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POSITION SUMMARY
Aperture seeks a human resources manager with diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) experience to guide and support the organization’s employee relations. The Human Resources and DEIA Manager is responsible for coordinating staffing, implementing employee benefits, and reviewing key documents related to policy and employee support. The position is also responsible for overseeing a strategy to achieve Aperture’s goals for developing and sustaining an equitable culture that reflects the diversity, inclusivity, and representation of our program. Successful candidates will have experience in DEIA training and initiatives and have a passion for building and sustaining a collaborative and creative workplace culture.
Responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
HR Responsibilities
In conjunction with Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, oversee staffing process, including outreach, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and termination
Work closely with the Manager of Education & Public Programs to strengthen outreach and recruitment of interns and fellows
Create and maintain a robust orientation process for new staff, interns, and fellows
In conjunction with Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, help develop staff retention policies, including prioritizing diversity and inclusion initiatives, reviewing staff levels and salaries; updating job descriptions; and identifying employee training and development opportunities within and outside the organization
Provide support and resources for staff mediation and solutions for interpersonal and collegial concerns
Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; review policies and practices regularly to maintain compliance
Coordinate annual staff goal setting and performance review process
Oversee and coordinate employee benefits through TriNet (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement plan, etc). Oversee the benefits enrollment process, including partnering with TriNet and broker on annual renewal, managing open enrollment, new hire enrollment, qualifying event changes, and questions pertaining to benefits
Review and analyze TriNet PEO services and compare services and costs to other PEOs
Review and update staff key staff documents (employee handbook, whistle blower policy, conflict of interest, etc) annually
Track and maintain employee time off reports
Oversee and coordinate Aperture staff functions and gatherings
DEIA Responsibilities
Advise the staff DEIA committee, helping to schedule, facilitate, and direct monthly meetings and agendas, research ideas and solutions, and manage/assign responsibilities and duties to members
Serve as the principal staff liaison to the Board of Trustees on diversity, equity, inclusion, and access as well as other related issues, reporting to them on a periodic basis and working with internal stakeholders on the design and implementation of DEIA initiatives
Act as the primary liaison between leadership, employees, and the community related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access
Review, develop, maintain, recommend, and implement policies, procedures, and programs that consider and support DEIA issues
Research current DEIA trends and compliance on an ongoing basis
Develop DEIA training modules, tools and resources for employee development
Develop diverse talent and recruitment strategies to diversify staff, interns, and board members
Create an overall and robust DEIA communication strategy to enhance Aperture’s recruitment, engagement, and staff development strategies
Facilitate discussions and educational programming on a regular basis for staff and Board
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
Significant relevant experience in a human resources position
Demonstrated DEIA experience
Benefits administration experience
Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
Strong communication and organizational skills
Commitment to creative problem-solving associated with working in a non-profit sector
Experience in the arts sector a plus
How to Apply
Please send a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and how you heard about this opportunity, to newhireHR@aperture.org, using the following conventions:
Subject line: Human Resources and DEIA Manager
Cover letter: yourfirstnameyourlastnamecoverletter.pdf
Resume: yourfirstnameyourlastnameresume.pdf
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. NO CALLS, PLEASE. Only applicants who meet our requirements for this position will be contacted. 

Aperture offers a competitive salary and excellent medical, dental, life, disability, and retirement plan coverage. Our staff also has generous vacation, sick leave, and personal days, access to a variety of cultural institutions, and a stimulating and collegial work environment.
Aperture, a not-for-profit organization, connects the photo community and its audiences with the most inspiring work, the sharpest ideas, and with each other—in print, in person, and online. Created in 1952 by photographers and writers as “common ground for the advancement of photography,” Aperture today is a multiplatform publisher and community, engaged with photography as a language of ideas and committed to the medium’s contributions to the urgent issues in society and contemporary culture.
Aperture seeks to build a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes all applications, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, cultural background, disability, age, or religion. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of our strategic thinking, and reflected in the selection of artists and writers that we publish, the engagement programs we present, and our ongoing work to diversify our staff and board.
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Posted on September 23