Human Resources Manager

Location: SeaTac, WA (in person)

Salary: $35,000-45,000, part-time

Supervisor: Associate Director

About the Organization:

African Community Housing & Development (ACHD) is a culturally-specific, community-founded organization led by visionary Black women and a community Board of Directors. ACHD works towards prosperity for the African Diaspora immigrant and refugee community through housing and social services, education programs, and economic development. ACHD staff speak a collective 10 languages, and the majority identify as Black or People of Color.

About the Position:

The Human Resources Manager plays an integral role in the internal function of the organization. This position will serve as an HR “jack-of-all-trades," leading hiring, onboarding, and internal HR processes.

Position Duties:

• Benefits management, including medical, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and 401(k).
• New hire reporting
• Manage unemployment and FMLA administration
• Handle agency ADA accommodation process
• Ensure compliance with labor regulations

• Coordinate staff training around ACHD policies and procedures
• Assist with time sheets and leave management
• Participate in annual wage and benefit surveys
• Analyze pay and benefit structure
• Manage new hire process, including:

• Craft new job descriptions
• Route personnel requisition forms for approval
• Post job descriptions on BambooHR, website, and relevant industry job boards
• Recruit candidates via LinkedIn, direct contact, word-of-mouth network activation, etc
• Perform phone screens to confirm candidate eligibility

• Schedule in-person interviews with relevant hiring committees
• Request and check candidate references
• Confirm candidate work history
• Prepare offer letters
• Answer general candidate questions

• Schedule and perform new hire onboarding

• Handle employee grievances
• Process employee terminations
• Update and manage HR policies and procedures as needed
• Answer staff questions about BambooHR and internal policies and procedures as needed

Required Qualifications:

• A commitment to providing racially equitable and anti-oppressive human resources services
• Accuracy, strong organizational skills, and excellent attention to detail
• Team player; comfortable working collaboratively in a multicultural environment
• Powerful communication skills, both written and verbal

• Ability to work compassionately and respectfully with diverse array of community members
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and demands, establish priorities, manage deadlines, and work effectively in an energetic environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Outlook and Word
• Proficiency in human resources software systems
• Fluency in English

• Background check and proof of COVID vaccination will be required

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Networks and relationships in, and knowledge of, the King County nonprofit landscape
• Experience with BambooHR human resources software
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Nonprofit Administration, or related field

• Masters degree or certification program completion in Nonprofit Administration, Human Resources, or related field
• Fluency in a language other than English, especially Somali, Swahili, Oromo, Amharic, or Tigrinya

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Benefits: ACHD offers part-time employees an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and pro-rated benefits for holidays, sick leave, and vacation

African Community Housing and Development does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.