Associate, Human Resources (COF)

Council on Foundations; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Council on Foundations seeks a Human Resources Associate to work closely with the Vice President of Culture, Talent & Equity to advance internal and member-focused talent strategies. The role requires confidentiality, customer service excellence, and strong project management to foster learning and equity across staff and members.

Primary duties include payroll and benefits liaison, onboarding/offboarding accuracy, HR program support, and material preparation for communications.

Qualifications

• Two years of human resources, recruitment, or talent development experience preferred; equivalent educational or work experience acceptable.
• SHRM or HRI certification preferred, but not required. Additional years of HR work experience acceptable
• Excellent attention to details and conscientious in adhering to deadlines and deliverables
• Ability to 'manage-up' and across as needed to meet deadlines and execute deliverables
• Highly discrete and able to be trusted with confidential information relating to the organization and its staff
• Personable, productive, organized and customer-focused with a 'can-do' attitude
• High emotional intelligence and change management skills
• Expert proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and social media

Responsibilities

• Serves as primary point of contact for staff on payroll and benefits
• Ensures accuracy and consistency in onboarding, offboarding, and employee files
• Supports the VP of Culture, Talent, & Equity in developing human resource and talent development programming and consultations for Council on Foundations’ members and other philanthropy serving organizations
• Manage the timely research and flow of content, information, and materials to and from members related to talent and HR related requests
• Assists in preparing talent and HR related materials for internal and external communications and remarks
• Takes initiative in drafting communications and other meeting materials
• Continually improves recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding processes; co-leads these functions for the summer intern program
• Over time, implement and monitor onboarding programs using HRIS and learning management system
• Co-manage events tending to morale and wellness of staff and broader community
• Acts as an organizational culture ambassador, modeling daily alignment with values and policies

Skills

Human resources

Recruitment

Talent development

Confidentiality

Communications

HRIS/HR systems

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Social media

Job description

Reports to: Vice President, Culture, Talent & Equity

Job Summary

The Human Resources Associate will work closely with the Vice President of Culture, Talent & Equity to facilitate and implement internal and member-facing talent strategies and programming. The Human Resources Associate will leverage HR expertise, a customer service ethos and project management skills to manage complex interpersonal relationships with confidentiality and implement best in class HR policies and programming that foster a culture of learning and equity for staff and members.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as primary point of contact for staff on payroll and benefits


• Ensures accuracy and consistency in onboarding, offboarding, and employee files


• Supports the VP of Culture, Talent, & Equity in developing human resource and talent development programming and consultations for Council on Foundations’ members and other philanthropy serving organizations


• Manage the timely research and flow of content, information, and materials to and from members related to talent and HR related requests for information (RFIs) and Philanthropy Exchange posts


• Assists the VP of Culture, Talent, & Equity in preparing talent and HR related materials for internal and external communications and remarks, including comparative and archival research. Takes initiative in drafting communications and other meeting materials


• Continually improves recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding processes; co-leads these functions for the summer intern program with the Equity & Inclusion Associate


• Over time, this role will implement and monitor in-person and virtual onboarding programs by leveraging the Council’s HRIS and learning management system


• Co-manage events tending to the morale and wellness of staff members and the broader community


• Acts as an organizational culture ambassador, modeling daily alignment with the Council’s values, policies, and strategic direction


• Participates as needed in new departmental projects; Performs other reasonably related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Two years of human resources, recruitment, or talent development experience preferred; equivalent educational or work experience acceptable.


• SHRM or HRI certification preferred, but not required. Additional years of HR work experience acceptable


• Excellent attention to details and conscientious in adhering to deadlines and deliverables


• Ability to “manage-up” and across as needed to meet deadlines and execute deliverables


• Highly discrete and able to be trusted with confidential information relating to the organization and its staff


• Personable, productive, organized and customer-focused with a “can-do” attitude


• High emotional intelligence and change management skills


• Expert proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and social media