Lead Human Resources Business Partner

County of Anoka • Anoka, MN

42d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Anoka County Human Resources Department provides a full spectrum of talent management services including but not limited to classification, compensation and benefits, recruitment and selection, employee relations, labor relations, performance management, and organizational development. We are looking for a Lead Human Resources Business Partner to join our team. The successful candidate will play a vital role in providing daily direction and expert level strategic counsel on a wide range of HR programs such as employment, compensation, EEO, training, benefits, personnel records, and employee relations using county policy and procedure to solve issues. Ensure all employment practices comply with federal, state, and local regulations and labor agreements. This is a full-time, exempt, hybrid position.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of job-related experience
• In lieu of the required education, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis
• Knowledge of Human Resources principals and HR administration
• Knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunities and federal, state, and local employment laws
• Experience with labor relations including laws regarding public collective bargaining, negotiations and contract interpretation.
• Experience in Human Resources Management
• Experience effectively coordinating and administering multiple employee relations activities.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus, such as to work on computers.
• Ability to see colors, shades, and brightness
• Hearing abilities required for general and phone communication, signals, and machine sounds
• Assignments are sedentary, occasionally alternating between sitting, standing, walking, crouching, and kneeling as required to perform job responsibilities.
• Frequent wrist and finger manipulation to complete computer work
• Occasional lifting of 10-20 lbs.
• Occasional travel to other county work sites as needed.
• Travel between work sites may require driving a county vehicle and/or a personal vehicle

Nice To Haves

• Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or related field

Responsibilities

• Provide daily direction and expert level strategic counsel on a wide range of HR programs such as employment, compensation, EEO, training, benefits, personnel records, and employee relations using county policy and procedure to solve issues.
• Ensure all employment practices comply with federal, state, and local regulations and labor agreements.
• Direct the team through compensation related requests.
• Delegate responsibilities such as responding to requests for information, performing classification of jobs, conducting salary surveys, performing market analysis, determining job offer rates, administering the County Performance Based Range Movement (PBRM) and advising management and training on PBRM to ensure the county remains competitive and aligned with the market.
• Determine the methods for which job descriptions and postings are updated, maintained, and disseminated ensuring compliance with federal, state and local laws.
• Conduct high level investigations and serve as an advisor to lower-level staff and management on the resolution of employee issues, concerns and/or conflicts.
• Interpret rules and regulations and make recommendations on corrective action, terminations, employee concerns, training, and organizational changes.
• Lead the analysis of data in preparation of negotiation strategies to address the interests of unions and the county, or to evaluate union or county positions in collective bargaining.
• Provide HR Department with strategic support and input to employee relations initiatives and deliverables.
• Contribute to the development of objectives, county goals, performance management and policies and procedures.
• Define and execute HR strategies to accomplish county and department objectives.
• Develop workforce plans and maintain an understanding of external trends and issues that may impact county workforce targets.
• Support leaders in high volume, high stress departments by identifying workforce trends, turnover risks, patterns, and root causes of employee relations issues while recommending operational and workforce based solutions.
• Collaborate with leaders to implement retention and engagement strategies targeted to hard to staff positions within assigned departments.
• Advise and make recommendations for succession planning, career progressions, mobility transfers, inter-jurisdictional transfers, promotions, demotions, and open competitive examinations.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to a subordinate group, and may act as a lead providing daily work direction and managing timeline of weekly activities depending on assignment.

Benefits

• 24 days of paid flexible time off
• up to 12.5 paid holidays
• Comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, flex benefits and more
• Medical and dental clinic exclusive to employees, located at the Anoka County Government Center.
• Pension plan and other retirement investment options.
• Advancement/professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior