The Human Resources Department is restructuring its Employee Services Division upon the retirement of the current Director Employee Services in May of 2017. The proposed reorganization will result in an expanded unit that will entail employee benefits, classification and compensation.  The position will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of a comprehensive approach to total rewards that supports recruiting and retention of well-qualified and high performing employees. 

The proposed duties for the position include but are not limited to:

• Direct the City’s benefits, compensation, and classification functions, leading, supervising, and mentoring the team to optimize performance.
• Develop long-term total rewards strategies to achieve City pay philosophy goals, including approaches to direct pay, performance recognition, benefits offerings and mix, working conditions, schedules, time off options, education opportunities and other rewards and inducements.
• Build and optimize compensation and benefits infrastructure, including key processes, relevant technology and communication vehicles.
• Work with the Chief Human Resources Officer, elected officials, Labor Relations and other City staff to develop programs and establish annual budgets for compensation, benefits and other rewards.
• Provide guidance to department heads relating to compensation issues, related compliance and budget implications.
• Direct wage, salary and benefits research to determine the competitive position of the City in its defined markets for various classes of jobs.
• Direct the development, maintenance and training related to performance management functions. 
• Direct the administration of benefit programs, including Health and Welfare, Savings and Retirement, Perquisites, Voluntary Benefits and Wellness.
• Direct evaluations, selection, and negotiations with benefits consulting, administration, and insurance firms to obtain the most favorable pricing, quality of service and terms that match the objectives of the City.
• Monitor ongoing performance of benefit providers to ensure quality of service.
• Evaluate total rewards implementation to determine strategic alignment with business goals and talent strategies.
• Continuously evaluate rewards programs using data driven measures of effectiveness. 
• Make recommendations for adjustments, continuation or elimination of total rewards elements based on performance experience.
• Participate in evaluation, classification and grade decisions as needed and support classification decisions when challenged in the civil service appeal process.
• Strive to achieve consistency of compensation relative to pay grade, among all bargaining units, to protect internal equity.
• Participate as a representative of the City in arbitration hearings as appropriate.
• Work with Intergovernmental Relations staff to communicate City concerns to state and federal legislators and administrators.