HR Manager
Listed on 2026-02-28
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HR/Recruitment
Talent Manager, HR Manager, Employee Relations -
Management
Talent Manager, Operations Manager, HR Manager, Employee Relations
Position Description
Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, the HR Manager will lead and manage all people operations functions at RISE, ensuring the organization attracts, supports, and retains staff aligned with its mission and values. This role is responsible for handling the full employee lifecycle, including, but not limited to, hiring and recruitment, compliance, employee relations, performance management, and partnership with RISE’s Professional Employer Organization (PEO) for payroll and HR administration.
The HR Manager is responsible for building and maintaining a strong, values-aligned HR infrastructure that balances empathy with accountability in a high-impact, mission-driven environment. This role will establish consistent and equitable people practices, provide guidance through complex and sensitive personnel matters, and serve as a trusted partner to leadership and managers. Through clear systems, sound judgment, and hands-on execution, the HR Manager will help ensure RISE’s internal culture and operations reflect the dignity, responsibility, and excellence the organization seeks to advance in the broader community.
AboutRISE
RISE is the largest nonprofit organization in Nebraska focused solely on habilitative programming in prisons and reentry support. At RISE, transformation starts pre-release and continues post-release. Our inside/out model bridges incarceration to the community and considers all the critical steps in that journey. We prepare and train people for each phase through intensive character development, employment readiness, job creation through entrepreneurship, family programming, and case management.
We transform people in the community by building awareness and empathy that leads to support and opportunity. These connections heal families, create employment pathways, and lower recidivism. The mission of RISE is to break generational cycles of incarceration.
RISE has received a “Best Places to Work in Omaha” award from Baird Holm and the Greater Omaha Chamber. RISE is a recipient of the Non-Profit Association of the Midlands Catalyst Award, honoring non-profits that inspire action, advance excellence and innovation, and drive transformation while making a meaningful impact. In 2025, RISE received the Roger Baldwin Civil Libertarian of the Year Award from the ACLU of Nebraska.
Responsibilities- Work closely with the VP of Operations and other organizational leaders, serving as the central point of contact for organizational HR
- Manage HR decisions while aligning with RISE’s mission, values, and legal obligations
- Act as a trusted advisor to leadership on people-related risks, trends, and opportunities
- Build scalable HR systems and practices that support a growing, mission-driven nonprofit organization
- Own end-to-end recruitment and hiring for all employee roles
- Partner with hiring managers to:
- Clarify role needs and competencies, then develop job descriptions aligned with RISE culture and operational realities
- Lead equitable, consistent hiring processes
- Provide compensation recommendations
- Manage job postings, candidate screening, interviews, reference checks, and offers
- Ensure hiring practices reflect RISE’s commitment to dignity, equity, and second chances
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employee relations matters
- Support and coach managers in performance management, feedback delivery, and discipline
- Ensure clear and consistent documentation throughout the employee lifecycle
- Lead and manage sensitive employee matters, including performance concerns, policy violations, workplace conflict, formal complaints, investigations, corrective action, and terminations
- Handle all situations with empathy, clarity, consistency, confidentiality, and accountability
- Ensure all disciplinary actions and terminations are legally compliant, well-documented, and aligned…
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