Labor Relations Analyst II
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Introduction
YOU MUST BE AN ALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEE TO APPLY
THIS IS A NEW PROMOTIONAL ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended. Qualified applicants must be currentcounty employees and have completed by the last day for filing the equivalent of six months of continuous service following a regular appointment in the Alameda County classified service. A regular appointment does not include provisional TAP (Temporary Assignment Pool) or STEPUP appointments.
Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Applications will only be accepted online.
DESCRIPTION
THE COUNTY:
Established in 1853 Alameda County has a population of over 1.6 million residents making it the second largest county in the Bay Area and the seventh largest in the State. The County encompasses 14 cities including Alameda Albany Berkeley Dublin Emeryville Fremont Hayward Livermore Newark Oakland Piedmont Pleasanton San Leandro and Union City as well as six 6 unincorporated communities and rural areas that span a total of 738 square miles.The County employs approximately 9000 employees working in 21 different agencies and departments and has an annual budget of over $3 billion. As a major urban county the County delivers a full spectrum of services including general government and internal services health care social services public works criminal justice and other public safety services for its community.
The County celebrates the rich diversity of its workforce which in large measure reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of the community it serves. The Countys mission is to enrich the lives of its residents through visionary policies and accessible responsive and effective services. Its vision is to be recognized as one of the best counties in which to live work and do business.
THE DEPARTMENT:
Department Mission
Deliver high quality and timely human resource services in partnership with County agencies departments and special districts to enable our customers to reach their organizational goals.
Vision
To be the employer of choice and a great place to work.
Values
In a spirit of partnership HRS strives for: Excellence in everything we do. Responsiveness to our customers and their needs. Fairness in our policies and practices. Innovation in developing and implementing new programs. Diversity in recognizing everyones unique contribution. Development of every employees full potential. Anticipate and meet the changing needs of employees and candidates to ensure the recruitment and retention of a talented and committed workforce. Support the Countys organizational culture that values customer service performance excellence diversity and fiscal stewardship. Redesign and transform the recruitment function for improved customer service and satisfaction. Champion workforce planning and development to ensure that employees have every opportunity to assume leadership positions as baby boomers retire. Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of services through the increased use of technology.
THE POSITION:
Under general direction to provide staff assistance and coordination of Countywide employeremployee relations activities; to make policy recommendations on labor relations matters; to participate in labor negotiations activities; to assist in the resolution of grievances and disciplinary matters; to prepare Memoranda of Understanding and other documents relating to Labor Relations assignments; to provide advice interpretation and orientation to operating department personnel; to represent the Human Resource Services Department in dealing with other departments government agencies labor organizations; and to perform related duties as required.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
This specification describes the journey level classification located in the Employee and Labor Relations Division of the Human Resource Services Department which provide support for and/or participate in countywide employeremployee relations activities. The Labor Relations Analyst II is the journey level position and is expected to handle the most complex and sensitive Labor Relations grievance and disciplinary matters independently. Labor Relations Analyst II is distinguished from the Principal Labor Relations Analyst in that the latter class is a first level working supervisor within the Labor Relations Analyst classification series.
For more detailed information about the job classification please visit: Labor Relations Analyst II #0284.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:
In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications of the position the ideal candidate will exemplify the following critical attributes:
Collaborator and consensus builder maintaining and cultivating successful working relationships.
A team player with exceptional interpersonal verbal and written communication and facilitation skills.
Treats change and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth and identifies the benefits of change as well as facilitates the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace.
Great communicator and listener quick and clear thinker calm under pressure able to deal with conflict.
Politically astute leader possessing the skills necessary for identifying navigating and successfully interacting within the dynamics of the organization while maintaining sensitivity to the competing needs of a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Critical and strategic thinker with sound judgment innovative yet practical problemsolving skills and the ability to apply logical thinking and quantitative methods to gather and analyze information make decisions and exercise good judgment to design solutions and formulate and articulate action plans proactively and collaboratively.
Wellorganized with the ability to prioritize tasks and work on multiple projects and multitask; manage a variety of complex projects while charting a course of action that effectively and efferently assists the organization in fulfilling its goals and objectives.
Exercises good judgment and makes sound decisions in dealing with people within a sensitive and political environment.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience:
The equivalent of 18 months of fulltime professional experience as a Labor Relations Analyst I in the Alameda County classified service.
OR
Education:
Possession of a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a related field
AND
Experience:
The equivalent of two 2 years of increasingly responsible experience working with labor organizations labor relations activities including contract negotiations meet and confers performance management grievance resolution and employee relations problem solving activities.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above minimum qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies.
- Knowledge of collective bargaining process in the public and/or private sector including Federal and State labor legislation applicable to local government.
- Standard principles of collective bargaining including representation rights management rights and scope of bargaining.
- Standard negotiating practices including preparation of negotiating strategy tactics and impasse procedures.
- Knowledge of the principles of human resource administration and management.
- Techniques of administrative and management analysis including the identification of fringe benefit costs and other labor statistics.
- Statistical and reporting methods used in administrative and management analysis.
- Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities policies and regulations.
- Current employeremployee relations practices trends and major problems.
- Techniques of dispute resolution.
- Administrative procedures and practice for processing grievances up to and including arbitration.
Ability to:
- Effectively communicate in written and oral form.
- Make decisions.
- Research analyze and problem solve.
- Manage competing priorities.
- Lead other people.
- Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity.
- Be flexible.
- Plan and organize.
- Analyze budgets.
- Use independent judgment.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
1. A review of applicants applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the classification will move on to the next step in the testing.
oral examination which will be weighted as 100 of the candidates final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.
Candidates must attain a qualifying rating on each portion of this examination.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.
The County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position in which case the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
To learn more about our recruitment and selection process please visit the What You Need to Know section of our website .
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN
Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance.
The following dates aretentativeand subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:
Results Notification:
Promulgation of Eligible List
May 3 2025
May 28 2025
For your Health & WellBeing
- Medical HMO & PPO Plans
- Dental HMO & PPO Plans
- Vision or Vision Reimbursement
- Share the Savings
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- County Allowance Credit
- Flexible Spending Accounts Health FSA Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
- ShortTerm Disability Insurance
- LongTerm Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits Accident Insurance Critical Illness LongTerm Care Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
- Employee Assistance Program
For your Financial Future
- Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plan 457 Plan or Roth Plan)
For your Work/Life Balance
- 12 paid holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Vacation and sick leave accrual
- Vacation purchase program
- Management Paid Leave**
- Catastrophic Sick Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness Incentive Based Programs Gym Membership Discounts)
- Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks cell phone etc.
- Child Care Resources
- 1st United Services Credit Union
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
** Nonexempt management employees are entitled to up to three 3 days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to eight 8 days of management paid leave.
Conclusion
All notices related to County recruitments for which you haveapplied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add@ andas accepted addresses toany email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not dothis your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of thenotices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advisedto regularly log into your County online application account tocheck for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that willbe sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application will be able to view all of your notices in your online application accountby clicking on the My applications button on the Current JobOpenings page.
Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not missany notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County is not responsible for notices that are not read received or accessedby any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated emailnotification system. Replies to the email boxesandare routed to unmonitoredmailboxes. If you have questions please go to our website at. You may also contact theHuman Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment forwhich you have applied.
Monique Hill Personnel Services ProgramManager Recruitment and Selection
Human Resource Services County of Alameda
or email
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Alameda County has a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit competence performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other nonmerit factors protected under federal state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace environment.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
Key Skills
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