HR Associate​/Generalist; Non-profit

About LACI

Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) is creating an inclusive green economy for the people of Los Angeles by unlocking innovation by working with startups to accelerate the commercialization of clean technologies, transforming markets through partnerships with policymakers, innovators, and market leaders in transportation, energy, and sustainable cities, and enhancing communities through workforce development, pilots, and other programs. Founded as an economic development initiative by the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP), LACI is recognized as one of the most innovative business incubators in the world by UBI Global.

In the past ten years, LACI has helped 340 portfolio companies raise $697 million in funding, generated $323 million in revenue, and created 2,565 jobs throughout the Los Angeles region, with a projected 5-year economic impact of more than $573 million. Learn more atlaci.org

Position Summary:

The HR Associate plays an essential part of the People & Culture department at LACI by supporting the entire employee life cycle including recruiting, onboarding, benefits, employee relations, culture, DEI initiatives, performance management, professional development and offboarding. This role also collaborates closely with other departments in Operations such as the Accounting and Compliance teams, and represents the Human Resources function to all levels of the organization.

What You’ll Do:

• Recruiting/Onboarding : Support/lead recruiting process for new staff roles, including: phone-screening, coordinating with hiring managers, scheduling, approval forms, and communication with candidates and external recruiters. Update applicant tracking system and reporting/tracking sheets. Post open roles to recruitment systems. Create and update onboarding checklists. Send onboarding materials to new hires and create 90-check-in cycles.
• Benefits :
  Verify and approve new employee benefit enrollments. Update benefit invoice spreadsheet and confirm rates and employee info is correct. Assist with open enrollment including analyzing rates, communicating with brokers, and ensuring all employees enroll. Confirm and monitor new employee commuter benefits such as Metro Tap Card and Bike Share. Keep PTO spreadsheet up to date and set up alerts for employees/managers on their accrued time.
• Training/Professional Development: Update training tracker as needed and ensure required training such as Harassment training is completed by employees at appropriate intervals. Funnel professional development requests and monitor licenses for LACI’s professional development platform. Support professional development planning and maintain the annual professional development calendar. Work with People Team on trainings and present to staff
• Performance Management: Support Annual Reviews, Goal-setting, and quarterly check-ins using the HRIS performance management system. Conduct internal performance management audits to ensure consistency and compliance. Work with supervisors on performance evaluations.
• HR Compliance, Policies and Procedures : Maintain employment policies and practices which comply with federal and state regulations. Work closely with the Compliance and Accounting teams to ensure policies are organized and accessible to all staff. Create and update SOPs on all HR functions and maintain guides annually. Maintain and update LACI’s internal intranet, including collaborating with each department to ensure all material is up to date.
  
  Stay abreast of current and changing Federal, State and city laws to ensure compliance.
• Interns/Apprentices: Manage all aspects of volunteer, internship, and apprenticeship requests and tracking. Assist with implementation of a formal internship program working with universities, external partners, and team leads on intern needs, recruitment, onboarding, etc. to ensure a valuable experience for interns
• Events : Assist with org-wide events, collaborating with Events Team and Campus Team.
• Culture/Employee Relations : Work closely with the People & Culture team on Culture initiatives including surveys, internal meetings, monthly cultural…