Director, People – Culture

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🏄 California, District of Columbia, +1 more states – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote 🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

💵 $140k - $160k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👥 People Operations

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Jobs for the Future (JFF)

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1983

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

💰 $5M Grant on 2022-08

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

Jobs for the Future (JFF) is a non-profit organization focused on promoting equitable access to quality jobs and economic advancement for all. The organization works to redesign education and workforce systems to be more equitable and effective, partnering with various stakeholders to influence policy and create innovative solutions. With over 40 years of experience, JFF engages in research, evaluation, advocacy, and partnerships to integrate learning with work and strengthen regional economies. Their initiatives include promoting racial economic equity, lifelong learning, and the integration of artificial intelligence and fintech to drive personal financial success. JFF hosts events, conducts research, and provides tools and resources to help build an inclusive future.

📋 Description

• Lead JFF's People Business Partner function and define portfolios, coverage, decision rights, goals, and success measures • Align PBP segments and coverage with JFF's evolving organizational structure • Ensure PBPs lead the full talent lifecycle, including leader partnership, workforce and skills planning, performance, team effectiveness, and employee relations coordination • Translate People & Culture strategy into priorities, proposals, and recommendations for senior leaders • Lead, develop, coach, and hold the PBP team accountable for quality, timeliness, risk management, stakeholder experience, and escalation • Build development plans, career paths, cross-training, backup coverage, and transition plans for PBPs • Establish and improve scalable PBP processes, including RACI, case management, documentation, intake, triage, annual calendars, templates, playbooks, and process maps • Clarify handoffs with People Operations & Total Rewards • Serve as escalation point and senior advisor for complex employee relations matters, investigations, accommodations, separations, and conduct or performance concerns • Coach leaders and managers on difficult conversations, performance management, and defensible decision-making • Analyze employee relations patterns and PBP data to identify risks and recommend policy or practice changes • Lead rollout of enterprise people initiatives, performance and calibration cycles, organizational changes, policy updates, and manager enablement • Plan initiatives through design, communication, adoption, measurement, and post-cycle improvement • Present to all-staff audiences, the JFF Leadership Council, Executive Team, and Board as needed • Lead career development, internal mobility, growth conversations, succession planning, talent pipelines, and workforce planning • Partner with Finance, Operations, executives, and hiring managers on staffing, budgets, role design, hiring approaches, and offers • Lead employee listening through engagement and total rewards surveys, pulse feedback, and exit and stay insights • Turn survey results and people data into action plans and communicate progress to staff • Build trusted cross-functional relationships and influence outcomes without direct authority • Escalate risks and sensitive matters to the AVP, P&C with clear recommendations • Partner with the Director, People Operations & Total Rewards on compensation, benefits, and policy guidance • Contribute to P&C goals, budget, operating rhythm, and JFF values

🎯 Requirements

• Demonstrated People & Culture/HR experience, including significant experience leading HR business partners or generalist teams and advising senior executive roles • Typically 12-15+ years of experience for Director II-level new hires, through a combination of full-time, part-time, internship, and/or freelance experience • Extensive experience owning segment or portfolio responsibilities for a business partner or generalist function • Experience establishing processes, standards, and structure for a consistent business partner function • Generalist People expertise and demonstrated employee relations expertise, including complex cases, investigations, and separations • Experience implementing and advising on large-scale, people-facing initiatives and processes • Deep familiarity with and leadership in succession planning • Experience leading career development and employee listening efforts, including survey analysis using Culture Amp or a similar platform • Deep understanding of HR and people practices relevant to nonprofits • Understanding of nonprofit compliance and regulations • Sound judgment in escalation, leadership communication, pattern recognition, and recommendations • High attention to detail in documentation, case files, and communications • Strong collaboration, influence, presentation, and communication skills • Executive presence, discretion, tact, and integrity on sensitive matters • Comfort with ambiguity, change, and pressure • Commitment to inclusion and belonging, with experience building fair, transparent people practices • Comfort with people data and analytics and AI-enabled tools • Resume and thoughtful cover letter required • Positions are not eligible for employer-visa sponsorship or open to F-1 student visa holders

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Retirement benefits through a 403(b) plan, including employer contributions for eligible employees • Paid time off • Paid leave benefits • Professional development opportunities • Flexible work arrangements: in-person, hybrid, or completely remote • Office equipment as needed • Flexible work hours • Balanced workloads • Career advancement opportunities

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