Associate, People & Operations

Global Prairie • Kansas City, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate, People & Operations supports Global Prairie’s employee experience, culture and engagement, company-wide programs and events, executive and administrative needs, and day-to-day operations. The role helps bring the company’s culture to life and supports employee owners in feeling connected, supported, recognized, celebrated, and empowered. It is based in the Kansas City, Missouri office.

The position works across employee engagement and retention, community involvement and philanthropy, workplace experience, internal communications, company meetings and events, recognition, ESG initiatives, certifications, and administrative support. It also contributes to onboarding and offboarding, talent management and recruitment tasks, the Junior Associate (intern) program, office projects, and operational process improvements. The role calls for sound judgment and discretion, a warm and approachable manner, emotional intelligence, strong organization and follow-through, responsiveness, initiative, curiosity, and an interest in people, culture, and employee experience.

Requirements

• Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Warm, approachable demeanor and ability to build positive, trusted relationships with employee owners at all levels.
• Strong emotional intelligence, empathy, and awareness of others.
• Genuine interest in people, culture, and creating a meaningful employee experience.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage and prioritize multiple responsibilities consistently and follow through.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• High degree of responsiveness, dependability, and personal accountability.
• Curiosity, initiative, and creativity, with eagerness to learn and contribute to employee engagement, retention, and culture-building initiatives.
• Proactive, adaptable, entrepreneurial, collaborative, resilient, flexible, optimistic, curious, ownership-minded, and community-minded approach.
• Ability to perform the listed physical activities, including standing, walking, lifting, pulling, pushing, kneeling, reaching, stooping, talking, hearing, and repetitive motion.
• Ability to occasionally lift or move objects weighing 10–20 pounds.
• Visual acuity sufficient to operate a motor vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Assist with employee experience, culture, engagement, and retention programs and initiatives.
• Coordinate and execute company-wide programs and events, including philanthropy, health and wellness, employee ownership, internal meetings, celebrations, and large-scale events.
• Support community engagement and philanthropy efforts, including employee participation, communications, event logistics, and tracking participation and impact.
• Support company-wide meetings, events, programs, initiatives, special projects, and internal communications by coordinating content and preparing presentations and meeting materials.
• Coordinate employee-owner celebrations and recognition, including birthdays, anniversaries, personal milestones, condolences, holiday parties, and other culture-building efforts.
• Research and coordinate branded merchandise and appreciation gifts, including vendor outreach, product selection, ordering, inventory, and fulfillment.
• Support company certifications, recertifications, and designations, including B Corp certification, and coordinate award and honor submissions.
• Support ESG strategy and initiatives by collecting and maintaining impact data, coordinating sustainability efforts, contributing to annual impact reporting, documenting progress, and identifying opportunities to strengthen environmental, social, and governance performance.
• Support workplace experience and culture through office décor, seasonal and event-related needs, branded spaces, and other initiatives for employee owners and guests.
• Manage the company-wide calendar and scheduling of meetings, events, and key initiatives.
• Provide administrative and project support to senior leaders, including calendar and expense management, travel coordination, and special projects as needed.
• Support external awareness and thought leadership efforts, including social media, marketing, branding, research, and content development.
• Stay informed about trends and best practices related to professional development, employee engagement and retention, and company culture.
• Handle sensitive employee-owner and company information with sound judgment, professionalism, and discretion.
• Partner with Office Managers across Global Prairie locations on company-wide initiatives, programs, and workplace needs, as appropriate.
• Support aspects of new employee-owner onboarding and exiting employee-owner offboarding.
• Assist with talent management and recruitment tasks as needed.
• Support the Junior Associate (intern) program throughout the year.
• Provide day-to-day administrative and operational support to People & Operations, including organizing information, preparing presentations and reports, and coordinating meetings.
• Support office buildouts, tenant improvements, relocations, renovations, and other workplace projects by coordinating with internal stakeholders and external partners and vendors.
• Assist with identifying and implementing operational efficiencies and process improvements.
• Support consistent administration and application of Global Prairie policies and standards.
• Assume additional responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Generous, industry-leading benefits.
• Supportive and progressive employee programs.
• Collaborative office environments.
• Top percentile compensation packages.
• Employee ownership, with team members able to benefit personally from the company’s success.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed