This emerging D.C. nonprofit is seeking an experienced, highly organized and proactive professional for their People and Talent Manager opening. This role provides a special opportunity to partner closely with top leadership to manage full-lifecycle talent acquisition, develop hiring, and onboarding infrastructure, and build the cultural foundational framework for the organization. If you’re looking for a hands-on opportunity to apply your talent sourcing, employee lifecycle, and operations experience at the ground level of a nonprofit and are eager to roll up your sleeves in an ever-evolving environment, this could be the role for you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior leadership to identify staffing needs, lead full-cycle recruitment efforts including advertising the job postings, sourcing candidates, coordinating interviews, and overseeing offers.
• Foster strong talent pipelines through networking and collaboration with peer organizations, strengthening access to top talent for active and upcoming searches.
• Build and improve upon recruitment systems, procedures, and timelines, proactively identifying ways to maximize workflow efficiency.
• Assist with developing HR infrastructure, including employee onboarding/offboarding logistics, background check vendors, employee handbooks, and other materials.
• Maintain all personnel files and documentation, ensuring all work practices are compliant with federal and local employment rules and regulations.
• Develop and implement employee best practices and a consistent, effective system to conduct employee performance reviews.
• Serve as a right-hand, and advisor to senior leaders, proactively thinking beyond immediate hiring needs, consistently evaluating workflow and resources as the organization seeks to expand.
• Utilize detailed and thoughtful decision making and collaboration, to assist with shaping and defining the organization’s culture, creating a durable foundation that can be built upon for years to come.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Be a key part of a dynamic team, operating in a mission-driven, fast-paced, high-expectations environment.
• The unique opportunity to get in on the ground level, partnering closely with senior leadership to develop organizational processes and procedures, and shape the organization’s future.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experienced and sophisticated. You have a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in talent acquisition, HR, and or people operations. Prior experience establishing and improving upon operational and workflow systems is a huge plus!
• Interpersonally adept. Building strong relationships and establishing trust with others is one of your top strengths. You are a polished professional and navigate any given situation with poise, discretion, and sound judgement.
• Multitasking extraordinaire. You seamlessly navigate numerous projects and competing interests, always ensuring deadlines are met and follow-up action is taken.
• All day, every day. You are excited by the opportunity to work in a demanding, start-up environment, and understand that availability to work outside standard work hours is a must. You are a true team player and when work calls, you eagerly answer.

Essential to Hawthorne Lane’s success is our ability to attract talent from a range of backgrounds. Our network reflects the diverse community around us, and we believe in a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed. Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.