Senior HR Business Partner, Tides Center

Tides is a nonprofit and philanthropic organization committed to advancing social justice.  We work across the social sector to shift power to communities of color and other groups historically denied power.  

Centering equity and justice in everything we do, we collaborate in deep partnership with movement leaders, nonprofits, donors, foundations, and corporations to amplify the impact of their work by providing services like fiscal sponsorship, donor advised funds, grant making, and a variety of innovative solutions. Learn more at tides.org. 

The Role 

The Tides Center People Department is seeking a new Senior HR Business Partner to join its team of skilled, mission-driven HR practitioners.  Organizations who partner with Tides Center receive our 501c(3) status, operational guidance, financial accounting, payroll and benefits services, grants management and HR consulting. The new Sr. HRBP will work in close partnership with Tides employees from the aforementioned departments to ensure that each nonprofit receives the support it needs to be successful. 

The Sr. HR Business Partner is responsible for providing HR advisory services to a diverse portfolio of partners. The main areas of focus include complex employee relations and investigations, onboarding, management development, coaching, performance management, compensation, benefits, and compliance. This position also leads and collaborates on cross-functional teams to complete organizational projects, improve processes and procedures, and increase organizational effectiveness. 

The Sr. HR Business Partner is responsible for uplifting and embodying Tides core values and JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) principles. Tides’ impact goal to shift and strengthen power to those communities and leaders who have been historically denied power is integral to the work of the Tides Center People Team. To that end, Tides is seeking a Sr. HR Business Partner who has both the HR expertise and an understanding of how systems of oppression show up in the workplace to support staff at all levels. 

What you will Do 

• Delivers strategic, high-quality, and hands-on HR advisory services to an assigned portfolio of nonprofit partners across the U.S. 
• Serves as a trusted coach and thought partner to leaders and employees across multiple organizations. 
• Conducts complex investigations in alignment with Tides investigation protocols; interviews relevant parties and generates investigate reports with findings and conclusions. 
• Oversees and shepherds all Leave of Absence (LOA) work across the assigned portfolio. 
• Advises on performance management, including annual reviews and performance counseling. 
• Manages a variety of functions including onboarding, employee relations, performance management, compensation and benefits, compliance and general policies and procedures. 
• Effectively addresses questions resolves employee issues using good judgment, applicable policies, HR best practices, and conflict resolution strategies. 
• Interprets, develops and implements HR policies and procedures based on partner needs. 
• Reviews and approves job descriptions to ensure clarity and compliance with FLSA exemptions and organizational policies 
• Ensures compliance with organizational policies, as well as federal, state and local regulations. 
• Approves requests such as hires, terminations and employment change. 
• In partnership with the Director, People for Tides Center, support the development of new or enhanced offerings for partners. 
• Analyzes current business processes, identifies inefficiencies and recommends solutions and improvements.  
• Provides People representation on cross-departmental initiatives such as assessments, pilots, and other cross-functional team projects to advance departmental and organizational goals. 
• Develops new tools and resources for the People team as well as partners. 
• Resolves or escalates issues of concern when raised by partners or internal stakeholders in a timely and proactive manner.  
• Supports in the development and implementation of partner feedback, evaluation and tracking systems to measure and report on partners’ impact. 
• Ensures partner transitions (incoming and outgoing) and ensures effective People services throughout the process. 
• Contributes content to the monthly Digest based on subject mat