HR Business Partner — Mission-Driven Nonprofit (Hybrid)

Community Solutions; Gilroy (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health/dental/vision

403(b) retirement plan with 5% match

Generous vacation and holidays

Sick time 96 hours/year

Employee training and DEI initiatives

Job summary

Community Solutions, a non-profit serving Santa Clara and San Benito Counties, seeks an experienced HR Business Partner. You will advance people-centered programs, coach managers on employee relations, and drive union-friendly practices across a hybrid, on-site Gilroy headquarters with occasional travel to San Jose and Morgan Hill.

You will stabilize HR processes, leverage Paycor for analytics, and partner across teams to enhance employee experiences while supporting organizational growth and

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ progressive experience in human resources with 2+ years in an HR generalist, business partner role, or similar relevant experience.
• Thorough knowledge of human resources best practices, policies/procedures, and CA employment law.
• Background in navigating complex employee relations challenges with a human-centered approach.
• Proven leadership and mentoring experience.
• Ability to listen with intent, consult, ask the right questions, identify root causes and recommend business-aligned solutions.
• Understanding of talent management and the employee lifecycle.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Systems-minded with curiosity to understand interconnections.
• Experience with HRIS systems, project tracking and presentation tools (MS Projects, Teams, SharePoint) and presentation tools (Canva, Zoom, PowerPoint).
• Proficient with HR Systems and MS 365; advanced Excel knowledge preferred.
• Background in HRIS management, implementing HR processes and programs, and analyzing HR data.
• Strong stakeholder partnership and project management skills.
• Knowledge of union environments and compensation analysis.

Responsibilities

• Represent HR and act as a key contact for a broad range of HR matters.
• Partner to create and sustain an inclusive organizational culture with belonging.
• Counsel management on employee relations, performance management, policy compliance, and HR laws.
• Advise on employee relations matters and investigations with equity and emotional intelligence.
• Partner with Recruitment to develop effective talent acquisition strategies.
• Provide coaching and training to managers on leadership and union environment management.
• Collaborate across HR, Recruitment, Training, and Program teams on initiatives.
• Improve work relationships, morale, productivity and retention.
• Develop contracts for new hires, promotions, and transfers.
• Administer and optimize Paycor HRIS, reporting, audits and data retention.
• Analyze HR data trends and present insights to stakeholders.
• Develop and implement personnel policies and performance-related programs.
• Lead large-scale cultural change initiatives and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
• Support labor relations with union-related activities and contract interpretation.

Skills

HR generalist experience

Employee relations

California employment law

HRIS (Paycor)

MS 365 / Teams / SharePoint

Data analytics

Project management

Communication

Tools

Paycor

Microsoft Projects

Teams

SharePoint

Canva

PowerPoint

Zoom

Job description

Community Solutions, a non-profit serving Santa Clara and San Benito Counties, seeks an experienced HR Business Partner. You will advance people-centered programs, coach managers on employee relations, and drive union-friendly practices across a hybrid, on-site Gilroy headquarters with occasional travel to San Jose and Morgan Hill.

You will stabilize HR processes, leverage Paycor for analytics, and partner across teams to enhance employee experiences while supporting organizational growth and