Temporary Global HR Associate

350.org is seeking a Temporary Global HR Associate based in Johannesburg for a 6-month contract starting April 14, 2025. The role involves managing key HR functions like recruitment, compensation, benefits, and talent management to foster a motivated workforce. 350.org promotes justice and inclusivity, aiming to strengthen the climate movement through diverse perspectives and collaboration.
350.org is looking for a Temporary Global HR Associate to help maintain and foster a motivated, high-performing workforce by taking ownership of key HR functions. This is a fixed-term contract for 6 months with a desired start date of 14 April 2025.

About 350.org

350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries. 350.org works hard to organize in a new way—everywhere at once, using online tools to facilitate strategic offline action. We want to be a laboratory for the best ways to strengthen the climate movement and catalyze transformation around the world. The values that guide and drive our work are listed here.

350.org is an equal opportunity employer. 350.org strives to be an inclusive and collaborative group of people who bring a variety of approaches to the work we do. We’re committed to the principles of justice, and we try to build a safe workplace where everyone is treated fairly and enjoys working together. We value new perspectives, ideas of all sorts, and different ways of working. Diverse perspectives and experiences improve the way 350.org carries out our work – including what we decide to work on and how creatively/effectively we do that. We do our best to make staff positions accessible to all potential team members, regardless of race, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, assigned gender, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or identity, religion or creed, veteran status, marital or parental status, and genetic information. We also strive to include team members in communities most impacted by climate change or impacted by other kinds of environmental, social, and economic injustice.

About the Temporary Global HR Associate

350.org is driven by people who devote their time and energy to fighting the devastating effects of climate change. Our employees are the main ingredient to our success. The role of the Temporary HR Associate is a key component of our goal to maintain and foster a highly motivated workforce and to build the structure that enables all employees to reach their full potential.

This position will work directly with the Global Director of HR and will quickly evolve into taking on full ownership covering topics such as recruitment, compensation & benefits, performance & motivation, onboarding/offboarding, HR data management, and talent management.

Responsibilities:
• Recruitment:
• Post new jobs in our applicant tracking system and on external job boards
• Provide assistance throughout the hiring process i.e. schedule interviews, lead screening calls, conduct reference and background checks, prepare employment contracts and offer letters, etc.
• Lead HR administration of new hire processes with internal and external stakeholders, such as EOR/PEO services in countries where 350.org does not employ staff directly.
• Compensation and Benefits:
• Update payroll and global staff pay schedules and ensure information is accurate and submitted to our Finance promptly so that staff are paid on time.
• Provide assistance in benefits administration, including support during open enrollment in the United States in September/October
• Prepare and distribute benefits packets.
• Develop ideas to standardize and simplify benefits administration globally
• HRIS Administration:
• Support in maintaining the HRIS (BambooHR) and ensure that information is accurate and up to date
• Create reports in the system responding to HR data requests from internal and external parties.
• Support HR projects and perform other tasks as assigned by the line manager.
• Maintain and update HR files.
• Other tasks:
• Check the accuracy of HR vendor invoices and submit them for payment.
• Conduct research and review the final work product when we revise existing or develop new staff policies.
• Coordinate decision-making surrounding professional development initiatives.
• Support the evolution of performance management guidance and systems.
• Manage administrative tasks related to offboarding and conduct exit interviews.
• Public Engagement:
• Understand 350.org’s history campaigns, and theory of social change, and keep current with basic climate science and policy. From time to time, use this knowledge to represent 350.org's perspective in varied public venues based on geographic location and areas of expertise.
• From time to time, contribute work towards 350.org's overall mission that is outside of standard responsibilities and instead relies solely on geographic location or work capacity.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least three (3) years of experience in Human Resources.
• At least one (1) year of working in global HR.
• Proficient in using HR information systems, applicant tracking systems, and other software solutions supporting HR work.
• Competencies and skills related to racial justice and equity
• Knowledge of working with standard MS Office or Google Workspace applications, specifically MS Excel/ Google Sheets

Desired (but not required) Qualifications:
• Previous experience working in a progressive nonprofit.
• Knowledge of BambooHR desired.
• Proficiency in Google Drive, Slack and Zoom.
• Basic familiarity with international employment laws.
• Experience with project management.
• Familiarity with Global Employer Organisations (GEO) or Employers-of-Record (EOR).

Position Type: Full-time (36 hours per week)

Employment Status: Fixed-term contract for 6 months, desired start date 14 April 2025.

Location: This is a remote position open to candidates based in the Netherlands, South Africa, the United Kingdom, or the United States.

In the US, we can only hire in the following states: CA, CO, CT, D.C., GA, MA, MD, ME, MT, NC, NJ, NY, PA, VA, VT, WA, or WI

Compensation: This position falls under 350.org's Salary Grade 1.3, with annual gross salaries equivalent to EUR 53,962 in the Netherlands, ZAR 554,346 in South Africa, GBP 48,000 in the UK and USD 75,000 in the US.

Applicants must have the legal authorization to work for any employer in their country of residence. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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If you have suggestions for us on how to do this better, we really value your input and strongly encourage you to write to us at jobs@350.org with the subject line ‘Hiring Feedback’.