Principal HR Consultant

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November 26

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Positively Partners

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Social Impact • HR Tech • Non-profit

Positively Partners is a social enterprise dedicated to fostering equity and inclusion within workplaces, particularly focusing on dismantling systemic barriers for marginalized communities. The company collaborates with nonprofits and socially-minded organizations to connect diverse candidates with career opportunities in the social impact sector. Positively Partners' team comprises psychology practitioners, HR professionals, and system design experts who work together to create mission-driven and productive work environments. The company's mission is to align employees' values and strengths with their roles to enhance organizational impact and employee engagement.

11 - 50 employees

🌍 Social Impact

👥 HR Tech

🤝 Non-profit

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary advisor to people managers and organizational leaders on a wide range of employee relations matters, including performance concerns, interpersonal conflicts, accommodations, and corrective actions • Provide real-time guidance and problem-solving on employee issues, while scaffolding and equipping managers and leaders with long-term strategies for sustainable resolution • Partner with people managers to implement performance improvement plans and manage progressive discipline practices, balancing legal compliance alongside equitable and strengths-based practices • Investigate and support resolution of employee complaints, escalating appropriately and ensuring alignment with legal obligations and organizational values • Deliver “push in” conflict resolution support, including mediations and facilitated conversations • Lead and manage leave of absence cases, ensuring compliance with applicable federal and state laws, consistent application of organizational policies, and accurate payroll processing through clear direction and handoffs • Help organizations assess and mitigate risk by ensuring alignment with employment law, internal policies, and best practices • Provide clear, actionable recommendations and documentation that supports compliance and effective management • Collaborate with legal counsel and PositivelyHR leadership to address high-level, high-risk, or highly complex issues • Coach managers and leaders through sensitive personnel decisions, building their people management skill and confidence when navigating sensitive employee matters • Support the rollout of HR policies and people practices by helping managers apply them in practical, values-aligned ways • Facilitate manager learning opportunities–including office hours and workshops–on performance management topics such as goal-setting, leading performance conversations, etc. • Help managers and leaders build internal muscle for handling employee issues by modeling effective conversations, documentation, and strategic thinking • Partner closely with other members of the PositivelyHR team to ensure coordinated, high-quality service and support to each client • Maintain strong documentation of casework, interventions, and client communications in alignment with internal protocols • Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal tools and processes including workflows, templates, and guidance materials to necessary to support the scaling of high-quality PositivelyHR services • May support the development or refinement of related employee handbook policies • Stay current on employment law developments, HR best practices, and contribute to internal learning and development efforts

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including substantial experience advising managers on performance management, leaves (including state statutory leaves), and employee relations • In-depth knowledge of employment laws and HR compliance practices, particularly related to accommodations, FMLA, wage & hour, and disciplinary actions. • Must have experience navigating employment law in states with a complex legal landscape (i.e. CA, NY, etc.) • Proven ability to identify patterns or recurring needs to build or improve tools, templates, or frameworks enabling a consistent, impactful experience for positivelyhr clients and their managers. • Ability to deliver on this strategic, high-impact work while effectively balancing the day-to-day needs of clients and managers • Demonstrated success guiding and coaching supervisors through difficult personnel issues with a strengths-based, equity-focused lens • Strong judgment and the ability to assess and respond in real time during meetings, coaching conversations, or employee interactions while maintaining alignment with policies and organizational values • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate legal and technical guidance into practical, values-aligned advice • Experience in a high-volume, multi-stakeholder environment—such as an HR outsourcing firm, PEO/ASO service organization, consulting or professional services firm, or a headquarters/shared-services role in a large or matrixed, multi-site organization—providing ongoing support to a portfolio of clients, departments, or regions with diverse needs and priorities. • Preference for individuals with experience working in or with non-profit organizations • Skilled at balancing care for individual employees with the needs and responsibilities of the broader organization • High emotional intelligence and a calm, professional approach under pressure • Strong commitment to equity, inclusion, and people-centered HR practices • Preference for individuals with a professional certification (e.g., SHRM-SCP, SPHR) • Must be located in the United States and willing to work eastern timezone hours to accommodate Positively Partners’ primarily east coast clients

🏖️ Benefits

• access to high-quality, inclusive health benefits • an opportunity for an end of year discretionary bonus calculated in equal measure based on individual, team, and organizational performance • supporting employee growth in our field, including providing training and support on an ongoing basis