Sr. Talent Advisor

This recruitment is only open to current Career Service King County Metro employees who have passed their initial probationary period.

King County Metro Transit has an exciting Special Duty Assignment (SDA) opportunity for a Senior Talent Advisor (Senior HR Analyst) to help us lead, recruit, and hire a talented, diverse workforce to meet the current and future needs of our growing and changing organization.

In this role, you will lead a team of Talent Advisors and work to improve our processes to support our skilled trades/crafts; professional/technical and/or leadership/support/administration hiring, promote King County Metro as an employer-of-choice, analyze compensation/classification issues, interpret Metro’s 13 Collective Bargaining Agreements and the Coalition Labor Agreement, and help other team members with strategy and implementation on a variety of recruitment and employment-related processes.

Our ideal candidate has effective recruiting skills and knowledge, a customer focus, experience with recruiting in a growing, fast-paced organization, and a desire to be a collaborative leader.

This SDA opportunity supports our Talent Advising team. This recruitment will be used to fill one (1) Special Duty Assignment (SDA) Senior Human Resource Analyst vacancy that is expected to last up to one year with the possibility of extension. This recruitment creates an eligibility pool to fill future Special Duty Assignments that may occur in this classification in the next year.

Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work. You will:

• Be a Talent Advisor – carry your own recruiting load, solving problems and influencing outcomes both with your customers and within talent acquisition.
• Lead a team of Talent Advisors – mentor, coach, and review their work for accuracy and completeness; and advise on contracts and salary setting.
• Create legendary candidate experiences – provide amazing customer service and communicate effectively and consistently with candidates.
• Be innovative in sourcing and assessment strategies for our organization.

You will accomplish this by:

• Managing and performing full-cycle recruitment processes for leadership and hard-to-fill positions. Working collaboratively with leadership, hiring managers, and other human resources staff. Interpreting contracts and advising on setting pay.
• Engaging with and sourcing applicants through online social media, community contacts, and networking events. Creating systems to build a pipeline of diverse, competitive talent.
• Fostering positive relationships among labor team members while demonstrating expertise in conflict resolution, actively working to de-escalate challenging situations that may arise.
• Applying reporting and analytics tools to track metrics and support ongoing efforts for continuous improvement in recruitment processes.
• Promoting King County as an Employer-of-Choice . Generate diverse applicant pools in support of Equity and Social Justice Goals through outreach and sourcing.
• Developing and administering competency and merit-based selection materials including recruitment plans, job announcements, job-related exams, interview questions, and related rating criteria.
• Establishing priorities for managing work for your team and yourself while staying on a focused, efficient path toward achieving results.
• Optimizing the recruitment processes by contributing innovative ideas and recommending efficiencies.
• Establishing relationships with both hiring managers and candidates to be a trusted advisor delivering outstanding customer service throughout the hiring process.
• Generate diverse applicant pools in support of Equity and Social Justice Goals.
• Developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to streamline and standardize processes.

We'd love to hear from people with:

• Minimum of three (3) years of human resources experience in managing full cycle recruitment workload efficiently and effectively OR any equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience that provide the ability to perform the core competencies of the position.
• Experience with contract interpretation and pay setting.
• Experience working with multiple collective bargaining agreements to ensure compliance with rules and regulations.
• High level of customer service to all levels of employees and external customers and candidates.
• Experience leading people or projects and a desire to grow your skills in this area.
• Experience in providing consultative advice to managers.
• Demonstrated skill at working collaboratively , creating relationships, building trust and rapport with a diverse group of people and professionals of different levels.
• Ability to build a genuine collaborative and consultative style in their approach to their work. Build and understand the importance of building effective relationships with customers, team members, hiring managers, and other staff.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and is very politically savvy. Be comfortable providing advice and consultation to senior leaders and lead value-added discussions that challenge conventional norms and thinking.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Are skilled and comfortable using an office productivity suite and the ability to use Outlook, application tracking, SharePoint, and other internet-based tools in their daily work (King County uses Microsoft Office and NeoGov.)

Highly competitive candidates will also have:

• Knowledge of recruiting processes, policies, and procedures
• Experience with candidate sourcing and outreach

Ideal qualifications would include:

• Experience working with NEOGOV Insight to support recruitment activities
• Experience working with PeopleSoft or other similar payroll and time-keeping software

Who May Apply:

This recruitment is only open to current Career Service King County Metro employees who have passed their initial probationary period.

Required Application Materials:

1. A letter of interest no longer than two pages summarizing how you meet or exceed the required experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skills outlined in the job posting.

NOTE: Submissions that do not include the required materials will be considered incomplete and will not be considered.

Selection Process:

Applicants will be screened for competitiveness, completeness, and written communication skills to determine the most qualified candidates.

Questions:

For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact: Sarah Ottele at

Work Schedule:

This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay. Employees are paid on a bi-weekly schedule, every other Thursday, comprising a 40-hour workweek (normally 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday). Occasional non-standard work hours may be required to attend events, job fairs, etc.

Work Location:

The incumbent will have a hybrid work schedule and may work remotely and onsite. The primary onsite location is King Street Center, 201 S. Jackson, Seattle, Washington 98104.

Teleworking Requirement:

The work associated with this position is currently being performed in a hybrid fashion including teleworking, complemented with onsite work and meetings as needed. Frequency of onsite work will vary based on business and operational needs. Employees must reside in Washington State and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment. Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

Union Membership: This position is not represented by a union.

Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers. Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work, and play.

Guided by our True North , we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles--we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer: No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay, or other forms of compensation.

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