Overview

Position Title:Human Resource Generalist

Company:City Of Abilene Texas

Location:Walnut, TX

Job Description:

Under direction of the Assistant Director of Human Resources, assists in organizing and coordinating human resource activities including performing a wide variety of complex administrative, technical and professional human resource functions.

Responsibilities:

  • Assists with responding to or coordinating the response to compensation and salary survey requests, strategies, and reports.
  • Assists as needed with Civil Service administration for Police and Fire.
  • Assists with collecting and analyzing data that impacts the HR Division and related programs.
  • Communicates internally with employees at all levels including department heads, managers, and supervisors to investigate and assist with resolving personnel problems, conducts research, gathers data, compiles statistical information, provides routine reports and responds to requests for special research projects, and makes recommendations to management and externally with vendors, governmental agencies, private industry and other municipalities to obtain and provide information and coordinate activities.
  • Maintains professional knowledge of state and federal legislation, monitors, to make recommendations and updates to the Employee Handbook.
  • Oversee the HR Intranet page to ensure its accuracy in coordination with the Communications and
  • Media Relations Division.
  • Responsible for overseeing required State and Federal postings at all City of Abilene facilities.
  • Assist with the HR Division’s records management and records retention schedule.
  • Works with supervisors to ensure compliance with human resource employment law practices and procedures. Assists with the processing of corrective actions and disciplinary actions. Provides HR consultation to management staff and employees as needed.
  • Functions as the back-up liaison for the City in regards to unemployment compensation matters and may represent the City at unemployment claim and appeal hearings.
  • Monitors Human Resource budget expenditures on the budget spreadsheet.
  • Performs special HR assignments and projects as assigned.

Requirements:

  • Ability to work in a standard office environment.
  • Some occasional travel outside the City may be required.
  • Ability to attend work regularly and on time.
  • Essential duties require the following physical skills and work environment:
  • With or without accommodation, ability to occasionally lift up to 35 pounds.