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Responsible for the planning, developing, directing, and managing of the City's Human Resource and Risk Management programs to ensure legal compliance with federal, state, and local laws, and provide (promote) an employee-oriented, high-performance culture. Overseeing Employee Relations, Labor Relations, Recruitment & Selection, Class & Compensation, Benefits, Organizational Development as well as Risk and Safety Initiatives including; Worker's Compensation, Liability, and Subrogation.

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Responsible for the planning, developing, directing, and managing of the City's Human Resource and Risk Management programs to ensure legal compliance with federal, state, and local laws, and provide (promote) an employee-oriented, high performance culture. Overseeing Employee Relations, Labor Relations, Recruitment & Selection, Class & Compensation, Benefits, Organizational Development as well as Risk and Safety Initiatives including; Worker's Compensation, Liability, and Subrogation.

Responsible for the planning, developing, directing, and managing of the City's Human Resource and Risk Management programs to ensure legal compliance with federal, state, and local laws, and provide (promote) an employee-oriented, high performance culture. Overseeing Employee Relations, Labor Relations, Recruitment & Selection, Class & Compensation, Benefits, Organizational Development as well as Risk and Safety Initiatives including; Worker's Compensation, Liability, and Subrogation.

Serving a community of 18,000 in the areas of Employee Relations and Government Administration

Provide visionary, innovative leadership which encourages and recognizes creativity and flexibility at all levels within the agency. Direct and guide senior management inclusive of HR Staff; assign projects and activities; monitor work activity, evaluate performance, and recruitment oversight. Evaluate agency HR programs, recommending changes as necessary to address deficiencies or enhance efficiency amongst operations. Provide policy oversight and organization leadership for all agency… Show more Provide visionary, innovative leadership which encourages and recognizes creativity and flexibility at all levels within the agency. Direct and guide senior management inclusive of HR Staff; assign projects and activities; monitor work activity, evaluate performance, and recruitment oversight. Evaluate agency HR programs, recommending changes as necessary to address deficiencies or enhance efficiency amongst operations. Provide policy oversight and organization leadership for all agency units. Show less

Provide visionary, innovative leadership which encourages and recognizes creativity and flexibility at all levels. Direct and guide all Directors inclusive of HR Staff; assign projects and activities; monitor work activity, evaluate performance, initiate and/or review discipline; inclusive of recruitment oversight. Evaluate Departments and programs, recommending changes as necessary to address deficiencies or enhance operations. Work with Directors to develop strategic action plans in areas… Show more Provide visionary, innovative leadership which encourages and recognizes creativity and flexibility at all levels. Direct and guide all Directors inclusive of HR Staff; assign projects and activities; monitor work activity, evaluate performance, initiate and/or review discipline; inclusive of recruitment oversight. Evaluate Departments and programs, recommending changes as necessary to address deficiencies or enhance operations. Work with Directors to develop strategic action plans in areas of Human Resource management to assist in their achieving departmental and cross-departmental goals and objectives. Initiating and implementing reorganizations, restructuring, job re-engineering, and job changes.Provide policy oversight and organization leadership for all agency departments in the administration of operations. Manage agency training functions, providing for a coherent training and development of a solid strategic plan. Support State's discipline philosophy; provide training, advice and counsel to all departments in the requirements, provisions, and techniques in investigations, documentation, processes and policies. Show less

Provide a wide variety of professional support to the Mayor and City Council. Coordinate activities and operations with all City Departments within the City. Provide extensive professional assistance, project management, and recommendations on City issues covering a broad range of municipal activities; including the supervision of staff. Serve as Change Agent responsible for the City of North Chicago - implementing policy, legislation, and intergovernmental relations.

Direct and manage all recruitment efforts for operating departments/divisions within the City of North Chicago, supervising two HR professionals. Supervise all aspects of labor relations including; grievance process with union representatives and contribute to implementation of new policy directives; including standard operating procedures. Provide conduit between organized labor and senior management; including maintaining discretion throughout confidential and sensitive internal policy… Show more Direct and manage all recruitment efforts for operating departments/divisions within the City of North Chicago, supervising two HR professionals. Supervise all aspects of labor relations including; grievance process with union representatives and contribute to implementation of new policy directives; including standard operating procedures. Provide conduit between organized labor and senior management; including maintaining discretion throughout confidential and sensitive internal policy investigations. Manage and administer the organizations online recruitment initiative utilizing TALEO recruitment software. Includes researching software, project managing the “go-live” process development to production. Responsible for all departmental reporting requirements including ICMA performance measurement and EEOC survey reports. Responsible for broad organizational relationships fostering the goal of adapting the “ideal” organization to meet current city needs, including improved internal and external customer service. Show less

Plan and implement daily lessons and fundamentals for course understanding for the instruction of adult learners inassigned coursework and developmental strategies in leadership and managerial skills.

· Coordinate seven operating department/division managers (serving over 500 employees) to develop strategic action plans in the area of human resource management to assist in their achieving departmental and cross-departmental goals and objectives. Contribute to re-organizations, restructuring, job re-engineering, and job changes, including responsibility for adherence to policies, union contracts, and procedures. Advise and monitor management employees for contract management; collective… Show more · Coordinate seven operating department/division managers (serving over 500 employees) to develop strategic action plans in the area of human resource management to assist in their achieving departmental and cross-departmental goals and objectives. Contribute to re-organizations, restructuring, job re-engineering, and job changes, including responsibility for adherence to policies, union contracts, and procedures. Advise and monitor management employees for contract management; collective bargaining requirements; policy & procedures, supervision, and personnel rules. Lead training and development, benefits administration, recruitment and staffing for all levels of City employees, including senior managers. Includes important informal programs, as well as ongoing management training for mentoring, collective bargaining, risk management, customer service, and federal workplace requirements. Lead process developing and implementing of a detailed and comprehensive classification specific performance evaluation program. Propose organizational improvements to align with business strategic goals of the municipality through involvement with the Strategic Plan Committee. Responsible for HR interface with City's IT infrastructure. Includes continuous monitoring of HR performance, data integrity and end-user problem solving. Requires coordinating workflow relationships between accounting, payroll, purchasing and information technology teams to provide meaningful decision-making reports and department divisions to ensure processes are effectively interfaced ­ utilizing HRIS systems to provide management information reports, analyses and recommendations. Show less

Administered and trained staff on interoffice procedures and university regulations. Oversaw office operating budget; including budget reconciliation. Maintained salary/performance evaluations for all non-exempt employees. Strategically managed and supervised operations within a high demand office. Served as liaison between Financial Aid and Human Resources Office. Supervised the upkeep and maintenance of the student financial filing system. Directed and supervised all work-study students… Show more Administered and trained staff on interoffice procedures and university regulations. Oversaw office operating budget; including budget reconciliation. Maintained salary/performance evaluations for all non-exempt employees. Strategically managed and supervised operations within a high demand office. Served as liaison between Financial Aid and Human Resources Office. Supervised the upkeep and maintenance of the student financial filing system. Directed and supervised all work-study students within the Financial Aid Office. Show less

Oversaw and managed the office capital expenditure budget. Processed payroll procedures for temporary and consultant based employees. Provided strategic analysis planning for projected deadlines and projects.