Human Resources Director
Job Description:
The City of Suffolk is seeking a Human Resources (HR) professional to lead the Department of Human Resources in becoming a trusted strategic business partner by improving service delivery and helping to reshape the City’s policies and workforce for the future. The Director of HR is a key member of the City Manager’s Executive Leadership Team and reports directly to the City Manager, with responsibility for driving HR and Risk Management best practices and initiatives to provide strategic direction and expertise for the full scope of employee relation functions.
Minimum requirements include a bachelor’s degree in human resource management or a closely related field and ten years of progressively responsible HR leadership experience in public personnel administration and management. Experience should include demonstrated experience managing a full and comprehensive HR program for a municipal structure or similar organization and extensive experience in developing and implementing strategic plans or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to effectively perform the duties of the City’s HR Director.
Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree, at least five (5) years of public sector HR experience, and knowledge of high-performing organization principles and a strong customer-oriented delivery model. Demonstrated expertise in policy development, employee relations, providing vision and building a diversity, equity, and inclusion program, and implementation of modules in an HRIS. SPHR, SHRM-SCP, and IPMA-SCP certifications are also preferred. If the successful applicant does not have any of these certifications, they will be expected to receive one certification within the first 18 months of employment.
The expected hiring range is $100,000-$170,000, depending on qualifications. Benefits include Retirement (Virginia Retirement System employer), PTO, Health Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Sponsored Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and other benefits.
Applications will be accepted electronically by Raftelis at https://raftelis.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0x6sz?source=Virginia%20Municipal%20League. The position will be open until filled with the first review of applications beginning February 10, 2023.
