Description
The City of Stockton is currently seeking a Senior Human Resources professional to fill one (1) vacancy with our Employee Relations/Labor division. The incumbent will provide guidance to management and department officials on complex employee and labor relations issues in accordance with City policies, directives, procedures, regulations, and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs). The position also requires experience in the meet-and-confer process and labor contract negotiations, including serving as a resource during collective bargaining, interpreting contract language, and supporting the development of effective bargaining strategies.
The ideal candidate will also have experience in conducting administrative disciplinary investigations, have the ability to maintain calmness in tense situations, possess excellent customer service skills, is able to effectively build and maintain collaborative working relationships, and have strong analytical skills. Other duties will include but not be limited to handling complex employee and labor relations issues, participating at the negotiations table, preparing written responses to union grievances, and will represent the City when interacting with labor organizations.
Final Filing Date 09/25/2025 by 5:30 pm
Requirements
Senior Human Resources Analyst: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in business or public administration, industrial relations, or a related field and three years of professional-level human resource experience in a generalist capacity, which has included responsibilities in more than one of the functional areas outlined above. Experience in a public agency setting is desirable.
Qualifying Substitution Patterns:
Additional years of experience in a position comparable to the Human Resources Analyst with the City of Stockton in areas such as recruitment, selection, classification, compensation, employee/labor relations, benefits, payroll and/or retirement, or technical administration in a human resources setting may be substituted for the education requirement on a year for year basis.
