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• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

Description

We have partnered with POLIHIRE to recruit for the position of Director of Human Resources. For the complete job listing visit Director, Human Resources - POLIHIRE Executive Search. 

Mission Statement – City of Richmond, Department of Human Resources

To provide high-quality, holistic, innovative, and human-centric services for its internal and external customers, who include administrators, staff, and prospective employees of the City of Richmond. The department’s services elevate the city to an employer of choice by building a progressive, innovative, and inclusive organization, designing employee wellness and development programs and administering equitable and consistent policy.

 

Duties include but are not limited to

 

• Leads workforce planning and hybrid workplace policies to optimize engagement, productivity, and service delivery.
• Develops workforce analytics dashboards to monitor recruitment, retention, training, and DEIB metrics; reports quarterly to the CAO and City Council committees.
• Leverages HR technology, HRIS, and process automation to improve efficiency, compliance, and user experience.
• Oversees all major HR programs: Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Classification and Compensation, Total Rewards, Training and Organizational Development, and HR Business Partnership functions.
• Oversees HR budgets, contracts, forecasts, and performance metrics; ensures fiscal responsibility and alignment with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
• Serves as executive liaison for collective bargaining strategy, contract implementation, and workforce communications.
• Collaborates with Budget, Finance, and Law Departments to align HR actions with fiscal policy, risk management, and legal standards.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with employees, unions, and stakeholders.
• Coaches and develops HR leadership staff, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Leads vendor and partner management for citywide HR programs, benefits, and tech platforms.
• Measures and reports outcomes on key performance indicators, including employee engagement, time-to-hire, retention, and compliance metrics.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and City policies.
• Manages a broad portfolio of vendor partners.

 

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

 

The qualified candidate for the position of Director of Human Resources will have a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or Public Administration and a minimum of ten years of progressively responsible human resources experience, including five (5) in senior management. Fifteen (15) years of human resources experiences with seven (7) at the executive level along with a master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Leadership, Public Administration, or related field are preferred.

The exceptionally qualified candidate will have the following experience:

• Experience leading modernization or transformation initiatives in a public sector or large enterprise setting
• Demonstrated success establishing HR Shared Services, Centers of Excellence, or customer service transformation models

The qualified candidate will also hold at least one of the following certifications:

• HRCI Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) or
• SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) designation.

 

 

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly talk; frequently finger, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; and occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, feel, and grasp. The working conditions may include environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager by email at Jessica.McKenzie@RVA.GOV.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

 

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