Now Hiring - Director of Human Resources

Classified Details

Classified ID

2055

Description

The Department of Human Resources is hiring a Director! 

The Director of Human Resources is responsible for cultivating one of the City’s most important assets – its people. 

The Director of Human Resources is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive, impartial, and equitable policies, programs, compensation and benefits to meet City-wide and department specific operational needs. The Director reports directly to the Mayor, oversees Human Resource employees, and works closely with all Departments Heads to ensure that the City’s workforce can perform effectively.

The Director of Human Resources is appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. The Director will be a member of the Mayor’s Leadership Team and be responsible for delivering comprehensive, equitable compensation, benefits, policies, programs, and services to meet City-wide and department-specific operational needs. This includes, but is not limited to, employee recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits administration; employee development and retention; employee and labor relations; diversity and inclusion; and HR administration. The position works alongside the Director of Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging to give insight on HR processes surrounding implementation, and assessment of the City’s initiatives to promote racial equity and inclusion within the City workforce. 

The Director of Human Resources will guide the Human Resources staff to partner with each City department (except the School Department) to ensure that the City’s workforce has all required competencies and resources necessary to perform effectively. The Director is responsible for benefits administration and for initiating and completing efforts to continuously evaluate and assess employee benefits and human resource processes, policies, and practices, while working with other City staff to improve and address identified issues. 

Union Affiliation: Non-Union
Pay Grade MF: $132,897.28 - $145,315.20 Annually
Remote Tier 2: Up to one (1) date remote/week

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Title

Now Hiring - Director of Human Resources

Salary Range

$132897 to $145315

Application Deadline

12/13/2025

Location

Burlington, VT

Application URL

www.governmentjobs.com/careers/burlingtonvt/jobs/5141102/director-of-human-resources?pagetype=jobOpp 

Contact Information

Name

Burlington, Human Resources Dept.

Phone Number

(802) 865-7000

Email

jobs@burlingtonvt.gov 

Best Method of Contact

EMAIL