Talent Associate (Location Flexible)

Reading Partners is changing the education landscape. We are a leader in working to solve the literacy crisis in our country by leveraging community volunteers in under-resourced schools. Our diverse and expansive volunteer base provides one-on-one tutoring to students twice weekly, and our program is proven to help children master the reading fundamentals they need to unlock their potential as successful, happy and confident readers in school and in life. Our people are our heartbeat and our greatest resource; we are all passionately rallied around our mission to help children become lifelong learners by empowering communities to provide individualized instruction that works. Join our stellar team leading the charge to deepen our impact and expand our service. Watch this video to learn more about Reading Partners.

The location for this position is flexible with a preference for the following locations: Bay Area/Oakland CA, Los Angeles CA, New York NY, Washington D.C., or Atlanta GA.

The high level:

We are seeking a people-oriented team player to join the Talent team and support our 12 regions, across the country, to ensure a healthy and productive staff experience. The ideal person for this role is dynamic and able to represent Reading Partners internally and externally with excellent project management skillset. The Talent Associate will report to the National Director of Talent.

If you’re a hungry, humble, smart person who is looking to apply your passion for helping people be their best selves at work at a high-impact literacy nonprofit organization focused on helping more students learn to read, please read on! 

What you’ll do:

Talent Operations (80%)

• Assist with staff and Literacy Intervention Tutor (LIT) recruitment efforts for a broad range of roles across the organization, including job posting, resume review, ad hoc phone screening, interview coordination, facilitation of debriefs, to accepted/signed offer. 
• Collaborate with the Talent team to develop templates and evergreen documents that can be used for the talent acquisition process. Continually offer refinements and enhancements that lead to better outcomes.
• Update and centralize recruitment resources on intranet to ensure a quality candidate experience. 
• Assist HR team by promoting all processes and protocols to ensure smooth hiring and onboarding of staff. To that end, create and send accurate offer letters and also initiate onboarding paperwork for new hires.
• Research and build a recruitment resource database and best practices library. 
• Partner with the National Director of Talent to ensure a positive and active Employer Brand, social media impact.
• Assist with a full audit of recruiting and hiring practices to ensure they’re inclusive, equitable, and consistent.
• Support Talent & Equity Team in building a comprehensive job catalog library and manage tracking system for job requisition requests (from fielding requests to job posting).
• Managing inquiries and requests in the Talent & Equity inbox Support staff on-boarding process, personnel file audits, background checks, etc. 
• You may be asked to support with ad hoc reports, as needed.
• Support talent operations, including employee status change requests across the organization.

Talent Development & Retention (20%)

• Execute on current strategies that support all of our full-time staff experience and learning at Reading Partners.
• Assist with the collection and analysis of engagement survey results.
• Support facilitation and preparation logistics for quarterly training sessions, including research, staff correspondence, and meeting logistics
• As appropriate, provide onboarding support.
• Work with the Talent & Equity team to project manage the execution of the performance review cycle (first 90 days, middle and end of year reviews).

Other duties as needed. 

How you’ll do it:

• Relationship Development & Communication: You establish great working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including staff, external constituents, as well as board members. You are an effective communicator and a natural “connector”, and you have a track record of successfully establishing rapport quickly and maintaining relationships, even at a distance. 
• Problem Solving: You bring a systems perspective to challenges, while managing multiple work streams and demonstrating exceptional project management instincts. You are creative and are a thoughtful contributor. You are comfortable partnering with others to problem-solve, and you use clear processes in supporting projects.
• Project Management: You have a track record of managing projects to excellence. You demonstrate a genuine interest in your work toward the successful achievement goals. You are skilled at providing clear communication while supporting progress along the way. Support staff and enable them to build and maintain successful relationships with a wide array of colleagues at a distance.
• Integrity:  Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the HR/Talent team and the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy. 
• Professionalism: Responds to stress in a professional manner and remains efficient and effective in high stress situations (tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency situations, etc.). Maintains the utmost confidentiality and professionalism.

About you!

You’ll be successful in this role if you:

• Possess relevant job experience in roles with increasing responsibility; nonprofit experience a plus
• Display strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills; superior stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
• Able to adapt to changing organizational needs and priorities and juggle multiple projects while meeting deadlines
• Demonstrate analytical thinking abilities and strong problem-solving skills
• Exhibit excellent professional judgment
• Demonstrate high level of organization and attention to detail skill set. Also shows initiative and follow-through.
• Must be a team player.
• Boast a deep belief in our mission
• Root your work in our core values
• Approach your work with pride and have fun while doing it
• Actively seek professional and personal growth opportunities
• Possess a high school diploma or GED
• Prove eligibility to work in the U.S. legally
• COVID-19 vaccination is required unless a medical or religious accommodation is requested and approved. Please review our Vaccination Policy.

Bonus Points if you:

• Have experience working within the nonprofit or education sector
• Are an AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, or other national service alum/alumna
• Have experience working in launch or growth phases of organizations

What we offer:

Reading Partners offers the full package – a great place to work and the opportunity to have a glowing and growing career.

• We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience. This is a part-time (up to 20 hours per week), non-exempt, hourly position with an end date in June 2022. Pay for this role is up to $25.00 an hour.
• We offer an exciting and dynamic culture, and we commit to investing in and supporting our amazing people to grow their careers with us.

The other things you need to know:

• Typical Physical & Mental Demands: Requires prolonged sitting with some bending, stooping and stretching, and eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, telephone, photocopier, calculator and other office equipment.  Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to communicate with volunteers and staff. Also requires flexibility to readily adapt to a changing environment.

What’s Next?

If you’re interested in joining our Reading Partners team, please submit the following application materials to our online job posting:

•  A cover letter describing your interest in Reading Partners and how your past experience has prepared you for this role. Please include your hourly compensation needs.
• Resume