DEPARTMENT: Employee Relations
HOURS: Full-time
HIRING RANGE: $50,700 - 55,400 /year (C-41 DBM Level)
LOCATION: Dakota County Administration Center, Hastings
UNION: None
CLOSE DATE: 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 17, 2013
This professional position requires significant technical expertise, judgment, and independence to help achieve key organizational strategies for employee and organizational development.
This non-supervisory position is responsible for researching, recommending, developing, and implementing new strategies to maximize existing programming which facilitate development, learning and workplace strategies that maximize employee capacity, performance, and promote organizational effectiveness. The position is fast paced and requires strong strategic analytical, written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to establish effective relationships with colleagues and customers at all organizational levels.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management Organizational Development, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
AND
• Two year's professional work experience in Organization Development, Human Resource Development, Training & Development, Workforce Programming, or Analysis & Planning.
PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE BEYOND MINIMUM QUALIFIATIONS:
• Five or more years of professional work experience in Organization Development, Human Resource Development, Training & Development, Workforce Programming, and/or Analysis & Planning.
• Demonstrated experience advising individuals at multiple levels in the organization and working with persons of diverse cultural backgrounds.
Duties & Responsibilities:
These examples do not include all possible tasks in this work and do not limit the assignment of related tasks in any position of this classification. Regular attendance according to the position's management approved work schedule is required for all positions.
1. Conducts analyses that involve independently designing and conducting research, interviewing employees and management, analyzing data, preparing recommendations and writing comprehensive reports.
2. Coordinates and implements the design and development of Human Resource Development training, programs, policies and supporting materials designed to meet organizational, management and employee needs.
3. Develops and conducts ongoing program assessment and evaluation through research, observation focus groups, data analysis and employee feedback to improve development programs, practices and services.
4. Represents the HRD program as a liaison to internal customers to provide expertise and direction requiring specialized knowledge to provide information, answer questions and resolve problems for management and employees.
5. Develops, designs and delivers electronic and in person training programs to managers and employees.
6. Identifies and utilizes innovative methods for applying current and new software products and operates a variety of computerized human resource information systems at an advanced level to create and update reports and products, and to track and analyze data.
7. May serve as a lead worker of technical and support staff; provides technical project oversight and direction.
8. Develops written materials to support the program development, promotion, evaluation program, or other programmatic objectives.
9. Identifies issues, options and strategies to increase educational effectiveness and meet County objectives.
10. Serves as a liaison to department/division training committees, municipal partners and external consultants and/or organizations.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Essential functions vary by position and will be determined for each vacancy.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities and Work Environment:
• Working knowledge of Employee Relations policies and procedures relating to area of assigned responsibility.
• Knowledge of County resources and ability to effectively utilize resources to complete tasks and projects.
• Knowledge of key Human Resource Development principles and techniques.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and organizational awareness
• Research, analysis and evaluation skills
• Program development and implementation skills
• Ability to apply concepts for scenario development and decision-making
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
• Demonstrated ability to operate personal computer equipment and software, including Microsoft Office Suite, Front Page, Adobe Acrobat, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective and professional working relationships with internal and external customers
• Demonstrated ability to work in a confidential environment.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is performed within a County office building. Travel is required in some positions. Sedentary or light physical requirements including a lifting requirement of up to ten pounds on an occasional basis. Equipment used may include (not limited to) personal computer, printer, typewriter, calculator, telephone, copier and fax machine.
SELECTION PROCESS: The examination/selection process for this classification will consist of a rating of your training and experience from the application materials submitted. The top scoring candidates will be forwarded to the hiring department for further consideration.
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