Position Overview

Manager: Chief Operating Officer, Jess Allen

Compensation: $48,280 - $65,320. Propeller also offers a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, long- and short-term disability insurance, retirement, paid time off, and professional development.

Location:New Orleans, LA with the opportunity for hybrid remote work.

Start Date:June 2023

Application Deadline: March 31, 2023

The Talent and Culture Coordinator will work with Propeller’s Chief Operating Officer to ensure all aspects of our talent life-cycle happen at a high level, and we achieve our goals around building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization, where people of all backgrounds, particularly BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color) team members, thrive and feel valued.

We are looking for someone who loves “people work” and the systems, structures, and policies needed to have an authentically inclusive and equitable organization. This position will start out overseeing our talent acquisition practices (recruitment, hiring, and onboarding) and employee celebration and engagement strategies, using a racial equity and inclusion (REI) lens. They will be involved in supporting all aspects of Talent and Culture across the organization, and we hope this person will grow in ownership of other HR and Talent practices over time.

Major Responsibilities & Outcomes

Talent Acquisition and Onboarding

• Develop and oversee recruitment strategies to maintain an effective and efficient hiring process
• Build and maintain relationships with partners and prospective future team members to build strong pipelines for talent
• Oversee a high quality and user-friendly onboarding process and experience for new hires, including processing documentation, such as I-9 verification and background checks
• Participate in compensation analysis projects to ensure Propeller’s compensation structure remains competitive and ensure compensation philosophy is followed with fidelity

Culture and Retention

• Plan staff celebrations, including birthdays, work anniversaries, and holiday celebrations
• Collaborate with Chief Operating Officer to plan quarterly staff retreats and other team engagement opportunities
• Support in employee engagement data collection and reporting efforts

Talent Management

• Support performance management processes, including individual racial equity and inclusive work plans
• Support development of team professional development opportunities and support team members in the development of their individual professional development plan

Compliance and Processes

• Maintain employee files and processes paperwork according to established procedures
• Serve as the go-to team member for information on employee benefits and support during open enrollment period
• Support on HR compliance, providing input on policies and updating materials to ensure current policies and practices are happening in accordance with Propeller’s culture, the law, and best practice
• Support planning compliance training as directed
• Support on organizational process development and internal communication as directed

Travel with some evening and weekend work required. This is a salaried and exempt position.

Critical Competencies and Experience

• Personal qualities of emotional intelligence and maturity, humility, and unwavering commitment to Propeller’s mission
• Demonstrated results working in Talent Acquisition with a diversity, equity, and inclusion focus
• Builds trust and credibility in relationships by demonstrating consistency between words and actions
• Excellent project management and organization skills with a strong attention to detail
• A learning orientation, a track record of developing new skills, and an interest in learning all aspects of Talent, Culture, and HR practices
• Experience working alongside Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Vietnamese-American, and other New Orleans communities demonstrated by a nuanced understanding of New Orleans unique culture and communities

Preferred Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent knowledge and at least 0-2 years of professional experience
• Experience working in an organization that prioritizes racial equity, diversity, and inclusion and a strong, values-driven organization culture

To Apply

Application Deadline: March 31, 2023

Application Directions: Apply at gopropeller.org/support/jobs presenting your resume, cover letter, and responses to the questions below. In your cover letter, please explain how you heard about Propeller and your interest and qualifications in the position. You can address a cover letter to Jess Allen who is the hiring manager for this position.

• What will be your greatest strength in this role? In what way will you need to grow the most to be successful in this role? (2-4 sentences)
• What gives you energy in your current work? What drains your energy in your current work? (2-4 sentences)
• Please share your experience recruiting talent through a racial equity and inclusion lens. How have you specifically worked to build a talent pipeline that leads to a racially diverse team? What are some practices you believe are important to support equity in hiring practices? (4-6 sentences)
• The salary range for this position is $48,280 - $65,320 based on preferred experience and competencies. Does this range satisfy your salary requirement? (1-2 sentences)

About Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation

Propeller grows and supports entrepreneurs to tackle social and environmental disparities. Our vision is an inclusive and thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in New Orleans that responds to community needs and creates the conditions for an equitable future.

Our strategy is to build a critical mass of businesses and nonprofits working to tackle disparities in our five areas of focus: community economic development, education, food, health, and water. Propeller challenges inequitable systems that perpetuate racial disparities in our five areas of focus by working at the institutional level in partnership with entrepreneurs committed to racial equity.

Propeller and its Ventures have received local and national recognition in The New York Times, TIME, Los Angeles Times, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Wired, Forbes, The Advocate and The Times Picayune. To learn more about Propeller, visit gopropeller.org.

At Propeller, our differences in who we are, what we’ve experienced, and how we think contribute to our strength as an organization. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. If you share our commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion and our enthusiasm for entrepreneurship, you will find a home at Propeller.

Propeller is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to building a diverse and inclusive team.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $48,280.00 - $65,320.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

• New Orleans, LA 70125: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

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