Are you highly organized with a keen eye for the details? Do you enjoy collaborating with a team to support your unit? Are you creative and intuitive in your approach to people and customer service? Do you enjoy using technology to seek out efficiencies? If this sounds like you, The Montgomery County Department of Parks-Northern Parks Division is the place you want to be We are currently seeking a motivated, highly organized, and professional Human Resources Business Partner to perform a broad range of administrative and human resources management assignments for the Northern Parks Division at our division headquarters located at Black Hill Regional Park in Boyds, MD . This position reports directly to the Division Chief. The Northern Parks Division is comprised of 187 parks including 3 regional parks - Black Hill, Little Bennett, and Rock Creek; 8 recreational parks; 59 local parks; 4 urban parks; 15 conservation parks; 22 stream valley parks; and 26 neighborhood conservation areas. The division manages a budget over $11 million dollars and has 125 approved positions. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is a six-time National Recreational and Parks Association Gold Medal Award Winner. The Montgomery County Department of Parks has a career staff complement of nearly 800 employees, and we serve a diverse population of more than one million residents in the Washington, DC area. Go to our website to learn more: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/ Please Note: The salary range listed above represents the earning potential for this position. Salary is commensurate with experience. Very competitive and flexible benefits programs available. Competitive Employment Sign on bonus and Employee Referral Program available until December 31, 2024 (commensurate with education, experience, and other MNCPPC eligibility criteria). Check out our website to learn more. Human Resources Lead recruitment and hiring efforts from composing job descriptions to onboarding new hires. Monitor, revise and maintain the Division’s Vacancy Report and statistics. Subject Matter Expert on policies, procedures, benefits, payroll, regulations, compliance with Commission protocols and collective bargaining agreements. Develop and present new employee orientation to division and training on various topics. Effectively handle sensitive personnel matters while maintaining strict confidentiality. Monitor Performance Evaluations, Performance Awards, and coordinate Kronos Payroll. Document Control Utilize Excel, SharePoint, OneDrive, and special software utilization skills to organize, record and digitally file all HR documents and data. Analyze the content and routing of documents. Review and process all documents in a highly confidential and organized manner. Coordinate with IT and Department HR staff on new or updated document storage software or logistics to ensure systems are up-to-date and operating at an efficient level. Administrative Support Using MS Outlook and Teams virtual meeting programs, prioritize, schedule, and organize upcoming meetings, trainings, and events, facilitate professional and consistent communication between the Division, the Parks Department, and the Commission. Respond promptly and accurately to internal and external inquiries and requests. Assist with special assignments, data analysis, research, and communications. Important Skills and Characteristics Takes initiative and is collaborative with a strong work ethic, strategic and situational awareness, excellent communication, creative thinking, and interpersonal skills. Communicates and interacts effectively with all partners. Proven ability to approach and interact with people of all backgrounds and the ability to think collaboratively with senior members of the organization. Ability to work with highly confidential documents and data while ensuring discretion. Proven organizational, coordination, and workload management skills and abilities. Superb written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Proficient in up-to-date office software (MS Office), enterprise software, and specialized programs for planning, scheduling, communicating, word processing, collecting and reporting data, preparing presentations, researching and document control. Preferred Qualifications: A Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Business Administration, Human Resources, or Communications and four (4) years of related experience in Human Resources Management in a large organization. Professional Certification in Human Resources Management, or the ability to achieve certification. Must possess a valid Driver’s License and qualify to drive Commission vehicles to locations within Montgomery County. Ability to communicate in another language a plus and preferred. Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Finance, Business, or any related field. Two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in human resource management, finance, or any other related field of business administration. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together totals 6 years. Classification Specification Administrative Specialist II Get to know Montgomery Parks and the opportunities available: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/about/divisions/ The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate a workplace culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, or any other non-merit factor. Applicants with Disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodations or special arrangements due to a qualifying disability, please notify the Recruitment & Selections Services Unit at the time of applications at or 301-454-1411 (Maryland Relay 7-1-1) M-NCPPC will make all efforts to reasonably accommodate you. J-18808-Ljbffr
