Labor Relations Analyst/Officer

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Riverside County Human Resources Department is seeking a Labor Relations Analyst/Officer (Principal HR Analyst/Employee & Labor Relations Officer) to support the Labor Relations Division in Riverside.

The Labor Relations Division acts as both a resource and liaison between stakeholders to ensure the appropriate application of legal, regulatory, policy, and union contract interpretation.

This position will be tasked with formulating, developing, and interpreting Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) language, providing advice regarding best practices, and drawing from collective bargaining experience to resolve a variety of issues.

Additionally, the position will play a key role in the collective bargaining and contract negotiation process for the County, which is comprised of six labor groups.

The Department desires candidates that have provided support in the collective bargaining process, have familiarity in the Meet and Confer process, and a strong understanding of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, and relevant laws, regulations, and policies governing public sector labor and employment.

Competitive candidates will possess considerable work experience in a public sector unionized environment with comparable collective bargaining and contract negotiation responsibilities, as well as experience working with the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB).

The level at which the position will be filled is at the Department's discretion and is based on candidate qualifications.

The Principal Human Resources Analyst is a natural progression underfill for the class of Employee and Labor Relations Officer.

Incumbents may be eligible to promote to the Employee and Labor Relations Officer upon successful completion of their probationary period, which would include a satisfactory performance evaluation and any additional qualification requirements.

Promotions to this class are authorized at the discretion of the Director of Human Resources.

This class has been deemed eligible for the Performance Recognition Plan as set forth under Article 3, Section 311 of the County Management Resolution.

Program eligibility requires employees to be in a leadership position, manage other employees or programs, and have significant influence on the achievement of organizational objectives.

Applications will be reviewed and competitive candidates will be referred for interview in the order in which they are received.

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EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Serve as advisor or liaison to an assigned department, unit, or agency in various aspects of human resources administration; counsel and advise managers and supervisors regarding issues governed by the collective bargaining agreements; interpret Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) and County Ordinance provisi...