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— <br /> Position Description-Director of Human Resources <br /> Page 3 of 4 <br /> management discipline or needing to access expertise on human <br /> resource management matters. <br /> • Assist with the activities and programs of other departments, along with <br /> providing technical advice and assistance concerning equal access to <br /> County facilities, programs,and other activities. <br /> • Serves as the mayor's representative and spokesperson at the bargaining <br /> table with public sector unions. Receives, reviews and assesses <br /> probabilities on proposed contract changes.Formulates and <br /> recommends strategies, goals, and objectives for negotiations with <br /> representatives of the governor and other mayors. <br /> • Proposes,tracks, and/or lobbies on legislation affecting human resource <br /> management or the merit principle and the County's civil service system <br /> and on equal opportunity and access to County facilities,services, or <br /> programs. <br /> • Continually evaluates the County's human resource management <br /> structure and employees and plans for continual improvement of the <br /> efficiency and effectiveness of these employees as well as providing them <br /> with professional and personal growth opportunities. <br /> • Provides technical and clerical staff services to the Merit Appeals Board <br /> and Salary Commission. <br /> • Keeps abreast of the dynamics of the human resources field and on <br /> matters of equal opportunity and access to facilities, services, or programs <br /> through professional activities and self development. <br /> Qualifications <br /> The director, at the time of the director's appointment and thereafter, shall be <br /> thoroughly familiar with the principles and methods of personnel administration <br /> and shall believe in applying merit principles and scientific administrative <br /> methods to public personnel administration. <br /> The director shall have a bachelor's degree in human resources, public <br /> personnel administration,industrial relations, or a related field; however, human <br /> resource management experience may be substituted on a year for year basis. <br /> In addition,the director shall have had five years service in any human resource <br /> functional area, three years of which shall have been in an administrative <br /> capacity. <br /> The director shall have general knowledge of strategic management, <br /> compensation and benefits,workforce planning and employment, human <br />