People and Culture Specialist (Human Resources)

RPStaffing is conducting an immediate temp-to-hire search for the People and Culture Specialist with a major Washington, DC area nonprofit. This is a fully remote opportunity. This is a highly interactive position for someone who enjoys working on a wide variety of daily tasks within Human Resources.

***Candidates must currently be living in the Washington, D.C. area***

Job Title: People and Culture Specialist (Human Resources)

Status: Temp-to-Permanent

Hours: Full-time, M-F

Remote Status: Fully Remote

Hourly Pay During Temporary Period: $23.00

Annual Salary When Permanent: $60,000 – $70,000 plus exceptional comprehensive benefits package

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

• Coordinate recruitment activities, including job postings, candidate communications, interview scheduling, and applicant tracking system administration.
• Support hiring managers and candidates throughout the recruitment process to ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Coordinate background checks, offer documentation, pre-employment activities, and onboarding logistics.
• Facilitate new hire onboarding and orientation activities.
• Maintain recruiting records, candidate pipelines, and hiring documentation.

Employee Experience & Culture

• Support employee engagement, recognition, wellness, and culture initiatives.
• Assist with planning and execution of employee events, all-staff meetings, engagement activities, and Culture Committee initiatives.

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• Help administer employee surveys and support follow-up action planning efforts.
• Serve as a resource for employees regarding People & Culture programs, policies, and procedures.

HR Operations & Employee Support

• Serve as a primary point of contact for employee questions regarding policies, benefits, systems, and People & Culture programs.
• Maintain employee records and personnel documentation while ensuring confidentiality and data integrity.
• Coordinate onboarding, offboarding, employee status changes, and employment documentation.
• Support compliance activities, required notices, audits, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements.
• Assist with policy administration and process documentation.

Benefits & HR Systems Administration

• Support benefits administration, enrollment activities, qualifying life events, and employee benefit inquiries.
• Coordinate with brokers, vendors, and carriers to resolve employee issues and ensure accurate administration.
• Maintain HRIS data integrity and support system administration activities.
• Assist with HR technology initiatives, process improvements, system implementations, and user training efforts.
• Generate standard reports and assist with workforce data tracking as needed.

Performance Management & Learning Support

• Support administration of performance management processes and systems.
• Assist with Individual Development Plan (IDP) tracking, learning programs, and professional development initiatives.
• Coordinate training logistics, learning resources, and employee development activities.

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• Maintain learning and development records and resources.

Team & Organizational Support

• Assist with annual People & Culture initiatives including performance reviews, open enrollment, engagement surveys, compliance activities, and workforce planning efforts.
• Support special projects and cross-functional initiatives as assigned.
• Contribute ideas and recommendations that improve employee experience, operational efficiency, and People & Culture service delivery.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Communications, Organizational Development, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 3 years of Human Resources, People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Employee Experience, or related experience.
• Experience supporting recruiting, onboarding, employee lifecycle administration, benefits, HR systems, or employee programs.
• Demonstrated customer service mindset with a commitment to delivering responsive, high-quality support to employees, managers, candidates, and external partners.
• Strong technology aptitude and ability to quickly learn, navigate, and optimize new systems, platforms, and processes.
• Experience working with HRIS platforms, applicant tracking systems, benefits administration systems, or other workplace technologies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration platforms.
• Strong project coordination skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. This description was prepared by RPStaffing and is subject to change. This has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. This job may be modified at any time by adding or removing duties. The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Positions listed as “remote” often require occasional office days. Benefits, hours, duties, remote status, and locations are subject to change. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.