Managing Director of Human Resources

New York, New York
LightBee Consulting
The Job
As The Opportunity Network (OppNet) launches a new strategic plan and continues its significant growth, we are seeking a Managing Director of Human Resources to create and lead the vision and strategy for our talent function. The MD of HR will ensure that OppNet is attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional and diverse leaders to make a positive and sustained impact on our students and stakeholders. Ultimately, the MD of HR will

• Design and execute a robust people operations strategy, overseeing talent recruitment, HR operations, performance management, compensation and compliance;
• Develop the vision for and lead the execution of a talent strategy for OppNet that is aligned to our values and maximizes the impact of our team members;
• Design and execute on a talent acquisition strategy, in partnership with the MD of People and Culture, to ensure strong and diverse candidate pools as the organization grows, and;
• Align all of OppNet’s people operations to our broader organizational vision, and will partner with the wider team to codify our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, embedding tangible processes and actions into existing operations and structure

The MD of HR will report to the Chief Executive Officer and will be a member of the Enterprise Leadership Team. The MD of HR will make strategic decisions about the structure and growth of OppNet’s talent strategy.
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with significant experience managing talent strategy and human capital initiatives for a growing organization, demonstrated ability to coach and develop others and build a strong and inclusive team culture, and a commitment to contributing to OppNet’s mission of igniting the drive, curiosity, and agency of underrepresented students on their paths to and through college and into thriving careers, powered by our commitment to access and community.
The Organization
Since 2003, OppNet has ignited the drive, curiosity, and agency of historically and systematically underrepresented students on their paths to and through college and into thriving careers, powered by our commitment to access and community. This year, OppNet will reach more than 10,000 students of color across the nation to support them in achieving their college and career goals.

• OppNet’s founding Fellows program works with 1,000+ students over the course of six years, from 11th grade through to college graduation, to provide college guidance, five summers of paid internships, career exposure and skills-training, and support in growing personal and professional networks.
• OppNet’s Career Fluency® Partnerships Program works with 35+ schools, youth-serving nonprofits, and corporations across 20+ cities to build their capacity to amplify college and career outcomes for their own students.
• Through Opportunity Ignited, we provide advisory services to corporations seeking to embed values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their businesses.
• UninterruptedED, launched in 2020, is OppNet’s free, open-access learning portal for students and educators offering flexible courses spanning our proprietary Career Fluency® curriculum.

All of the work OppNet leads is in service of realizing our vision of a nation connected through vibrant communities and networks actively in pursuit of social justice and educational equity – a nation where all young people can freely create their own path to enduring success that honors their passions, ambitions, and full identities.
Our Core Values

• Galvanize Community While Celebrating The Individual
  • We recognize the critical importance of creating spaces throughout our work where all feel that they belong and the fullness of their identity is affirmed. In doing so, we can build a culture of community united by inclusion in service of the personal and professional growth of all.
• Maximize The Power of Storytelling
  • We work with the understanding that storytelling can amplify student and community voices to break through echo chambers and shift field discourse towards real change – informing, inspiring, and moving people to actively create a more equitable world.
• Center Social and Racial Equity Relentlessly
  • We commit to designing all pedagogical practices, engagement activities, and programming in line with our vision for realizing social and racial equity in this nation, recognizing our country’s long history of structural oppression at the intersection of race and class across primary, secondary, and higher education and the professional sector – while also challenging both our role and the nonprofit ecosystem’s in perpetuating it.
• Activate Solutions Through Assets, Not Deficits
  • We guide our work with a commitment to bolstering the strengths, talents, ambitions, and already existing assets of students, partners, and communities – over and above-perceived needs – to generate solutions that drive their individual and unique visions of success forward.
• Pursue Impact that Lasts
  • We approach all our work alongside students and communities with the fundamental goal of building success that sustains, understanding the organizational imperative we have to innovate, iterate and collaborate with all stakeholders – from donors to families to college admissions counselors – to do so.

The Person
The ideal candidate will possess maturity and discretion, organization and attention to detail, energy, and initiative, the ability to prioritize and complete a variety of tasks on time, and a willingness to work on a wide range of assignments.
The ideal candidate will personally connect to the important work of OppNet and will value diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) across the organization. The candidate will demonstrate DE&I values by actively participating in organization-wide learning sessions and self-reflection, as well as by working with others to enact changes that contribute to OppNet’s DE&I goals.
Finally, the ideal candidate will feel comfortable leading courageous conversations with staff members and will care about OppNet’s work environment. In sum, the candidate will be interested in creating a safe, inclusive and healthy organizational culture in which all staff members will thrive.

Responsibilities
Talent and Performance Management (40%)

• Sets the vision for, administers, or oversees the administration of human resource programs including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance management; recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety; and training and development
• Guide and support managers through the performance management cycle, including goal setting, providing constructive feedback, setting timely performance evaluations, and clarifying criteria and processes for promotion, termination, restructure, etc.
• Oversee offboarding process, hold exit interviews with outgoing staff, and support managers to process information gathered in exit interviews

Strategic Staffing and Recruitment (30%)

• Design and execute a robust multi-year talent recruitment strategy aligned to OppNet’s mission, vision, active core values, and its strategic plan
• Partner with OppNet’s Enterprise Leadership Team to cultivate and drive a culture of inclusion and belonging to attract strong and diverse pools of candidates for all open roles
• Compose and deliver on values-aligned and innovative strategies to maximize the diversity of candidates to OppNet
• Support hiring managers in launching searches for new roles, including building clear job descriptions and implementing thoughtful hiring processes that align to the core competencies for open roles
• Conduct regular meetings with hiring managers to review candidate pools, align on progress, and offer guidance on interviewing and selection
• Oversee the initial candidate screening process to ensure early alignment and success
• Maximize the applicant tracking system, including advancing applicants through the applicant tracking system and generating reports for improvement
• Regularly review applicant data to inform recruitment and cultivation strategy and share progress with hiring managers and leadership teams

HR Systems, Policies, and Procedures (15%)

• Develop and refine people operations systems with an eye for maximizing efficacy and impact, including applicant tracking systems (ATS) and human resource information systems (HRIS)
• Develops, manages, and implements overall HR operations budget systems for tracking costs, including expense reporting, documentation, quarterly projections, forecasting, and annual budgeting
• In collaboration with the Director of Operations, refine and institute a consistent and human-centered staff orientation and onboarding to ensure all staff are aware, understand, and can maximize all benefits offered to them

HR Compliance (15%)

• Manage and update HRIS including employee and manager set up, changes, and reporting
• Tracking compliance for I9s, Employee Taxes, Harassment and other mandatory training to manager and employee
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance
• Maintains and updates employee Handbook annually and as policies and laws change ….. click apply for full job details