Human Resources Manager (Labor and Employee Relations)

Solano County is the ideal place to live, learn, work and play.

The County of Solano recognizes that our employees are our biggest asset. We work collaboratively to solve problems and introduce creative solutions.

THE POSITION

Under administrative direction, the Human Resources Manager plans, organizes, coordinates and manages complex, professional level labor and employee relations activities, including but not limited to negotiations, meet and confers, grievance processes, and disciplinary processes.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

The County of Solano is seeking an experienced and dynamic Human Resources Manager with experience in Labor and Employee Relations.

The Human Resources Manager serves as the County’s primary chief negotiator and provides professional and complex labor relations services to the County.

Primary responsibilities include administering the County-wide labor relations program, representing the County in negotiations, meet and confers, grievance and complaint hearings;

and advising management on labor relations matters; and managing assigned Human Resources staff. This position serves as a member of the County’s senior management team and reports to the Human Resources Director and / or Assistant Human Resources Director.

In addition to the required education and experience, successful candidates will have experience in labor and employee relations;

excellent written and verbal communication skills, outstanding customer service skills, and the ability to exercise sound judgment.

The successful candidate will also be empathetic to employee needs and work collaboratively as a team player with others to meet shared objectives that benefit Solano County and its employees.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education : Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university with a major preferably in human resources / personnel management, public administration, industrial / labor relations, employment law, organizational studies, behavioral or social sciences, business administration, or a closely related field.

A substitution of experience for education may be reviewed and considered on a year for year basis.)

Experience : At least four (4) years of progressively responsible, professional human resources experience which must have included assignments in at least one or more program areas, such as employee and labor relations, recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, benefits administration, and / or training and organizational development.

Two of those years must have been in a lead or supervisory role. (Completion of a graduate degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for up to one year of the required journey level experience).

LICENSING, CERTIFICATION, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

• Applicants are required to possess and maintain a valid California Driver’s License, Class C.
• IPMA-HR, SHRM-CP, AWI, or other relevant certificates are desirable but not required.

All licenses, certificates and registrations must be kept current while employed in this class. This may include the completion of continuing education units to maintain the required registration in good standing.

Employees must keep their licenses, certifications and registrations current and failure to do so may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement.

SELECTION PROCESS

10 / 31 / 2024 - Final Filing Deadline

All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.

TBD - Tentative Oral Board Interviews

Based on the information provided in the application documents, the qualified applicants may be invited for further examination and will either be pre-scheduled by the Department of Human Resources or be invited to self-schedule.

All applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination.

All potential new hires and employees considered for promotion to management, confidential positions or unrepresented positions will be subject to a background and reference check after contingent job offer is accepted.

These provisions are subject to change.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted through the NEOGOV system. Paper copies of applications are not accepted. All additional application materials as requested in the job announcement (degree / transcripts, certificates, DD-214 if applicable, ADA Accommodation Request) must be submitted by the application final filing deadline.

Any further questions can be directed to the Department of Human Resources at (707) 784-6170, business hours are Monday-Friday, 8 : 00 a.

m.-5 : 00 p.m. EOE / AA.

Please note that all dates / times listed in the job announcement are Pacific Time.

DOCUMENT SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

All candidates must submit a copy of their official / unofficial transcripts (verifying the courses and units completed) or degree (verifying institution, student, date, degree and area of specialization conferred) by the final filing date of the recruitment.

Candidates who fail to submit their degree / transcripts by the deadline will be disqualified from the recruitment.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING : Candidates who attended a college or university that is accredited by a foreign or non-U.S. accrediting agency must have their educational units evaluated by an educational evaluation service.

The result must be submitted to the Human Resources Department no later than the close of the recruitment.

How to Submit Your Documents

In addition to uploading attachments when applying online, candidates may submit documents by fax to (707) 784-3424, or by email to recruitment@solanocounty.

com. Be sure to include the recruitment title (Human Resources Manager) and the recruitment number (24-197055-01) in your email or fax.

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