Title: Human Resources Manager
Location: California, partially-remote // Hybrid with travel to Davis, CA
FTE: .5 FTE – 1 FTE (depending on candidate)
Salary: $57,000 – $62,000 for full time employment annually
FLSA: Non-exempt
Reports To: Operations Director
Bilingual: Not required
CAFF is a California-based membership organization that includes family farmers and other community members passionate about local food, farming, and the environment. As a farmer-serving organization, we recognize the historic and lasting inequities in the California food and farming system. We believe farmers of color, and other historically oppressed people, should have the opportunity to create and participate in a food and agriculture system that aligns with their needs, values, identities, knowledge systems, and communities. We commit to advancing racial, gender, and environmental justice in our larger systems, as well as in our own workplace. Currently our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming. To learn more about CAFF, our history, and our core values, visit https://www.caff.org/about.
Position Summary
The Human Resources (HR) Manager is responsible for overseeing personnel and daily HR operations. This position will be an important part of CAFF’s Administrative Team. Their duties include overseeing Policies and Procedures, providing support to employees, playing a leadership role in the hiring process, and administering staff benefits.
Position Overview
CAFF is seeking a key addition to our Administrative Team to help lead HR responsibilities in alignment with our core values including justice and equity. The HR Manager should bring the organizational skills needed to create, operate, and improve a variety of online systems as well as lead staff-wide trainings (in person and virtually). Working closely with our Operations Team, this position will focus on ensuring employees are informed of and follow organizational policies and procedures. The HR manager will reinforce positive norms within our work environment and support the Equity & Impact Director with organizational culture and transformation work. Ideal candidates enjoy relationship building, problem solving and assisting their fellow staff members to help make this organization run as smoothly as possible all with the goal of serving CAFF’s mission as best we can.
50% — Policies and Procedures
•Lead the annual updates of CAFF’s overall Policies & Procedures, including the Employee Handbook and the Operations Manual
•Evaluate and propose improvements to the organization’s hiring procedures, performance evaluation standards, salary structures, and job description categories and FLSA classifications in accordance with HR methodologies and labor laws
•Assess and update the procedures for hiring, onboarding, exit interviews, and related resources and guidelines
•Work closely with the Operations Team to ensure the organization’s compliance (with all federal, state, and local regulations) in order to remain in good standing and operate efficiently
•Conduct research on best practices in various HR policy areas
40% — Employee Benefits, Trainings, and Development
•Administer staff benefits (medical, dental, 401K, workplace wellness, and other benefits)
•Assess reports provided by the Operations Team and other team leaders to determine employee performance and training needs
•Ensure staff understand and are prepared to comply with CAFF policies. This includes compliance,training, and supporting staff to follow policies
•Develop and conduct employee trainings (including information for supervisors, communication, conflict resolution, FLSA compliance)
•Lead processes for hiring, onboarding, exit interviews, and related procedures in conjunction with hiring teams and/or supervisors
•Lead the conflict resolution process when conflict/tension is reported between employees
•Supervise all HR activities, communications, reports, requests and documents created and received by the team
•Support organizational health through encouraging and facilitating positive work culture and norms throughout the organization
•Coordinate 2-annual in person staff retreats, including planning the logistics of the event, building travel guidance, and managing communication with the team about the event
10% — General CAFF responsibilities
•This person will be an important member of CAFF’s Administrative Team and work closely with all members of the team on various projects.
•Participate in weekly all-staff meetings and annual retreat
•Manage UC Davis workstudy, interns, and volunteers, as needed
Educational and Work Experience
•High school diploma or equivalent
•At least 4 years experience working in an HR position, preferrably with a nonprofit organization
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
•Strong attention to detail and accuracy
•Commitment to racial equity and social justice within HR
•Strong organizational skills with an ability to handle competing demands
•Effective written and oral communication skills in English
•Ability to work independently and remotely
•Strong computer skills, including above average knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, Google Suite, and Wordpress or similar
•Willing and able to maintain strict confidentiality
•Demonstrated ability to effectively work with and support diverse team members through your understanding of self, language, culture, and community
•Desired experience: Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, or similar software; Human Resource Management certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP designations or similar)
Physical Abilities
•Ability to sit for long periods of time working at a computer.
•Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
•Requires a full range of physical mobility, such as bending, stooping, lifting, turning, carrying objects, and grasping.
For more info visit: https://caff.org/human-resources-manager/
To apply: Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and sample of your work that you feel is relevant to this position with the subject line “Human Resources Manager” to jobs@caff.org by June 30th. Reference requests will be made further along in the application process.
CAFF’s policy is that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation. We strongly encourage those from diverse backgrounds and from historically underserved communities to apply.