Human Resources Manager

YWCA
Cambridge, MA
Category Human Resources
Job Description
Role Overview

The Human Resources Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for the Police Department's human resources functions, supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace culture aligned with the department's mission and the City's commitment to anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

What You Will Do

The Human Resources Manager oversees and administers daily HR operations, including full-cycle recruitment and onboarding, performance management processes, policy implementation, HR compliance, personnel administration, and continuous process improvement initiatives.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires a demonstrated understanding of the role racial inequity plays in organizational and HR systems and in society, as well as the ability to work and interact effectively with individuals and groups across diverse identities, cultures, backgrounds, and ideologies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a closely related field
  • Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience in human resources management
  • Minimum of five (5) years encompassing talent acquisition, and training and development
  • At least three (3) years of HRIS experience including hands-on use of PeopleSoft or a comparable ERP
  • Experience in a unionized municipal or public-sector environment working with collective bargaining agreements preferred

Benefits

  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid holidays
  • FMLA
  • Parental leave
  • Employee and position data for required reports
  • Coordination with Payroll, Fiscal, and the Retirement Board when personnel information is needed
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