Culture & People Operations Associate — DC Hybrid

Austin Community College; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 72,300 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Full medical coverage

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Annual leave

Job summary

Protect Democracy is seeking a People and Culture Associate to join our small, collaborative People and Culture Team in the Washington, DC area. The role focuses on onboarding contractors and staff and coordinating in-person events and programming across the organization.

The ideal candidate will support employee lifecycle activities, including event planning, staff gatherings, and office operations from Dupont Circle, with in-person presence at least four days per week.

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm for human-centered work in a remote-first organization.

Responsibilities

• Help coordinate onboarding, including: Supporting the development of materials such as session slides, travel guidance, and session evaluations.
• Identifying obstacles and proposing pivots.
• Looking for areas of improvement and further alignment with culture.
• Support the planning, logistics, communication, and evaluation of various in-person and remote gatherings, including our annual all-team gathering and team-based retreats.
• Administer onboarding- and community-related systems and processes, identifying opportunities to enhance employee experience and foster connection, collaboration, and community across Protect Democracy.
• Work in coordination with hiring teams to seamlessly integrate new hires into our organizational culture.
• Contribute to other workstreams that strengthen how we develop, engage, and support talent.
• Act as dedicated DC office coordinator, including: Coordinating with team members to host in-person events (work retreats, happy hours or other special convenings).
• Welcoming external guests as needed with exceptional kindness and professionalism.
• Working with our Finance team to ensure the physical office supports a productive working environment, including through logistics and procurement.

Skills

Onboarding

Community building

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Protect Democracy is seeking a People and Culture Associate to join our small, collaborative People and Culture Team in the Washington, DC area. The role focuses on onboarding contractors and staff and coordinating in-person events and programming across the organization.

The ideal candidate will support employee lifecycle activities, including event planning, staff gatherings, and office operations from Dupont Circle, with in-person presence at least four days per week.