Job Description
Closing Date: May 6, 2024

This position is open only to :

(1) Current Montgomery County Government employees;

(2) Montgomery County employees who were affected by reduction-in-force and currently have RIF priority rights;

(3) Active Montgomery County local fire and rescue department volunteers with at least 50 points under the length of service award program (LOSAP)
About the Position :
Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, DC and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation.Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for delivery of the County's public health and human services that meet the needs of our community's most vulnerable children, adults, and seniors.The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations.With 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a Department we believe health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food. HHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

If you are interested in working for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Program Manager II (Human Resources) position.

This position will serve on a team of human resource professionals who support human resources operations for eight service areas and support over 2000 employees.This is a full performance professional human resource expert that will have full technical responsibility for all aspects of the human resources program and operations.

This Program Manager II will liaise with the Office of Human Resources, Occupational Medical Services, MC Time, the Office of Management and Budget, Benefits, ERP team, and others to administer departmental HR activities and initiatives.Responsibilities include consolidating, overseeing all aspects of human resources work for services areas and responsible for administrative processing of tasks and transactions relating to Employment, Compensation, Training, Wage Equity, Orientation and other employee services to support services areas and provide for over 2000 union and non-union employees.

Program Management Duties Include :

• Employment - Perform all recruitment efforts; perform salary equity studies, onboard/exit interviews, and other related duties.
• Oversee position management and MCTime process for service areas.
• Compensation - Review position classification process for service areas and wage-equity for job selections to include all job groups for HHS. This position makes recommendation of the costs and potential budget impacts to the department.
• Manage Merit Process for HHS and biweekly Orientation for the whole department.
• Training Compliance, Recognition - monitor, arrange and ensure all mandatory training is completed and up to date; Manage and participate in HHS Recognition and Award Program.
• The incumbent must possess a thorough understanding of professional personnel principles and knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations. For additional information regarding the DHHS its mission and additional opportunities please visit https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/hhs/ .

Additional Employment Information
OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from theEthics Commissionwebsite.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications :

Experience :Five (5) years of professional Human Resources generalist experience in the areas of Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, Employment, Employee Relations, Compensation, and/or Human Resources Development within a large organization of 1000 people or more.

Education :Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelors degree.

Equivalency :An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
Preferred Criteria
Preferred Criteria :

The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevancy of training, and experience in the following areas.

• HR Projects Analytics, Development, and Implementation.
• Experience in providing Professional HR customer service.
• HR Function - Recruiting and Compensation, HRIS, Onboarding, Exit Process.
• Labor Management Administration.
• HR Data Analysis and Reports Experience.
• Written Communications.
• Advanced proficiency in Human Resource Computer Applications
• Experience with teamwork / collaboration.

Minimum Salary 75368
Maximum Salary 120947
Currency USD