Since 1984, Share Our Strength® has led the fight against hunger and poverty by inspiring and organizing individuals and businesses to share their strengths. Today, through the No Kid Hungry campaign, Share Our Strength is ending childhood hunger in America by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need. No child should go hungry in America – we’re on our way to making that a reality and we want you to join us. We’re bold, creative, always open to new ideas, and 100% dedicated to our mission. If that sounds like you, we’d like you to consider becoming part of our team.

The Human Resources Business Partner will provide professional human resources services and consultation for Share Our Strength and Community Wealth Partners employees. Working with the Chief People Officer, Managing Director, Human Resources, and Associate Director, Human Resources Business Partner, this position will support benefits administration and orientation, employee relations, performance management, human resources compliance, policy development and administration, organization culture embedment initiatives, and HRIS maintenance (including data reporting). This role will allocate 50% of its time to payroll and benefits, ensuring accurate compensation and managing employee benefits programs. The remaining time will be divided among HR operations and compliance (20%), employee life cycle management (20%), and culture and engagement (10%), supporting policies, employee experience, and organizational initiatives.

This position is based in Washington, D.C. (Hybrid- 2 days per week). The position offers a salary range of $70k-$80k. Exact compensation within the stated salary range may vary based on skills, experience, and internal equity.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as initial HR point of contact and respond to general and benefits related employee inquiries as well as backup for other HRBPs (as needed). This includes but is not limited to answering and resolving employee questions and complaints, researching and addressing benefits claims and escalating to benefits brokers as necessary, communicating benefit information to employees, perform change reporting in HRIS, researching new approved organization wide benefits, and ensuring organization compliance with applicable government regulations via research, completion of tasks and annual reporting.
• Collaborate with and support the Managing Director with the facilitation and management of the organization wide annual benefits open enrollment to include but not limited to creation of benefits brochures with benefits brokers, completion and submission of census information, planning and scheduling open enrollment meetings for staff with broker and insurance company representatives, negotiating plan pricing and plan design with vendors and conducting cost analysis, setting up ADP benefits module and importing data, review of payroll data to confirm accuracy, and follow up on employee questions and concerns
• Proactively stay abreast of state and national benefit law changes and share information with team as needed
• Work with Sr Payroll Accountant to address any benefits invoice discrepancies with external vendors as needed
• Work with staff to plan for extended leave of absences due to disability and parental leave
• Work with the Managing Director to develop and implement education and communication initiatives to promote employee understanding and awareness of benefits offerings, their value, and how to utilize them.
• Collect payroll data and provide to senior payroll accountant for semi-monthly processing
• Review payroll semi-monthly for accuracy and elevate payroll questions to senior payroll accountant and controller as needed
• Provide backup support of the semi-monthly 401(K) deferral transmission
• Partner with other HR Business Partners on on-boarding and off-boarding functions including orientations, set-up, new hire paperwork, and COBRA administration.
• Support new organization wide culture embedment initiatives and work closely with EDI team and Internal Communications team
• Work with teams across the organization to live and practice new culture elements into processes and systems
• Research and recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures that will affect compliance, continually improve the efficiency of the human resources department and impact staff development and growth.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of relevant labor laws and regulations and assist in the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures to ensure organizational compliance
• Conduct periodic meetings with internal teams to address staff development, communications, and best practices as well as assess and anticipate human resources related needs and develop solutions
• Identify training needs and recommend learning and development initiatives that address skill gaps
• Works with the CPO and Managing Director to provide day-to-day performance management guidance for management (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions)
• Provide support of the administration of performance management and compensation programs ensuring clear communication and efficient execution in alignment with organization strategy and goals
• Assist managers with a range of services including strategies to improve retention efforts, work relationships, build morale and increase employee engagement, productivity and retention
• Conduct exit interviews, 90-day check-ins, and periodic one-on-one meetings with department team staff
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Human Resources or related field with at least 3-5 years of human resources experience; or a combination of experience required
• Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification preferred
• Ability to work well inter-departmentally and to be a team player
• Working knowledge of employment laws required
• Understanding of general HR processes regarding onboarding and records compliance
• Continuously stays abreast of developments in the HR and benefits industry
• Experience with large HRIS system preferred (i.e. ADP Workforce Now)
• Experience in change management or organizational development
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (both verbal and written) skills required
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Demonstrates high emotional intelligence
• Ability to build and manage productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion and sound judgment
• Skilled at prioritizing work and working well under pressure and in fast paced environments
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (ability to create tables and maintain large data sets)

COMPREHENSIVE BENEFIT PLAN

We offer a comprehensive benefits plan which currently includes, but is not limited to, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, retirement, wellness benefits, and paid time off (vacation leave, sick leave, personal leave, holiday, parental leave, bereavement leave, military leave, and jury duty leave.

DIVERSITY

At Share Our Strength, we value an individual’s diversity of backgrounds, experiences, ideas and perspectives. A hallmark of our history, culture and values has been the organization’s desire to bring together motivated, intelligent, and talented people to work together to find and implement solutions to end hunger and poverty in the U.S. and abroad. We each come to Share Our Strength with a unique background, but together we form a team that yields amazing results. This shared value of encouraging and embracing diversity in our organization fosters a workplace and culture that is highlighted for its innovation, open expression of ideas, and collaboration. With a strong shared commitment to the organization’s mission, and a unique blend of individual strengths, we are all working toward ensuring that every individual can live a healthy and productive life.