City of Chicago Hiring for HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER-EXCLD Job at Chicago, IL Full Time

Job Number: 363745

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

HR Business Partner – Excluded

Commission on Animal Care and Control

Number of Positions: 1

Under direction, works as a strategic partner administering and overseeing human resources programs for a small City department or for a bureau in a moderate to large City department and supervising staff performing related human resources administrative, processing and payroll activities, and performs related duties as required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Acts as a department’s human resources administrator, administering human resources programs in the areas of recruitment, compensation, employee relations, talent management, and workforce planning and/or supervising staff carrying out human resources activities, human resources processing and records maintenance
• Partners with senior leaders and managers to effectively integrate human resources expertise into a department’s operations ensuring alignment with strategic goals and objectives
• Assesses department’s staffing and personnel needs ensuring the optimization of talent and resources and participates in the development of the department’s hiring plan and operating budget
• Works with managers to coordinate the interviewing, hiring and processing of departmental employees
• Prepares and oversees the preparation and processing of personnel forms to initiate personnel actions (e.g., appointments, promotions, separations, leaves of absence, accidents, medical and drug screens, other personnel transactions)
• Oversees the maintenance of timekeeping records and the preparation and processing of payrolls
• Interprets and responds to employee inquiries regarding benefits, pay and human resource programs and policies
• Develops and coordinates the onboarding/orientation, exit interview and offboarding process for department staff
• Acts as liaison and partners with other City departments regarding the processing of personnel and payroll actions and the administration of human resources programs
• Coordinates work efforts with the Department of Human Resources on matters relating to classification, recruitment/talent management, employee selection and hiring procedures, and other areas of human resource administration
• Partners with the Department of Human Resources, facilitating conversations between managers and employees regarding accommodation requests
• Works to ensure layoff processes are followed according to collective bargaining agreements
• Represents department at labor negotiation meetings
• Acts as a liaison with the Department of Law Labor Division to discuss outstanding employee grievances and issues
• Advises departmental managers and works to resolves and respond to issues relating to disciplinary action procedures, employee grievances, and disciplinary actions
• Prepares department’s response to equal employment opportunity complaints and discrimination charges
• Oversees special programs or projects
• Keeps abreast of human resource policies, law changes, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Prepares or directs the preparation of various reports on human resources and payroll activities for use by management
• Processes and monitors unit’s expenditures and maintains related budgetary records (e.g., tuition reimbursements, mileage checks, jury duty checks, petty cash reconciliation, purchase of supplies)
• May supervise staff engaged in performing personnel and payroll functions
• May serve in a specialized function for the department (e.g., facilities manager, telecommunications liaison)

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Location: 2741 S. Western

Days: Monday – Friday

Hours: 9am – 5pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or a directly related field, plus two years of professional human resources experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience

NOTE: You must provide your transcripts or diploma, professional license, or training certificates at time of processing, if applicable. You must also provide your valid U.S. driver’s license at time of processing.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

• Previous work experience with the City of Chicago hiring processes and practices
• Previous work experience with timekeeping and payroll
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office
• Previous work experience with Oracle software
• Previous work experience working with collective bargaining unions and employment related issues

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago Department of Human Resources

Lori Lightfoot, Mayor Christopher Owen, Commissioner

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on 10/21/2022