Senior Human Resources Consultant
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Gunnison, CO, USA
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Part time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Hr
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field preferred.
- Significant progressive experience in senior-level human resources management or consulting.
- Strong experience in employee relations, performance management, workplace investigations, HR compliance, policy development, and organizational development.
- Demonstrated experience advising executives, department directors, managers, and supervisors.
- Strong understanding of applicable employment laws and HR best practices.
- Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, analytical, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive personnel matters.
Nice to have
- Experience working with a municipality, government agency, public-sector organization, or similarly structured organization.
- SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP, SPHR, PHR, or comparable professional certification.
- Experience with classification and compensation, workforce planning, organizational assessments, and leadership development.
Full description
Senior Human Resources Consultant
Position: Senior Human Resources Consultant
Department: Human Resources / Administrative Services
Location: Gunnison, Colorado
Work Arrangement: Primarily On-Site
Employment Type: Consulting / Part-Time
Work Schedule: Approximately 20 hours per week
Shift: Primarily Monday–Friday, during standard business hours; flexibility may be required for urgent HR matters, employee relations issues, investigations, and management meetings
Interview Process: Initial screening interview followed by a management/leadership interview; additional interview(s) may be conducted as required
Reports To: City Manager / Designated Executive Leadership
Job Description
The City is seeking an experienced Senior Human Resources Consultant to provide strategic and operational HR leadership and advisory support to executive leadership, department directors, supervisors, and employees. The consultant will serve as a trusted HR advisor and provide professional guidance on employee relations, performance management, employment compliance, workplace investigations, HR policies, organizational development, workforce planning, classification and compensation, and leadership development.
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong knowledge of human resources practices, excellent judgment, discretion, communication skills, and the ability to independently manage sensitive and complex personnel matters.
Key Responsibilities
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Serve as a senior HR advisor to the City Manager, executive leadership, department directors, and supervisors.
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Provide guidance on employee relations, performance management, disciplinary actions, grievances, workplace conflicts, and employee complaints.
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Conduct and support confidential workplace investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, misconduct, and policy violations.
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Review and recommend improvements to HR policies, procedures, employee handbook provisions, and personnel practices.
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Advise management regarding applicable federal, state, and local employment requirements.
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Support job classification, compensation, workforce planning, recruitment, selection, and organizational structure initiatives.