Human Resources Manager

Job Title: Human Resources Manager
Salary/Hourly Rate: $75,000-$85,000
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
Direct Reports: HR Administrative Assistant
Position Status: Full Time
Location: Maryland State-Wide

Lead4

Life is seeking an experienced and highly organized Human Resources Manager to oversee the organization’s human resources operations, compliance, employee lifecycle processes, and HR administration.

Lead4

Life provides community-based programs and services to diverse and vulnerable populations, including justice-involved youth, individuals returning to the community following incarceration, individuals experiencing homelessness, individuals living with mental health challenges, and other individuals and families facing significant barriers.

Because of the nature of Lead4

Life’s programs, the HR Manager must maintain strong systems for employee documentation, background and credential requirements, training, performance management, workplace policies, and nonprofit and employment compliance.

The HR Manager will supervise one HR Administrative Assistant and work closely with organizational leadership and program managers to ensure that HR processes are consistent, timely, well-documented, and aligned with Lead4

Life’s mission and contractual and regulatory responsibilities.

Human Resources Operations & Compliance

• Oversee day-to-day human resources operations across Lead4
  
  Life programs.
• Maintain and regularly review HR policies, procedures, employee handbook provisions, and internal HR processes.
• Monitor compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Support compliance with nonprofit, grant, contract, licensing, and program-specific personnel requirements.
• Ensure personnel files and required HR documentation are complete, accurate, confidential, and audit-ready.
• Maintain systems for tracking required employee documentation, certifications, background checks, clearances, training, and other employment requirements.
• Monitor expiration dates and ensure required renewals are completed timely.
• Coordinate HR documentation for organizational, grant, contract, or program audits.
• Identify HR compliance risks and recommend corrective actions or process improvements to leadership.
• Track key workforce information including headcount, vacancies, turnover, hiring activity, performance review completion, training compliance, and personnel documentation.

Recruitment, Hiring & Onboarding

• Manage the full recruitment and hiring process from job posting (Indeed, L4L website, referrals) through onboarding.
• Partner with leadership and program managers to identify staffing needs and develop or update job descriptions.
• Post open positions, review applicants, coordinate interviews, and support candidate selection.
• Ensure hiring practices are consistent and compliant with applicable employment requirements.
• Coordinate with Operations Manager and HR administrative assistant for offer letters, employment documentation, background checks, reference checks, and required pre-employment screenings.
• Coordinate onboarding and new-hire orientation.
• Ensure new employees complete all required documentation, training, acknowledgments, and program-specific requirements.
• Track vacancies, open positions, time-to-fill, onboarding status, and other relevant hiring metrics.

Employee Records & HR Tracking

• Develop and maintain centralized HR tracking systems for:
  • Employee personnel records
  • Hiring and onboarding
  • Background checks and clearances
  • Required certifications and credentials
  • Mandatory trainings
  • Policy acknowledgments
  • Employee status and position changes
  • Performance reviews
  • Corrective actions and performance improvement plans
  • Employee leave
  • Separations…