Alameda County
Location
Oakland, CA | United States
Job description
Date Opened
2/29/2024 3:00:00 PM
Filing Deadline
3/8/2024 5:00:00 PM
Salary
$54.96 - $66.85/hour; $114,316.80 - $139,048.00/year
Employment Type
Permanent Full-Time Employment
HR Analyst
Monique Hill
Department
County Wide Recruitment
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THIS IS A REOPENING OF A PROMOTIONAL, CONTINIOUS EXAMINATION . If you have previously applied or started an application for the Departmental Human Resources Manager , Examination #22-0462-01 , and choose to reapply, please contact the examination analyst, Monique Hill at [email protected] to have your previous application released back to you. The scores and dispositions of candidates for this examination will be merged with previous exam participants. If you have previously submitted an application and choose to reapply, your new score/disposition will replace your current disposition.
Qualified applicants must be current County employees and have completed the equivalent of six (6) months of continuous service following a regular appointment in the Alameda County classified service by the filing deadline, March 8, 2024 . A regular appointment does not include provisional, TAP (Temporary Assignment Pool), or STEP-UP appointments.
Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.
Applications will only be accepted on-line.
THE POSITION:
Under general direction, to plan, organize, manage, and direct the human resources management program of a medium size County Department or Agency or in a larger size department serve as a first-line supervisor over Departmental Human Resources Officers and other multidisciplinary professional and support staff; to provide human resources expertise and workforce management consultation to agency/department executives; and to perform related duties as required.
Departmental Human Resources Manager is an advanced, journey-level classification located in medium or large sized departments/agencies and reports to a Chief Departmental Human Resources Administrator or a senior administrator. This classification is distinguished from the Chief Departmental Human Resources Administrator classification which is a mid-level management classification responsible for directing the overall human resources activities of a large-sized department/agency where the scope and complexity of human resources activities requires a Chief Departmental Human Resources Administrator position. It is further distinguished from the journey-level classification of Departmental Human Resources Officer by its level of responsibility to manage and direct the human resources activities of a medium-sized department or specialized program or provide first line supervision to Departmental Human Resources Officers and other multi-disciplinary professional and support staff in a large agency.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:
In addition to the minimum qualifications and knowledge and skills listed below, ideal candidates for these positions will have track records of successfully assisting, developing and maintaining a program of human resources management and administration including, recruitment/staffing, workforce planning, training and development, examination development and administration, employee selection, position classification, performance evaluations, affirmative action, disciplinary and grievance procedures and employee relations; and they perform other related duties as needed. In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications stated below, the Departmental Human Resources Manager will possess the following critical attributes:
A technically knowledgeable human resources practitioner who applies knowledge of Federal, State, local and/or private sector Human Resources laws, rules and regulations and who understands human resources programmatic terminology, procedures and practices, and who demonstrates continued exposure to current trends and developments in the field.
Solid experience in managing work groups by instructing and advising subordinates, assigning, and delegating workload and tracking and evaluating performance with demonstrated expertise in successful team building by developing direction and structure for subordinates to facilitate accomplishment of identified goals.
A sound decision maker with the ability to identify and understand complex problems and concepts, apply logical thinking and quantitative methods of gathering and analyzing information and exercise good judgment based on available data, design solutions to problems, formulate and articulate action plans proactively and collaboratively.
A politically astute leader, possessing the skills necessary for identifying, navigating, and successfully interacting within the dynamics of local government while maintaining sensitivity to the competing needs of a wide variety of stakeholders; someone who aligns the organization’s vision and values by inspiring, advising and facilitating goal accomplishment.
A resourceful advisor who seeks to understand problems and provide accurate and timely guidance to employees, contractors, managers, supervisors, and others seeking information about human resource related activities.
A professional who is a detail oriented strategic thinker, who seeks, collects, and synthesizes information from a variety of sources to make recommendation; someone who develops collaborative relationships in an effort to facilitate and accomplish work goals who is adept in identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships to help achieve agency goals.
An individual who is able to respond quickly in a changing environment and provide quality solutions to solve problems.
A strong communicator, both orally and in writing, who clearly conveys information and ideas to a variety of individuals or groups; an individual who effectively presents and receives information and concepts and who actively listens to ensure understanding.
An effective planner who organizes work activities, manages several tasks at once, and ensures that the work is completed efficiently.
A problem solver, who identifies problems and uses logic, judgment, and data to evaluate alternatives and recommend solutions to achieve the desired organizational goals or outcomes.
Someone who demonstrates a collaborative, eager spirit to actively participate as a member of a team; and
Someone who works effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, interpersonal styles, abilities, motivations, or background.
Either I
Experience:
The equivalent of two years of full time experience in the class of Departmental Human Resources Officer or in an equivalent or higher-level classification and performing human resources related activities in the Alameda County classified service
Completion of the Alameda County Management Academy “Management and Supervision Certificate Program” may substitute for six (6) months of the required qualifying experience for the internal patterns.
Or II
Education:
Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited college or university.
AND
Experience:
The equivalent of four years full time professional level human resources experience that provided a combination of the following experience: labor relations, interpreting labor agreements, handling of employee grievances and disciplinary actions, classification studies, compensation studies, or participation in the selection of employees for a variety of occupational classes. Two years of the required experience must have been in a supervisory capacity.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
Knowledge of:
Strategic Management
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF the following steps:
1) A review of applicants' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
2) An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.
** CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING
ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION. **
We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components. Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position.
Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work. To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website,
Applicants will be informed via e-mail with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance.
The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:
TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT PLAN:
Deadline For Filing:
5:00:00 p.m., Friday, March 8, 2024
Review of Minimum Qualifications:
March 15, 2024
Virtual Oral Interviews:
Results Notification:
Week of April 1, 2024
April 19. 2024
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:
Departmental Hiring Interviews:
TBD
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN
Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statues. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statues.
For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website:
Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
For your Financial Future
For your Work/Life Balance
** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @jobaps.com, @acgov.org, [email protected] and [email protected] as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the "My applications" button on the Current Job Openings page.
Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email boxes [email protected] and [email protected] are routed to unmonitored mailboxes. If you have questions, please go to our website at You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Monique Hill | Personnel Services Program Manager, Recruitment and Selection
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
510-208-4841 or email [email protected]
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Alameda County has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.
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