Senior Human Resources Analyst
Role Overview
The City of Chico seeks a Senior Human Resources Analyst for its Human Resources and Risk Management Divisions.
The position performs the most complex work in the HR Analyst series and serves as a subject matter expert in an assigned professional area.
The role requires discretion and independence and may directly supervise professional and administrative support staff.
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Position overview
The City of Chico seeks a Senior Human Resources Analyst for its Human Resources and Risk Management Divisions.
The position performs the most complex work in the HR Analyst series and serves as a subject matter expert in an assigned professional area.
The role requires discretion and independence and may directly supervise professional and administrative support staff.
Human resources duties
- Coordinate HR functions including personnel matters, benefits, recruitment, disability management, training, classification and compensation, labor negotiations, grievances, and employee relations.
- Interpret and apply labor agreements, pay and benefits resolutions, laws, regulations, service agreements, and City policies.
- Advise management about proposed legislation, regulatory changes, court decisions, and program or fiscal mandates.
- Support legal compliance, including ADA and FEHA matters, and manage resolution of HR issues.
- Research labor and employee-relations matters; conduct job analyses and develop classification descriptions.
- Maintain confidential personnel records and help employees and managers apply City policies and programs.
- Conduct organizational studies and comparable-organization surveys; analyze results, recommend solutions, and estimate implementation costs.
- Prepare reports, correspondence, and meeting minutes; serve as liaison to committees and professional associations.
- Represent the department in labor negotiations and coordinate discussions and proposals with bargaining units.
- Draft and implement HR policies, procedures, labor agreements, and revisions.
- Audit and analyze transactions, statistical models, and data; develop recommendations and present reports to management.
Candidate profile
- Broad public-sector HR knowledge, sound judgment, initiative, and strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently on complex matters and build trusted relationships with employees, supervisors, leaders, and labor representatives.
- Ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality when handling personnel and employee-relations information.
Work context
The position supports public service and collaborative solutions across City departments and labor groups.
Compensation information
- The source states that employees in this bargaining unit will receive a 5% general salary increase in July 2027.
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