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City of Las Cruces Assistant Director Human Resources in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Assistant Director Human Resources

Salary

$89,955.84 - $130,773.65 Annually

Location

Las Cruces, NM

Job Type

Full-time Regular

Job Number

C019 06-24 LD

Department

Human Resources

Opening Date

06/05/2024

Closing Date

Continuous

Nature of Work

Provides professional, technical, and analytical Human Resources (HR) expertise to strategic planning and project work for City-wide HR functions and services to meet strategic initiatives and objectives.

Environmental Factors

Work is performed in an office setting.

Physical Factors

Light physical demands; mostly desk work; frequent use of a personal computer.

Work Situation Factors

Position involves competing demands, performing multiple tasks, working to deadlines, occasional work beyond normal business hours, and responding to customer issues. Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure continuity of services. Position is subject to drug testing in accordance with applicable State and Federal regulations and City of Las Cruces policies.

FIRST CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO CURRENT CITY OF LAS CRUCES EMPLOYEES WHO MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.

Meeting or exceeding the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an invitation to participate in the process.

Full-Time; Regular; Exempt position.

This position is graded at AD29.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Plans, coordinates, and manages daily department operations and functions of assigned staff; analyzes policies, procedures, and operations to ensure that processes are current and consistently applied; manages and oversees employee benefit programs, conducts job analysis, and develops and validates test instruments and procedures.

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``` - Plans, develops, and implements City-wide systems and programs related to recruitment, testing, selection, classification, compensation, and mediation; conducts analysis and research on a broad range of assignments; researches and evaluates new practices, techniques, and trends in public sector HR programs; conducts and analyzes salary and benefit surveys; prepares benchmark analyses to determine annual market position; researches, develops, and recommends procedural guidelines for implementing changes in programs and policies.

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``` - Manages assigned staff through appropriate delegation and work supervision; meets regularly with staff to discuss various issues, resolves workload and streamlines processes; reviews work in progress in order to anticipate technical and management problems; recommends changes to improve the organization's functions and processes; conducts performance evaluations and develops performance goals and objectives; interprets policy, provides leadership, direction, and coaching to employees; provides assistance and training.

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``` - Monitors various projects and budgets; prepares cost estimates; reviews and approves payroll processing; establishes project priorities.

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``` - Researches complex issues and regulations; conducts surveys, analyzes results, identifies alternatives, prepares and presents various special and recurring reports, proposes solutions, projects consequences of proposed actions, and calculates implementation costs; prepares City Coun il action forms and other related documentation.

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``` - Consults with departments to analyze, facilitate, and resolve HR related issues; advises and makes recommendations on HR issues, classification, compensation, and policies and procedures; responds to requests for information and assistance from employees, management, outside agencies, and the public; interprets and explains federal and state rules and regulations; collects financial, technical, and administrative information and compiles data for reports; monitors documents for compliance with federal, state, and local rules and regulations.

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``` - Counsels staff on personnel policies, procedures, and processes; provides assistance regarding employment issues; investigates employee complaints; assists with the interpretation and consistent application of City policies, procedures, and programs while exercising the highest degree of confidentiality and professionalism.

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``` - Plans and coordinates recruitment, testing, and selection processes; manages and monitors hiring processes to assure adherence to policies; coordinates interview processes, testing, and selection process; maintains and updates confidential employee personnel files; maintains absolute confidentiality of all work-related matters, personnel records, and information. May conduct job analysis and develop and validate test instruments and procedures.

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``` - Delivers training programs related to HR policies and procedures; evaluates the training programs and makes recommendations for changes; develops, maintains, and analyzes performance measures related to programs provided and prepares and presents various special and recurring reports; performs research and analysis on special projects and prepares reports based on the findings and results as required; assists the Director of Human Resources in policy administration including researching, interpreting, and advising on policy development and implementation.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business or Public Administration, Human Resources, or related field PLUS five (5) years of professional-level HR work related experience in a government environment that has reasonably prepared the applicant to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position, such as those listed above. Three (3) years of qualifying experience is to include supervision of staff. A combination of education, experience, and training may be applied in accordance with City of Las Cruces policy. Professionalrelevant certifications may be preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of: principles, practices, techniques, activities, rules, and regulations related to the operations and functions of the position and services providedto includehuman resources administrationin the public sector,recruiting, testing,labor relations andcollective bargaining,employee benefit programs,classificationandcompensationsystemsand methodology;City,State,and Federal laws, statutes, rules, ordinances, codes,and regulations governingHRactivities and functions;statistics and statistical theory and methods, and tests and measurement theory and practice;principles of confidential records and file management;principles oforganizational analysis and development;principles and practices of effective employee supervision;current principles of record keeping and records management; principles and practices of effective research methods, data collection,and analysis, customer service, and problem resolution techniques; occupational and environmental safety and health hazards, and safety practices; current methods and standards for preparing effective business corresponde

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