Human Resources Coordinator

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Our EnviroIssues team believes in the power of community engagement to amplify the voices, ideas, and knowledge within communities to create a future where every person can thrive. We partner with our clients to develop human-centered conversations that elevate communities’ deep cultural and multi-generational relationships with the natural and built environments around us. As a consulting firm, we provide community engagement, outreach, facilitation, research, and creative services to various clients, mainly in the public sector. We work on projects across multiple sectors, including transportation, land use, climate change, natural resources, energy, utilities, solid waste, etc. We work mainly in Washington and Oregon, with offices in Seattle and Portland.

We believe Black Lives Matter and are on a journey toward being a human-centered and antiracist workplace. We are committed to learning and growing to address structural and institutional racism and building a community of mutual support and respect. The ideal candidate will see themselves in this antiracism journey and bring a commitment to supporting the success of our organization, clients, and the communities we serve.

The Role

We are looking for a Human Resources Coordinator with 1-2 years of experience in Human Resources, administration, and/or customer service roles. In this role, you will support the day-to-day operations of EnviroIssues’ Human Resources team, working closely with the HR Director and the Finance team. You will work across various Human Resources functions, including recruitment, onboarding new employees, benefits administration, and data management.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication, writing, deadline management, and multi-tasking skills. In addition, they must be able to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, with a high level of initiative, creativity, attention to detail, and professionalism.

This position will be based at our main office in downtown Seattle and may be fully on-site or hybrid on-site and remote.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and high-quality Human Resources services to EnviroIssues staff
• Support staff and managers in navigating HR policies and procedures
• Process new hires, employee changes, and exits
• Maintain accurate employee information and files
• Process benefits enrollments, including changes throughout the year and during the open enrollment period
• Reconcile benefits bills monthly
• Administer transit pass benefits
• Assist with recruitment and hiring, including posting jobs, coordinating, and scheduling interviews, and candidate screening
• Coordinate onboarding processes and deliver HR orientations; create a welcoming environment for new staff
• Contribute to HR communications, including monthly newsletters, announcements, and HR intranet site content
• Partner with the HR Director and company leadership to ensure compliance with current local, state, and federal employment laws
• Complete employment verifications as requested
• Partner with the Safety Committee to support workplace health and safety initiatives
• Coordinate staff appreciation activities
• Other responsibilities and special projects as assigned

Desired Qualifications

• Has experience working in Human Resources, administration, and/or customer service roles
• Has experience working in databases, performing data entry, and pulling reports; familiarity with ADP Workforce Now or other Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) a plus
• Committed to process improvement and iteration
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail and deadline management
• Ability and commitment to acting with integrity and maintaining confidentiality; demonstrates sounds judgement
• Is an excellent communicator who enjoys collaborating with coworkers
• Demonstrates proficiency in Office 365
• Brings curiosity, creativity, and innovation to their work
• Seeks and offers direct feedback with a growth mindset
• Approaches challenges with a learning mindset and actively seeks solutions for personal and collective growth
• Understands core constructs such as structural racism, equity, justice, internalized oppression, and antiracism and seeks to learn more continually
• Exhibits cultural responsiveness and humility
• Seeks and offers direct feedback with a growth mindset

Conditions of Employment

• A willingness to build awareness of racial equity strategies and practices to apply toward duties while at EI
• At EI we offer the ability for a hybrid experience with flexibility in how often you work remotely or in one of our office locations

Who Should Apply

We value diverse perspectives and life experiences. Candidates will be considered regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less traditional background. To meet minimum qualifications, we may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

Benefits

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Ability to work a hybrid of remote and in-office
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage for employees and their families (spouses, domestic partners, and children)
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company provided life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary long-term disability and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A pet-friendly environment
• A fully funded transit pass