The City of Covina is seeking an energetic and experienced professional to lead the Human Resources activities of the city. The ideal candidate is a dedicated individual willing to be a “hands-on” leader who has the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with staff, other department directors, elected officials, labor representatives and the community. The Director will mentor and promote staff development as well as exhibit the utmost in customer service skills and require staff to do the same.
Located 25 miles east of Los Angeles, Covina was incorporated as a General Law City in 1901. Covina is home to just under 50,000 people within its 6.8 square miles. Covina is a well balanced community with a successful blend of residential, retail, service and light manufacturing uses. In addition to Covina’s very high quality kindergarten through twelth grade public school systems, one will find several nearby public and private four-year colleges including Cal Poly Pomona, Azusa Pacific University, University of La Verne and the Claremont Colleges. City Hall is situated near our downtown Metrolink station, which is located along the San Bernardino to Los Angeles line. downtown boasts a vibrant mix of uses including shopping, housing, entertainment, well known restaurants and coffee establishments and medical facilities.
The City of Covina is a full-service city employing 190 full-time employees including Police, Public Works, Parks and
Recreation, Community Development, Library and General Administration. Fire protection is provided under contract by the County of Los Angeles.
For a full description of duties, refer to the Human Resources page at www.covinaca.gov.
Interested candidates must submit a resume prior to 5:00 p.m., April 2, 2015.
Mail, FAX or personally submit resume to the
City of Covina Human Resources Department
c/o Robert Blackwood
125 East College Street, Covina, CA 91723
(626) 384‐5592 FAX