Job description

JOB PURPOSE

This position implements human resources strategies by establishing department accountabilities across talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, benefits, and compliance. The role works both internally and externally to identify high caliber talent to join the organization, lead the process of talent acquisition, and support the overall brand experience of team members to drive culture and retention. This role has lead responsibility for communicating with prospective employees (before, during, and after their hiring), ensuring business processes related to human resources are effective, and working closely with team members to ensure they experience a high-quality work atmosphere and issues are resolved in a timely manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists CEO in defining organizational goals and strategic plans for talent management.
• Leads the talent acquisition process including effective job postings, organizing hiring fairs, screening talent, and ensuring timely processing of job offers and candidate communications.
• Understands and documents processes and tools used throughout the talent management process including recruiting, offers of employment, payroll, benefits, and employee satisfaction.
• Manages benefits negotiations and administration for company and schools it operates (including 401k plans).
• Develops compensation strategy, salary ranges, and payroll calendars for schools and support team staff.
• Ensures organization and schools comply with regulations within the HR function.
• Maintains timely and consistent communication with job applicants for schools NEI operates.
• Develops comprehensive retention and work force engagement plans to meet human capital needs of the organization.
• Leads hiring fairs with the responsibility of ensuring applicants are communicated before and after the events and the events themselves represent the NEI brand experience.
• Develops partnerships with colleges and universities in States NEI operates to create pipelines of talent to schools.
• Responds to escalated personnel issues and works with the CEO to resolve issues.
• Leads onboarding of new employees to NEI (not schools) to ensure they have a positive onboarding experience.
• Monitors the onboarding process for school-level employees and provides timely feedback.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the President and CEO that impact organization culture.
• **MAY PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED**

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Demonstrated track record of managing core HR functions for similar sized organizations.
• Demonstrates proactive and effective communication skills.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment toward the job.
• Demonstrates the ability to lead people and promotes positive results.
• Possesses a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations; position continually requires.
• Demonstrates poise, tact and diplomacy.
• Organizes and manages multiple priorities while maintaining flexibility.
• Delivers effective communications that engages participants.
• Consistently manages workload, follows instructions, responds to directives and solicits feedback to improve performance.
• Seeks ways to improve and promote quality while demonstrating accuracy and thoroughness.
• Possesses strong customer orientation and project management skills.
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills with all constituents: being courteous, professional, and helpful.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy and detail oriented, drives projects to completion. Insists on highest level of quality.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree preferred.
• 5+ years related experience and/or training.
• Computer proficient: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), other relevant software, educational technology, and mobile communication device.
• Such alternatives to the above requirements as NEI may find appropriate and acceptable.

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Minimal physical exertion required.
• May travel up to 50% within the United States.
• Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The noise level in the work environment is moderate. Noise level may rise at a school with high student traffic.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with NEI’s salary and benefit policy. Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be those established by NEI.

FLSA OVERTIME CATEGORY

Job is exempt and not subject to overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

EVALUATION

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with NEI’s policy.

DECLARATION

The NEI Human Resource Department retains the sole right and discretion to make changes to this job description. Any employee making changes unauthorized by the CEO or the Human Resources Department will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Human resources management: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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