Personnel Director - San Diego, United States - City of San Diego

City of San Diego

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San Diego, United States

4 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

JOB INFORMATION:

By authority of Article VIII, Charter Section 116, the Personnel Director is appointed by the Civil Service Commission and is responsible for administering the City's personnel merit system.

The Director acts as the Secretary for the Civil Service Commission and the Chief Examiner of the City and is responsible for the proper administration of the Civil Service Commission's Rules and Policies.

The Personnel Director provides leadership and direction to over 80 professional, technical, and support staff. This position is hybrid.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Navigate necessary changes related to Civil Service and Personnel Rules. Foster change management as needed in a realistic and thoughtful way.
Focus on enhanced customer service and customer satisfaction.
Build on the momentum of the City of San Diego as the regional employer of choice.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources, or a closely related field,
and:
Ten (10) years of professional experience in personnel or human resources management. At least five of these years must have been in federal, state, or local government personnel management in unionized organizations of a similar size to the City of San Diego.
Thorough knowledge of Federal and State laws, regulations, policies, and administrative procedures applicable to personnel services. Solid understanding of the City Charter and history of the City of San Diego.
Leadership in developing policies and procedures while working with different policy bodies and employee organizations.

Desirable Qualifications_:
_**- Master's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources, or a closely related field.

Strategic, able to assess information, and foster an inclusive decisionmaking process.
Personable, transparent, and someone with outstanding public presentation skills.
Ability to thrive in a fastpaced environment that continuously seeks to implement best practices to reflect the changing dynamics, economy, and multigenerational workforces at play.
An inspirational leader who takes the time to mentor, motivate, develop, and recognize their staff's accomplishments.
Confident and have good judgment, and able to maintain a sense of calm and reason while listening to opposing viewpoints without being defensive.

Benefits:

The City offers a robust benefits package that includes:

Defined retirement plan, including pension reciprocity, dependent on an employee's eligibility status (new hire, rehire, etc.).
A wide variety of cafeteriastyle health and wellness plans or inlieu cash waiver.
11 paid City holidays per calendar year and 1 floating holiday per fiscal year.
Approximately 176 hours of paid annual leave for an employee's first 15 years of service and approximately 216 hours for 16+ years of service.
Up to 24 hours of paid discretionary leave per fiscal year.
Up to 320 hours of paid Parental Leave per childbirth or placement of a child.
Up to 40 hours of paid Bereavement Leave per fiscal year.
Tuition reimbursement of up to $2,000 per fiscal year and complimentary LinkedIn Learning professional development opportunities.
Free transit pass (including MTS Trolley, MTS Bus, and all Rapid and Rapid Express bus services).
Access to premier City golf courses at a discounted rate.
Reducedrate fitness center memberships.
Citypaid life insurance.

For additional details, please review the Benefits Summary for Unclassified Employees (Download PDF reader)(Download PDF reader) or contact the Benefits Division of the Risk Management Department at

The Department:

The Personnel Department is governed by the Civil Service Commission, which is appointed by the Mayor.

The Department's main responsibility is to supervise the selection, promotion, and removal of all Classified employees and maintain a competitive merit system that provides equal opportunity for all applicants.

The Department is comprised of the following sections:
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Classification and Compensation: Conducts classification and maintenance studies and performs salary studies to evaluate special salary adjustment requests pursuant to City Charter Section 130.
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Liaison and Outstation: Provides advice and assistance to employees, supervisors, and City management regarding a wide variety of personnel issues requiring knowledge and interpretation of the City Charter, Civil Service Rules and Personnel Regulations, Memorandums of Understanding, Administrative Regulations, and applicable federal and state laws. Provides onsite advice and assistance to hiring departments on a myriad of personnel issues, including the development of interview processes, coordination of organizational structure changes, and career counseling and training.
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Organizational Management and Personnel Administration: Manages positions and the City's o