Human Resources / Risk Manager
April 2026
HUMAN RESOURCES / RISK MANAGER
JOB FAMILY: Administrative Services
EEO CATEGORY: Professionals
FLSA: Exempt
PAY PLAN: Full-Time Pay Plan
UNION STATUS: Represented
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Under the direction of the assigned administrator, the Human Resources/Risk Manager plans, coordinates, and supervises staff and activities involved in the administration of the city’s human resources programs, risk management programs; provides complex and technical human resources and risk management-related assistance to department directors, division managers, the Assistant City Manager and/or the City Manager.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
Exercises direct supervision over professional and administrative support staff.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND TASKS:
The following list of functions, duties, and tasks is typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform other closely related or departmentspecific functions, duties, and tasks from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.
• Plans, directs, and manages the recruitment and selection process, including the development of job announcements, placement of ads in newspapers and professional journals, scheduling of interviews, administering tests, and preparing eligibility lists. • Supervises benefit administration, including annual open enrollment for health, dental, and vision plans; and supervises and participates in conducting compensation and benefits surveys and studies, gathering information from other cities and agencies; and supervises the city’s workers’ compensation program with employees and third-party administrator. • Supervises EEO, training and orientation programs, ADA administration, Personnel records maintenance, workers’ compensation, and risk management programs. • Develops policies, procedures, forms, and practices to improve human resources and risk management operations and efficiencies; and assists supervisory personnel with the disciplinary process of subordinate personnel.
• Analyzes proposed legislation, identifying its impact on employees, employers, and the city’s human resources program; and prepares letters of support or opposition. • Represents the city during meetings and conferences; costs proposals; develops recommendations regarding proposals and counter proposals, modifications to Memoranda of Job Classification Description
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Human Resources / Risk Manager
April 2026
Understanding, personnel rules and regulations and related policies; and prepares and monitors the department’s budget.
• Manages the employee evaluation system, including the development of evaluation forms and processes; and reviews completed performance evaluations for city-wide consistency; and identifies employee training needs, develops training programs, and provides training seminars and classes.
• Develops and maintains a classification and compensation system, including the development of and modifications to job descriptions.
• Select, train, and evaluate Human Resources personnel; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; participate ii discipline and termination procedures. • Direct the preparation and maintenance of personnel records and reports, employee handbooks, orientation manuals, and other publications on employee working conditions and benefits. • Performs other related duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
(At time of application)
Knowledge of:
• Principles of public administration, budget preparation and analysis, human resources, management, organizational development, systems, and procedures • Classification and compensation systems, theories, polices, and procedures • Federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, policies, and procedures • Survey techniques, statistics, and report writing
• Computer usage including related software
• Principles of supervision, employee training, and performance evaluation Skills and Abilities to:
• Collect and analyze data, present findings objectively, clearly, and concisely, and prepare reports with conclusions and recommendations
• Train, supervise, evaluate, motivate, and discipline subordinate personnel • Follow directions and policies with minimal supervision • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, commissions, the City Council, the city manager, and the public
• Understand and respond to the public’s and staff’s requests for assistance both on the phone and in person
• Communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance
• Relate well, communicate, and work effectively with diverse groups of stakeholders who represent a range of ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds • Provide administrative and professional leadership and direction for Human Resources and Risk Management
• and perform all essential functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without reasonable accommodation
Human Resources / Risk Manager
April 2026
JOB QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:
(At time of application and in addition to the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities listed above.) EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge, abilities and skills is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the qualifications would be:
Bachelor’s Degree in public administration, business administration, risk management, or a related field and five (5) years of experience in human resources, including labor negotiations. Master’s Degree is highly desirable.
LICENSE(S) REQUIRED:
• Valid state-issued Driver’s License and a good driving record preferred.
WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
(Must be performed with or without reasonable accommodations) • This position works primarily in an indoor office environment. • Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, sitting, gripping, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking and hearing, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally (up to 1/3 of workday), and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of workday), and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (2/3 or more of workday) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work