Growald Climate Fund - People Operations Manager

NRG Consulting Group•Brookline, MA

17d•$117,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Growald Climate Fund (GCF) is looking for a People Operations Manager to join our Operations team and help ensure that our people practices, systems, and staff experience are thoughtful, reliable, and well executed. We view People Operations as a deeply relational function rather than a purely administrative one. Beyond managing core systems and logistics, this role centers on building trust, supporting staff with care, and ensuring our HR practices reflect our commitment to a positive, supportive, and human-centered staff experience. Growald Climate Fund is a high-impact venture philanthropy fund focused on catalyzing the rapid transition to a clean energy future. GCF invests in organizations working to transform the power sector and partners with foundations, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and policy research organizations internationally.

Requirements

Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, confidentiality, and the ability to keep routine work moving while responding thoughtfully when something unexpected arises.
Practical HR experience
Good judgment
Comfortable with a relational approach to supporting staff.
Comfortable owning recurring processes while also looking for ways to make them clearer, more consistent, and easier to navigate.
Experience managing core HR operations, particularly payroll, benefits, leave administration, and staff records.
Understand employment compliance and can apply policies and requirements carefully, escalating complex issues when appropriate.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage deadlines, confidential information, and multiple priorities.
Communicate clearly and respectfully with staff, managers, senior leadership and external HR vendors or providers.
Must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States.

Nice To Haves

A SHRM / PHR certification is preferred
Experience with HRIS and payroll systems is highly valued.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day processes including payroll administration, benefits administration, leave and absence tracking, HR systems, staff records, and compliance requirements including employer-sponsored visa management.
Serve as a responsive resource for staff and managers, helping answer questions, resolve issues, and navigate policies and processes with care and consistency.
Partner closely with Finance and Legal on payroll, benefits, and related administrative processes, and work with external vendors and brokers as needed.
Support onboarding, offboarding, performance processes, staff relations, and HR documentation.
Partner with Legal on annual Handbook review and policy updates to maintain local, state and federal compliance.
Conduct research to support the development of new HR policies and the review and revision of existing policies, considering organizational needs, employee experience, and applicable requirements.
Partner closely with staff, managers and leadership to understand how processes work in practice, communicate changes clearly, and support consistent adoption across the organization.

Benefits

Flexible work policy: flex hours and opportunity to work from home two days / week (if located in Boston Metro Area).
401(k) retirement plan with 6% employer match
100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision coverage
100% employer-paid long-term disability, short-term disability and basic life insurance
Twenty-two days of vacation and ten paid sick days plus ten paid holidays
Winter and Summer closure weeks
Annual allowance for professional development activities
Coaching and management support with regular 1:1 meetings
Performance reviews and feedback to support you and the team to reflect and grow
A co-developed initial three month work plan to help you hit the ground running and have clarity on your role and responsibilities