Job Abstract

HUMAN RESOURCES OPPORTUNITY

MONTHLY SALARY RANGE:
$5,468.06 - $5,747.20 - $6,042.38 - $6,352.24 - $6,676.80 - $7,020.04

• Effective 7/1/2025, 3% Cost of Living Adjustment

• Sign on Bonus - $2,000
• 40 hours of sick leave for immediate use

• Employee employed as of 7/1/2025 will receive $2,000 lump sum

This is a deep class in which incumbents may be assigned to any level, provided that they possess the required education and experience, and successfully demonstrate proficiency which meets the qualifications for the class to which they are to be assigned.

Human Resources Analyst I is the entry level in this professional series. Initially, under close supervision, incumbents perform the more routine duties while learning City policies and procedures and specific techniques and regulations related to the broad area of human resources. As experience is gained, duties gradually become more diversified and are performed under more general supervision.

Depending upon area of assignment, duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Designs and implements recruitment programs to obtain qualified candidates; prepares job announcements, advertisements, and other recruitment materials.
• Coordinates, designs, and administers job-related selection procedures, including, but not limited to, application reviews, written and performance tests, oral examinations, and assessment centers; screens applications for qualifications; provides for the establishment of employment lists.
• Conducts organizational studies, audits new or modified analysis documentation and performs complex research. Collects compensation and benefit data and prepares analyses and reports to include staff reports for City Council; provides classification, compensation, benefits, retirement, and other information to other agencies.
• Develops, prepares, and maintains databases, spreadsheets, and reports for purposes of file management for area of specialty.
• Assists in the implementation and monitoring of compliance policies and programs; drafts complex directives, memos, correspondence.
• Develops and implements various employee training programs; provides and develops technical training to City staff in area of specialty.
• Collects information and serves as backup during negotiations with employee organizations and/or for grievance proceedings; reviews and recommends changes to existing labor agreements; drafts contract labor proposals and Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) language.
• Conducts grievance and discipline investigations; makes recommendations on level of discipline and provides related technical support.
• Assists management with the preparation for and handling various types of hearings.
• Provides guidance to department officials on human resources issues.
• Audits, reconciles, researches, and prepares various types of information for area of specialty.
• Researches and resolves complex issues related to all leave entitlements.
• Confers with and interprets MOU’s, policies, procedures, and regulations to City staff and the public.
• Conducts varied analytical studies; prepares reports, correspondence, and a variety of written materials.
• Monitors developments in the human resources field, evaluates their impact on City activities, and recommends policy and procedural improvements.
• Interprets retirement laws and policies.
• Works with payroll staff to resolve complex issues.
• At the senior level, instructs staff in work procedures; may plan, direct, and review the work of assigned staff on a day-to-day or project basis in area(s) of specialty.

Education/Experience:

Human Resources Analyst I: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in business or public administration, industrial relations, or a related field.

OR

Possession of an Associate’s degree or completion of sixty semester units or equivalent quarter hours from an accredited college or university with major course work in business or public administration, industrial relations, or a related field and two (2) years of professional-level experience in a centralized human resources system, which has included experience in more than one functional area of human resources (i.e., recruitment, selection, classification, compensation, employee/labor relations, benefits and/or retirement). Experience in a public agency setting is desirable.

OR

Possession of a high school diploma or GED and four (4) years of professional-level experience in a centralized human resources system, which has included experience in more than one functional area of human resources (i.e., recruitment, selection, classification, compensation, employee/labor relations, benefits and/or retirement). Experience in a public agency setting is desirable.

• Principles, practices, and techniques of public human resources administration;
• Recruitment and testing, selection, and job analysis techniques;
• General practices and procedures related to processing claims;
• Basic statistical concepts and methods;
• Basic principles of employee development and training;
• Classification and compensation, benefits analysis, and administration techniques;
• Applicable state and federal laws; regulations and requirements related to entitled leaves and benefit programs;
• Basic equal employment principles and practices;
• Basic labor relations principles and practices in a collective bargaining environment, conflict resolution and negotiation techniques;
• Standard office practices and procedures, including basic business usage of personal computers including databases, spreadsheet and word processing;
• Methods of auditing, reconciling records and budgeting principles; and
• Basic supervisory principles and practices.

• Designing effective recruitment programs to obtain qualified candidates;
• Developing valid and effective selection procedures;
• Conducting classification, organizational, and compensation studies;
• Technical and analytical report writing;
• Organizing and prioritizing work; meeting critical deadlines; following up with assignments;
• Evaluating alternatives and making sound independent judgment calls within established guidelines;
• Analyzing complex technical information, evaluating alternatives, and making sound, independent judgment within established guidelines;
• Interpreting and applying laws, regulations, and policies;
• Communicating clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing;
• Maintaining accurate records and files;
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work; and
• Operating standard office equipment, including a personal computer.

• Mobility - Constant sitting for long periods of time while operating a keyboard; occasional walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing and pulling;
• Lifting - Occasional lifting of 10 pounds or less;
• Vision - Constant use of overall visual capabilities; frequent need for use of color perception, hand/eye coordination, reading and/or close up work;
• Dexterity - Frequent holding, grasping, typing, repetitive motion and writing;
• Hearing/Talking - Constant hearing and talking of normal speech in person and on the telephone; Occasionally speaking in front of large groups of people;
• Special Requirements - May require occasional weekend or evening work;
• Emotional/Psychological - Constant concentration, decision making and public contact; occasional ability to exercise sound judgment, especially under stressful situations; and working alone;
• Environmental Conditions - Occasional exposure to noise; and
• Working Conditions - Primarily performed in an office environment which is typically moderately quiet, but may be loud at times and at some locations.