Junior Human Resource Business Partner

City of Salem•295 Church St SE Salem, OR

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The City of Salem is committed to attracting and developing talented professionals who are passionate about public service. We foster a collaborative and inclusive workplace where employees are encouraged to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful impact on the community we serve. As a member of the Enterprise Services Department, you'll join a team dedicated to supporting the City's employees and delivering high-quality internal services that enable departments to serve the Salem community effectively. This is an excellent opportunity for an emerging human resource professional to expand their experience, build valuable partnerships, and contribute to a wide range of HR initiatives in a dynamic public sector environment. The City of Salem seeks a customer-focused Jr. Human Resources (HR) Business Partner to fill a Limited Duration position (LD). The assignment is anticipated to last twelve (12) months from the date of hire. This recruitment will also be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates that may be considered for selection of additional (LD) vacancies of the same position type over the next six (6) months.

Requirements

Ability to foster partnerships with City departments to ensure collaborative working relationships in order to mitigate and quickly resolve issues, conduct research, identify growth opportunities, and on formulate recommendations for all levels of the organization.
Experience developing, implementing, and monitoring changes and revisions to policies and procedures.
Demonstrated experience reviewing policies, processes and activities for adherence and compliance to organizational policy as well as federal and state laws and guidelines.
Experience coordinating, conducting and preparing results of administrative or management studies and reports that generate significant impact upon the organization.
Ability to evaluate employee performance; bridge communications between management/ employees and our union partners.
Demonstrated experience administering disciplinary actions.
Must pass the pre-employment background check.
Candidates may be required to have an Oregon Driver license and meet the City of Salem's driving standards, depending on classification.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in public administration, business administration, or a related field, and five years of experience in a human resources professional capacity, or any combination of experience and training that demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skill and abilities as listed, and ability to perform the essential job functions.

Nice To Haves

SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP or IPMA-CP designations
Experience in public sector human resources

Responsibilities

Coach, advise and support leaders and employees on a wide range of HR issues including employee relations, performance management and optimization, compensation, talent planning, ADA accommodations and protected leaves, organizational structure and design, policy development and implementation and application of employment law.
Thoughtfully address employee concerns, partnering closely with Legal, the union and managers where needed.
Partner with department leaders to understand business objectives and provide strategic HR support.
Manage the accommodation process for employees and managers.
Serve as the strategic partner and operations consultant to managers while facilitating resolutions and responding to emergencies when necessary.
Serve as the primary point of contact supporting leaders and managers with organizational design, succession planning, talent development, employee engagement, and change management.
Advise and coach managers on employee relations issues, performance management, and workforce planning.
Conduct and lead investigations by gathering and analyzing facts and come to effective resolutions of workplace concerns.
Design and deliver HR trainings on a wide variety of relevant topics.
Assists in creating a positive and supportive work environment, building a culture of teamwork and communication, creating a workplace that promotes the organizational values.
Knowledge of employment laws Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) compliance; Employee Protected Leaves; American Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance; Supporting various cross-functional project teams when assigned; Administrative functions such as records management and public records requests.