Human Resources Manager

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) seeks candidates for the position of Human Resources Manager (HR Manager).

MAPC is a Regional Planning Agency serving the people who live and work in Metropolitan Boston. The HR Manager will implement a range of human resources systems and practices to ensure that MAPC and its affiliated entities recruit hire, support, and retain the highest caliber employees and are compliant with relevant regulations. The HR Manager will work closely with the Executive Director, the Deputy Director, General Counsel, Controller, and other department and division heads. Duties include: Benefits: Supervise benefits and human resource activities in accordance with legal, regulatory and policy requirements. Hire and supervise a part-time benefits and payroll specialist. Policy and Compliance: Regularly review and update MAPC personnel policies and documentation. Ensure all MAPC employees are aware of key policies. Design and oversee training to ensure staff fully understands compliance responsibilities in regard to harassment, equitable treatment of peers and staff, relations with external parties, and ethics requirements. Employee Relations: Ensure the delivery of high quality, supportive human resources services to all staff; establish fair and consistent ways of addressing employee concerns. Job Development and Hiring: Work with hiring managers and interview teams to develop outreach strategy, post job descriptions, and interview applicants. Orientation and Training: Oversee MAPC new employee orientation procedures and update from time to time as needed.

Qualifications: Candidates should have the ability to build a proactive and responsive, customer oriented human resources team; experience establishing and assessing human resources systems; extensive employee relations experience; demonstrated success building diverse and high caliber workforce; experience administering a wide array of health and wellness benefits; spreadsheet and word processing skills; excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills; proven success managing multiple tasks, responsibilities and meeting deadlines; Candidate should possess either a BA or higher in public administration, business administration, non-profit management, psychology or related field, preferably with a focus on human resource management; SHRM certification highly desired. Five or more years of human resources management experience preferred, ideally in a non-profit or public agency setting; experience as a senior manager also preferred. Legal authorization to work in the USA is required. Excellent state employee benefits package. Salary between $70,000 and $80,000, dependent upon experience and qualifications. Position open until filled.

MAPC is an EOE/AA employer. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce and encourage applications from minority group members, women, persons with disabilities, veterans, and others who may contribute to the agency’s diversity. This position is exempt from the provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Review of applications to begin immediately. PLEASE SEE COMPLETE JOB AD AT www.mapc.org (Jobs at MAPC) AND APPLY AT LINK SHOWN THERE. Posted 2-16-15. Thomas E. Hauenstein, Operations Manager.