About Rising Ground

Founded as an orphanage in 1831, Rising Ground has been at the forefront of evolving community needs. Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 72,000 individuals annually. We do this through 101 programs across 138 sites, throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity is shown not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve. Rising Ground is headquartered in New York City.

About the Role

The Human Resource Manager will provide support, guidance, leadership and direct the routine functions of the Human Resources (HR) department including hiring and interviewing staff, administering pay, and enforcing company policies and practices. The HR Manager is a key leader on the HR Leadership team who works to advance the overall mission of the organization and team by delivering a candidate and employee focused experience for those that engage with Rising Ground. This role provides strategic leadership and vision for the organization committed to being an employer-of-choice and for fostering a culture that is diverse, equitable, inclusive and forward thinking. The HR Manager drives recruitment and retention results, while delivering an overall positive work environment for the staff and external entities.

· Manages the talent acquisition process, which may include recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of qualified job applicants, particularly for managerial, exempt, and professional roles; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.

· Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff in the department, most specifically related to the TA/ OB functions.

· Directly oversees the daily workflow of the TA/OB team, with responsibility for the broader overall HR product.

· Ensures the adherence to values, expectations, and performance metrics for the TA/OB teams.

· Drives internal and external recruitment efforts and strategies, building vendor and workforce resource relationships

· Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations and cadenced feedback sessions.

· Assists with performance management, discipline, and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

· Partners with the leadership team to understand and execute the organization’s human resource and talent strategy particularly as it relates to current and future talent needs, recruiting, retention, and succession planning.

· Provides support and guidance to Talent Acquisition/ Onboarding teams, as well as generalists, management, and other staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise; may be required to administer and execute routine tasks in delicate circumstances such as providing reasonable accommodations, investigating allegations of wrongdoing, and terminations.

· Analyzes trends in workforce planning initiatives; researches and proposes competitive base and incentive pay programs to ensure the organization attracts and retains top talent.

· Creates learning and development programs and initiatives that provide internal development opportunities for employees.

· Assists with employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.

· Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.

· Builds, fosters, and cultivates relationships with hiring managers and programmatic leaders in order to drive recruitment and retention results.

· Aggressively manages the recruitment performance tracker to ensure a sense of urgency and a timely and positive candidate and hiring manager experience.

· Ability to travel to various organizational locations, inclusive of site visits, job fairs, meetings, trainings, and vendor relationships in order to drive results.

· Partners with the HR leadership team to support and deliver employee experience events and functions at various Rising Ground locations.

· Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements:

· Authorized to work in the U.S.

· Ability to work in-person in New York City (NY) for at least 3 days or more per week.

· Ability to travel to other Rising Ground sites as necessary.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Yes

Work Environment:

Corporate Office: This role operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday in our Headquarters at 1333 Broadway office in Midtown Manhattan. Work hours options are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, 10 am - 6 pm.

· Exemplary leadership and management skills, with a high degree of self-awareness and emotional intelligence.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.

· Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.

· An exemplary model of professionalism, integrity, dependability, and trustworthiness.

· Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and to delegate where appropriate.

· Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.

· Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

· Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent management systems.

· A minimum of five years of broad human resources experience.

· A minimum of three years management experience, directly supervising a team (at least three to five employees minimum)

Preferred Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required, or equivalent work experience

· SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP or HRCI highly desired.

· Knowledge of and working experience with non-profit organizations

· Strong quantitative and statistical skills and experience with HR data analysis and reports

· Working knowledge of employment laws, and EEO compliance and reporting requirements

· Knowledge of compensation structures and models highly preferred.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Application & Interview Process 

While the interview process may vary slightly, the general process will be: 

• Application reviewed by Talent Acquisition Team member 

• Phone screen with Hiring Manager 

• Panel Interview with HR Leadership 
• Final Round with HR Management.

• Interview Decision & Feedback 

Our Compensation & Benefits 

The pay rate for this position is between $80,000 - $100,000/Yr., depending on experience and fit for the role. Rising Ground offers competitive compensation based on the midpoint of the market among not-for-profit organizations of similar size. We believe in compensating staff members fairly in relation to each other, their qualifications, and their impact on behalf of the organization, and take internal and external equity seriously. Given our commitment to equity, Rising Ground does not negotiate compensation offers; instead, each compensation offer is determined carefully using external and internal benchmarking. You will have an opportunity to discuss compensation in more detail after you begin the application process. Rising Ground also provides competitive, comprehensive benefits, recognition, and career development. Our current benefits include: 

• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits 

• Flexible Spending Accounts 

• Wellness Program 

• Employee Assistance program 

• 401k Retirement plan 

• Holiday and Paid Time Off 

Our Commitment to Diversity, Fairness, and Belonging

Rising Ground is comprised of unique and valued individuals who together make the organization effective in assisting the children, adults and families who come to us for support. We believe that only when all employees contribute fully as their true selves can Rising Ground's true strength, vision, and values come to fruition. We recognize the ubiquitous social biases and structures that impact and shape the experiences of all people, including our own staff and people supported. Among the many biases present in our society that shape our personal and professional experiences race, gender, sexual orientation, and gender expression are all factors that can present hurdles. As such, Rising Ground is committed to being an anti-racist and inclusive organization that will actively strive to overcome both systemic and interpersonal biases that perpetuate oppression.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.