Role: HR Generalist

Location: US - DC

Reports to: Global People Manager

US Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Updated: June 2024

About CPI

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) is an analysis and advisory organization with deep expertise in finance and policy. Our mission is to help governments, businesses, and financial institutions drive economic growth while addressing climate change. CPI has five offices around the world in Brazil, India, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

About the role

CPI is seeking an experienced HR Generalist to provide comprehensive HR support to our growing US team based across San Francisco and Washington D.C. Reporting directly to the Global People Manager (UK), this role will be at the heart of CPI’s efforts to recruit and retain great people in the US.

In this role, you will serve as the first point of contact for all CPI US based employee and manager queries, providing support and information on core HR policies and process. You will be responsible for overseeing and supporting all aspects of the employee life cycle, as such you must have good judgment and significant initiative across a broad spectrum of activities and situations.

This role requires a confident HR Generalist with strong organizational and interpersonal skills who can work independently and confidently across a variety of busy areas.

Roles and responsibilities

Includes the following and others as assigned:

HR Essential – People and Culture

Lead the recruitment, onboarding and offboarding processes for all US employees, providing proactive advice and support to all stakeholders throughout each process.
Proactively develop trusted relationships across the organisation to support the embedding of HR policies and practices,
Provide trusted subject matter expertise and advice to managers in line with CPI policies and procedures
Maintain up to date knowledge of employment law and HR best practice to ensure CPI processes are compliant and align to best practise.
Identify improvements to existing processes and solutions to improve efficiency or create processes where none
Ensure DEIB practices and wellbeing are considered in all decision making, ensuring CPI remains an inclusive workplace.
With the Operations Director and GPM seek out ways to reinforce our positive US culture

Payroll & Benefits

Lead on bi-monthly US payroll preparation and submission to external payroll provider, responding to any employee payroll queries from staff
With support from our PEO and GPM, lead on US benefit plans administration including open enrolment and staff benefit queries (medical, dental, vision, transportation allowance, etc.)
With support from Operations oversee US timesheet compliance.

Data and Analytics

Producing regular and ad—hoc HR reports for managers, senior leadership team and board.
Ensuring all employee information (BambooHR) and soft copy files are kept up to date for accurate reporting.

Policy and Compliance

Support the GPM in reviewing US specific policy and procedure development, including designing, reviewing and making recommendations of changes.
Coordinate visas, work permits, and immigration documentation as needed;

Other

Work with the global operations team to implement operational procedures including expense reporting, time tracking and knowledge management
Support with Global HR projects and initiatives and their roll out
Provide support to other CPI offices and teams during busy times.

About you

You are committed to CPI’s mission and values
A proven track record as a HR Generalist
Previous experience in a non-profit will be advantageous
Experience with Microsoft Office suite is required;
Experience using Sage Intacct or other payroll systems.
You enjoy working with others and building team culture
You are self-motivated with a passion for learning
You are calm under pressure and professional at all times
You are flexible and willing to jump into tasks as needed
You are detail oriented while being aware of the big picture
You are flexible with working across multiple time zones when required
Previous experience with BambooHR or similar HRIS platforms will be advantageous

Position Details

CPI is recruiting for one full time position to be based in our Washington DC office.

CPI has adopted hybrid working whereby staff work 20-40% on site. Although the nature of this role means some elements will be best fulfilled when on-site so regular office attendance will be required from this role.

CPI salary offers are determined by the level of skill and experience demonstrated by the selected candidate as well as alignment to internal equity and external market levels.

CPI also offers a highly competitive benefits package which includes a generous 401(k) contribution and PTO provision.

Interested? To Apply

To Apply please submit your CV and respond to our key questions.

This is a key role for the organisation and we'll be reviewing applications as they are submitted, so interested candidates are encouraged to apply early. Please note that this position will remain open until we discover the best fit.

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Climate Policy Initiative is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we are working to embed DEI across every facet of our organisation. We seek to establish a working environment where all board members, staff, volunteers, and contractors feel respected and valued regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation or identity, disability, education, or any other bias. We want to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are openly valued as critical to the success of our organization and the achievement of our mission and vision.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process.

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