class specification should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the essential functions and requirement of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this specification. Any essential function or requirement of this class will be evaluated as necessary should an incumbent/applicant be unable to perform the function or requirement due to a disability as defined by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the incumbent/applicant when possible.
