<p>Definition</p> <p>The Department of Human Resources is dedicated to enhancing the experience of every City of Columbus employee by creating a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service and proactive solutions that promote organizational excellence. We are currently looking for a HR Generalist to join our team. Individual will be responsible for the full employee life cycle, to include recruitment and retention, employee and labor relations, performance management, training, and benefits administration.</p> <p>Preferred Experience, Skills, and Abilities</p> <ul> <li>A minimum of two years of experience serving in a HR Generalist role. </li><li>Experience conducting employee investigations. </li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills. </li><li>Excellent conflict resolution skills. </li><li>Ability to partner with varying levels of an organization to achieve goals. </li><li>Ability to prioritize and organize work. </li><li>Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality. </li></ul> <p>Under direction, is responsible for performing fully-skilled professional human resources work for a department or division; performs related duties as required.</p> <p>Examples of Work</p> <p>(Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all of the duties that may be performed.)</p> <p>Develops and implements plans and strategies for recruiting better qualified and more diverse applicants;</p> <p>Participates in discussions relative to the organization of new units and the reorganization of existing units;</p> <p>Analyzes existing organizational and human resource issues; recommends alternative approaches and solutions for existing organizational and human resources problems;</p> <p>Discusses staffing needs with management/supervision and recommends classifications to best fit these needs;</p> <p>Counsels and advises management/supervision on departmental and Citywide rules, regulations, and procedures pertaining to the recruitment and selection processes;</p> <p>Coordinates or oversees the hiring/appointment process to ensure all applicable rules, regulations, and procedures are followed; identifies any pre-employment issues and makes recommendations as to whether or not to proceed with hiring decisions;</p> <p>Reviews proposed policies to assess impact on human resources programs or functions;</p> <p>Oversees the processing of personnel transactions; ensures payroll, time-off accruals, and other deductions are administered in compliance with applicable labor contracts and employment agreements; maintains awareness of any changes relating to payroll;</p> <p>Develops, conducts, and/or coordinates training for employees; consults with administrators, managers, supervisors, and employees on training issues and needs;</p> <p>Implements and monitors evaluation and appraisal methods to ensure timeliness and consistency; assists with development of performance standards;</p> <p>Consults with employees, bargaining unit representatives, and management regarding issues such as disciplinary situations, grievances, fitness for duty, etc;</p> <p>Prepares materials for grievance, fitness for duty, disciplinary, and/or other hearings; conducts investigations; represents Division at hearings;</p> <p>Advises management on status of employee grievances and hearing decisions;</p> <p>Monitors personnel, training, and/or grievance policies to ensure proper implementation and compliance;</p> <p>Reviews and assists with the modification of class specifications as needed; monitors and maintains authorized strength position control; writes and/or assists line personnel in writing position descriptions;</p> <p>Writes and/or prepares correspondence, reports, technical standards, manuals, policies, procedures, and guidelines;</p> <p>Investigates complaints or issues brought forward by employees such as harassment, workplace violence, EEO complaints, etc;</p> <p>Interprets, applies, and responds to questions regarding human resources laws, work rules, and labor contracts;</p> <p>Reviews contract language to ensure the goals of all parties are accomplished;</p> <p>May supervise assigned staff to include conducting performance appraisals, approving/disapproving leave requests, and/or initiating disciplinary actions.</p> <p>Minimum Qualifications</p> <p>Possession of a bachelor's degree and two (2) years of professional human resources experience in a human resources office, company, firm, or department. Substitution(s): A master's degree in a related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.</p> <p>Test/Job Contact Information</p> <p>Recruitment #: 25-0855-V8</p> <p>Employment Type: Full-Time (Regular)</p> <p>Should you have questions regarding this vacancy, please contact:</p> <p>Tammy Bethea</p> <p>Department of Human Resources</p> <p>77 North Front Street</p> <p>Columbus, Ohio 43215</p> <p>P: (614) 645-0792</p> <p>E:tmbethea@columbus.gov</p> <p>The City of Columbus is an Equal Opportunity Employer</p>