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HR > Human Resources Manager

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Short Description:

A Human Resource Manager oversees the human resources department, responsible for implementing and managing HR policies, programs, and initiatives within an organization. Their duties include recruiting and onboarding new employees, managing employee relations, and ensuring compliance with labor laws and regulations. Human Resource Managers also handle performance management, employee development, and contribute to strategic workforce planning. Strong leadership skills, effective communication, and a deep understanding of HR principles are essential for success in this role, as Human Resource Managers play a key role in fostering a positive work environment and supporting the overall goals of the organization.

Duties / Responsibilities:

  • Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts, and helping resolve work-related problems.
  • Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
  • Advise managers on organizational policy matters such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment and recommend changes.
  • Perform complex staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
  • Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster a positive attitude toward organizational objectives.
  • Identify staff vacancies and recruits, interview, and select applicants.
  • Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of the staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations.
  • Plan, organize, direct, control, or coordinate an organization's personnel, training, or labor relations activities.
  • Represent the organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.
  • Administer compensation, benefits, performance management systems, and safety and recreation programs.

Skills / Requirements / Qualifications

  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and measuring training effects.
  • Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
  • Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Job Zones

  • Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
  • Related Experience: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
  • Job Training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, or vocational training.
  • Job Zone Examples: Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include accountants, sales managers, database administrators, teachers, chemists, environmental engineers, criminal investigators, and special agents.
  • Specific Vocational Preparation in years: 2-4 years preparation (7.0 to < 8.0)

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