SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTR

Posting Identification Number 48303

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Position Overview

Serves as the Northern Deputy Chief Labor Relations Advisor.  Serves as full-line supervisor over labor relations liaisons, representing agency management in labor relation matters.  Oversees labor relations unit operations to support the agency's management positions in negotiating labor union agreements, resolving grievances, and assuring the agency operates in conformance with collective bargaining agreements. Acts as labor liaison to assigned agency facilities and divisions and represents those entities at third level grievance hearings.  In the absence of the Chief Labor Relations Advisor, assumes responsibilities with full administrative authority for operation of the bureau and all functions of the Chief Labor Relations Advisor.  Serves as a member of the labor contract negotiation team concerning the multiple collective bargaining agreements in which the State of Illinois is a party.     

Essential Functions

• Serves as the Northern Deputy Chief Labor Relations Advisor.
• Serves as full-line supervisor. 
• Research, analyzes, and develops materials to reflect the agency's position and for use in fact-finding, grievances, unfair labor practice charges etc.
• Hears third level grievances. 
• In the absence of the Chief Labor Relations Advisor, assumes responsibilities will full administrative authority for operation of the bureau and all functions of the Chief Labor Relations Advisor.
• Serves as a member of the agency's contract negotiations' team. 
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years college with course work in business or public administration. 
• Requires four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative labor relations experience in a public or private organization. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Four (4) years of labor relations experience, including: negotiating labor agreements, handling, and resolving grievances and providing union contract interpretation to agency management for a large public or private organization.
• Four (4) years of supervisory experience for a large public or private organization.
• Four (4) years of professional experience advising management on appropriate progressive discipline in public sector labor relations, including reviewing discipline packets and making disciplinary recommendations.
• Four (4) years of experience participating in collective bargaining negotiations, either as 1st chair or a member of a negotiation team for a large public or private organization.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.

 *All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

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