Evanston, Human Resources Generalist

Vacancies 2

$88,987-$ / Year

* Starting salary is dependent upon qualifications, but in most cases is no higher than the midpoint for the range.

Work Schedule:

Monday
- Friday: 37.5 + Hours per week (potential for hybrid-remote/in-person).

Performs professional human resources duties in the provision of services to City departments and employees in the areas of employee relations, training needs identification and program development, recruitment and selection, employee benefits, labor relations and related duties. Provides assistance in identifying, evaluating and resolving human resources and work performance challenges to facilitate open and interactive communications and improve employee skills and work performance.

Carries out policies and programs relating to all phases of personnel activity in accordance with the mission and operations of the Division of Human Resources and the Public Safety Civil Service Commission.

• Provides advice and counsel to managers, supervisors and employees regarding human resources policies, procedures and employee benefits, including collective bargaining agreements and the personnel rules.
• Researches questions, verifies answers, makes decisions and interpretations within broad guidelines; checks for consistency in implementation and interpretation; reviews historical events and precedents to ascertain consistency or differences in situations; notifies appropriate management or supervisory staff of issues that need wider discussion; keeps managers and supervisors of assigned departments informed of decisions made, interpretations given and issues that arise from their departments and other departments as appropriate.
  
  Keeps appropriate records for future reference.
• Keeps current on available training needs, providers and resources; utilizes resources to locate appropriate training and development opportunities. Develops and coordinates the provision of training in identified areas.
• Reviews individual employee or groups of employee performance with assigned department supervisors and managers to determine specific training needs; locates or assists in locating training opportunities to meet the need; may develop and conduct in-house training programs where appropriate.
• Confers with operating departments to determine job specifications and descriptions; designs recruitment and testing efforts to fill vacancies; coordinates activities necessary to fill vacant positions including recruitment sources, conducting interviews and administering tests, checking references, evaluating applicants’ qualifications, developing orientation and training for newly-hired employees.
• Becomes familiar with classification standards and positions within assigned departments, including field observation and training as appropriate. Revises and/or develops new classification standards based on discussion and observation; reviews and recommends compensation level changes, considering internal and market equity issues.
• Coordinates post-hiring processes of orientation, training, performance measurement and evaluation. Conducts exit interviews of terminating employees.
• Conducts surveys and gathers data in the areas of wages, benefits, practices and policies; analyzes data; makes recommendations for changes to maintain competitive position for City to attract and retain highly-qualified employees.
• Administers FMLA according to collective bargaining agreements, personnel manual, and Federal guidelines.
• Supports supervisors and directors through the disciplinary process. From verbal warnings up to and including grievances through arbitration if necessary.
  
  Support of payroll administration – From Personnel Change form review/entry to bi-weekly review/verification of payroll registers.
• Support union negotiations and union/employer relations.
• Receives complaints and conducts investigations as necessary.
• Entrusted with confidential information – will protect information according to policy and law.
• Work with IT system administrator(s) to conduct HR system updates when necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.