Senior Human Resource Generalist job in Washington

Senior HR Generalist, Culture and Talent (Washington, DC or Chicago, IL)

You are mission driven and action oriented. You love to get involved, and work as part of a team to accomplish something great. Any job is your job if it helps the team succeed, and you thrive on variety. Today, you’re looking for a role where you can use those traits to make a real difference in the world by advancing the most important social issues facing humanity today.
If that sounds like you, Arabella Advisors can’t wait to meet you.

Our Culture and Talent team is in search of a Senior HR Generalist who thrives in a fast paced, environment. Our new team member will lead Arabella’s recruiting efforts and play a lead role in our diversity and inclusion work, while also providing support to our team’s other areas of focus.

Essential Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition

Develop and execute recruiting strategies to ensure the team meets the firm’s staffing needs and diversity hiring goals
Lead recruiting processes for open positions across the firm, including drafting position descriptions; reviewing resumes; conducting interviews; scheduling; administering and analyzing assessments; checking references and conducting background checks; making offers; and coordinating on boarding
Develop, implement, and support leading recruiting practices that increase efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure high quality of hiring processes
Support the development of junior recruiting staff
Manage assigned Culture and Talent team budget line-items
Manage recruiting related metrics for the team
Manage assigned aspects of the Arabella employment brand, which may include info sessions, printed collateral, the careers website, social media pages, candidate e-newsletter, and career fairs
Develop and nurture internal and external relationships that generate candidate pipelines and referrals for assigned business units and departments, including coordinating and representing firm at recruiting events
Lead training on Arabella’s recruiting protocol and techniques
Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal laws related to hiring practices
Support the team’s efforts to meet customer service standards

Diversity & Inclusion

Bring specialized recruiting knowledge to the firm around diversity
Support the development of and help manage implementation of the firm’s diversity strategy
In partnership with the Senior Director, Culture and Talent, manage partnerships that will generate candidate pools that include underrepresented populations at Arabella, including tracking the ROI on partnerships
Work with hiring managers to build diverse candidate pools for assigned positions
Manage assigned aspects of Arabella’s inclusion strategy

Other Responsibilities

Support training and development efforts for managers and staff
Lead and or participate in firm wide and local cultural activities
Support administration of the firm’s various compensation programs
Serve as business partner providing training, coaching and internal consulting to supervisors and leaders on employee-relations, including performance matters
Provide support to the firm’s benefits and payroll functions as needed

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

Bachelor’s degree
6-8 years of HR experience, to include recruiting, compensation and benefits experience
HRCI or SHRM certification
Demonstrated knowledge of current best practices and trends in diversity and inclusion
Ability to anticipate issues and take appropriate steps to resolve problems
Strong facilitation skills
Track record of continuing to develop HR knowledge and skills
Demonstrated commitment to the philanthropic sector and mission-driven organizations
Demonstrated commitment to service excellence in fast-paced cultures

Our Core Competencies:

The ability to provide excellent service, including being able to address complex service matters, implement and communicate service changes to everyone involved, and to coach teammates on how to apply the firm’s service standards
The ability to manage large-scale and cross-firm projects, including delegating and managing all resources, identifying and implementing improved processes, monitoring consistency across project teams, and providing direction and support to teammates
The ability to facilitate and negotiate among stakeholders with conflicting needs and to generate consensus among decision makers
The ability to help effectively communicate difficult messages; to adapt style, tone, and content to meet various needs; and to coach teammates on crafting content.
The ability to work cooperatively and inclusively with others to achieve shared goals, including encouraging and facilitating effective compromise, drawing on the capabilities of all team members, and leading team-level knowledge sharing
The ability to use available resources and feedback to continually develop mastery in your role and facilitate team and project-level learning, including coaching others
The ability to solve complex challenges by identifying innovative solutions and facilitating coordination with others

Working with Us

We are committed to having a passion-driven, inclusive, transparent, collaborative, healthy, and fun culture. We invite you to visit our careers website to learn more.

To encourage work/life balance we offer flexible work options. Our office is an open space with cubicles and standing desks and informal work areas. Our salaries are closer to the range of a nonprofit and our benefits are excellent. You’ll start with three weeks of vacation, 80 hours of personal time, and 20 hours of paid time to volunteer at an organization of your choice. In addition to six federal holidays, you get to pick four more from a list of inclusive religious holidays and your birthday.

We have a competitive health package that includes medical, vision, dental, and prescription insurance. We also provide funds for professional development, a fitness benefit, and cover part of your personal cell phone plan.

How to apply

Submit a resume and a one-page cover online. The cover letter should address why you’re excited to work at Arabella and why you’re qualified for this specific job.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please let us know.

While Arabella is open to individuals from various locations applying to join our team, please note that we generally are unable to pay for relocation expenses.

We will review applications as they are received and look forward to hearing from you.

Note: This position has an internal title of Associate Director, Culture and Talent