HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR

 

 

ABOUT THE POSITION

The City of Tucson is seeking a high energy, creative, problem-solving Human Resources professional to lead multiple, significant, employee focused efforts within the city and public safety departments. As a significant part of the Business Services Department (BSD) leadership, the successful candidate can have a material impact on the strategic future of the City.

This is an exciting time to join the City of Tucson. The Human Resources Department recently merged with the Business Services Department to provide a comprehensive approach to serving the City and its other departments. This position works closely with HR Leadership and Department Directors to meet the specialized needs of each department to include recruitment strategies, employee relations, and creating collaboration with Unions, thereby providing quality services to Tucson residents.

The position will manage three satellite Managers as well as staff.  This position will report directly to the Deputy Director of Human Resources in the Business Services Department as part of an overarching strategy.

The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, strategizing, collaborating, and creating City wide sourcing, recruiting, and marketing plans for these departments while working closely with HR-BSD staff. Additionally, they will work on specialized recruitment processes including hard to recruit positions.

They will lead a team to implement recruiting strategies for each of the departments, providing respective metrics such as days to fill, days to hire and vacancies. This individual will work with the Equity Office to create diverse and inclusive hiring processes.

This position will oversee and be responsible for human resources functions and staff in the Tucson Police Department, Public Safety Communications Department, and Fire Department.  Actively engages labor groups and staff concerning compensation issues, employee relations and strategic planning. This individual will have high level of analytical skills and be able to clearly and effectively articulate related issues and keep leadership always apprised of concerns that may come to their level.

 

ABOUT TUCSON

Tucson has been continuously inhabited for over 12,000 years. It celebrates a diversity of cultures, architecture, and peoples. Yet, it is one of the "Mega-Trend" cities of the 21st Century: The Optics Valley, premier health services center of the Southwest, the astronomy center of the world, home of a premier research institution - University of Arizona, and a tourism destination.

Tucson's rich cultural heritage centers around a unique blend of Native American, Spanish, Mexican and Anglo-American influences. These can be seen in the Hispanic barrios, historical and contemporary American architecture, and historic Native American remnants.

Tucson was once referred to as a "mini-mecca for the arts” by The Wall Street Journal and was ranked #20 of the Top 25 Arts Destinations (big-cities category) by American Style Magazine. Tucson is one of a select few cities of its size that boasts its own ballet company, professional theater, symphony, and opera company. Home to 215 art groups, and more than 35 art galleries in the downtown area alone, Tucson ranks as one of the best places in the state to view works by the masters and up-and-coming artists. Tucson’s natural history and cultural heritage are also on display in the over 30 regional museums, 12 of which are located on the route of the upcoming Modern Streetcar.

Tucson is situated in the Sonoran Desert and is surrounded by five mountain ranges. A trip from the 2,389-foot valley floor to the 9,157-foot Mt. Lemmon summit (home to the southernmost ski area in the continental United States) traverses seven of the world's nine life zones. It's like driving from Mexico to Canada. Blessed with the natural beauty of the Sonoran Desert and an unsurpassed climate of 360 sunny days a year, Tucsonans embrace a rare lifestyle and are committed to preserving that quality of life. 

Tucson is the perfect place for the outdoor enthusiast. With more than 800 miles of bike paths, Tucson has been ranked by Bicycling magazine as one of the top cycling cities in the U.S. for several years running and is home to internationally known bicycling events such as El Tour de Tucson. Golf is another popular activity with dozens of regional golf courses, including five municipally owned courses.

The city is home to the University of Arizona and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The City's industries include electronics and missile production. Tucson is the seat of Pima County and has a Council-Manager form of government. The Tucson metropolitan area supports over 750,000 residents. As metropolitan Tucson continues to grow by nearly 2,000 new residents each month, the challenge of meeting citizen expectations also increases.

The City of Tucson is committed to providing quality municipal services which promote a healthy community, offer opportunities for participation and leisure, and enable citizens to prosper at work and at home.

 

CITY-WIDE BENEFITS

The City of Tucson offers a wide range of generous benefits for eligible employees. Some of those benefits include:

• Medical: Choice between a high deductible plan (HSA or HRA), or Network plan.
• Dental: Choice between a national dental PPO and a local dental HMO.
• Vision: Coverage for annual eye exam and glasses or contacts, plus LASIK.
• Life: City-paid coverage for you & dependents, plus option to buy more.
• Long-Term Disability: Income replacement of up to 60% of your base salary in the event of a qualifying disability.
• Employee Assistance Program: Enhance your wellbeing when life doesn’t go as planned.
• Flexible Spending: Pay for qualified health and dependent care expenses using pretax dollars.
• Colonial Voluntary Benefits: Financial help in the event of cancer, hospitalization, accident, more.

Your Security and Future

• Pension: Generous pension plans that help both civilian and public safety employees retire more comfortably.
• Deferred Compensation: Save more toward a comfortable retirement with a 457(b) plan.
• Training & Tuition Assistance: Pursue your dream through internal training or financial help toward a degree.
• Back-Up Care: Care for your loved ones when your regular care is unavailable.

 Your Peace of Mind

• Paid Parental Leave: Six (6) weeks paid leave when you welcome a child, plus other generous leave policies for FML, Medical and USERRA.
• Paid Time Away: New hires enjoy 37 days of paid time off in the first year, with time increasing steadily thereafter (In year one: 13 accrued days of vacation, 13 accrued days of sick leave, and 11 paid holidays).
• Employee Discounts: Generous discounts, ranging from car rentals to computers, gifts to groceries, electronics to entertainment.
• Social Connectedness: Forge connections with the community we serve through paid volunteerism and payroll-deducted charitable giving.

Administers the delivery of human resource management services to departments and employees. Directs human resources staff in the areas of staffing, classification, compensation, central records management, training, policy and law interpretation, and employee relations. Develops partnerships with management, departments and employees.

Performs the following functions with regular use of independent judgment:

Organizes and directs daily operations of a division by performing administrative duties, overseeing programs and projects.

Formulates and implements division strategic plans and work activities to coordinate and synchronize with department directions and goals. Implements and evaluates department policies, projects and programs. Oversees the planning, implementation, direction and management of all functions and resources of the division to achieve the strategic objectives of the department and the City in an efficient and effective manner.

Develops and administers the division budget with staff assistance. Analyzes organizational and community needs, analyzes trends, reviews statistics and opportunities, and communicate information to department leadership of impending developments, and accomplishment of actions. Develops strategic partnerships and contacts with community representatives, external agencies, and other organizations to develop a sense of relevant issues facing our community and to respond as a representative of the City.

Champions the values of the organization through accountabilities.

Ensures that division operations conform with local, state and federal governmental regulations, and other applicable rules and requirements.

Facilitates solutions to problems facing the department.

Maintains professional knowledge through such means as attending seminars, reviewing professional publications and participating in professional organizations.

Assists with strategic planning by identifying and forecasting organizational needs, conducting research, observing and communicating with professional human resources organizations and consultants about trends, and communicating recommendations to management.

Composes and revises human resources policies for department and City-wide employee impact.

Minimum Education Level & Type: Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Experience Qualifications: At least 5 years in human resources.  At least 4 of required 5 years in a Supervisory capacity in a related functional area.

"Supervisory" is defined as having supervised at least 1 full-time FTE.

As part of the online application process all applicants are required to submit a resume under the "Resume" tab. Please ensure your application contains the required resume prior to submission. Applications received without a resume will be considered incomplete.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be evaluated on the education and work experience in their employment profile and the responses to their supplemental questions. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications of the position will then be invited to participate in the next steps of the recruitment process. The specific evaluation components will be determined following the closing of the job announcement but may include any one of the following or a combination of oral boards, presentations, practical.

This recruitment will establish a civil service list that will be utilized to fill vacancies occurring within the next 6 months. Final selection interviews may be held following the creation of a civil service list.

Veterans, Native American, or Disability preference points will be added to the final score for those that are placed on the Civil Service Employment List.  If you qualify for preference points as outlined in the Employment Profile, you must upload your documentation as part of the application process or email it to Randall.Moehr@tucsonaz.gov. The DD 214 must be a copy that indicates characterization of service.

If you need Americans with Disabilities Act-related accommodation during the testing process, please email Randall.Moehr@tucsonaz.gov at least 48 hours prior to the evaluation.

To ensure accurate payroll information for tax purposes, the successful candidate will need to provide their original Social Security Card or original letter from the Social Security Administration with their social security number prior to beginning work with the City of Tucson.

The City of Tucson hires lawful workers only - US citizens or nationals and non-citizens with valid work authorization - without discrimination. Federal immigration laws require all employers to verify both the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. In its efforts to meet the law's requirements, the City of Tucson participates in the E-Verify program established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to aid employers in verifying the eligibility of workers.

Retired City of Tucson employees receiving benefits from the Tucson Supplemental Retirement System who are considering reemployment with the City should be aware that pursuant to Section 22-37(g) of the Tucson City Code, retirement benefits shall be suspended during the period of reemployment with the City of Tucson unless you have been separated at least twelve consecutive months before returning to work AND you return to a non-permanent employment classification. Creditable service does not accrue during any reemployment period.