Assistant Director of Human Resources

Job Summary

Join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our Human Resources Department! As the Assistant Director of Human Resources/Civil Service, you'll collaborate with various city departments and external organizations, ensuring seamless operations and efficient administration. Your expertise will directly contribute to the success of our initiatives while overseeing a dedicated team.

Be a driving force in our mission to enhance organizational excellence and foster a thriving work environment. Apply now with The City of Grand Prairie and make a meaningful impact!

Essential Job Functions

Assists in acting as official departmental representative to other City departments, City Manager's Office, elected officials and outside agencies; explains, justifies, and defends department programs, policies, and activities; and negotiates and resolves sensitive, significant, and controversial issues; recommends and administers policies and procedures.

Assists in selecting, motivating, and evaluating Classification & Compensation, Recruitment & Support, Employee Relations, and Employee Benefits staff; assumes responsibility for evaluation, management, and leadership of these employees; and assists in implementing and administering disciplinary and termination procedures.

Assists in managing and participating in the development and administration of the department budget; estimates funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; and assists in directing the monitoring and approval of expenditures; and directing the preparation and implementation of budgetary adjustments as necessary.

Assists in responding to and resolving sensitive inquiries and complaints from both internal and external sources.

Assists in planning, directing, and coordinating, through subordinate-level staff, the department work plan; meets with management staff to identify and resolve problems; assigns projects and programmatic areas of responsibility; and reviews and evaluates work methods and procedures.

Ability to collaborate with the Human Resources Director to sustain, promote, and grow departmental programs, staff and services.

Assists the director in setting annual objectives and assists the director in evaluating the performance of Human Resources employees, determining improvement and training needs and requirements for advancement.

Assists in consulting with management on employee grievances, disciplinary actions, discuss and provide advice on personnel problems and interpret policies and procedures on personnel related issues.

Assists with communicating with elected officials and officials of the City Manager's Office regarding personnel matters making recommendations for solutions and alternative courses of action.

Assist in the coordination, oversight and facilitation of Texas Local Government Code 143 Civil Service and City of Grand Prairie Local Rules.

All other duties as assigned by Director.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Work requires specialized knowledge in a professional or technical field.
• Work requires professional level of knowledge of a discipline equivalent to that which is acquired in a Bachelor’s degree-level of study in Human Resources, Public Administration or similar field.
• Experience: Five years’ experience in progressively responsible positions within human resources and three years in management with exposure to the full array of municipal human resources functions.
• Municipal experience and Civil Service experience is preferred.
• Licenses: Texas Class C Driver's License.
• Certifications

Preferred

Certification with The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and/or other senior level HR certification preferred.

The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide. Summary of Benefits 01What is the highest level of Education obtained?

• High School Diploma/GEDSome College, no degree
• Technical or Trade School (Did not complete)
• Technical or Trade School (Completed)
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Graduate Degree02If you hold a BACHELOR OR MASTER degree, in what field is it?
• Not Applicable, no degree
• Business Administration or Mgmt
• Criminal Justice
• Education
• Human Resources Management
• Organizational Development
• Public Administration
• Other, not listed03Do you have a valid Texas Class C Driver's License?

YesNo04Do you have any experience with Workday business processes?

YesNo05Have you worked with Lawson HRIS system?

YesNo06Do you have your certification with the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) and/or other senior level HR certification(s)?

YesNo07What is your proficiency in Excel?

• No experience using Excel
• Basic Excel - input numbers and format
• Basic use of formulas, worksheets, linking
• Regular use of pivot tables, vlookup and advanced functions08How many years experience of do you have in administering Chapter 143 Texas Local Government Code for Police and Fire?

No experience in this areaBetween 1 and 2 yearsBetween 2 and 4 years5 years plus09What is your experience in Human Resources Recruiting?

No experience in recruitingSome - occasionally helped in this area.

My Job - daily work in pay and compensationManager level - responsible for recommendations and ananlysis10What is your experience in Compensation or Pay Plan Administration?

No experienceSome - occasionally helped in this areaMy Job - daily work in pay and compensationManager level - responsible for recommendations and analysis11What is your supervisory experience?

• No supervisory experience
• In charge of projects, but not people
• Experience as a lead worker - assigned work
• Supervisor - could recommend discipline and hiring/firing
• Manager level - in charge of staff, assignments, discipline and reviews12Do you have experience presenting to a city council or similar?

YesNo Required Question