• Plans, organizes, directs and evaluates the work of sections in broad human resources program areas such as recruitment and selection, classification and salary administration, discipline and advocacy, and employee relations; ensures the operations and human resources services are effectively integrated with the service needs of the department and operations of other divisions.
• Develops and implements human resources program strategies and initiatives to accomplish short and long-range planning objectives and recommends administrative, operational and systems improvements to enhance effectiveness and integrity.
• Evaluates and directs changes to department-wide personnel policies and practices to comply with local, State and Federal personnel/employment laws and personnel rules and labor contracts.
• Advises management, supervisors and employees on the appropriate application of personnel policies, standards, regulations, procedures and practices.
• Develops procedures for handling employee problems and arranges for specialized assistance for employees as needed.
• Administers department-wide performance management programs within the framework established by the Department of Human Resources, and acts as liaison with the staff of the Department of Human Resources on appeals on ratings, actions to discharge or reduce probationers, evaluation procedures, and procedures for reporting ratings. 
• Administers and coordinates departmental advocacy operations and activities, ensures the appropriate preparation and presentation of cases involving department disciplinary actions and charges of discrimination which may be appealed to the Civil Service Commission.
• Ensures that departmental positions are properly classified, initiates classification studies, screens study requests from operating divisions, provides results of studies to the Chief Executive Office for approval, and transmits classification decisions to supervisors and employees.
• Administers a decentralized examining program, including examination bulletin preparation, application processing, development and administration of examination components and preparation of eligible lists in accordance with Civil Service Rules and Department of Human Resources policies and procedures.

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SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

OPTION 1:  Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree* in Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resource Management, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or a closely related field -AND- Two years of highly responsible experience supervising professional-level staff conducting technical human resources work in areas such as recruitment and selection, discipline/advocacy, classification, and/or, employee relations; one year of which must have been at the level of the County of Los Angeles class of Administrative Services Manager III,** Principal Analyst, Human Resources,*** Section Manager, Administration, ISD,**** or higher. 

OPTION 2:  Five years of highly responsible administrative experience***** performing the more difficult technical human resources work; two years of which must have been supervising professional-level staff conducting technical human resources work in areas such as recruitment and selection, discipline/advocacy, classification, and/or employee relations, one year of which must have been at the level of the County of Los Angeles class of Administrative Services Manager III,** Principal Analyst, Human Resources,*** Section Manager, Administration, ISD,**** or higher.