Senior Fractional HR Consultant; Interim & Crisis Engagements

Job Title: Senior Fractional HR Consultant (Interim & Crisis Engagements)

Company: Lowe-Hall Crisis Consulting (LHCC)

Engagement Type: Part-time Contract | Project-Based | Executive-Level Consulting

Location: Raleigh-Duram-Chapel Hill area

Lowe-Hall Crisis Consulting (LHCC) is a leadership and crisis advisory firm partnering with nonprofit organizations, associations, and mission-driven institutions navigating transition, instability, reputational risk, or operational inflection points.

We specialize in steadying organizations during complex seasons — leadership transitions, board-staff misalignment, structural restructuring, compliance concerns, and moments that require both compassion and decisive action. Our work is strategic, discreet, and impact-driven.

This is not a traditional HR role. This is a high-impact, executive-level consulting opportunity for a seasoned HR leader who steps confidently into complexity and brings clarity to moments of instability.

You will serve as a strategic stabilizer for mission-driven organizations navigating leadership transitions, crisis response, restructuring, or cultural disruption. Whether acting as an Interim HR Director or trusted executive advisor, you will assess risk, restore alignment, and rebuild people systems that support long-term organizational health.

This role is project-based and designed for leaders who thrive in high-stakes environments, value meaningful impact over routine operations, and understand how people's strategy directly influences organizational stability.

• Step into Interim HR Director or senior HR leadership roles during transition or disruption
• Stabilize HR operations during executive turnover, crisis, restructuring, or workforce shifts
• Lead complex employee relations matters, investigations, and conflict resolution efforts
• Conduct organizational assessments to identify cultural, compliance, and retention risks
• Design and implement workforce stabilization and corrective action strategies
• Audit HR policies, infrastructure, and compliance practices
• Advise boards and executive teams on employment risk mitigation and best practices
• Support restructuring, workforce planning, and change management initiatives
• Draft and revise policies, handbooks, and systems aligned with organizational mission
• Partner with LHCC leadership to ensure people strategy supports broader engagement objectives

• You remain calm, steady, and solutions-focused in high-pressure environments
• You combine strategic insight with hands-on execution
• You lead with discretion, sound judgment, and strong ethical grounding
• You bring emotional intelligence to sensitive and high-stakes situations
• You quickly assess organizational dynamics and move from diagnosis to action
• You communicate confidently with executive teams and boards
• You operate independently while collaborating effectively with stakeholders
• You balance compassion with accountability

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience (HR Director, VP of HR, CHRO, or senior consultant)
• Demonstrated success leading through crisis, restructuring, or executive transition
• Prior interim HR leadership experience strongly preferred
• Deep expertise in employment law, compliance, and risk mitigation
• Experience supporting nonprofit, healthcare, government, or mission-driven organizations preferred
• Proven ability to manage confidential, complex situations with discretion
• Strong executive presence and board-level communication skills
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or comparable certification preferred

LHCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We make engagement and contract decisions based on qualifications, experience, and business needs. LHCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.