Description

Why MoPOP?

We’re really glad you’re thinking about joining the team at MoPOP! We believe pop culture is a universal language capable of building connections across a range of people, no matter our differences in race, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, ability, education, socio-economic status, ethnicity, country of origin, or any other characteristic that makes us who we are. For more than twenty years, we have been showcasing how music, film, fashion, video games, sports, and more spark those connections and create a lasting cultural impact.

MoPOP provides both a physical space and an emotional and intellectual opportunity for people from any background to explore, find and build community, and recognize their own creative potential. This applies not only to our guests, but also to our staff be it in designing an educational program to engage the next generation of creators, trying to reach a new audience with a marketing initiative, preserving an artifact in our collection, or providing excellent customer service to a visitor. If this sounds like something you’d be into, we’d love to hear from you!

MoPOP’s Mission and Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

Our mission is to make creative expression a life-changing force by offering experiences that inspire and connect our communities. A nonprofit grounded in five core values open arms, creative exchanges, light bulb moments, pursuing excellence, and excitement MoPOP is actively committed to ongoing learning in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). In partnership with our community, we hope to also develop safe spaces for their application. This includes taking steps to continue increasing our awareness of institutional -isms, as well as uncovering and undoing the ways they show up in museum culture. We recognize this is a process that requires intentionality, energy, and resources, and we are developing a DEIA framework that can cultivate a work environment and museum experience that is truly welcoming for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that having staff, interns, and volunteers with diverse backgrounds enables us to better meet our mission and encourage BIPOC, women, and LGBTQIA individuals to apply. We acknowledge that our work to build safe spaces and better systems for traditionally marginalized groups is ongoing and will require constant vigilance and expect all MoPOP employees to be part of our DEIA journey.

Position Summary:

MoPOP is seeking a detail-oriented and thoughtful planner to join our People Culture team! The People Culture Coordinator provides administrative support to the team covering human resources, talent development, DEIA, and community engagement functions, playing an integral role in our service delivery to MoPOP’s 130 staff members. The P C Coordinator works closely with the Chief People Officer to set and track deadlines, organize, and maintain confidentiality with employee documentation, and sends timely communications to staff and people managers. The coordinator is adaptable and jumps into the weeds to solve problems.

Essential Job Duties (additional duties as assigned):

• Maintain the People Culture department calendar, schedule, and coordinate internal department meetings as well as manage the organization and cleanliness of electronic folders and inventory cabinets.
• Completes a broad variety of administrative tasks for the CPO including calendar management, training prep, and developing agendas for cross-departmental committees.
• Prioritizes conflicting needs; handles matters timely, proactively, and follows-through on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressures.
• Submit department invoices to generate purchase orders and track department expenses, reconcile department credit card and accounting balances with Finance team.
• Coordinates staff recruitment activities including posting, sourcing, scheduling, and accessing interview questions, rubrics, and other hiring templates.
• Provide scheduling and calendar management to hiring teams, coordinating search activities and support.
• Assists the CPO and Manager of People Operations with pulling and organization department metrics, support quarterly reporting, and create slide decks.
• Support Manager of People Operations with benefits enrollment, onboarding procedures, and maintaining MoPOP’s HR Information System (HRIS).
• Organize and maintain P C team repository of up-to-date reports, templates, benefits information, and other resources for staff and managers.
• Supports the P C team in scheduling and logistics for training information sessions, wellness job fairs, community engagement activities, and staff engagement programming.
• Plans days of onsite activities for P C lead committee meetings, partnering with catering, facilities, and event operations.
• Collaborates with P C team on employee engagement initiatives including open enrollment, lunch learns, DEIA panels, and staff celebrations.
• Support our internal culture which inspires and empowers our staff to live our mission to its highest standards.
• Contribute to a consistent customer service standard across all departments.
• Work to ensure customer service is ingrained at the core of the team and is reflected outward to our guests and other staff.
• Commitment to participating in anti-racism work, learning about the ways institutional racism impacts the workplace, and supporting teammates in operationalizing DEIA strategies in the department.

Preferred/Desired Qualifications:

• At least two (2) years of administrative support experience in an office setting. Prior experience assisting or supporting HR teams is a plus.
• Clear communication skills with an ability to navigate diverse communication styles and engage diverse audiences.
• Ability to assess different scenarios and challenges critically and holistically, and efficiently problem-solve.
• Experience in customer relationship management, HR information systems, or similar databases.
• Ability to provide project management and event planning support to team members with a keen eye for documentation and communication.
• Proven ability to provide effective customer service for internal and external client groups.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment with a dynamic range ofpeople.
• Ability to assume high levels of responsibility, handle stress, stay organized, focused, andbalanced.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational abilities and able to manage a continuous workflow in a high volume, multi-taskingenvironment.
• Ability to respond to changing circumstances and priorities in a focused and timely manner; proactively address issues as they arise and mitigate risks associated with events.

Benefits

This regular full-time position includes Medical/Vision insurance, Dental insurance, Life/AD&D/LTD insurance, 3.08 hours of accrued Vacation per bi-weekly pay period, Seattle Sick/Safe, 2-7 Floating Holidays dependent on hire date, 8 Company Holidays paid throughout the year, EAP, 401k plan with vested match schedule once eligible, and subsidized transportation benefits for Orca Pass or parking.

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