Do you have a passion for contributing your people
skills to support non-profit work developing affordable housing and ending
homelessness?
Northwest Housing
Alternatives (NHA) seeks a multi-talented individual for the role of Human
Resources Generalist. This is a new
position for us and the right person will provide leadership to create a clear
and concise human resources function.
As we center our work on
racial equity, diversity, and inclusion, this position will play a key role in the
planning, learning, changing, reviewing, and implementation of our work to become
an anti-racist organization, dismantle institutional racism and build strong
partnerships with culturally-specific organizations.
The tasks for this position are varied and range from implementing an HRIS system to coaching managers, to running payroll. NHA has a staff of 40 people. This is a 30-40 hour/week exempt position. Starting salary range for this position is $50,000 to $65,000 depending on experience.
Required
skills and qualifications for this position include:
- Two to four years progressively responsible
human resources generalist experience which provides a broad knowledge base of
human resources functions
- Experience promoting racial equity, diversity
and inclusion in the workplace
- Experience working in an HRIS
- Comprehensive knowledge of employment and
payroll laws
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work using extensive keyboarding,
monitor viewing, and other close work
- Ablity to pass a background check
Preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management or related field preferred, or equivalent related work experience
- Understanding of employee benefit models
- Bi-lingual and bi-cultural abilities
About
Northwest Housing Alternatives
For over 35 years, Northwest Housing Alternatives (NHA) has been a leading not-for-profit developer of affordable housing in Oregon. Our mission is to create opportunity through housing by developing, building, and managing rental housing designed for Oregonians with extremely limited incomes. These homes help families live healthy and stable lives, allow older adults to age in place, and give people with special needs a dignified residence. Along with providing affordable housing, NHA provides services that connect tenants to critical health and community resources, work to prevent homelessness before it begins, and offer emergency shelter and services for families experiencing homelessness.
NHA is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive
environment and is actively seeking to recruit a diverse applicant pool. We
strive to hire a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve,
understanding that a diverse workforce strengthens everything we do. NHA offers
a great work environment having been awarded “100 Best Nonprofits to work for
in Oregon” again in 2019. This is a great opportunity to work with a team of dedicated
and passionate coworkers.
NHA provides a full range
of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:
- Excellent health coverage as well as Alternative Care, Dental, and Vision. NHA Contributes 100% of the cost of coverage for the employee plus an additional $250/month if the employee adds dependents
- 7% match after the first year of employment for our 403(b) plan with immediate vesting
- Generous vacation and sick leave
- 4 weeks of paid parental leave