Recruitment and Retention Manager - City of Birmingham

TARGET CLOSE DATE:

04/03/2026

PAY GRADE:

Grade 32

TYPE:

Full time

JOB SUMMARY:

The City of Birmingham is seeking a well-qualified, motivated Recruitment and Retention Supervisor to serve as a first-line supervisor responsible for the strategic administration of the City’s talent acquisition and employee engagement programs. Under the direction of the Deputy HR Director, the incumbent manages a team of recruiters and technical staff to ensure a steady pipeline of qualified candidates while maintaining strict adherence to Civil Service Merit System principles. This role goes beyond standard hiring by analyzing turnover trends, developing validated secondary screening tools (including structured interviews for Public Safety), and spearheading city-wide retention initiatives. The incumbent acts as a critical checkpoint for equity, reviewing selection packets to ensure hiring decisions are justifiable, consistent, and compliant with EEO guidelines.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

The City of Birmingham provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is presented below:

City of Birmingham: $81,057 - $125,736

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Public Administration, or a closely related field

• Experience performing full-cycle recruitment and selection, including sourcing for hard-to-fill positions, posting positions, screening applications, coordinating interviews, and processing hires from initial recruitment through onboarding

• Experience advising hiring managers or leadership on recruitment strategies, including sourcing, evaluating candidates, and supporting hiring decisions

• Experience applying federal and state employment laws to hiring actions and communicating requirements to hiring managers and/or applicants

• Experience in at least one (1) of the following areas:

  • Designing, developing, or validating standardized personnel selection tools (e.g., structured interviews, scoring rubrics, or job-related assessments); or

  • Designing and interpreting organizational surveys (e.g., employee engagement, candidate feedback, job analysis, onboarding, developmental, or exit surveys).

TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:

• Supervises staff by assigning and directing work, monitoring performance, providing feedback and training, addressing personnel issues, and participating in staffing and disciplinary processes to ensure efficient and effective operations.

• Develops and implements comprehensive outreach plans to support the agency’s talent acquisition needs by coordinating with the Personnel Board (PBJC) and managing supplemental agency-specific branding on social media and job board platforms.

• Collaborates with Hiring Managers and the Personnel Board to develop specialized secondary screening criteria and selection tools (e.g., structured interviews).

• Ensures the integrity of the selection process by auditing interview packets for fairness and consistency, providing technical guidance and support to managers on hiring recommendations, and providing oversight of EEO metrics to ensure all recruitment actions align with federal, state, and Civil Service regulations.

• Leads the agency’s employee engagement framework by designing organizational climate surveys and analyzing turnover data to develop mitigation strategies and reports for HR Leadership regarding workforce stability and off-boarding trends.

• Serves as a business partner to agency departments by identifying unique staffing needs and facilitating specialized training for hiring managers on structured interview techniques, merit-based selection, and retention strategies to ensure consistency across the agency.

• Monitor agency-wide HR trends (e.g., retention, selection rates) by preparing comprehensive reports on EEO metrics ands recruitment analytics to provide HR and agency leadership with data-driven insights for policy recommendations and organizational improvements.

• Engages in professional development by attending training, conferences, classes, etc. to maintain professional certifications and licenses, and remain abreast of current practices, trends, and regulatory changes relevant to the field.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job is primarily sedentary involving sitting for long periods of time, and may involve occasional walking or standing for brief periods. May involve occasional light lifting of items or objects weighing up to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is conducted almost exclusively indoors in an office setting. Job may require occasional travel to attend job fairs and other recruiting events. Work involves use of standard office equipment, such as computer, phone, copier, etc.

EEO STATEMENT:

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  Each Merit System member city/agency operates its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.

ACCOMMODATION:

NOTE:

This job posting may close before, or be extended beyond, the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.

DISCLAIMER:

This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties, responsibilities, or skills and abilities required for this position and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.