Head of Recruiting & HR

Human Resources ManagerThis position reports to the CEO and oversees Human Resources including staff culture, compensation and benefits, Ceres' performance review process, staff training and promotion pathways, and compliance with HR laws and regulations.The Human Resources Manager role requires the ability to maintain confidentiality about sensitive human resources issues, along with personal tact, integrity, judgment, and initiative. The position manages the HR Coordinator and staffs the board HR Committee.tracks external trends, opportunities, and threats, and integrates learning into on-going planning; and ensures a positive and empowering performance culture, with the right role clarity and tools for colleagues to succeed. Participates in regular meetings of senior management, the board of directors and select committees of the board; helps create the overall organizational strategy and key indicators of success; creates and coordinates organizational processes and technology needed for the definition, tracking and reporting of program and department performance; Human Resources (90%)Oversees the development and implementation of policies and practices that strengthen Ceres' ability to attract and retain talented staff, including recruiting, onboarding, training and staff development, performance reviews, compensation, and organizational culture.Develops and oversees effective systems for recruiting, hiring and onboarding new staff, including ensuring that 30-60-90 day reviews are completed in a way that contributes to retention of the right staff.Conducts or oversees workplace investigations involving employee complaints, policy violations, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other employee relation matters, ensuring timely, impartial, and well documented investigations.Oversees employee leave administration, including CFRA, Pregnancy Disability Leave, ADA/FEHA accommodations, worker's compensation leave, bereavement leave, and related interactive process requirements.Oversees compensation practices, conducts compensation analyses, supports pay equity initiatives, and ensures compliance with California pay transparency and equal pay requirements.Ensures thorough and accurate documentation of any HR issues to back-up performance-related decisions and compliance with all processes; Serves as a point person for HR questions from staff and managers.Establishes and manages annual performance review process, including training managers. Ensures managers are documenting any performance issues. Reviews documents for areas of concern and to identify additional training/resources needed.Administers and manages employee benefits programs (health insurance, 401k, vacation and sick time, professional development and wellness dollars), ensuring compliance with regulations and plan requirements; Ensures compliance with California wage and hour requirements, including meal and rest period requirements, timekeeping practices, final pay obligations, payroll audits, timecard attestation, and wage statement compliance.Conducts, analyzes and reports on Ceres' annual employee engagement survey, identifying positive progress as well as areas for attention.Maintain the organization's Bamboo HR platform, ensuring accurate and up to date documentation for all employees.Maintain HR records and documentation in compliance with personnel file, medical file, I-9, and record retention requirements under federal and California law.Supports the staff Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging team and the Culture Champions team.Provides staff support to the board HR Committee including working with the committee chair to create the agenda.QualificationsA commitment to Ceres Community Project's Mission and Operating Principles.At least 3 years managing HR for a high-growth nonprofit organization with at least 30 employees.High-level knowledge of HR benefits and compliance including FLSA, EEOC, ADA, DOL, OSHA, EDD and CFRA FMLA, worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, wage and hour laws, leave administration, employee relations, and workplace investigations.Advanced technology skills including HR platforms (Bamboo/Trax preferred), databases (Salesforce preferred), and MS Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).Experience in a senior management role, partnering with executive staff, resulting in the development and implementation of creative HR and/or operational strategies.understanding of and ability to manage highly confidential information; and plan and execute difficult performance review, feedback and termination conversations.Entrepreneurial team player with the ability to effectively manage multiple, high-stakes projects and to adapt to rapidly changing priorities.Understanding of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion principles and desire to implement them atAbility and desire to be in a work environment that values working as a team, relationships, and giving and receiving honest feedbackBA or equivalent experience.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and mouse; Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.nonprofit setting with office equipment, conversation from adjacent coworkers).Ability to sit or stand at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.Occasional evening hours; very rarely weekend hours.Young People are the Future - Young People are intelligent, responsible, capable, creative, and caring, and must be central participants in shaping our collective future.Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive - We commit to championing policies and practices of social equity that build a diverse, inclusive, and healthy workplace and food system.About Ceres Community ProjectFounded in 2007, Ceres Community Project works to foster health for people, communities and the planet through love, healing food and empowering the next generation.Ceres Community Project's Community Health model provides free and low-cost 100% organic medically tailored meals, nutrition education and caring support to people living with serious, chronic and complex health conditions. The model embeds a Youth Development Program where 14-19 year-old youth learn to grow, cook and eat healthy foods, develop job and leadership skills, and