People Operations Associate

Project Bread

People Operations Associate supporting full employee lifecycle at Project Bread while promoting equity and inclusion. Involved in hiring, benefits administration, and professional development initiatives.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeEast Boston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $56,000 - $60,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support hiring efforts by maintaining job postings, coaching hiring managers through the process, and conducting initial candidate screenings.
Manage employee benefit programs, including coordinating open enrollment, handling day-to-day benefits administration, and serving as a go-to resource for employee questions.
Coordinate HR workflows for new hires and departing employees, including processing paperwork, maintaining compliance documentation, and scheduling orientations.
Support staff professional development by researching learning opportunities, processing professional development stipend requests, and scheduling staff trainings.
Maintain accurate employee records in BambooHR, conduct periodic data audits, and help track and analyze hiring, retention, and engagement trends.
Support cross-functional collaboration and staff engagement, including serving as a liaison to Staff Committee, connecting HR initiatives to the broader staff community.
Take on special assignments as directed by the Director of People Operations and Chief Operating Officer.
Support the annual Walk for Hunger, including working the event the first Sunday in May and attending pre-Walk events as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Professional experience in administrative, human resources, or operations role, preferably in the nonprofit sector.
Familiarity with HR compliance basics — I-9 processing, records retention, benefits administration — is a plus; a genuine willingness to learn quickly is a must.
Ability to handle sensitive employee information, such as compensation, personal circumstances, compliance matters, with professionalism and care.
Comfortable with ambiguity; can make progress on a task without having every answer upfront and knows when to ask versus when to act
Able to give and receive feedback with humility and a growth mindset.
Multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply — language diversity is a valued asset on our team.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health and dental
flexible spending accounts
retirement plan with match after one year
fully paid PFML leave
life and long-term disability
contributions to commuting costs and wellness expenses
flexible paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR complianceI-9 processingrecords retentionbenefits administrationdata auditsemployee record managementcandidate screeningprofessional development coordinationworkflow coordinationevent support

Soft Skills

professionalismcommunicationcollaborationfeedbackgrowth mindsetadaptabilitysensitivitycoachingproblem-solvingmultilingualism