Director of Human Resources and Administration - Austin, United States - Urban Roots

Urban Roots

Verified Company

Austin, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Urban Roots Seeks a Director of Human Resources and Administration

Employer:
Urban Roots

Position:
Director of Human Resources and Administration

Reports to:
Executive Director

Location:
Austin, TX

Schedule:
Full-time, Monday through Friday, with some weekend days to flex for weekdays as needed

Salary:
$72,000-$76,000 (exempt), Benefits (see below)

Preferred Start Date:
June 25, 2024

Who we are:

Urban Roots works with youth leaders to grow fresh food and build a community dedicated to achieving food equity.

The only farm-based youth development and community impact organization in Austin, we have worked with over 600 youth through paid internships that support their growth as leaders.

This past growing season, our staff, youth interns, and volunteers harvested over 119,000 servings of sustainably-grown produce on our farms in East and South Austin.

We dedicated more than 75% of that to increasing food access to underserved communities through our programs and our food-access partners.

To learn more about Urban Roots, we encourage you to and to hear directly from Urban Roots youth leaders.

Job Summary:

Urban Roots is seeking a Director of Human Resources and Administration to join our team.

The Director of HR and Administration oversees and is accountable for the success of all the financial, operational (equipment, systems and processes), and human resource functions that keep the organization functioning efficiently while advancing the mission.

The Director of HR and Administration supervises a bookkeeping consultant.

Urban Roots is an Equal Opportunity Employer that offers positions with varying skill levels and responsibilities that amplify our mission.

We strongly encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including people of color, LGBTQiA+ people, people with disabilities, veterans, and people who speak, read or write a language in addition to English.

Major Responsibilities:

Human Resources (30%)

Manage and execute all HR functions, including but not limited to:
hiring procedures, onboarding, employee engagement, annual performance review processes, exit interviews, staff pay, payscale, reviewing and implementing staff benefits, staff and youth payroll, payroll allocations, monthly benefits reconciliation and reporting.
Working with other Team Leads, support a joyful, connected, and positive work culture, including coordinating staff team building events, celebrations and inperson meetings.
Working with other Team Leads, manage organizational culture and HRrelated strategic initiatives, with a focus on DEIB efforts (including developing & implementing organizational values, improving accessibility of community & program spaces, and developing equity centered financial systems & processes).

Operations (30%)

Manage and execute all Operations functions, including but not limited to:
Overseeing organizational contracts and MOUs to assess risk to org, staff, youth, and volunteers, ensure compliance, and maximize organizational ability to fulfill our mission, including insurance coverage (eg. annual insurance process, certificate of insurance followup, special event insurance) and rental agreements.
Managing Urban Roots' facilities (office & farms) by ensuring rents/utilities/payments/bills are paid on time, work spaces are safe for staff, youth, and the public to access, monitoring adherence to public rules & regulations, and ensuring all staff have the tools & resources they need to be successful through procuring and coordinating supplies and overseeing equipment maintenance.
Working with other Team Leads, manage organizational processrelated strategic initiatives, with a focus on project management and internal communications.

Finance (20%)

Working with outsourced bookkeeper & accounting consultants, manage/oversee all finance responsibilities in line with UR's Financial Policies and Procedures, including but not limited to:
annual budgeting process, monthly budget vs. actual reporting to all teams, annual audit, overseeing the processing of income/revenue, grant budgets and allocations, invoices, purchasing procedures, purchasing of large items, overseeing coding and credit card reconciliation, and managing the Capital Growth Campaign expenses.
Manage monthly reporting to the UR Board of Directors, including participating in and cocoordinating monthly Finance Committee meetings with the Board Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair.
Working with outsourced bookkeeper & accounting consultants, ensure completion of daytoday finance tasks such as processing income, expense recording, receipt tracking, credit card reconciliations, and bank deposits.
Act as primary contact for outsourced bookkeeping & accounting services.

Organizational Health (20%)