Job Details
Salary Range $75-85K
Job Summary
The Human Resource Manager will lead and perform routine functions of the Human Resources (HR) department, including hiring and interviewing staff, administering pay, benefits, and leave, and enforcing company policies and practices.
A Wider Circle recently built an HR infrastructure to streamline HR operations. We seek an experienced Human Resource professional to maintain these new systems and continue standardizing organizational/departmental onboarding, candidate pipelines, and staff training.
As an organization leader and ambassador, the Manager of Human Resources will need to be a strong advocate for A Wider Circle's mission to advance equity through innovative social services.
This position is a Hybrid role, and the HR Manager will be required to be onsite for a minimum of three days after spending at least 90 days fully onsite.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Interns and Volunteers
Essential functions-primary responsibilities
- Recruits, interviews, and facilitates hiring qualified job applicants for open positions; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.
- Manages onboarding process for new employees.
- Attends career fairs and other outreach events related to hiring.
- Conducts or acquires background checks and employee eligibility verifications.
- Implements/maintains new hire orientation and employee recognition programs.
- Performs bi-weekly payroll processing.
- Provides risk management, anti-harassment training, and other training specific to organizational needs.
- Provides support and guidance to management and other staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive employment-related questions and issues arise; may be required to administer and execute routine tasks in delicate circumstances, such as providing reasonable accommodations, investigating allegations of wrongdoing, and terminating employees.
- Attends and participates in employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.
- Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, recommends best practices, and reviews policies and practices to ensure compliance.
- Manages and ensures compliance with organizational policies and procedures, including maintaining the employee handbook and staying up-to-date with best practices and new employment laws.
- Ensures organizational practices and policies are aligned with our commitment to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion.
- Manages the processes and policies related to leave, benefits, and other organizational policies, and manages relationships with related vendors.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Guiding Principles
- Value the people we work with as well as guests, volunteers, and all others who support our work.
- Seek to maintain a harmonious environment that lends itself to the safety, comfort, and personal growth of all who enter and work in our space.
- Celebrate diversity of thought, idea, and expression.
- Meet people and organizations where they are, with what they want and need.
- Build relationships through rapport, trust, and communication.
- Recognize that all who enter this space have their own pathway and story.
- Listen attentively, seek to understand, and assume positive intent.
- Practice compassion in all our interactions to ensure this is a safe and comfortable space for all.
Required Skills /Abilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
- Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
Required education and experience
- Bachelor's degree in human resources management, business administration, or related fields
- At least five years of experience working in human resources or related.
- At least three years of experience working as a Human Resource Manager
Preferred education and experience
- At least two years of nonprofit experience in a human resources capacity is highly preferred
- Experience leading diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion initiatives is a plus
- SHRM-CP is a plus.
Additional eligibility requirements:
Work authorization/security clearance requirements
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
Work environment
Other duties
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Travel required
To outreach events in the DMV.
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement
A Wider Circle is committed to having a team that is diverse and ensuring that all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender (including gender identity or expression), religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or other non-merit factor. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.