Description

The People and Culture Manager will oversee and lead the functional areas of the employment lifecycle for a 200-person organization, including recruiting, hiring, onboarding, performance management, training, leaves of absence, health and safety, benefits, employee relations, compensation, and other related areas.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partners with others to understand and execute the organization’s people and culture needs.
• Handles daily management of core P&C functions to support employment lifecycle.
• In partnership with the Director of People and Culture, recruits, interviews, hires, and develops people and culture staff.
• Provides support and guidance to people managers.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in people and culture, talent management, and employment law.
• Fields and responds to general inquiries from employees and people managers.
• Utilizes the Human Resources Management System [HRMS] (Paycom) and other technologies to the fullest extent.
• Ensures compliance with program-specific employee documentation requirements, including background check clearance, education, and certifications.
• Maintains complete and accurate employee files and data.
• Runs and provides clear and accurate reports for internal and external purposes.
• Partners with payroll administrator to ensure employees are paid accurately and timely.
• Delivers HR services in a manner that fosters a positive culture aligned with organizational diversity, equity, and inclusive principles.
• Support Director of People and Culture with rollout of new initiatives and activities, and various tasks as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Five years as a senior HR generalist/manager supporting 200 employees; nonprofit and Union experience highly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in people and culture, HR, psychology, or business administration (relevant work experience may substitute education on a year-by-year basis)
• Bilingual English/Spanish highly preferred.
• Current professional HR certification or plan to take exam within (6) six months of hire.
• Proficient with mid-sized HR, timekeeping, and payroll systems.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with a customer service orientation and the ability to build productive relationships with all levels of employees.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office Suite skills.
• Positive demeanor and passion for serving others, including supporting people managers to best support their teams.
• Core values that include supporting important work in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Excited about improving upon key P&C functions in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Exemplary collaboration/communication working as part of a team.
• Highly organized with superior attention to detail and follow through.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Experience supporting fair and equitable resolution of sensitive employee relations issues.
• Knowledgeable in California employment laws.
• Must be passionate about our agency’s mission and demonstrate empathy to support employees in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Operate with the highest integrity and maintain confidentiality.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to move objects up to 20 pounds from one level to another occasionally.
• Sit for extended periods of time performing work on a computer and phone.
• Travel within Marin County using personal vehicle for meetings, employee support and recruiting events.