Human Resources Analyst (18-month limited term)

About Carlsbad
The City of Carlsbad is ideally situated in north San Diego County, where a great climate, beautiful beaches, scenic lagoons and abundant open space create the ideal California experience. City government serves 115,000 residents and a diverse business community by providing high quality services, including dedicated public safety personnel, well-maintained parks, three pools, 67 miles of city trails and three city-run libraries. The City of Carlsbad is committed to maintaining its small-town beach community character as it continues to grow. An award-winning growth management plan has helped ensure infrastructure has kept pace with new development, while protecting the city's financial health. Carlsbad has a AAA credit rating, one of the best funded pensions in the region and healthy reserves.

The City of Carlsbad Human Resources Department operates in a very collaborative environment where a positive, supportive and can-do approach is valued, and everyone works as a team and across different functional sections as needed. The work in the department is challenging, rewarding and fulfilling in a fast-paced environment.

• Benefits, Health & Wellness
• Classification & Compensation
• Contract & Budget Management
• HRIS Database Management
• Payroll
• Leave Administration

Administers the city's employee benefit program, including medical, dental, vision, spending reimbursement accounts, life insurance, long term disability, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Provides assistance and consults with managers and employees regarding the interpretation of personnel practices, policies, and procedures including related laws and regulations.

Manages employee leaves of absences to comply with all City, State and Federal related laws and policies.

Conducts new hire orientation, manages annual open enrollment processes, and assists employees with benefit related issues.

Performs HRIS database management and provides data analytics to the organization.

Audits personnel and compensation changes and employee benefit invoices.

Performs job audits and compensation studies.

Develops communication plans, works with all city departments management and designees to ensure proper coordination, and works with all levels of staff all the way up to the executive team to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Provides assistance during the labor negotiations process, conducts surveys and provides statistical reports of pay and benefits, evaluates changes to bargaining unit memorandum of understanding and recommends applicable changes to personnel rules and regulations. In addition, works with finance to calculate all costs related to negotiations.

Supports employee onboarding and offboarding activities, including medical and background check processes, processing of new hire paperwork, and separation administration.

Perform other related duties as required.

To perform a job in this classification, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties as generally described in the specification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties in a specific job. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Knowledge of:

• Human Resources laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
• Principles and practices of personnel administration including job analysis, position classification, compensation, leaves, payroll and benefits
• Statistical principles and research and analytical methods
• Principles and practices of public administration
• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Modern office procedures and methods including computer equipment and supporting word processing and spreadsheet applications
• Pertinent HR related Federal, State, local codes, laws, and regulations
• Strong emotional intelligence and people skills
• Maintaining HRIS databases

Ability to:

• Perform professional, technical, and analytical personnel tasks
• Understand city personnel programs and policies and interpret them to employees, management, and the public
• Understand the organization and operation of the city and outside agencies as related to the personnel function
• Conduct job analyses and classification analyses
• Respond to personnel-related requests and inquiries from city employees, management, and the public
• Collect, compile, and analyze information and data
• Write clear, concise, and accurate reports and job descriptions
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Provides prompt and excellent quality customer service
• Organize and coordinate projects and prioritize activities to meet established deadlines
• Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer and associated word processing applications
• Work well under pressure to meet deadlines

Any combination equivalent to experience and/or education that would provide the required knowledge, and abilities will be considered to qualify for this position. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

A bachelor's degree in human resources, labor and industrial relations, psychology, business or public administration, or other related field.

A minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in human resources.

The city may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications and we encourage you to apply if you are interested.

DESIRABLE CERTIFICATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Possession of professional certifications as it relates to HR/LR (i.e. PHR, SPHR, CALPELRA CLRM, IPMA, etc.).
• Experience using Lawson or Workday HRIS/payroll applications