Help Maplewood attract, retain and develop a first-class workforce as our new Assistant City Manager/HR Director. The City has created a welcoming, inclusive workplace that highly values employee wellness, safety and professional development. We are looking for a candidate to expand on this success. Our new HR Director will work with the city's racial equity team to help ensure staff more closely reflects our community's growing diversity. Leading candidates will have experience in negotiating collective bargaining agreements, proven success managing budgets and a track record of maintaining robust and cost-efficient employee benefit plans.

• Assists the City Manager with the overall management of city services and operations and acts as the City Manager in his/her absence.
• Performs a variety of research and special assignments including investigating, analyzing, and preparing reports with sound analysis and recommendations for presentation to the City Council or other bodies, or for use by the City Manager in decision-making.
• Responsible for project management as assigned by the City Manager.  Projects may include, but not limited to projects related to facilities, construction projects/public improvement projects, record management, coordinating with appropriate consultants as needed, and other projects as assigned.
• Prepares and administers the annual Human Resource Department budget; prepares and administers the annual Administration and Legislative budgets.
• Oversees the recruitment, testing, selection, orientation, and placement of candidates for employment with the city.  This includes recruitment efforts that align with the city's racial equity initiative that city staff more closely reflects the community's growing diversity.
• Oversees all labor relations activities including negotiating labor agreements and letters of understanding with the city's labor unions; researches and prepares proposals and responses; costs out contract proposals, and interprets and administers the labor agreement.
• Oversees the alignment and implementation of the city's strategic plan.  This includes, but not limited to, developing objectives, departmental plans, and performance measures in an effort to build accountability and transparency.
• Responsible for advancing the city's racial equity initiatives that result in more effective delivery of city services in an effort to make the community more equitable, inclusive, and welcoming. 
• Oversees salary and fringe benefit surveys and analyzes results; administers and updates City pay plans; and recommends or negotiates revisions to salary ranges.
• Oversees the development/maintenance of job descriptions, job analyses and classification studies and recommends revisions in the position classification system.
• Develops, revises, interprets and administers the City Personnel Policies; advises employees and supervisors on policy issues.
• Responds to employee complaints and concerns and acts as an intermediary to resolve disputes and improve working conditions.
• Oversees the employee benefits program which includes working with outside insurance agents, brokers and plan administrators to assure comprehensive coverage; oversees the renewal of insurances process and open enrollment; resides as Chair to the Labor Management Insurance Committee.
• Oversees the grievance management process: advises management staff on policy and contractual issues and recommends resolution, prepares responses and assists with arbitrations or negotiates resolution of grievances with the union business agent.
• Advises supervisors on performance management and discipline, conducts or oversees misconduct investigations, recommends appropriate discipline, prepares disciplinary letters and manages the process.
• Oversees the city's employee performance evaluation process to ensure quality of service is being provided.  Interviews and recommends hiring; assigns, directs, and evaluates work; conducts performance evaluations; provides training, coaching and rewards; enforces policies and labor agreements; provides a safe and positive work environment; administers discipline including suspensions; recommends discharge.            
• Oversees the city's workers compensation and managed care program, including city-wide safety and wellness initiatives.
• Develops long- and short-term goals for the department and oversees implementation.
• Oversees the Drug Free Workplace and D.O.T. Testing Programs, pre-employment medical, psychological and agility exams, and the fitness for duty evaluation process.
• Ensures compliance with pay equity laws, equal opportunity, ADA and other state and federal laws.
• Performs other duties as needed or assigned.

• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of municipal administration and public sector human resource administration. 
• Considerable knowledge of labor negotiations, union contract administration, grievance management, and labor-management relations.
• Considerable knowledge of state and federal laws, rules and regulations related to employment and labor relations.
• Considerable knowledge of state and federal laws, city ordinances and policies and regulations as they apply to city government.
• Considerable knowledge of the structure, function and operation of municipal government.
• Thorough ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with elected officials, business leaders, developers, contractors, city staff, and the general public including making formal presentations and delivering training sessions.
• Considerable ability to research and analyze complex information, utilize resources and develop alternatives.
• Considerable ability to supervise staff and direct operations.
• Considerable ability to prepare and administer an annual budget.
• Considerable ability to provide effective leadership and promote teamwork.
• Considerable ability to deal effectively with people of all backgrounds and to maintain positive and effective respected working relationships with employees, management staff, employee representatives, outside agencies, advisory groups, city officials, and the general public.
• Considerable ability to involve the public in a positive and collaborative manner and to actively seek input on interests and preferences.
• Considerable ability to use creativity and sound judgment to resolve differences and respond to challenges.
• Considerable ability to listen to all parties, determines credibility, weigh facts and analyze information to prepare sound recommendations or mediate disputes.
• Considerable ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Considerable ability to see, read, understand a variety of written documents and computer screens.
• Considerable ability to maintain a good driving record and drive safely and legally.
• Working ability to sit for long periods of time and to operate a personal computer including knowledge and understanding of networks, hardware and software typically used in office environments, i.e., Microsoft Office programs and applications, and NEOGOV products--OHC, Insight, Perform, Onboard and Learn.

• Bachelor's Degree in public administration, business administration, public sector human resources or a related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in the public sector, including at least three years of supervisory experience. 
• Five years of experience in public sector human resources.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Minnesota driver's license or equivalent out-of-state license.