Denver Human Services Senior Human Resources Business Partner

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) provides essential services and support to the 13,000 employees and more than 40 agencies that make up the City and County of Denver. OHR touches every City department and supports every employee, from the moment they file a job application, to the day they retire, and everything in between. We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level. The Office of Human Resources (OHR) is seeking an influential, strategic, and communicative Senior HR Business Partner to join our team and support our Child Welfare Division at Denver Human Services (DHS). You will collaborate with organization leaders to reframe business challenges through the lens of the overall employee experience. This is a high impact role utilizing talent insights and organization data to help leaders develop and execute a strategic people agenda. We are committed to delivering exemplary services to build workforce capability and drive business outcomes that best serve the public interest and Denver’s most vulnerable citizens. A successful candidate will be a forward-facing advisor to business leaders, expert at developing cross-team collaborative partnerships and building effective relationships, can effectively regulate their emotions, and is passionate about solving complex workforce challenges with data-informed decisions.

Requirements

• At least 5 years working as an HR Professional for a complex organization and managing and investigating employee relations issues
• Ability to hold leaders accountable and help them stand firm in their decisions
• Experience guiding workforce planning and organizational development initiatives
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Confidence in knowledge
• Ability to build professional relationships with a variety of people, at all levels of the organization
• Experience providing and receiving feedback to/from leaders and employees
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field
• Five (5) years of professional human resources experience
• One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post school education.
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements

Responsibilities

• Coach and consult with senior leaders to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention
• Partner with the business to develop strategies and initiatives that promote a culture of equity and engagement
• Be the primary point of contact for HR programs, tools, metrics, and analytics impacting your organization
• Build collaborative partnerships with the Centers of Excellence including Talent Acquisition, Compensation and Classification, Learning and Development and Benefits to recommend and inform business solution
• Provide data analytics on our people practices informing business decisions and to tell our human capital story
• Research, develop, and execute HR solutions that deliver measurable business results
• Execute HR strategies, initiatives and practices that promote a strong performance culture emphasizing engagement, learning and development, talent management, and workforce planning
• Effectively manage employee relation issues and investigation
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested

Benefits

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 13 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

What This Job Offers

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