Division Director of Human Resources

The incumbent performs highly responsible management and complex professional administrative work planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling the activities of the City's transactional Human Resources work in Recruitment and Compensation and Benefits Administration areas, and may carry out supervision of some of the other Human Resources functional areas including Employee Training and Development.

The incumbent is expected to function at an executive level, which means he/she is required to budget, plan and strategize, and effectively supervise unit managers. The Division Director must possess an advanced understanding of the functional subject areas and perform complex duties and analysis with limited supervision. Other significant duties include the analysis of employee compensation and benefits, and collaboration with consultants and actuaries. Additional responsibilities are to maintain actuarial soundness in the City's self-funded benefits funds, appropriate due diligence, proper budgeting and ensuring the City complies with all legal regulations. Supervision is received from the Human Resources Director or Assistant Director who evaluates the Division Director based on effectiveness of leadership, accomplishment of strategic goals, and quality of work.

• Develops processes and analyzes effectiveness of recruitment, compensation and benefit programs, and employee training and development programs; recommends changes as appropriate.
• Exercises supervision of unit managers, providing guidance, training, and support to them so that they may effectuate leadership over their unit and its work product.
• May set priorities and direct activities in the recruitment, compensation and benefits, and employee training and development functional areas.
• May set technological priorities and lead managers and staff to implement effective technology strategies and features to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Develops and maintains aspects of the HR and benefits operating budgets.
• Directs and supervises the entire cycle of procuring goods and services required for the effective and efficient delivery of services.
• Functions as one of the department's point of contact for legislative action including, but not limited to, Commission meeting agenda items, Committee meeting agenda items and reports; retains responsibility for implementing after-action directives.
• Develops, reviews, evaluates, updates, and implements standard operating procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources Management, Public/Business Administration, or in a related field.
• Five years of management experience relevant to the major duties/essential functions of the position
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of one or more of the following: management of recruitment programs, compensation administration, benefits administration (including self-insured programs), employee training and development, budgeting, and/or procurement.

Preferred:

• Three years of management experience in the public sector relevant to some or all of the department's functional areas: labor and employee relations, risk management, compensation, benefits, recruitment, and training.
• Three years of public sector experience.
• Executive-level experience preferred.
• Master's degree preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact
• Physical capability to effectively use and operate office related equipment, such as, but not limited to, word processor, calculator, copier, and fax machine
• No significant standing, walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, or kneeling
• Some reaching, and handling, sitting, standing, pushing, and pulling

For all positions:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, coworkers, the press the general public and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds regardless of race, religion, age, sex, disability, political affiliation, gender identity or sexual orientation. 
• Ability to serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of all city ethics and conflicts of interest policies. Strong understanding of ethical behavior is required.  
• Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance.  
• Performs related work as required.  
• Reports to work as directed during an emergency as an essential employee of the City of Miami Beach.

For all technical, professional, supervisory and managerial positions:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop innovative and creative solutions to issues consistent with the City’s strategic plan.

Applicants must detail any related work experience on the application or risk disqualification.  It is the applicant's responsibility to update their NEOGOV profile with work experience, education, certifications and personal contact information when submitting each application, failure to do so will result in ineligibility.  City of Miami Beach employees must reflect their current position and detail their work experience on the application to avoid being disqualified.
 
Veterans Preference:Veterans Preference is awarded in accordance with Florida State Statute 295.07. If veteran's preference is being claimed, it must be indicated on the application form and proper documentation, including all forms DD-214 (either Member 2 or Member 4), as well as the final Department of Defense Disability Letter (dated within one year)must be submittedwith the application.

Salary : $118,935 - $215,180