<p>Department: Human Resources</p> <p>Anticipated Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM</p> <p>Reports To: Director</p> <p>Full Time or Part Time: Full Time</p> <p>Regular or Temporary: Regular</p> <p>Bargaining Unit: N/A</p> <p>Classified or Unclassified: Classified</p> <p>FLSA: Exempt</p> <p>Summary</p> <p>The purpose of this classification is to assist management level staff with the creation and implementation of compensation programs, to develop job descriptions for unclassified and bargaining unit positions, and to evaluate classified, unclassified, and bargaining positions to assign appropriate employee pay by reviewing relevant factors.</p> <p>Distinguishing Characteristics</p> <p>This is a journey level classification with responsibility for developing and leading county-wide compensation projects under a framework of policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines. This position assists management level staff with making recommendations regarding compensation practices and related activities for classified, unclassified, and bargaining positions and ensuring that practices comply with legal standards. The incumbents exercise discretion in applying procedures to resolve issues.</p> <p>Essential Job Functions</p> <ul> <li>Performs analysis and recommends base pay for new hires, transfers, and promotions; reviews requests for merit and equity-based salary adjustments and makes recommendations; leads annual compensation planning activities. </li><li>Evaluates classified and unclassified jobs to assign appropriate employee pay to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness; completes job evaluations and market analysis; audits compensation practices for legal compliance including Fair Labor Standards (FLSA) testing; updates salary structures, analyzes survey data, and develops and presents detailed analyses for management; reviews and makes recommendations regarding the creation of new or revision of existing jobs; reviews appropriate factors and recommends pay adjustments for individuals and employee groups; gathers, analyzes, and provides data for bargaining negotiations and advises agencies and Law Department. </li><li>Develops job descriptions for unclassified positions including the establishment of minimum requirements and related knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs); performs job analysis, interviews personnel, and conducts on-site observation to audit job functions; submits job description to Law Department, engages in communications with Law Department and department management to assist with the determination of civil service status. </li><li>Assists in the development, implementation, maintenance, analysis, and administration of compensation programs, policies, procedures, and best practices to support the strategic objectives of the County; assists in the coordination and consolidation of compensation data for reporting; performs compensation studies; participates in salary surveys. </li><li>Provides consulting to human resources staff and strategic business partners; assists in making recommendations for organizational design, reorganizations, integrity of job levels, and job design; assists management in union negotiations and provides analysis of pertinent salary information. </li><li>Manages and administers the Position Audit program; participates in the audit process including discussion with consultant and management, conducting desk audits, making a final determination, and compensation analysis; testifies as the county's expert witness in the event of an employee Appeal Hearing or arbitration. </li><li>Facilitates the HR process for Class Plan Maintenance with the PRC; works with PRC to gather employee and job duty information from agencies; advises and informs HR management of new, revised, and proposed deletion of non-bargaining classifications; moves employees into new or revised positions and reviews and sets salary. </li><li>Advises managers and employees on state and federal employment regulations, compensation policies, personnel procedures, and classification programs; provides advice on the resolution of classification and salary complaints; provides education and various compensation presentations as needed. </li><li>Performs salary survey analysis and uses appropriate job evaluation methodology to develop and define job evaluation process for unclassified positions; performs cost analysis. </li></ul> <p>Minimum Requirements</p> <p>Bachelor's degree in human resources, human relations, labor relations, or related field with four (4) years of administering and facilitating compensation program experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.</p> <p>Application Process</p> <p>This is a competitive, classified position. The Personnel Review Commission (PRC) will check your application to make sure you meet the minimum qualifications. If you do, the PRC will invite you to take a civil service examination. The exam is specific to this position. Everyone who passes the exam goes on an eligibility list. To fill this opening, the PRC sends the hiring department and Human Resources (HR) a certified eligibility list with the top 25% candidates (or at least the ten highest scoring candidates, whichever is greater). HR helps the hiring department decide who from the certified list to follow up with for interviews and then a job offer. Most of our communication with candidates is through email. Regularly check the email address you gave us in your job profile. Watch your Spam folder, just in case. If we offer you a job, you must pass a drug screen and background check before the offer becomes final. Prior criminal convictions do not automatically disqualify you from employment; the County looks at criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis using the guidelines in Chapter 306 of the County Code.</p> <p>EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER</p> <p>Cuyahoga County is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce, which includes building an environment that respects the individual, promotes innovation and offers opportunities for all employees to develop to their full potential. A diverse workforce helps the County realize its full potential. The County benefits from the creativity and innovation that results when people with different experiences, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds work together.</p> <p>The County is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, language, religion, citizenship status, sex, age, marital status, sexual preference or orientation, gender identity/expression, military/veteran status, disability, genetic information, membership in a collective bargaining unit, status with regard to public assistance, or political affiliation. If you need assistance applying or participating in any part of the candidate experience, contact Human Resources at 216-443-7190 and ask to speak with a talent acquisition team member.</p>