Human Resources Generalist

Human Resources Generalist
Position Open Until Filled
First Review of Applicants Scheduled for November 2, 2026

The ACLU of Washington(ACLU-WA) advances liberty and justice in the courts, in the legislatures, in the streets, and at the ballot box. Our work is rooted in the belief of a future where everyone in Washington, particularly those who have been historically and systematically denied full enjoyment of their promised civil rights and liberties, are free to do so without barriers.

Defending and advancing these fundamental rights and core values requires exceptional staff. Learn more about the ACLU-WA. The Human Resources Generalist (HRG) will provide responsive day-to-day support to staff throughout the entire employee lifecycle, including addressing routine incoming employee inquiries, and supporting recruitment, hiring, onboarding and offboarding activities. In partnership with the Human Resources & Equity Director (HRED) and Human Resources Manager (HRM), the HRG provides reliable coverage across human resource functions to maintain departmental continuity and consistent human resources support across the organization.

The HRG reports to the HRED in the Human Resources Department and is part of the People Services team. People Services works to support our staff with the understanding that advancing justice starts internally through the vendors we select, the policies we create, and the culture we build.

• Monitor the human resources mailbox and respond to routine inquiries in a timely manner while providing a high level of service to staff.
• Respond and support standard employee relations matters, proactively escalating issues requiring additional consultation, guidance and support to the HRED and/or HRM as appropriate.
• Maintain knowledge of ACLU-WA human resource policies and practices to support staff and help maintain continuity of day-to-day HR operations.
• Provide HR generalist support activities, related to the entire employee lifecycle and human resource functions as assigned to ensure continuity of HR operations during peak workloads, planned and unplanned absences, or as critical needs arise.
• Coordinate and facilitate recruitment and hiring activities including job postings, candidate communication, interview coordination, documentation retrieval and storage.
• Conduct human resources new hire orientation and onboarding activities, ensuring staff feel welcome and set up for success.
• Facilitate offboarding activities including staff communication, updates to employee records and final day collection of equipment and technology.
• Maintain human resource documentation (employee records, job descriptions, forms, HRIS data) in a confidential and secure manner following established process and procedures.
• Support training and development programing including scheduling, communications, preparation of materials, attendance tracking, training acknowledgements and other related activities as assigned.
• Aid in the creation of presentations, learning resources, job aids, communication materials, toolkits and other human resource training materials.
• Co-create and maintain scalable tools and resources related to the implementation of human resource initiatives.
• Contribute to departmental continuous improvement by proactively identifying opportunities for improvements to established process and procedures.
• Administer the organization’s learning management system (LMS), training records and related learning systems and technology to support consistent and compliant learning program delivery and tracking.
• Assist with the distribution of employee surveys, human resource data collection and reporting.
• Apply a consistent and reliable approach in day-to-day human resources work to…