Consultancy Opportunity: People & Culture Special Projects

Equality Now

2d • $250 - $350

About The Position

Equality Now is seeking an experienced People & Culture Special Projects Consultant to provide project-based support to the People & Culture team from approximately September 1 through December 15, 2026. The consultant will provide practical, hands-on support for priority projects already planned or underway. The focus is on project execution, developing practical tools and resources, and moving initiatives through completion and implementation.

Requirements

• Approximately 5 to 8 years of relevant experience in human resources, People Operations, organizational development, learning and development, or a related field.
• Employee handbook and policy implementation experience.
• Employee and manager training experience.
• HR process improvement experience.
• Experience with SOPs, workflows, templates, and practical tools.
• Project management and implementation experience.
• HR systems and automation experience.
• Experience with BambooHR or a comparable HRIS.
• Recruitment tools and processes experience.
• Learning and development experience.
• Change implementation and employee communications experience.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams.
• Ability to quickly understand existing organizational context.
• Ability to turn partially developed initiatives into practical deliverables.
• Availability between September 1 and December 15, 2026.
• Proposed daily rate.

Nice To Haves

• Experience within an international nonprofit, NGO, human rights, advocacy, or mission-driven organization is strongly preferred.
• This assignment is intended for an individual consultant providing hands-on support rather than a large consulting firm or executive-level adviser.

Responsibilities

• Support completion and rollout of the revised Employee Handbook and related policies.
• Review materials for clarity, consistency, and usability.
• Develop FAQs, summaries, manager guidance, and implementation resources.
• Support policy communications and implementation tracking.
• Organize policies, procedures, templates, and related resources.
• Develop employee and manager training based on approved policies and procedures.
• Create presentations, facilitator guides, scenarios, FAQs, and participant materials.
• Develop manager training on policy application, documentation, escalation, and performance management.
• Develop reusable onboarding and refresher materials.
• Support selected training sessions and implementation as needed.
• Review and improve existing People & Culture processes.
• Develop or update workflows, SOPs, templates, checklists, and guidance.
• Improve onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual administration.
• Clarify responsibilities and process handoffs.
• Document approved processes for continued internal use.
• Support agreed improvements within BambooHR and other existing systems.
• Automate elements of onboarding and offboarding where possible.
• Develop reminders, approvals, checklists, and workflows.
• Support testing, implementation, and user guidance.
• Improve organization of employee information, forms, and resources.
• Standardize recruitment templates and workflows.
• Develop structured interview guides and candidate assessment tools.
• Create practical resources for hiring managers.
• Improve recruitment tracking and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Develop practical resources such as manager toolkits, employee FAQs, templates, checklists, onboarding and offboarding materials, policy guidance, documentation resources, and recruitment tools.
• Support other discrete People & Culture projects through research, benchmarking, project planning, stakeholder coordination, drafting materials, tracking deliverables, implementation support, and project handover.

Benefits

• The anticipated daily rate is USD $250 to $350, with a maximum rate of $350 per day, depending on experience, qualifications, location, and cost reasonableness.
• Travel or other direct expenses must be separately approved in advance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed