Senior People Team Associate

Democracy Fund; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 88,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Democracy Fund seeks an entrepreneurial Senior People Team Associate to support hiring within the Talent + Community team, focusing on recruitment processes and candidate experience. You will interview and screen candidates, initiate preboarding steps, and collaborate with the Senior Advisor, Talent Acquisition and the People Team Coordinator to move hires through our holistic process.

Strong written and verbal communication, planning, and organizational skills are essential to thrive in this

Qualifications

• Entrepreneurial self-starter with fluency in cloud-based systems.
• Experience recruiting in collaborative, experimental environments.
• Skilled at interviewing and screening candidates.
• Experience initiating preboarding steps (offers, background checks).
• Ability to design and manage internal recruitment processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication and planning skills.
• Ability to work independently on projects from conception to completion.

Responsibilities

• Track and manage the recruitment process.
• Oversee administrative support to move candidates through interview process.
• Interview and screen candidates; initiate preboarding steps.
• Collaborate with Senior Advisor, Talent Acquisition and People Team Coordinator.
• Support DEIB experiences across internal and external communities.

Skills

Cloud-based systems fluency

Recruitment support

Interviewing & screening

Process design

Candidate experience

Independent project work

Job description

Democracy Fund champions leaders and organizations that defend democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. We believe that experimentation, learning, and adaptation are key to the health and resilience of any system, whether it is our organization or the American political system. As grantmakers, we focus on listening and serving our grantees, who are visionaries and our collaborators.

The People Team is part of the collective hub that services the employee experience. The Senior People Team Associate is a member of the Talent + Community team, which is responsible for all organizational talent acquisition and serves as a conduit for growing and advising our extended network and creating ongoing opportunities for engaging with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB).

Democracy Fund is seeking an entrepreneurial self-starter with fluency in cloud-based systems to support the growth and success of Democracy Fund and its extended network. The Senior People Team Associate provides seamless recruitment support to the Senior Advisor, Talent Acquisition, and works with every part of our community to grow and strengthen the capacity of our teams. We are looking for someone with demonstrated experience recruiting in collaborative, experimental, creative environments. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and managing internal team processes that not only ensure efficient, smooth-running recruiting systems but also focus on improving the overall employee and candidate experiences.

The position focuses on tracking and managing the recruitment process, including oversight of an administrative support staff member to ensure candidates move quickly and efficiently through our holistic interview process. The Senior People Team Associate will interview and screen candidates as well as initiate preboarding steps, such as offer letters and background checks, that lead to the onboarding handoff, which is led by the People Team Coordinator.

The Senior People Team Associate serves as a thought partner with the Senior Advisor, Talent Acquisition; staffs Employee Engagement Committee meetings; and supports the biennial rollout of the Great Place to Work Survey. The successful candidate will collaborate to create, deliver, and center dynamic DEIB experiences that span our internal and external communities.

The Senior People Team Associate will be a resourceful, highly collaborative team player who possesses strong written and verbal communication, planning, and organizational skills; excels at managing multiple priorities; and is able to work independently on projects from conception to completion.

The Senior People Team Associate reports to the Senior Advisor, Talent Acquisition, and collaborates closely with the People Team Coordinator.

COMPENSATION

Salary range begins at $98,300 per year.