Director of People & Culture

THIS IS AN UNPAID, REMOTE VOLUNTEER POSITION. Please read carefully before applying.

Background:

Pitch Labs, a 501(c)3 non-profit, works to inspire, educate, and mentor aspiring high school entrepreneurs to build their first business. Obtaining knowledge to be a successful business founder can be financially costly and energy-draining. Our 100% volunteer-run nonprofit offers aspiring high school entrepreneurs free access to our mentor-matching program, entrepreneurship support community, and resource library. We strive to create a world where anyone can be an entrepreneur.

What We Need:

As the Director of People & Culture, you will oversee the workload of 1-2 HROs (possibly fill in for them when they are unavailable/on leave), help them monitor their department(s), collaborate with Department Directors, work closely with the Executive Director/Co-Founder on various organizational matters related to Human Resources/DEI, and more.

*NOTE: Use of AI to write responses in your application will disqualify it from consideration.

Qualifications:

- MUST be located in the United States, preferably in North Carolina.

- Background or current/past Human Resources, Recruitment, DEI/Legal, Operations, Marketing, Education Tech, Start Ups, or Nonprofit/Event Planning experience.

- Detail-Oriented, team Player, responsive, proactive.

- Comfortable guiding/training others and delegating tasks.

- Familiar with our tech stack (i.e. Discord, Dover ATS, Google Admin/WorkSpace, LinkedIn, Canva, Asana, Github).

- Well-versed in GSheets/creating decks in Google Slides.

Expectations/Duties:

- Consistent/timely response to emails and messages (GChat) within 24 hours.

- Scheduling, attending, and/or leading onboarding sessions and/or candidate interviews for mainly senior roles.

- Cover for non-senior roles in an HRO’s absence to ensure new volunteers are familiarized with their tasks & software tools.

- Thoroughly train new HROs.

- Recording tutorials as needed and implementing guides.

- Oversee specific departments' hiring needs & partnering with Department Manager(s).

- Reviewing applicant correspondence in PitchLabs email account/inbox and internal dashboard.

- Posting our open roles utilizing Dover ATS to LinkedIn and Wellfound.

- Tracking and updating statuses for applicants on Dover to show where they are in the recruitment/onboarding lifecycle.

- Making sure all documentation and systems are kept up to date (i.e the HR Guidebook, SOP, templates, presentation/onboarding decks, etc.) and restructuring processes as needed.

- Leading team meetings, 1:1’s, and initiating any other relevant gatherings as needed.

- Sharing volunteer feedback session responsibilities as required with HROs.

- Distributing documents as requested by volunteers in regards to their work hours and approval/crediting/log, etc.

- Monitoring & facilitating all department requests in Executive Director's and/or other HRO’s absence; mitigating any discrepancies promptly.

- Providing Executive Director & advisors strategic workplace insights and analysis.

- Assisting with the prioritization of company initiatives, and ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

- Leading special projects and overseeing strategic initiatives from development through successful execution.

- Facilitating efficient and effective communication between staff, management, and other stakeholders.

- Serving as a liaison to senior management teams & Advisory Committee members.

- Working on residual HR related ad-hoc projects when required with the Internal Communications Manager and fulfilling their duties if absent.

Time Commitment: THIS IS AN UNPAID, REMOTE #WFH VOLUNTEER POSITION. Although this is a volunteer role, given our startup-like functioning, we only seek active volunteers who are energized, ready to engage and make an impact.

Please be prepared to contribute at least 7-8 hours a week for at least the next 12 months. As we invest heavily in training each volunteer, we humbly request that if you are unable to meet this time commitment, that you do not proceed with our application further. We enforce a 24 hour response policy to promote a smooth workflow and mindfulness towards ongoing projects/deadlines that team members are working on.

We are able to accommodate volunteers who need time off for exams, work, family events, etc., as long as these commitments are appropriately conveyed as soon as possible.

Benefits: Advanced Google Workspace and Canva features, the flexibility of working remotely, coaching/Q&A sessions with industry experts, resume coaching and guidance, public recognition of outstanding work on our social platforms, internal networking, and more!