Senior Personnel Analyst

THIS POSTING WILL BE OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Application cut-off dates are the first and third Monday of each month

With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

The City of Sacramento Human Resources Department, Employment Services Division is seeking a knowledgeable, analytical, and motivated human resources professional to join our team as a Senior Personnel Analyst. This position serves as the supervisory-level classification within the Personnel Analyst series and is responsible for providing technical leadership, oversight, training, and support to lower-level personnel staff. The incumbent plans, assigns, reviews, and evaluates work; assists with staff development; provides guidance on complex personnel matters; and helps ensure the consistent application of Civil Service Rules, labor agreements, policies, procedures, and employment laws.

This position performs advanced professional-level analytical work involving classification and compensation studies, job analysis, workforce research, policy interpretation, examination development, organizational analysis, and strategic workforce planning. Primary responsibilities include conducting complex job audits and salary surveys; preparing and revising class specifications; analyzing compensation relationships and workforce data; interpreting and applying Civil Service Rules, labor agreements, policies, and employment laws; and preparing detailed reports, recommendations, correspondence, and presentations for executive management, departments, labor representatives, and the Sacramento Civil Service Board. The position is regularly assigned the division’s more complex and sensitive projects and serves as a subject matter expert in multiple personnel program areas.

The Senior Personnel Analyst serves as a strategic business partner to assigned departments, providing consultation and guidance on a wide range of employment-related issues, including staffing strategies, recruitment and retention challenges, classification and compensation matters, organizational changes, workforce planning, and policy interpretation. The incumbent is expected to independently navigate and resolve complex personnel issues, identify practical solutions, balance competing stakeholder interests, and provide sound recommendations to management. Additional responsibilities include overseeing and supporting recruitment and selection activities; coordinating recruitments; evaluating applications; developing examinations; responding to appeals; analyzing program effectiveness and workforce trends; leading special projects and process improvement initiatives; collaborating with internal and external stakeholders; and delivering exceptional customer service in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT

The ideal candidate values diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and possesses exceptional analytical, research, problem-solving, and communication skills. They will have experience independently conducting complex research and analysis related to classification and compensation, recruitment and selection processes, job analysis, examination development, organizational structure, workforce planning, and other human resources programs. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to interpret, apply, and explain Civil Service Rules, labor agreements, policies, procedures, and employment laws while developing clear, concise, and well-supported recommendations, reports, correspondence, presentations, and policy guidance for executive leadership, departments, labor representatives, and governing bodies. 

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who exercises sound judgment, demonstrates strong attention to detail, and effectively balances multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. They will have experience independently managing complex and sensitive personnel issues, conducting salary and workforce studies, evaluating organizational and staffing needs, and providing consultative support to management on a wide range of employment-related matters. The successful candidate will be comfortable navigating competing stakeholder interests, identifying practical solutions to complex challenges, and making recommendations that support organizational goals while maintaining compliance with applicable laws, rules, and policies.

As the supervisory-level classification within the Personnel Analyst series, the ideal candidate will possess demonstrated leadership skills and experience providing technical guidance, training, mentoring, and oversight to professional and technical staff. They will have a proven ability to lead projects, coordinate work activities, establish priorities, and foster a collaborative and customer-focused work environment. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to build effective working relationships, serve as a trusted advisor to assigned departments, and deliver high-quality human resources services in the areas of recruitment, classification and compensation, examinations, workforce planning, and organizational development.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Under general direction, the Senior Personnel Analyst performs advanced journey level professional personnel work in the development, implementation, and administration of the City's personnel programs including, but not limited to:, recruitment, selection, classification, salary administration, benefits administration, training, career development, retirement, organizational development, and inclusion programs. The Senior Personnel Analyst;  consults with and advises management on a variety of complex matters.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This classification is populated with multiple incumbents who apply professional personnel and organizational knowledge and skills to varied and complex personnel issues, projects, and problems. Employees perform the most difficult, advanced-level type of duties assigned to classes within this series, including providing direct supervision over assigned personnel, and completing complex professional analytical work in support of internal and external customers. Incumbents possess detailed knowledge of unit operations, assignments, standards, procedures, and requirements sufficient to independently complete assigned duties and responsibilities; assign and review the work of others for accuracy, completeness, and compliance to established standards; and to coordinate assignments with other units. This classification is distinguished from the lower class of Personnel Analyst in the degree of responsibility and complexity of the work performed. This class is distinguished from the Human Resources Manager in that the latter manages one or more divisions and/or programs.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

General direction is provided by management staff.

Exercises direct supervision over lower level professional, technical, and clerical staff.