Human Resources Manager

SUMMARY:

The Human Resources Manager is responsible for the daily human resources operations, including employment law, recruitment, onboarding, employee development, and benefits administration.  This role functions as a liaison with employees and leadership, fostering a positive culture while ensuring HR systems and records are accurate and compliant.

BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS:

• Follows the principles of the Foundation’s core values:

1. Trust
2. Respect
3. Integrity
4. Commitment

• Motivated to value-add to the success of the Foundation
• Effective communicator
• Collaborative
• Dependable
• Detail-oriented
• Adaptable, receptive to change
• Teach through example and service
• Practices professional curiosity and desire to learn
• Excellent people skills and ability to work with a diverse constituency
• Maintain confidentiality
• Work safely 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations
• Partner with financial services to support employee benefits enrollment and administration
• Collaborate with employees on HR issues, providing support and information
• Provide administrative support for claims management, including workers’ compensation, protected leave, and other employment matters
• Support the performance management process, including facilitating participant training and maintaining accurate documentation
• Maintain accurate employee records, HR files, and other confidential personnel documentation
• Provide support for HR technology platforms utilized by Foundation staff, including onboarding, recruitment, and LF Forms processes
• Collaborate with the senior director of operations on compensation
• Assist in drafting and distributing HR communications 
• Support onboarding activities
• Serve as backup support for payroll processing, as needed
• Assist with publishing HR policies, compliance documentation, and related communications
• Create and manage job postings within the applicant tracking system and provide recruitment process training for hiring managers and recruitment teams
• Provide input to the senior director of operations regarding departmental risk management
• Partner with CSS2 on operational initiatives
• Provide day-to-day supervision and guidance to the administrative Services team
• Serve as tertiary-level backup to the CSS1 to ensure continuity of operations

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Projects
• Participates in ongoing training, education, and staff meetings
• Other duties as assigned

COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE

• Strong interpersonal communication and the ability to build and maintain trusted teams
• Bachelor’s degree preferred 
• HR certification preferred
• Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience preferred
• In-depth understanding of employment laws and safety policies to mitigate risk
• Professionalism, curiosity, and discretion when managing confidential information
• Technological proficiency, especially in HRIS systems
• Talent management experience
• Ethical leadership experience

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• This job is conducted in an office work environment, sitting much of the time
• This position’s duties require use of a computer
• Must be able to exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally
• Some travel may be required