This recruitment is open to all current King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention employees only.  
 
The Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention (DAJD) seeks an experienced Human Resource (HR) professional to join our team as a Senior Human Resource Analyst to join our team.  

This position will take a lead role in designing, managing, and implementing DAJD’s recruitment strategies as well as provide leadership and guidance to the recruiters on the Human Resources team.  The most competitive candidate will demonstrate a commitment to equity and social justice, passion for public services and success as a leader in the delivery of Human Resources services.  

As a Senior Human Resources Analyst, you will have the opportunity to lead a dynamic group of HR professionals as we partner with the multiple divisions within DAJD and contribute to DAJD’s mission of contributing to eh public safety of the citizens of King County and Washington State by operating safe, secure, and humane detention facilities and community corrections programs, in an innovative and cost-effective manner.  

The ideal candidate for this role will be a dynamic and demonstrated HR leader with experience in workforce recruitment who brings fresh ideas, recruitment strategies and the ability to provide leadership to a small recruitment team.  They will develop, implement, and manage initiatives that attract a diverse and well qualified pool of candidates for all job classification within the department with the overarching goals of increasing efficiency, standardization and improving organizational health.  Primary responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement recruitment strategies in today’s dynamic and constricted labor market, with particular focus on law enforcement and corrections positions.  
• Provide leadership and serve as the subject matter expert on recruitment activities, County policies, collective bargaining agreements to the DAJD recruitment team.  
• Developing, conducting, and leading senior and executive level recruitments for the department. 
• Develop and implement career growth and employee development programs/activities for existing department employees.  
• Serve as the DAJD Human Resources Section analytics lead.  
• Structure large data sets to find usable information
• Interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports
• Create presentations and reports based on recommendations and findings
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets
• Develop, implement, and manage continuous improvement projects for the DAJD’s Human Resources Section and overall department. 
• Work in a collaborative manner and serve as a liaison between DAJD’s Division leadership, and DAJD’s finance/payroll team.  
• Lead the implementation of strategies to strengthen employee engagement, advance equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts.        
• Provide advice and consultation on workplace programs, policies, and procedures

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective work relations, influence behaviors, provide leadership to staff and managing change.  
• Direct working knowledge of major HR functions such as recruitments, compensation and benefits, risk management, Human Resources Information Systems, employee/labor relations leave management, performance management, training and development and the relevant laws and regulations.  
• Excellent customer focused service and ability to advise and partner at all levels of management on a variety of complex HR policies, procedures, and practices.  
• Excellent understanding and demonstrated knowledge of progressive workplace activities, including advance in available technology and resources to adapt to a competitive and changing labor market. 
• Proven working experience as a HR data analyst or HR business data analyst.
• Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets (Excel).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strategic thinking with extensive experience solving complex organizational problems through people-related solutions, with the ability to translate strategies into actions and solutions.  
• Ability to effectively manage multiple and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. 
• Comfortable working in a criminal legal environment dedicated to operating safe, secure, and humane detentions facilities and community corrections programs. 

• Experience in public sector, government, or other municipal agency; with focus in law enforcement/corrections work environment.
• Experience performing HR service delivery in a unionized environment.
• Strong working knowledge and proficiency with NEOGOV applicant tracking system.
• Strong working knowledge and proficient with PeopleSoft.  

Forbes recently named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.
 
Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.
 
Guided by our "True North" we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles — we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement:
King County Executive Branch employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are the successful candidate for the position you applied for, the County will send you a conditional offer letter.
 
  As a condition of employment, prior to a final offer of employment, you will be required to:

• Submit proof of vaccination, or
• Have an approved request for medical or religious exemption and an approved accommodation. Philosophical, political, scientific, or sociological objections to vaccination will not be considered for an exemption or accommodation.