Labor Relations Analyst II

Introduction

YOU MUST BE AN ALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEE TO APPLY

THIS IS A NEW PROMOTI O NAL ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. Th e eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list a nd may last approximately one yea r but can be extended. Qualified ap plicants must be currentco unty employees and have completed, by the la st day f or filing , the equivalent of s ix months o f continuous service following a regular appointment in the Alameda County classified service. A reg ular appo intment does not include p rovisional, TAP (Temporary Assignment Pool), or STEP-UP appoi ntments.

Ap p lications must be in the posse ssion of th e Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day fo r Filing. Applications will onl y be accept ed on-line.

DESCRIPTION

THE COUNTY :
Established in 1853, Alameda County has a population of over 1.6 million residents making it the second largest county in the Bay Area and the seventh largest in the State. The County encompasses 14 cities including Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, and Union City as well as six (6) unincorporated communities and rural areas that span a total of 738 square miles.

The County employs approximately 9,000 employees working in 21 different agencies and departments and has an annual budget of over $3 billion. As a major urban county, the County delivers a full spectrum of services, including general government and internal services, health care, social services, public works, criminal justice, and other public safety services for its community.

The County celebrates the rich diversity of its workforce, which in large measure, reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of the community it serves. The County’s mission is to enrich the lives of its residents through visionary policies and accessible, responsive, and effective services. Its vision is to be recognized as one of the best counties in which to live, work, and do business.

THE DEPARTMENT :

Department Mission
Deliver high quality and timely human resource services in partnership with County agencies, departments and special districts to enable our customers to reach their organizational goals.

Vision
To be the employer of choice and a great place to work.

Values
In a spirit of partnership, HRS strives for: Excellence in everything we do. Responsiveness to our customers and their needs. Fairness in our policies and practices. Innovation in developing and implementing new programs. Diversity in recognizing everyone’s unique contribution. Development of every employee’s full potential. Anticipate and meet the changing needs of employees and candidates to ensure the recruitment and retention of a talented and committed workforce. Support the County’s organizational culture that values customer service, performance excellence, diversity, and fiscal stewardship. Redesign and transform the recruitment function for improved customer service and satisfaction. Champion workforce planning and development to ensure that employees have every opportunity to assume leadership positions as baby boomers retire. Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of services through the increased use of technology.

THE POSITION :

Under general direction, to provide staff assistance and coordination of County-wide employer-employee relations activities; to make policy recommendations on labor relations matters; to participate in labor negotiations activities; to assist in the resolution of grievances and disciplinary matters; to prepare Memoranda of Understanding and other documents relating to Labor Relations assignments; to provide advice, interpretation, and orientation to operating department personnel; to represent the Human Resource Services Department in dealing with other departments, government agencies, labor organizations; and to perform related duties as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

This specification describes the journey level classification located in the Employee and Labor Relations Division of the Human Resource Services Department, which provide support for and/or participate in county-wide employer-employee relations activities. The Labor Relations Analyst II is the journey level position and is expected to handle the most complex and sensitive Labor Relations, grievance, and disciplinary matters independently. Labor Relations Analyst II is distinguished from the Principal Labor Relations Analyst in that the latter class is a first level working supervisor within the Labor Relations Analyst classification series.

For more detailed information about the job classification, please visit: Labor Relations Analyst II, (#0284).

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE :

In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications of the position, the ideal candidate will exemplify the following critical attributes:

• Collaborator and consensus builder maintaining and cultivating successful working relationships.
• A team player with exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written communication and facilitation skills.
• Treats change and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth and identifies the benefits of change as well as facilitates the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace.
• Great communicator and listener, quick and clear thinker, calm under pressure, able to deal with conflict.
• Politically astute leader, possessing the skills necessary for identifying, navigating and successfully interacting within the dynamics of the organization while maintaining sensitivity to the competing needs of a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Critical and strategic thinker with sound judgment, innovative yet practical problem-solving skills, and the ability to apply logical thinking and quantitative methods to gather and analyze information, make decisions and exercise good judgment to design solutions and formulate and articulate action plans proactively and collaboratively.
• Well-organized with the ability to prioritize tasks and work on multiple projects and multi-task; manage a variety of complex projects while charting a course of action that effectively and efferently assists the organization in fulfilling its goals and objectives.
• Exercises good judgment and makes sound decisions in dealing with people within a sensitive and political environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience :

The equivalent of 18 months of full-time professional experience as a Labor Relations Analyst I in the Alameda County classified service.

OR

Education :

Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field,

AND

Experience :

The equivalent of two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience working with labor organizations, labor relations activities including contract negotiations, meet and confers, performance management, grievance resolution and employee relations problem solving activities.

NOTE : The Civil Service Commission may modify the above minimum qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies.

Knowledge of :

• Knowledge of collective bargaining process in the public and/or private sector including Federal and State labor legislation applicable to local government.
• Standard principles of collective bargaining including representation rights, management rights and scope of bargaining.
• Standard negotiating practices, including preparation of negotiating strategy, tactics, and impasse procedures.
• Knowledge of the principles of human resource administration and management.
• Techniques of administrative and management analysis including the identification of fringe benefit costs and other labor statistics.
• Statistical and reporting methods used in administrative and management analysis.
• Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities policies and regulations.
• Current employer-employee relations practices, trends, and major problems.
• Techniques of dispute resolution.
• Administrative procedures and practice for processing grievances up to and including arbitration.

Ability to :

• Effectively communicate in written and oral form.
• Make decisions.
• Research, analyze, and problem solve.
• Manage competing priorities.
• Lead other people.
• Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity.
• Be flexible.
• Plan and organize.
• Analyze budgets.
• Use independent judgment.

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

1. A review of applicants' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the classification will move on to the next step in the testing.
2.An oral examination which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.

Candidates must attain a qualifying rating on each portion of this examination.


WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.

The County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, hrs.alamedacountyca.gov.

RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN

Applicants will be informed via e-mail with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance.

The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:

TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT PLAN:
Deadline For Filing: 5:00:00 p.m., Monday, April 14, 2025
Review of Minimum Qualifications:
April 15, 2025
Oral Interviews:
Results Notification:
Promulgation of Eligible List
May 2, 2025
May 3, 2025
May 28, 2025

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN

The County will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statues. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned human resources representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. The County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statues.

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website: https://hrs.alamedacountyca.gov/reasonable-accommodation/

BENEFITS

The County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Well-Being

• Medical - HMO & PPO Plans
• Dental - HMO & PPO Plans
• Vision or Vision Reimbursement
• Share the Savings
• Basic Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• County Allowance Credit
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Long-Term Care Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
• Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

• Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
• Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)

For your Work/Life Balance

• 12 paid holidays
• Floating Holidays
• Vacation and sick leave accrual
• Vacation purchase program
• Management Paid Leave**
• Catastrophic Sick Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Guaranteed Ride Home
• Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
• Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
• Child Care Resources
• 1 st United Services Credit Union

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three (3) days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to eight (8) days of management paid leave.

Conclusion

All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add@jobaps.com, @acgov.org, Noreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.organd Noreply@jobaps.com as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the "My applications" button on the Current Job Openings page .

Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email boxes Noreply@jobaps.com and noreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org are routed to unmonitored mailboxes. If you have questions, please go to our website at hrs.alamedacountyca.gov . You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied .

Monique Hill | Personnel Services ProgramManager, Recruitment and Selection

Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
510-208-4841 or email Monique.Hill@acgov.org
hrs.alamedacountyca.gov

DISASTER SERVICE WORKER

All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency .

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Alameda County has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.

Closing Date/Time: 4/14/2025 5:00:00 PM

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