This is advanced responsible professional and supervisory work in the management of a section in the central Employee Relations Department.

An employee in this class is responsible for supervising a group of professional administrative employees within a section engaged in the every day practices of Compensation, Recruitment and Internal Placement, Career Development, Testing and Validation and Payroll: Responsibilities include managing the coordination of countywide layoffs, reinstatements, job analysis, salary surveys, development of job announcements, PCD processing, recruitment delivery, promotional testing and overseeing the testing development process and interpreting personnel policies and procedures. Incumbents exercise considerable independent judgment and professional knowledge in the application of personnel management theories, principles and practices within their section's purview. General direction is received from a professional superior who holds the incumbent responsible for the professional management of departmental operations and achievement of desired goals and objectives.

ILLUSTRATIVE TASKS

Plans, assigns and reviews the work of professional employees engaged in a variety of compensation activities including job analysis studies, special occupational studies, analysis of departmental reorganizations, and conducting and/or participating in salary surveys; trains subordinates in principles and practices of job analysis and County procedures concerning pay practices and standards.

Advises and confers with departmental managers and supervisors on qualification standards for new classifications or revisions to existing qualifications; recommends qualification standards for classifications; screens advertisements for appropriate qualifications and advises recruitment staff on qualification standards.

Researches, develops and references test material for general and critical examinations based on recommended knowledge, skill and ability factors and other relevant test parameters.

Conducts interviews with departmental officials to obtain current detailed task information for various classes of positions; confers with officials regarding test content and test results for promotional and open competitive examinations.

Plans, assigns and reviews the work of professional employees engaged in varied recruitment activities including preparing advertisements for vacant positions, responding to departmental employment requests, and processing and screening resumes.

Provides advice to subordinates concerning complex employment problems pertaining to veteran's preference, eligibility determinations, collective bargaining agreements and minimum qualifications.

Advises departmental personnel representatives and other officials regarding recruitment and internal placement policies, procedures and regulations.

Reviews audit reports and classification analyses, selective pay adjustments, pay supplement analyses and recommendations; prepares final recommendations; supervises and participates in the conduct of comprehensive reorganizations and development of new classifications.

Confers with and advises departmental representatives concerning reorganization plans, executive gradings and other pay and classification issues; maintains contacts with departmental personnel representatives and managerial employees for the resolution of personnel and pay issues.

Supervises and participates in the approval of personnel requisitions; reviews, analyzes and researches requests for exemption from the bumping process; supervises or prepares correspondence to department directors, managers and employees.

Makes recommendations regarding hiring, discipline and promotion of subordinates; authorizes leave and overtime; evaluates and rates employee performance.

Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGES, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

Thorough knowledge of theories, principles and procedures relating to position classification and job analysis.

Thorough knowledge of general personnel management theories and principles.

Thorough knowledge of principles and procedures relating to public personnel and merit system administration.

Thorough knowledge of the provisions of the Dade County Pay Plan and classification structure.

Thorough knowledge of the content of classification specifications and the relationships between classes of positions.

Considerable knowledge of personnel rules, regulations and procedures specified in County codes and administrative orders.

Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.

Ability to plan, conduct and complete job analysis studies, special occupational studies and analyses of departmental reorganizations.

Ability to obtain relevant and factual information in the classification of individual positions or groups of positions including complex occupations.

Ability to apply classification principles effectively and exercise sound judgment in recommendations for classification of a wide variety of positions.

Ability to devise bona fide occupational qualifications for new and existing classifications.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, superiors, County employees, supervisors and managers.

Ability to supervise subordinates in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale.