LABOR RELATIONS ADMINISTRATOR

Position Overview

Join the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) as a Labor Relations Administrator, where you will serve as the agency’s lead labor relations expert, advising executive leadership on collective bargaining agreements, employee relations, workplace investigations, grievance resolution, contract administration, and labor-management negotiations. This highly visible role offers the opportunity to influence workforce strategy, represent the agency in formal proceedings, and collaborate with leaders across the organization to ensure compliance, strengthen labor-management partnerships, and support IEMA-OHS’s critical public safety mission. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. 

Essential Functions

• Serves as the Labor Relations Administrator for the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) implementing policies and procedures for the agency Labor Relations Office.
• Establishes, fosters, and maintains effective working relationships with IEMA-OHS Senior Leadership, managers, supervisors, and external business partners in the administration of CBAs and employee relations programs.
• Serves as agency representative in grievance meetings, labor management meetings, Civil Service Commission (CSC) hearings and various other meetings with appropriate union representatives.
• Serves as the contract manager for agency contracts.
• Participates with CMS External Labor Relations to provide training regarding the implementation and administration of various contracts.
• Reviews position descriptions and prepares bargaining unit exclusion surveys.
• Collaborates with the Chief Human Resources Officer in the preparation of strike plans and layoff packages.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with courses in business administration, public administration, human resources or labor relations.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in labor relations or similar field of study in a public or business organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers two (2) years of experience implementing labor relations policies and procedures in a public sector organization.
• Prefers two (2) years of experience serving as a resource to management in the administration of various labor contracts and/or providing interpretations of the various contractual agreements to managers and supervisors.
• Prefers two (2) years of experience serving in a liaison or representative capacity in contract negotiations, labor management meetings, supplemental negotiations, Civil Service Commission (CSC) hearings and various other negotiations with appropriate union representatives.
• Prefers two (2) years of direct experience with internal administrative investigatory practices.
• Prefers Two (2) years of experience participating in Master Negotiations and Supplemental Negotiation.
• Prefers Two (2) years of experience working with Microsoft Suite Products, Human Capital Management (HCM) processes, and Case Management Systems.
• Prefers Two (2) years of experience preparing personnel contingency plans.
• Prefers One (1) year of experience reviewing position descriptions and preparing bargaining unit exclusion surveys.
• Prefers One (1) year of experience preparing layoff packages.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to pass an agency required background check through the Illinois State Police.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate. Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This requires the ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Requires ability to use agency supplied equipment such as laptop, personal computer, work cell phone, etc.
• Requires ability to attend seminars, conferences, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools, ideologies, or
  other industry related topics relevant to the job duties.
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.