Specialist, People & Culture

Specialist, People & Culture

Founded in 1868, Oregon Humane is the Northwest's oldest and largest animal welfare organization with one of the highest adoption rates in the nation. We are working toward our vision of a world where all animals are treated with compassion, kindness, and respect. With campuses in Portland and Salem, Oregon Humane is an Oregon-based nonprofit that relies on donor support for its adoption, education, medical and humane law enforcement programs.

The Specialist, People & Culture is dedicated to creating a positive, engaging, and supportive employee experience beginning with day one. By leading wellness programs, enhancing onboarding, and strengthening communication across the organization, this role helps employees feel connected, informed, and set up for success. Working closely with leaders and teams across the organization, this position brings a thoughtful, people-centered approach to learning, development, and engagement.

This role will require frequent travel between campuses, working 3 days a week in Portland and 2 days a week in Salem, with the potential to work from home one day a week, after 90 days of employment.

Eligible Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Paid Time Off + Sick Time + Holidays
• 401(k) with employer match
• Professional Development Opportunities
• One free Oregon Humane adoption / year
• Perks & Discounts

Essential Responsibilities

Personal Leadership

• Consistently strives to exceed expectations; demonstrates flexibility, resilience, and the ability to maintain positive relationships and composure, even under difficult circumstances.
• Maintains high ethical standards, including exhibiting behaviors and actions that embrace and align to the organization and customer service values, while treating all people with respect and dignity.
• Demonstrates an awareness of individual personal strengths and development needs, modeling non-defensive behavior and openness to feedback; builds a culture of feedback and learning.

Learning

• Contributes to regular dialogue and accountability with the leadership team and across the organization to review progress and course correct if necessary.
• Utilizes data and insights to identify, understand and articulate the key inputs and metrics that tell the story of the organization/team strategy and its progress.
• Builds appropriate feedback loops to measure if we are meeting key milestones and if the impact planned is being felt across the organization.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of training for staff, including in-person and online trainings.

Influence & Representation

• Communicate effectively to executive and other stakeholder groups to ensure they are informed and able to actively engage.
• Liaise with and maintain productive relationships with all stakeholders, including other departments, and donors; build mutually rewarding professional relationships inside Oregon Humane at all levels.
• Leverage our best practices externally and grow Oregon Humane' reputation as a leader in the animal welfare space.

Primary Responsibilities

Employee Engagement

• Manages the day-to-day People & Culture wellness and wellbeing initiatives to support a positive and engaging work environment.
• Oversees the Second Growth partnership across both campuses, using feedback to continuously evaluate and improve the program; supports coordination, setup, and facilitation of sessions.
• Plans, implements, and promotes employee wellbeing initiatives, including recognition programs, educational opportunities, and signature events.
• Owns the annual engagement calendar, including planning, coordination, and execution of events.
• Manages the promotion, scheduling, and communication for all internal People & Culture–sponsored events.
• Serves as administrator for the Compassion in Balance program, including license management, reporting, and program integration.
• Manages internal People & Culture communications to ensure employees remain informed, connected, and engaged, including:
• Digital displays
• Internal newsletters
• Heritage and other People & Culture communications
• Support for external event communications
• Assists with the design and branding of internal People & Culture materials as needed.

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