PEOPLE OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE/MANAGER - New York
Wanted
Exceptional professionals with 2-5+ years of work experience and a demonstrated passion for People Operations and human capital development.
Exceptional professionals with 2-5+ years of work experience and a demonstrated passion for People Operations and human capital development.
Job Location
New York
Duration
Minimum 2 years commitment, full-time job.
Organization Description
Most of the world's poor are farmers, representing the largest and most uniform group of poor people in the world. One Acre Fund is a growing NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One Acre Fund invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We provide farmers with a "market bundle" that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access. Our program is proven impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure 50-100% average gain in farm income per acre. We have laser-like focus on generating better lives for the people that we serve.
Most of the world's poor are farmers, representing the largest and most uniform group of poor people in the world. One Acre Fund is a growing NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One Acre Fund invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We provide farmers with a "market bundle" that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access. Our program is proven impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure 50-100% average gain in farm income per acre. We have laser-like focus on generating better lives for the people that we serve.
Job Description
One Acre Fund is a rapidly-growing organization with limitless potential for impact. We commit significant resources to our recruiting efforts to hire the world’s best international development professionals. Every year we hire dozens of the best development professionals in the world, and we are seeking an HR/administration professional with excellent organizational skills to help us provide our staff with exceptional service, benefits and support.
The People Operations (“POPS”) Associate/Manager will join our New York-based People Operations team to provide support in a variety of areas:
The People Operations (“POPS”) Associate/Manager will join our New York-based People Operations team to provide support in a variety of areas:
- Benefits administration: This team member will be responsible for ensuring that all new and current staffers have access to and utilize our full suite of benefits, including health insurance, evacuation services, retirement/401k plans, college savings plans, maternity and paternity leave, etc.
- Payroll and reimbursement lead: Responsibilities include setting up US and international staffers on payroll, maintaining relevant state, local and federal filings, communicating with and managing our payroll service, reviewing, analyzing and processing reimbursement and expense requests, etc.
- Policy creation and implementation: We are constantly seeking to improve, enhance and upgrade all benefits (i.e., insurance, retirement, and emergency plans, etc.) and staff-related policies and this team member will be a key team member on those initiatives.
- Onboarding staff members: This team member will help onboard 80+ new staff members posted in more than half a dozen countries worldwide annually. Tasks will include communicating with new hires regarding policies and benefits, assisting with work permits and visas, etc.
- Customer service: POPS is responsible for quickly responding to a variety of HR-related inquiries from our staffers around the world. This team member will be a key part of the process by quickly understanding and supporting staff members for all HR needs.
- Recruiting tasks: As with all members of the POPS team, this team member will assist with interviewing candidates and occasionally attending outreach and recruiting events.
- Start-up tasks: We are a young organization that is growing rapidly. This means that all staffers pitch in to ensure we are providing the very best support and services to both our staffers and clients. We are looking for a diligent and enthusiastic staffer who can tackle tasks quickly and accurately.
Career Growth and Development
One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through mentorship and through regular management consulting-style career reviews. We also have regular one-on-one meetings, where we listen to and discuss career goals, and work collaboratively to craft roles that each person can be passionate about. Because of our rapid growth, we constantly have new high-level roles opening up and opportunities in many functions. This results in fast career growth for our staff.
Qualifications
We are seeking a professional with 2-5+ years of experience. The new team member can come on as an Associate or Manager, depending on experience level. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Strong HR experience. Successful applicants must have prior experience in at least a few of the following areas: Benefits administration; payroll/expense/reimbursements; HR policy creation and administration; new staff hiring; HR customer service
- Passion for People Operations: We are looking for candidates who are truly passionate about providing outstanding support to our staff and not those looking just for an interesting job. This is a career track role and one ideally suited for candidates who see this position as a long-term career.
- Leadership experience at work, or outside of work.
- Top-performing academic background (include GPA on your resume)
- Humility: We are looking for passionate professionals who combine strong leadership skills with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service to join our growing family of leaders.
- Language: English required.
Preferred Start Date
ASAP
ASAP
Compensation
Commensurate with experience.
Benefits
Health insurance, 401k, maternity/paternity leave, Flex Spending Account, life insurance, commuter benefits.
To Apply
Complete this form. Please review the job description and follow the instructions to apply. You will be prompted to submit your CV and cover letter. You will also be asked to submit work samples. Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs), please submit a copy of your Description of Service (DOS) in the appropriate section.