LABOR RELATIONS PROGRAM MANAGER

• Ensures compliance with Federal State and Local laws, policies, and labor agreements; provides recommendations and advises management staff, employees and union representatives regarding the interpretation, application and provisions of labor agreements.
• Conducts workplace investigations and makes recommendations regarding disposition of grievances arising out of labor agreement administration and/or discrimination complaints.
• Develops and delivers training programs for staff regarding labor relations policies and proper practices in grievance handling or other areas of labor relations.
• Supervises and evaluates the work of professional and support staff.
• Reviews and develops responses to Public Records Act requests.
• Researches and reports on labor relations issues and trends.
• Analyzes legislation, case law, and administrative regulations in the field of labor relations for projected impact on County operations.
• Develops and implements labor relations policies and procedures in compliance with professional standards, labor contracts, state and federal legislation, and civil service rules.
• Researches, develops, and prepares draft policies, Agenda Items, and other reports.
• Advises county departments on employee relations matters such as Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) interpretation, discipline, investigations, contract grievances, and arbitration hearings.
• Works in a highly collaborative manner with staff, labor organizations, union representatives, and Board representatives.
• Represents the County at meetings and before boards, commissions, and committees.

• Federal and State labor laws applicable to the public sector including the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act;
• Principles, practices, and trends of California public sector collective bargaining and public personnel management, dispute resolution, and compensation administration;
• Principles of human resources administration, organization, and management;
• Grievance and discrimination complaint processes;
• Investigation methods, techniques, and processes;
• Negotiation strategies, techniques, and impasse procedures;
• Human Resources management practices, including supervision, selection, evaluation, training, and discipline;
• Practices and techniques of administrative and statistical analysis and report preparation;
• Research methodologies and quantitative analysis.
  

• Understand, interpret, and apply appropriate provisions of applicable laws, ordinances, policies, rules, regulations, and memoranda of understanding;
• Research and analyze information; project consequences and estimate financial costs of proposed actions;
• Supervise, plan, organize, coordinate, and evaluate the work of subordinate staff;
• Recognize problems and develop an effective course of action that will achieve the objectives of the County;
• Use tact and persuasion under pressure in extremely controversial and confrontational situations;
• Prepare Agenda Items for Board of Supervisor meetings;
• Develop and provide costing analysis for use in management meetings and negotiations;
• Provide training for other County departments and employees as needed;
• Lead meet and confer sessions between labor groups and County departments;
• Review and develop a response to Public Records Act requests;
• Research, gather and analyze data, and make recommendations on complex issues, proposals, and projects;
• Effectively and independently manage multiple work assignments, set priorities, and meet established deadlines;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships at all organizational levels, as well as with other agencies and the public;
• Prepare clear and concise comprehensive reports, summaries, abstracts, correspondence and other documentation; and make effective oral presentations;
• Demonstrate and maintain a high degree of confidentiality, initiative, integrity, accountability, creativity, and good judgment.

Revised eff. 12/20/23

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree that is acceptable within the United States' accredited college or university system.

Experience: Four (4) years of full-time, paid professional human resources work experience, three (3) years of which must have involved bargaining wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment; dealing with California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) actions; handling grievances; and/or conducting workplace investigations.

Substitution: Possession of a master's degree that is acceptable within the United States' accredited college or university system may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

• Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and filing requirements for this position by the filing deadline.
• A completed Fresno County employment application is required and must be current, complete, and accurate. Amendments will not be allowed after the filing deadline.
• Resumes and attachments are not accepted in lieu of a completed application.
• Please fully list your work experience, including current position. Failure to list current, complete, and accurate work experience within the job application (including employment with the County of Fresno) may result in the disqualification of your application.
• In the Education section of your application, please provide complete information for each school attended, including the school's name and location, the type and number of units earned (semester or quarter), type of degree earned (bachelor's degree, master's degree, etc.) and which major or program was completed. Failure to completely list education within the job application will result in the disqualification of your application.
  • College/university transcripts may be requested to verify completion of qualifying degree.
  • If you have completed education in a foreign college or university and are using this education to meet the minimum qualifications, you must provide documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received within the United States' accredited college or university system or your application will not be accepted. Documentation must be provided by the closing date and time of this recruitment. You may attach a copy to your online employment application; fax a copy to (559) 455-4788, Attn: Tiffany Lee; or email it to .

• Oral Examination - An oral examination includes a panel consisting of at least two members within a similar field of expertise as the vacancy. Candidates are asked structured questions and must respond orally to allow the panel to evaluate the specific qualifications of each applicant.
• Certify Without Examination - In instances where the number of eligible candidates is less than or equal to the number of qualified applicants the Department is entitled to receive under Personnel Rule 4212, the competitive examination process will be waived and the names will be certified without an examination.

• Fresno County Employment Application
• Supplemental Questionnaire