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Salary : $128,024.00 - $154,689.60 Annually
Location : San Rafael, CA
Job Type: Full Time, Regular
Job Number: 0324-26-06
Department: Human Resources
Opening Date: 06/26/2026
Vacancies: 1
Weekly Schedule: 40 hours
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO): The County of Marin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Persons of color, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and adults of all ages are strongly encouraged to apply.
Individuals with Disabilities: If you are a person with a disability and are unable to complete an online application or require an accommodation to participate in a recruitment, you must contact Human Resources at least five work days in advance of the testing step or interview. Please contact the Human Resources Staffing Division at (415) 473-2126 (CRS DIAL 711) .
ABOUT US
At the County of Marin, our employees overwhelmingly report feeling their work is meaningful, they like the work they do, and they are proud to tell people "I work for the County of Marin." Discover more about us, our values and our organizational culture here. Read on to find out more about this opportunity.
The Human Resources Department comprises approximately 40 positions and provides centralized services to the County's 22 Departments. The divisions/units within Human Resources include recruitment, classification and compensation, employee and labor relations, disability management, employee health and welfare benefits, equal employment, employee learning and organizational development, volunteer and interns, and departmental administration.
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Senior Employee and Labor Relations Analyst functions as a specialist, providing complex advice and services to departments across the organization. This position is in the Employee and Labor Relations Division of Human Resources. The position works closely with department managers and supervisors in the interpretation and application of personnel policies and regulations, advising on human resources procedures and practices, and performs a variety of analytical studies and projects.
The position independently handles aspects of employee and labor relations services within a designated set of departments and bargaining units. It conducts and/or provides support to meet and confer processes and successor bargaining, responds to union requests for information, advises departments regarding subjects of bargaining and strategies to support effective labor relations, and researches and evaluates claims, grievances, and complaints. The position also provides advice and assistance on employee performance management, progressive discipline, employee rights and due process associated with disciplinary and adverse actions, and employee leaves such as the interactive process and reasonable accommodation. It provides consultation and recommendations to staff and managers in the interpretation of policies and procedures and conducts training/educational sessions to staff and managers.
There is currently one regular full-time vacancy; however, the eligible list from this recruitment may be used to fill other future vacancies. Candidates interested in this position, or future similar vacancies are strongly encouraged to apply
ABOUT YOU
Our Highly Qualified Candidate: The ideal candidate is an experienced Human Resources professional with strong knowledge of employment best practices and employment laws and has worked in large and varied organization(s). The primary work will be split between employee and labor relations duties. The ideal candidate will possess strong working knowledge of employee performance management and labor relations. They will have strong analytical, research, and project management skills and demonstrate a solution-oriented and exceptional customer service orientation. They will have effective communication and interpersonal skills and possess the ability to work collaboratively with others at all levels of the organization, including high-level managers, employee representatives and external partners. The ideal candidate possesses an ability to exercise responsibility, initiative, ingenuity, and independent analysis and judgment. Experience in a public sector environment is highly desired.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Considerable Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of human resources administration, particularly related to the area of assignment.
• Applicable laws, codes, regulations and ordinances.
• Computer applications related to the work, including spreadsheet applications and database applications.
• Research methodology, data collection and basic statistical analysis techniques.
• Practices of conducting research and preparing effective reports, procedures, correspondence and other written materials.
• Business writing and editing.

Ability to:

• Perform professional-level, public agency human resources work independently and creatively.
• Interpret, apply and explain complex federal, state and local laws, ordinances, policies and procedures, and bargaining unit agreements.
• Collect, analyze, interpret and evaluate a variety of complex data.
• Prepare clear and concise reports and recommendations, policies, procedures, correspondence and other work products related to the assignment.
• Communicate effectively, including making presentations of findings, recommendations and policies before public officials, other officials, employees, employee representatives and community groups, in order to gain concurrence and cooperation through discussion and consensus building.
• Recognize and resolve problems of a sensitive or political nature, analyzing situations, selecting alternatives, recognizing consequences of proposed action, negotiating mutually satisfactory solutions to problems and implementing recommendations.
• Plan and direct the work of professional, technical or support staff on a project or day-to-day basis.
• Use initiative and sound independent judgment within established procedural guidelines.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships of those interacted with in the course of the work, including County officials and managers, employee representatives, representatives of other governmental agencies, employees, and the public.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, training, and experience that would provide the necessary knowledge and abilities listed. Qualifying experience includes at least two years of professional/journey level human resources work in a large and varied organization that involved advising managers and supervisors on a variety of complex human resources subjects, interpretation and application of human resources laws and policies, and conducting analyses of human resources related data and information. Significant college coursework or a bachelor's degree in human resources, business, industrial relations, law, public administration, psychology, sociology, or a related field, and/or experience in public sector is desirable.
Depending on the position(s) to be filled, qualifying experience may be limited to experience directly related to the assignment as specified on the job announcement (Employee and Labor Relations).
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please note, the filing period for this recruitment is now open and continuous. Please consider applying early as the recruitment could close at any time once a sufficient number of qualified applicants is received.
Location: The Human Resources Department supports a hybrid-schedule. The current standard is three-days a week in the office; however, that could be subject to change, and employees are expected to flex their telework schedule based on operational needs. During heavy periods of bargaining, this position will need to be in office more frequently.
Testing and Eligible List: Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online assessment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list. The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill the current vacancy, and any future vacancies for open, fixed term, full-time or part-time positions which may occur while the list remains active.
Disaster Service Workers: All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
PLEASE NOTE: The benefits described herein do not apply to temporary (contingent) or to part-time employees that work less than 50%.
COUNTY OF MARIN BENEFITS: GENERAL
Below are some of the excellent benefits the County offers. More information about our benefits can be found on the
Paid Time Off: Competitive vacation accrual; 12 holidays per year; and generous sick leave accruals. Additional types of paid leaves are available for some bargaining units.
Health Plan: Choice of four health plans (two Kaiser HMOs, Western Health Advantage HMO, and an Anthem Blue Cross PPO) along with dental through Delta Dental PPO, and vision through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is a County contribution toward the premiums (the contribution amount varies depending on coverage tier elected such as employee only, employee + 1, employee + family). Plus, the County offers excellent Life Insurance, Disability, Flexible Spending Plans, a Dependent Care Assistance Program, professional development and more.
Retirement: Defined benefit plan under the County Employees Retirement Act of 1937. More information can be found online at www.mcera.org.
IRS 457 Plan: Choice of pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) employee contribution up to the IRS annual maximum.
Retiree Medical: The County provides access to group health plan coverage to eligible retirees.
For specific questions regarding the employment process, please contact Human Resources at (415) 473-6104. For additional details about the benefits or retirement, please contact the Benefits Division at (415) 473-2197.
*IMPORTANT NOTE: Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice.
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Please describe your professional level human resources experience and your areas of responsibility. In your response, please specifically highlight your Employee and Labor Relations experience and provide the approximate size of the organizations where you worked.
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Describe your roles and responsibilities working with unions/labor representatives, e.g. meet and confer andbargaining, administering and interpreting labor contracts, grievance resolution, general labor relations. Pleaseinclude the name of the employer(s) and, approximate size of the organization(s).
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Describe your experience with advising managers/supervisors on employee performance management/coaching,employee investigations, and/or drafting of disciplinary actions.
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Provide an example of a project you completed that involved collecting and analyzing data and/or information andpreparing a report and recommendations.
Required Question