Human Resources Director
Company: Government jobs
Location: Houston
Posted on: January 28, 2023
Job Description:
Position Description
Mission of Precinct One
Precinct One's mission is that we are committed to become a
national model for delivering responsive public service utilizing
inclusive, innovative, and collaborative approaches to improve the
quality of life, advance equality of opportunity, and promote the
fair treatment of all people in Harris County.
Harris County-Commissioner Precinct One is offering an exciting and
challenging opportunity to join our team as Human Resources
Director. The successful candidate will be a strategic partner
within an organization whose members are committed to supporting
the vigorous pursuit of a nationally-recognized standard for
inclusive, collaborative, innovative, creative, and effective
programs and services that maximize the use of public resources to
the greatest possible benefit of the people they serve. Our purpose
is simply stated: to advance equality of opportunity, improve the
quality of life, and promote the fair treatment of everyone who
lives in Precinct One and all of Harris County.
What you will do at Precinct One
Our next HR Director will work with a highly skilled Human
Resources Team to drive and lead in the creation and implementation
of HR strategies for Commissioner Precinct One.
- As a member of the senior leadership team, working with the
Chief of Staff, the Chief Operating Officer, and division
directors, the next HR Director will lead HR initiatives designed
to foster an employee-oriented, high-performance culture that
prizes empowerment, quality, productivity, ethical standards, and
organizational growth
- In collaboration with the Precinct's divisions, this individual
will contribute to the development of programs that attract and
retain talent, develop employees, and bring organizational goals
and strategic objectives into alignment
- Our next HR Director will serve as a key link between
management and employees, their success grounded in the ability to
establish and maintain positive working relationships based on
trust and mutual respect
- The Human Resources Director will serve as one of nine division
directors, the others being Administration, Policy, Communications,
Community and Government Affairs, Development and Infrastructure,
Finance, Programs, and Shared Services
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713)
274-5445 or email
ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.
This position is subject to a criminal history check.
Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when
considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.
Requirements
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Government, or a
related field of study from an accredited college or
universityCertifications:
- One or more Human Resources certificationsExperience:
- Ten (10) years experience in a senior Human Resources role
- Demonstrated experience in the following areas, with in-depth
work done in at least six:
- Candidate recruitment and selection
- Talent pipeline creation, maintenance, and deployment
- Performance feedback, coaching, and evaluation
- Personal learning and development;
- Organizational growth and development
- Compensation coordination
- Benefits management
- Values maintenance
- Workplace enhancement
- HR technology management
- Change management.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of finance, budget, and purchasing concepts in a
governmental entity
- Proven ability to deliver inspiring leadership that encourages
initiative, affords transparency, and demands accountability
- Capacity to recognize the process, social, and cultural
elements across the precinct and the County at large and work to
eliminate any aspects that may impede collaboration and trust
NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge and skills must
be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to
the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information
stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See
Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.
Preferences
- Advanced degree in a related field of study from an accredited
college or university
- Previous work history in a government setting General
Information
About Precinct One
There are four Commissioner precincts in Harris County, the most
populous county in Texas and the third most populous in the United
States. There are four elected commissioners, who along with an
elected county judge serve as the Harris County Commissioners
Court, the administrative head of the county's government. With
approximately 1.1 million residents, Commissioner Precinct One is a
diverse, urban local government unit that covers 363 square miles;
if it were an independent city, it would be among the nation's
fifteen largest. The Precinct's multi-racial, multi-ethnic
population is roughly 39 percent African American, 37 percent
Latino, 18 percent Anglo, 5 percent Asian, and 1 percent other.
Precinct One includes 876 miles of road, stretches south to
Brazoria County, and also reaches into eastern and northern
sections of Harris County. The Precinct includes a large swath of
downtown Houston, including the Harris County Downtown Court
Complex, Toyota Center, Minute Maid Park, and BBVA Compass Stadium.
Other notable landmarks include the 263-acre NRG Park complex and
the Texas Medical Center, a world-renowned collection of 61
institutions devoted to medical research, training, and care. The
Precinct is also the higher education home to Houston Community
College, Rice University, Texas Southern University, the University
of Houston's main and downtown campuses, and the University of St.
Thomas.
Areas of Responsibility
- HR Team Leadership. Our next HR Director will be expected to
lead an established team of highly experienced and skilled HR
professionals who actively embrace, promote, and advance the
mission, vision, and values of Precinct One. Working as a trusted
advisor with both this team and the Precinct's employees at large,
the HR Director will support the accomplishment of the Precinct's
goals and strategic objectives. Essential in meeting this
responsibility will be the ability to listen and act with empathy,
demonstrate behaviors evidencing a high emotional quotient (EQ),
engage diplomatically with sensitive issues and situations, and
serve as a role model for the leadership values the Precinct
advocates.
- Candidate Recruitment and Selection. The strength of Precinct
One - our capacity to deliver on the commitments we make to those
we represent - ultimately depends on the quality of our people. Our
next HR Director will work with the HR Team to facilitate the
recruitment and selection of the best talent available. Just as
important, we will rely on our next HR Director to assist our HR
Team, acting as HR Business Partners supporting our various
divisions, in bringing on board recruits who not only possess the
technical, job-related, and interpersonal competencies required for
their success, but who also embody and embrace our mission, vision,
and values.
- Talent Pipeline Creation, Maintenance, and Deployment. Although
a robust program of external recruitment and selection are
essential to our success, we believe it is at least as important to
develop those already on our team, giving them the competencies
needed to succeed and the opportunities to advance to greater roles
and responsibilities through well-organized, scrupulously honored
talent pipeline. We will look to our next HR Director to help us
use the talent pipeline resources maintained by the County's
central HR office to give our people the greatest possible
opportunities to show us what they are capable of, and to make the
most significant impact they can on the quality of our work.
- Performance Feedback, Coaching, and Evaluation. At Precinct
One, we believe in accountability - for both our performance and
our results. We see this accountability as involving more than just
our own immediate responsibilities; we also believe in shared
responsibility for the end product. Likewise, each of us
individually must hold ourselves to a high standard of performance,
but everyone who has direct reports must also share in that
responsibility by providing the feedback, coaching, and periodic
evaluations critical to keeping each of us, and our organization,
on the path to success. We will expect our next HR Director to help
us improve and enhance our collective skill in providing effective
feedback and coaching and to develop a disciplined and objective
system of performance evaluation that will help us approach the
assessment process consistently and equitably across the
Precinct.
- Personal Learning and Development. We at Precinct One believe
professional growth is a continuous process, one that we should
promote, support, and provide in every way possible. Our next HR
Director will be the champion for our efforts in this regard. They
will take leadership in developing the full range of professional
development options we offer; they will also work with the HR Team,
division directors, and others to make sure each of our team
members has a personal development plan that furthers their
professional growth, adds to the inventory and depth of their
skills, and strengthens their capacity to contribute to the work of
the Precinct.
- Organizational Growth and Development. In addition to
supporting individual professional growth and development, we will
expect our next HR Director to take on a significant leadership
role regarding issues of organizational change and design - the
macro-level interventions that will help achieve desired change and
build a more effective organization. While we will want our next HR
Director to be one of the leaders in this area, we will also expect
them to do so collaboratively, working with their director
colleagues and others to make certain the change we want gets
deeply embedded in our policies, practices, and values.
- Compensation Coordination. While compensation is not the only
contributor to the satisfaction of our team with their employment,
it is a major factor. Our next HR Director will be tasked with
ensuring that our compensation structure is equitable across the
organization, competitive with current market conditions, and
financially sound. We will expect the person we select to make
recommendations regarding compensation based on the best available
data; we also expect that those recommendations will reflect and
support the Precinct's goals and strategic objectives.
- Benefits Management. Harris County offers our employees a wide
range of benefits. We will look to our next HR Director to ensure
that all our team members have ample opportunity to know,
understand and access the benefits offered to them. In addition, we
will want our next HR Director to be a leader in advocating for
improvements and enhancements to County benefits, to ensure that we
can remain competitive for the talent we need to serve those we
represent.
- Values Maintenance. We in Precinct One have worked hard to
develop a common understanding of what is expected of each of us
individually in doing our job, as well as what we believe essential
in the way we work together. We anticipate that our next HR
Director will help hold us to those expectations, working directly
or through the HR Team with those individuals who fall short of our
standards and coaching us to make sure we eliminate those behaviors
and other obstacles that keep us from being best, most aligned
teammates possible. In short, we will be looking to our HR Director
to help us maintain the standards for behavior that we believe give
life to our values.
- HR Technology Management. While technology management may be a
newer role for HR Directors, it is becoming an ever more essential
one. Its purpose is to better enable efficient human resources
practices and the more effective realization of the Precinct's HR
strategy through technology. For everything from recruitment and
hiring to training to tracking professional growth of Precinct
employees, as well as the expediting of the multiple forms and
other documents associated with HR processes, we will want our next
HR Director to draw on technology with maximum positive effect.
For more information and to make an application, consult the Career
Opportunities page on Harris County website:
https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/CareerOpportunities.aspx.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting
other standards.
Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to
the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring
Department.
BENEFITS
Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including
comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as
defined benefit retirement plan.
The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in
regular (full-time) positions:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Wellness
- Life Insurance
- Long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- 10 days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of
service. Accrual rates increase based on years of service.
- 10 county holidays plus one (1) floating holiday
- Professional development opportunities
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
- Healthcare Reimbursement Account
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time)
employment and may be available to part-time employees:
- Retirement pension (TCDRS)
- Flexible schedules (varies by department)
- Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)
In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group
Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or
discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right
to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:
https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/Medical.aspx
01 Which of the following best describes your education as it
relates to this position?
- High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalent
- Associates Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree or higher
- None of the Above
02 If you selected a college degree in response to the previous
question, which of the following disciplines best relates to your
degree most relevant to this position?
- Operations Management
- Government
- Other Related Field
- Unrelated Field
- N/A; No Degree
03 Please describe your educational background including level of
education completed, area of study and completed major and minor
programs.
04 Which of the following best describes your verifiable years of
experience in a senior human resources role? (To be considered,
qualifying experience must be documented in your application's
employment history)
- Less than ten (10) years.
- Ten (10) years but less than eleven (11) years.
- Eleven (11) years but less than twelve (12) years.
- Twelve (12) or more years
- I do not have this experience.
05 Please provide details about your verifiable years of experience
in a senior human resources role. Do not use "Please see Resume" or
"See Resume". (To be considered, qualifying experience must be
documented in your application's employment history.) Please
include your (a) role(s), (b) types of organizations, (c) scope of
duties and responsibilities. If you do not have this experience,
please type "None" in the space provided.
06 Do you have previous work history in a government environment?
- Yes
- No
07 Do you possess demonstrated experience in any of the following
areas, with in-depth work done in at least six? Select all that
apply. (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented
in your application's employment history.)
- Candidate recruitment and selection
- Talent pipeline creation, maintenance, and deployment
- Performance feedback, coaching, and evaluation
- Personal learning and development
- Organizational growth and development
- Compensation coordination
- Benefits management
- Values maintenance
- Workplace enhancement
- HR technology management
- Change management
- None of the above
08 Do you possess any professional certifications related to this
position? If so, please list them below. (All certifications must
be properly listed within the application.)
09 Do you have any of the following certifications? Please document
your certification on your application.
- Associate Professional in Human Resources (APHR)
- Professional in Human Resources (PHR)
- SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
- Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
- SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
- None of the above but other equivalent certifications
- None of the above
* Required Question
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