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People & Operations Manager 🔥


People and Operations Manager

 

The National Young Farmers Coalition (Young Farmers) shifts power and changes policy to equitably resource a new generation of working farmers. We envision a just future where farming is free of racial violence, accessible to communities, oriented towards environmental well-being, and concerned with health over profit. Since our founding in 2010, we have grown our grassroots network to over 200,000 farmers and supporters and have won historic investments in beginning farmer training, outreach to farmers of color, farmland conservation, and accessible COVID relief.


Young Farmers seeks a People and Operations Manager to streamline our human resources efforts and serve as an integral member of the operations team. You will help steward our people operations, primarily providing support and gathering regular feedback from those involved in our hiring, benefits, and performance evaluation processes. Additionally, you’ll work with organization leadership on ensuring multi-state and federal compliance for the organization, as well as updating job descriptions, our Hiring, Onboarding, and Offboarding Manual, and salary guidelines on an annual basis. Finally, you will play a role in both our annual planning and operations assessment, conducted alongside organization leadership. 


In alignment with our commitment to racial equity, the right candidate for this role will be excited at the challenge of creating equitable human resources and operations policies, and developing an accountable culture of feedback at Young Farmers in close collaboration with the Culture and Operations Manager. The People and Operations Manager position is a full-time, remote position.

 

The National Young Farmers Coalition is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, political orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. 


We strongly encourage applications from people of color, people from working class backgrounds, women, LGBTQ people, or those who are members of other marginalized communities. Data shows that women and BIPOC candidates more frequently do not apply to a job because they don’t feel that they meet all of the qualifications listed. Our job descriptions are general overviews, not a mandatory comprehensive list. If you feel passionate about our efforts and believe that you have the skills to contribute to the growth of our organization, we want to hear from you!


Responsibilities


Human Resources

  • Provide an effective HR advisory service to employees and the leadership team.
  • Steward employee benefits and insurance enrollment, renewal, and review processes.
  • Oversee, support, and align hiring processes in close collaboration with hiring managers.
  • Track employee data and payroll changes and with our accounting consultant to oversee successful payroll run each pay period. 
  • Support and update new employee onboarding processes and manage HR records retention.
  • Oversee state tax registration, updates, and compliance in collaboration with the Finance Team.
  • Implement staff feedback opportunities and informed recommendations to leadership. 
  • Maintain knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.
  • Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.

Operations

  • Support on operational efficiency projects, including annual assessment of operations procedures, improving staff performance across the organization, and bettering organization culture to retain and recruit talented staff.
  • Support on updating organizational policies, manuals, and handbooks.

Qualifications


This could be the right position for you, if you:

 

  • Are committed to social justice and are eager to apply your racial equity analysis and intersectional approach to creating impactful internal policy. 
  • Bring experience providing human resources services and support to a growing organization. 
  • Enjoy working with staff to ensure their satisfaction with organizational benefits; walking them through policies, and supporting claims and renewal processes. 
  • Are comfortable supporting the hiring processes for a growing staff, and working to ensure a universally accountable staff experience at Young Farmers. 
  • Have experience with non-profit insurance enrollment and compliance, including familiarity with state tax registration, and employment and health/sick time regulation. 
  • Are meticulous about remembering all the details, being organized, and working collaboratively across teams.

 

The ideal candidate may also have:

 

  • Experience working in a fully remote environment.
  • Experience supporting HR regulations and compliance across multiple states.
  • Experience troubleshooting ad hoc operations and technology related obstacles. 
  • Experience supporting internal auditing and organizational reporting efforts. 
  • Experience working at nonprofit organizations.
  • Experience working on a farm or ranch and/or rooted in the agricultural community.

 

Schedule and Compensation

 

  • Regular full-time non-exempt employee working at least a 37.5 hours per week.
  • The current salary range for this role is $64,500, in accordance with our organization’s salary guidelines. 
  • Young Farmers offers a competitive benefits package, including health and dental insurance, retirement matching, generous paid time off, and paid family leave.  

 

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