Manager, Human Resoures, People & Culture

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Manager Human Resources, People & Culture plays a key role in advancing Foundation for Jewish Camp's (FJC) mission by fostering a workplace where people feel connected, supported, and able to do their best work. This role focuses on strengthening FJC's values-driven culture and leading employee experience initiatives, including recruitment, onboarding, engagement, recognition, and internal communications. This role creates opportunities for connection, belonging, and growth while serving as a trusted partner to team members through clear communication, guidance, and care. The Manager, HR, People & Culture also supports our internship type programs, talent development, and learning initiatives to attract and grow a mission-aligned team.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Employee Experience & Culture

• Serve as a primary point of contact for team member questions, ensuring timely, consistent, and thoughtful responses

• Reinforce organizational values through day-to-day interactions, programming, and communications

• Execute employee engagement and recognition initiatives, including ongoing programming and “moments that matter”

• Escalate employee concerns appropriately to the VP, HR, People & Culture

Recruitment & Talent Programs

• Partner directly with the Vice President, HR, People & Culture and HR Operations Manager on all recruitment efforts (shared ownership model)

• Participate in sourcing, resume review, and screening activities in partnership with HR team members

• Own candidate logistics end-to-end, including but not limited to:

• Scheduling all interviews across stakeholders

• Managing all candidate communication (outreach, confirmations, follow-ups, status updates)

• Maintain and update interview guides for each role, ensuring consistency, alignment, and quality across interviewers

Track the full recruitment lifecycle (open

• close) to ensure:

• Timely movement of candidates through each stage

• Clear status visibility across stakeholders

• Identification and resolution of delays or bottlenecks

• Support employer branding and outreach efforts to build strong candidate pipelines

Lead internship recruitment strategy and outreach, including:

• Building and maintaining relationships with colleges, universities, and relevant programs

• Own the end-to-end internship program, including recruitment, onboarding, and overall experience design

Representing FJC as a brand ambassador at college recruitment events, career fairs, and networking opportunities

• Proactively sourcing candidates through campus partnerships and outreach efforts

• Serve as the primary point of contact for intern candidates, ensuring a high-quality, responsive, and engaging candidate experience

Manage onboarding and program coordination for interns, including:

• Designing and executing a structured onboarding experience

• Coordinating cross-functional involvement and rotation schedules (if applicable)

• Ensuring interns are set up for success with clear expectations, resources, and support

• Ensure a strong and engaging intern experience at FJC, including:

• Creating opportunities for connection, learning, and exposure across the organization

• Monitoring intern engagement and addressing any issues proactively

• Gathering feedback to continuously improve the program

Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle

• Own onboarding execution, including:

• Scheduling and facilitating orientation sessions
• Preparing onboarding materials and communications
• Coordinating cross-functional onboarding touchpoints
• Ensure new hires are fully integrated through structured early experience planning

• Own offboarding execution, including:

• Drafting and sending exit communications for the VP, HR People & Culture
• Reinforcing confidentiality and post-employment expectations
• Coordinating with HR Operations Manager to process terminations in HR systems

• Partnering with the Technology team to ensure:

• Immediate system access removal
• Equipment return coordination

• Maintain a consistent, compliant, and respectful employee lifecycle experience from entry through exit

Learning & Professional Development

• Partner with the Vice President, HR, People & Culture to execute staff-facing rollouts, ensuring strong communication, adoption, and understanding by:

• Developing and distributing clear communications, FAQs, and supporting materials
• Coordinating and scheduling training sessions and office hours
• Tracking participation, feedback, and follow-up actions to ensure successful implementation

• Manager trainings, internal learning sessions, and lunch & learns

• Scheduling sessions, securing presenters, and managing invitations

• Tracking attendance, engagement, and completion

• Ensuring all sessions are well-organized, communicated, and executed with a high level of quality

Assign and coordinate Shabbat Shalom leadership schedule, ensuring:

• Equitable participation across teams and levels

• Clear communication of expectations, timing, and responsibilities

• Consistent coverage and alignment with organizational rhythms

Manage end-to-end professional development processes, including:

• Intake and tracking of all professional development requests

• Coordinating approvals with leadership and maintaining clear communication with team members

• Managing registrations, payments, and logistics

• Monitoring and tracking budget utilization and participation trends

Internal Communications & Organizational Rhythm

• Partner with the VP, HR, People & Culture to support staff-facing communications, rollouts, and change management

• Own end-to-end management of biweekly staff meetings, including:

• Managing the Asana board for agenda planning, tracking, and follow-up
• Collecting and prioritizing agenda items
• Organizing and confirming presenters across departments
• Preparing and distributing agendas in advance
• Sending and managing all calendar invites and updates
• Ensuring presenters are prepared with materials and timing
• Tracking action items and ensuring follow-through post-meeting
• Manage shared organizational calendars, including holiday calendars and key internal dates

Events, Convenings & Organizational Planning

• Directly support the Chief of Staff in planning and execution of:

• In-person all-hands meetings
• Staff retreats

• Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Coordinating logistics (scheduling, materials, communications)
• Managing timelines and deliverables
• Supporting cross-functional alignment and execution
• Ensuring a high-quality, organized staff experience

Operations, Systems & Execution

• Support HR workflows and systems that enhance the employee experience

• Coordinate logistics across HR initiatives with a high level of detail and follow-through

• Manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining organization and responsiveness

• Identify and implement process improvements where needed

Administrative & Leadership Support

• Provide direct administrative support to the VP, HR, including:

• Calendar management and scheduling
• Expense Reports and Invoices
• Meeting coordination and follow-ups
• Document and slide preparation
• Communications drafting

WORK SCHEDULE & LOCATION

• This is a remote role based in the U.S.

• Willingness to travel up to 30% within North America to support FJC staff retreats and convenings throughout the year

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to multitask and remain focused in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions

• Commitment to exceptional customer service and a proactive, collaborative approach to problem-solving

• Demonstrated ability to operate with discretion, strong professional boundaries, and confidentiality

• Tech-savvy and comfortable with office software and systems; experience with Microsoft 365, Zoom, Slack, Asana, Concur, and Salesforce is preferred

• Willingness to own and/or support a wide range of tasks, learn new skills and work on different projects

CREDENTIALS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant HR experience preferred

• Prior experience in a customer-facing role is strongly preferred

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to lift and /or move up to 10 pounds

• Must be able to sit, walk, stand, talk & hear for long periods of time

• This position works in an open environment with moderate noise level