People Operations

• Uphold a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, trust, inclusivity, and respect by modeling Best Friends Animal Society's Guiding Principles.
• Provide proactive, high-level administrative and strategic support to the Directors, Senior Directors, and broader People & Culture team to ensure smooth operations, follow-through on priorities, and overall departmental effectiveness.
• Support and help lead execution of culture-related initiatives, team-building efforts, and wellbeing activities.
• Help organize and track employee data, surveys, and reporting-overseeing Workday reporting requests and ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance with internal standards.
• Coordinate the pre-boarding process for new hires, including verification, onboarding forms, I-9 compliance, and welcome kit distribution.
• Schedule and support onboarding sessions such as new hire check-ins and Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) sessions.
• Assist with department-wide engagement initiatives such as PAWS Week, employee service awards, and survey administration.
• Maintain key people & culture resources and systems, including the Point Person Directory, Best Friends Connect content, and Fetch platform updates.
• Prepare and manage departmental administrative and operational needs, including expense reports, invoices, scheduling, and presentation materials.
• Maintain and organize legal and employee records in accordance with internal policies and compliance requirements; provide administrative support for Employee Relations (ER) initiatives as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

People & Culture Operations Specialist

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