Position is open until May 10, 2024

Applicant Screening: May 13, 2024

For consideration or questions, please submit the following in [one]{.underline} email with the Subject Line:  HR Director to: mayling.chin@co.yakima.wa.us

• cover letter
• resume
• submit 3 professional references
• written example of a work initiative you have proposed or implemented

•  (optional)

   

Candidates selected for an in-person interview will be required to present a PowerPoint presentation to the Board of County Commissioners

The selected incumbent will be required to:  

• provide a copy of current driver's license
• successfully complete a criminal background investigation and general                      employment verification

* Position Summary*

The Human Resources Director is responsible for executing a broad variety of general policy and administrative directions received from the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). The incumbent will provide advice to the BOCC and other county officials and department heads on human resource issues, initiatives, policy development, legal and technical matters affecting county operations as an employer and is responsible for administering county-wide human resource policies to carry out the county mission. The incumbent will function as an active liaison between employees, union representatives, the BOCC, elected officials, department heads regarding human resource issues.

Essential Duties:

Advises County Department Heads, Elected Officials and other management staff in the utilization and allocation of human resources.  Develops, interprets and explains policies, regulations, contracts and laws affecting employment and labor relations issues. 

Serves as an internal consultant on a wide array of organizational issues.  Monitors and ensures County compliance with federal and state employment and labor laws, rules, and regulations.  Participates in organizational strategic planning by modeling and forecasting labor costs and facilitating staff development and succession planning. Uses discretion, initiative, creativity and resourcefulness in addressing sensitive issues.

Serves as the Chairperson of the Personnel Committee and Employee Benefits Committee.  Serves as the County's designated Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Officer. 

Represents the Board of County Commissioners and other Elected Officials in Labor Relations matters such as contract interpretations, grievances, settlement negotiations, discipline and other actions relating to the development and administration of eighteen (18) collective bargaining agreements.

Administers Professional Services Agreements with labor attorneys/law firms engaged to represent the County in collective bargaining matters.  Recommends strategies for negotiations, Unfair Labor Practice and grievance litigations, and settlement proposals. Participates and reviews negotiations proposals and counter proposals and recommends when the Board should accept, modify, or reject collective bargaining proposals during negotiations. 

Participates with labor attorneys in the strategy for litigation cases by identifying and recommending effective tactics; researching County policies, procedures, and past practices; identifying and preparing supporting evidentiary materials; responding to interrogatories; and testifying during arbitrations, Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs) and court cases.

Develops, justifies, proposes and monitors budgets of HR department and various funds, including LEOFF I, Workers Compensation, Employee Benefits and Unemployment Funds.  Analyzes revenues and expenditures and projects current and future financial needs to meet goals and standards of service. 

Conducts formal grievance and discrimination complaint investigations and p