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Organizational Development Associate, City Year, Boston MA

Posted April 11, 2014

(Temporary opening to last approx. 4-5 months)

About Us

City Year is an education-focused, nonprofit organization founded in 1988 that partners with public schools and teachers to help keep students in school and on track to succeed.  In 24 communities across the United States and through two international affiliates, this innovative public-private partnership brings together teams of young AmeriCorps members who commit to a year of full-time service in schools. Corps members provide individual support to students who need extra care and attention, focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring, and after school programs.

 

City Year is recognized by Charity Navigator, America’s premier charity evaluator, as a four-star rated organization for each of the last eight years, placing it among the top 1% of all organizations rated.  City Year is also a five-time winner of Fast Company Social Capitalist Award and has been recognized in leading business and management books including Built to Last and Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits.

 

Our Service

As one of the fastest growing nonprofit organizations in the country, City Year is laser-focused on reducing the dropout crisis in America. City Year partners with schools and teachers to place trained young adults in schools where they’re needed most to provide individual support to students who need extra care and attention. Working side-by-side with teachers, our Corps Members use research-based tools and techniques to help students who are struggling–so more kids stay in school and on track to succeed.

 

By addressing the needs of the whole child, we help transform the whole school. With the hands-on support they need to succeed, more students are ready, willing and able to learn, which creates a more positive and productive learning environment for the whole school.

 

Our Footprint

Founded in Boston in 1988, City Year has established programs in 25 cities , including Baton Rouge, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia, SC, Columbus, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Little Rock/North Little Rock, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Miami, Milwaukee, New Hampshire, New York, Orlando, Greater Philadelphia, Rhode Island, Sacramento, San Antonio, San José/Silicon Valley, Seattle/King County, Tulsa, and Washington, D.C., and international affiliates in Johannesburg, South Africa and London, England.  City Year is a proud member of AmeriCorps.

 

Position Overview

 **(Temporary opening to last approx. 4-5 months**)

 

Reporting to the Director of Human Potential Systems and Intelligence, while supporting the Organizational Development (OD) and Compensation teams, the Organizational Development Associate will be responsible for building and administering Human Capital metrics and supporting the organization’s highest priority strategy goals as they relate to staff development and demographics. Projects include workforce planning, compensation processes, staff performance strategies, employee surveys, position budgeting, WHO hiring process metrics, and employee engagement.

 

Responsibilities

 

  • Manipulate over 500,000 data points into practical analysis and graphs across four primary HR Metric categories: Staffing, Talent, Diversity, and Compensation
    • Support Compensation Process Reporting
    • Support Workforce planning and budgeting process reporting
    • Provide high-level comparative analysis with results of HR system exports
    • Provide system data audits for all 760 staff members, across 26 locations and 18 departments

 

  • Administer an organization-wide HR survey across 26 functional areas and
    complete secondary analysis on results
    • Provide post survey analysis on all sites and departments for the Delight and Net Promoter Surveys
    • Leverage Qualtrics survey report software tools

 

  • Research supplemental HR strategies and analytics to support OD Strategy, planning, and business intelligence
    • Research external periodicals, white papers, and educational forums that enrich our organizational analytics strategy

 

Basic Qualifications

  • High School degree or GED
  • 1+ years of related experience
  • Proven ability to work as an independent thinker
  • Execution of MS Office Suite, primarily Excel functionality (Pivot tables, accounting formulas, and logic formulas,) and Powerpoint design
  • Execute multiple tasks and adhere to strict deadlines in a fast-paced, changing environment
  • Superior organizational skills and the ability to manage tasks simultaneously
  • Team player with strong collaboration and project management skills
  • Ability to build effective relationships across the department, working collaboratively in teams and independently with minimal supervision

Schedule Requirements

  • Immediate opening
  • Flexible schedule available
    • April-May: 10-20 hours per week 
    • June-August: 40 hours per week required 
    • If project requires additional hours beyond August, flexible schedule to be arranged at that time.

 

To Apply

Applications will be accepted until this position is filled.  Qualified applicants should send a resume, cover letter, and references to Rhonda Jackman, Staff Recruiter, at [email protected] with “Organizational Development Associate” in the subject line.