Senior Human Resources Analyst

The City of Oakland is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity inclusion and equity. Oakland has a long history of activism around issues of justice and equity. Both oppression and this resistance to oppression have shaped the citys historical roots and the lives of its residents to this day. As public servants in one of the most diverse cities in the nation we strive to develop employees who understand the harm and impacts of systemic inequity to create lasting meaningful outcomes for everyone. Oakland strives to establish an environment that embraces the richness of culture community and individualism of employees.


Why join the City of Oakland Human Resources Management Department
Situated at the heart of the Bay Area the City of Oakland is a vibrant diverse and exciting place to work. It is easily accessible on the forefront of Race and Equity work and a full-service organization with many innovative community services.

The Human Resources Management Department is filling Senior Human Resources vacancies in our Recruitment Classification and Public Safety teams.

This is the best time to join our team! If youre passionate about recruitment equity and shaping the future of public service the City of Oaklands Human Resources Management Department offers an exciting opportunity. As part of our recruitment team youll help attract and retain top talent that reflects the diversity and vibrancy of Oakland. Youll play a critical role in designing inclusive hiring strategies partnering with departments citywide and ensuring fair transparent processes that support a strong and representative workforce. Join us and be part of building a more innovative equitable and community-driven Oaklandone hire at a time.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Analytical and data-driven. You will work closely with client departments to collect job information to develop valid employment exams that ensure positions are properly classified.
• Creative! You will have the opportunity to develop innovative ways to assess applicant qualifications to ensure the best-qualified candidates are available for our hiring managers.
• Interested in learning and developing their career.In addition to the opportunity to work on special projects you will have access to Race and Equity supervisory and other technical training. And once a City employee you enjoy hiring preference for all City jobs.
• Customer-focused.The Human Resources Management Department prides itself on exceptional customer service. You will get a chance to enhance the entire organization by being customer-focused and exceeding expectations.
• A strong relationship builder with excellent communication skills.You will have the opportunity to interface with many diverse client departments Library Public Works Police Fire Transportation Housing and Information Technology to name a few. With this you will get to establish meaningful professional relationships and communicate with a variety of audiences.
• Organized and results-driven.You will need to balance multiple assignments and priorities in a dynamic environment. Attention to detail is needed to ensure HR services are timely and accurately delivered.

• Leading professional HR analystsand supervisingparaprofessional HR staff performing recruitment selection classification compensation operations and other human resource functions.
• Leveraging HR systems and software to support recruitment classification and compensation.
  
• Building strong working relationships with departments vendors and employee organizations to support effective hiring and classification work.

• Serving as a subject matter expert in recruitment and providing strategic guidance to support City goals and priorities.
• Planning and coordinating recruitment campaigns for sensitive and specialized classifications in partnership with operating departments.
• Developing and administering written exams assessment centers and other selection tools to support fair and effective hiring.
• Analyzing exam data including adverse impact and statistical trends to ensure compliance with professional and legal standards.
• Advising employees and leadership on personnel rules labor agreements salary ordinances and applicable laws related to recruitment and classification.
• Reviewing and responding to examination appeals and ensuring personnel manual requirements are met.
  
  

• Serving as a subject matter expert in classification and providing strategic direction to support City goals and priorities.
• Advising employees and leadership on personnel rules labor agreements salary ordinances and applicable laws related to classification and compensation.
• Supporting the design and implementation of complex classification and compensation studies.
• Collaborating with departments and employee organizations to revise and develop classification specifications and maintain an up-to-date classification plan.
• Leading classification studies by directing staff in position audits and recommending appropriate classification allocations.
• Analyzing compensation data and market trends to recommend salary levels based on internal alignment and external competitiveness.
• Conducting salary surveys and internal equity studies to develop compensation proposals and Salary Ordinance amendments.
• Reviewing and responding to classification appeals and supporting the interpretation of the personnel manual as it relates to selective certification and correct use of classifications.

• Leading and supporting public safety recruitments for sworn and non-sworn classifications by guiding professional and paraprofessional HR staff coordinating with assigned departments and partnering with external vendors on employment assessments.
• Ensuring that recruitments meet timelines and other requirements that are established in the memorandum of understanding.
• Developing written exams assessment centers candidate orientations assessor orientations and more.
• Analyzing exam results including adverse impact and statistical trends to support equitable hiring decisions.
• Advising departments and leadership on recruitment strategies eligibility lists and selection outcomes.
• Exercising oversight on work of SMEs and external vendors to ensure that they meet organizational standards.
• Coordinating with Union officials to ensure shared interpretation of MOU provisions provide updates about the recruitment process and coordinate union support with exam observation.

Individuals who are appointed to this position will be required to maintain a valid California Drivers License throughout the tenure of employment OR demonstrate the ability to travel to various locations in a timely manner as required in the performance of duties.

Required Experience:

Senior IC