Human Resources Business Partner- Human Resources (0325)

Our dynamic and award-winning Human Resources Department is seeking a Human Resource Business Partner. The HR Business Partner will work in various areas of human resources including, but not limited to, recruitment, benefit administration and employee growth and development. 

At Coconino County, public service matters. Our dedication to public service promotes a culture that elicits employee growth, cultivates inspiration, and creates future leaders by empowering employees to solve internal and external customer needs and exceed customer service expectations.  As an award-winning organization with high regard for cultural diversity and the positive contributions of the many thriving cultures within our county, our nation, and our society, Coconino County leads a variety of initiatives that celebrate diversity; from our Annual Diversity Day, and monthly Heritage Lunch & Learns, to book clubs, and professional development academies which target diverse workforce segments. Coconino County's respect for diversity is shared throughout the organization. Be part of this optimistic, innovative team where outstanding customer service creates dynamic solutions and engages leadership at every level.   

The Coconino County Human Resources Department is made up of 13 staff that take great pride in serving employees, departments and citizens.

HR VISION
Taking the organization to new levels of success through dynamic HR solutions.

HR MISSION
We are committed to delivering high-quality, innovative human resources services to attract, develop, motivate, protect and retain a diverse workforce. In doing so, we strive toward balancing the needs of the organization with the needs of our most valuable assets-our employees and the citizens of Coconino County.

Under general supervision this position performs professional level human resources work in a variety of human resources areas: Employee Relations, Training and Development, Recruitment, Classification/ Compensation, Benefits, and other related human resources areas; performs other duties as assigned.

Please note: Once onboarded and trained, this position may work remotely approximately 66% of the time.
This position may require occasional travel to outlying areas of the county including Williams, Tuba City, Page, and Fredonia.

(Illustrative Only)

• Participates in and coordinates activities related to Recruitment, Benefits Administration, Compensation, Employee Development, and Employee Relations for assigned departments
• Confers with departments regarding recruitment requests; oversees each recruitment process from beginning to end including preparing job postings, preparing advertisements, screening applications, facilitating reference and/or background checks, recommends salary, creating offer letters, and making job offers; maintains and administers the recruitment/application database, records and records retention; attends job fairs
• Confers with departments regarding onboarding of new employees and smooth transitions of transferring/promoting employees
• Confers with departments regarding benefits and leaves administration and related issues; assist employees in enrolling in appropriate benefits, assists with open enrollment, resolves benefits concerns; administers FMLA and other leaves
• Confers with HR leadership and departments regarding classification and compensation issues, maintains classification specifications, and records, recommends salary after running equity analysis, recommends new classes, coordinates reclassification process, analyzes classes furthest from market; identifies, collects and analyzes information; completes compensation surveys, conducts job studies; and departmental reorganizations
• Plans, organizes, facilitates, coordinates, develops, and presents organizational development and training programs; develops programs and materials; conducts or coordinates training with appropriate staff members or outside consultants.
• Confers with HR leadership and departments regarding employee relations and equal employment opportunity issues; drafts employee disciplinary documents, manages employee relations and equal employment opportunity law compliance matters; recommends courses of action.
• Identifies issues that may impact and/or conflict with Human Resources or other policies; coordinates departmental responses and resolves potential problems.
• Conducts special projects and research as assigned; coordinates related activities with other departments and County staff.
• Participates in working groups, councils, and committees
• Coordinates activities of assigned area(s) with other human resources staff as appropriate
• Ensures compliance with rules and regulations
• May supervise assigned staff or interns
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Bachelor's degree in human resources, business or public administration or related field and two years of human resources experience in the assigned functional area; OR

Associate degree in human resources, business or public administration or related field and three years of human resources experience in the assigned functional area; OR

Four years of human resources experience in the assigned functional area; OR 

Any combination of education, training or experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Preferences: Four years’ experience working in all areas of human resources including the collection and analysis of compensation data, databases and Excel spreadsheets and generating reports, experience working as part of a Human Resources team; experience working with highly confidential information; county or local government experience preferred; database or case management experience preferred, including but not limited to Tyler Munis experience; Human Resources certifications, including but not limited to SHRM-CP, SPHR or PHR certification; and affiliation with professional HR organizations.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized; motivated by a fast-paced work environment; have excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, ability to follow up on projects, and continuously prioritize items with differing deadlines. The ideal candidate has strong communication skills to assist customers with compassion, empathy, caring, follow through, and professionalism. The candidate will possess demonstrated skill at managing multiple deadlines and urgent tasks, with the ability to respond quickly and knowledgeably to customers while taking time to listen to each individual. The candidate will successfully communicate and interact with a variety of diverse internal and external customers. The ideal candidate will enjoy being part of a hardworking team. They will have strong computer skills, experience working in a variety of HR and HRIS related systems, work with databases, develop charts, tables and graphs, using technology to communicate with customers and experience working with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The candidate will enjoy researching and implementing innovative ideas and programs, coordinating events, public speaking/presentations/training, and not be afraid of change. The candidate will act as a subject matter expert in the human resources arena. Ideal candidates will enjoy working as part of a team and have a desire to learn and expand their professional human resources skills. They will be dedicated to customer service and public service and have a passion for helping others through human resources work.

This position is exempt from overtime.

• Considerable knowledge of:

- Principles, practices, and standards of public sector human resources management

- Protocols and standard practices that pertain to assigned functional areas

- Research techniques and report writing

- Business English

- State and federal labor laws and regulations

- Analytical techniques applied to human resources management

- Obtaining, verifying and evaluating general and statistical information

- Computer software utilized in human resources data collection and analysis

• Ability to:

- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees,

other agencies and the public

- Follow written and verbal instructions

- Communicate verbally and in writing

- Maintain a high degree of organization, coordination and communication, with attention to detail and accuracy

- Work safely and support the culture of workplace safety

Coconino County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.