About the role
If you are motivated by working to protect civil rights, passionate about equity/diversity work, and enjoy building strategic business partnerships and the energy of working in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment, come join us!
Expand your HR career with the County of Sonoma!
Starting salary up to $80.28/hour ($167,553.99/year) and a competitive total compensation package!*
What We Offer
Working at the County of Sonoma offers expansive opportunities for growth and development, the ability to be a part of a challenging and rewarding work environment, and the satisfaction of knowing you’re working to better our communities. You can also look forward to flexible work arrangements and excellent benefits* including:
- Hybrid Telework – A schedule that meets the needs of our staff, department operations, and the communities we serve may be available depending on the assignment
- Salary Advancement – A salary increase after 1,040 hours (6 months when working full-time) for good work performance; eligibility for a salary increase for good performance every year thereafter, until reaching the top of the salary range
- Paid Time Off – Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays, and an additional 8 floating holiday hours per year
- Staff Development/Wellness – Annual benefit allowances of up to $2,000 and ongoing education/training opportunities
- County Paid Health Premium Contributions – 100% premium contribution for the majority of employee-only and employee + family health plan options
- Post-Retirement Health Reimbursement Arrangement – County contributions to help fund post-retirement health insurance/benefits
- Retirement – A pension fully integrated with Social Security
- Incentive Retirement Savings Plan (IRSP) and 457 Voluntary Deferred Compensation – 3% of salary County contribution to a 401(a), in addition to the County matching up to 1% of base salary in 401(a), based upon employee contribution
- Paid Parental Leave – May be eligible for up to 8 weeks (320 hours) after 12 months of County employment
- Additional Benefits – Excellent dental, vision, disability, life insurance, employee assistance program, professional development, and more
- Student Loan Debt Relief – County employees may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through the U.S. Department of Education
What the role requires
- As our ideal candidate, you will demonstrate that you can quickly assess problems with an empathetic, solution-oriented, customer-focused approach. You have a high level of integrity, can diffuse difficult situations as they arise with tact and diplomacy, and can establish credibility and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with a diverse base of internal and external contacts across all levels of an organization. You are proficient in current state and federal civil rights laws, best practices, and principles and possess many of the following:
- Extensive experience conducting interviews and complex EEO investigations and responding to California Civil Rights Department (CRD) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaints
- A strong analytical aptitude for identifying key issues/problems and possible solutions and/or paths towards achieving consensus
- High-functioning verbal and nonverbal communication skills, patience, and an openness to effectively navigate and address challenging and stressful situations
- Strong analytical skills, expert judgment, and a commonsense approach to addressing daily challenges
- Superb organizational skills, including the ability to follow complex policies and procedures while meeting multiple competing deadlines
- Empathy, with the ability to maintain composure and professionalism in tense situations and assess the room to identify what information should be provided
- Experience developing, coordinating, promoting, and/or delivering training programs in EEO areas such as ADA, anti-bias, sexual harassment and prevention training, and workforce diversity
- Experience writing reports and presenting findings is required, and diverse lived experiences are highly valued. Additionally, training in mediation, workplace investigations, racial equity such as Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE), and/or Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI) certification or HR certifications are welcomed. Additionally, a sense of humor is a must! This is a serious position, and while the HR topics we work with are confidential, sensitive in nature, and support critical community services, we truly find opportunities and reasons to enjoy our time together.The position’s hours are typically Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and work is performed in an office environment. However, depending upon investigative and operational needs, the EEO Manager must be willing to work outside of typical hours and during emergencies and other critical events.
- The County of Sonoma is interested in finding the best candidate for this position and will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and training to meet the minimum qualifications, as described below. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and transferable skill set and how they set you up to be the best candidate for this position.
About the employer
The County of Sonoma