Full-Time People Team Generalist
Job Description
PEOPLE TEAM GENERALIST
Bat Conservation International
Status: Full Time, Salaried
Location: Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)
Reports to: People Team Director (Stephania Alexander)
Key Relationship: Operations Team (People, Finance, IT)
Salary: $70,000 to $80,000, depending on organizational equity, experience and qualifications + benefits.
About BCI and our Mission
BCI is a global conservation organization dedicated to protecting the world’s bats and their ecosystems. Our 67+ remote staff span biologists, conservation experts, and administrators across the U.S. and internationally, with support from members in 60 countries. Bats play a vital role in pest control, pollination, and seed dispersal, contributing billions of dollars in ecosystem services each year. However, they face increasing threats from habitat loss to climate change. BCI is committed to addressing these challenges through habitat conservation, ecosystem restoration, and the prevention of bat extinctions.
Your Role as a People Team Generalist
At BCI, we believe that our people are our greatest asset in achieving our mission. We are dedicated to creating and fostering an environment that attracts, develops, empowers, and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce. Reporting directly to the People Team Director, the People Team Generalist will play a dual role in both managing and coordinating key HR activities for the organization. This position will execute day-to-day HR functions and assist in maintaining and supporting people-focused programs that helps staff contribute to our mission and work in a healthy, thriving, inclusive, and compliant workplace.
Key Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Contribute to People Strategy and Initiatives: Partner on the development and implementation of HR strategies that align with BCI’s mission and values and enhance organizational culture, including JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) initiatives across all HR functions.
- Execute People Operations: Administer key HR systems (e.g., ADP Total Source, Staff Portal, Ethena, etc.), coordinate benefits, manage our people-focused activity calendar, and co-facilitate HR-led meetings and training sessions.
- Policies & Compliance: Help develop, update, and maintain HR policies to promote a healthy, high-integrity, people-first workplace, applying progressive best practices.
- Oversee Core People Processes: Lead aspects of the employee lifecycle, such as the hiring process, including recruiting, welcoming, and onboarding team members. Administer the performance management process and support employee transitions, including exit planning and separation processes.
- Support and Manage Core People Programs: Collaborate to design and administer people programs, manage learning and development activities, coordinate staff safety initiatives, support well-being programs, etc.
- Staff Relations: Provide support and assist in employee relations matters, including investigations and conflict resolution, maintaining a respectful, productive work environment.
- Additional Projects: Lead smaller HR projects, such as process improvements, HR metric reporting, and using technology to enhance data management and streamline process.
This Job is for You if You:
- Are passionate and motivated to create a more sustainable, healthier, and just world for all beings.
- Bring at least 4 years of professional work experience, with 3+ years working in human resources/people operations or related areas.
- Have experience and/or commitment to a mission-driven environment where all employees can belong and thrive.
- Are skilled in HR systems, processes, and policies, with experience in areas such as recruiting, performance management, and employee relations.
- Are detail-oriented and enjoy organizing, prioritizing, and managing multiple tasks.
- Thrive in a remote work environment and can communicate effectively and comfortably across all levels of the organization.
- Are proactive in problem-solving and can manage both day-to-day HR tasks and long-term projects.
Work Characteristics and Competencies
- Collaborative team player who aligns with shared goals and values.
- Strong organizational skills and able to balance administrative coordination and project work.
- Lifelong learner, with a growth mindset and a desire to continually improve and learn both personally and professionally.
- Empathetic and approachable, managing sensitive and confidential situations with integrity.
- Comfortable with conflict, change, and growth, and willingness to receive and provide candid feedback.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to challenges and radical candor.
- Adept at working in a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly matrixed organizational environment.
How to Apply
How to Apply BCI is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in all of its forms, and we hire the best person we can for each role, no matter your personal background. Research tells us that applicants who are female or non-binary, as well as applicants who are people of color, are less likely to apply for roles they do not feel 100% qualified for. If you think you meet 70% or more of the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above, we encourage you to apply. To apply, please submit your resume along with a one-page document (maximum) that briefly answers the following questions:- What interests you most about this position at BCI?
- How has your life experience and/or work prepared you to take on this role?
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