Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) is the largest educational nonprofit in Silicon Valley. Our mission is to

deliver and advocate for STEM education that inspires students, who lack access and opportunities, to succeed in

college and careers. We are guided by the belief that all students are capable of pursuing higher education and

boosting their future economic mobility regardless of their background. SVEF has an established legacy of providing

proven STEM programs and being profoundly committed to empowering students to graduate high school career

and college ready. The impact of our work is evident in our strong partnerships with districts and donors in closing

the achievement gap and the creation of a workforce that has the skills to meet 21st century needs.

Position Summary: Director, Human Resources

The Human Resources Director will plan, lead, direct, develop, and coordinate the policies, activities, and staff of

the Human Resources (HR) department, ensuring legal compliance and implementation of SVEF’s mission, strategy

and talent strategy. In addition, the HR Director will work closely with the Program teams to provide recruiting

strategies and implementation to ensure optimal infrastructure commitment for SVEF to achieve greater student

impact. The HR Director reports to the Chief Operating Officer.

Location/ Work Schedule: San Jose, CA

This is a 40 hour a week hybrid position, with 3 days in-person (M-T-W) from our office in San Jose, CA, and 2 days

remote (Th-F).

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Become thoroughly familiar with SVEF’s history and culture, programs and services, and current systems

and processes; establish collaborative working relationships with the CEO, COO, management team, and

other constituencies; foster and sustain a culture of cooperation, trust, communication, mutual support,

teamwork and integrity.

• Lead and manage SVEF’s employment policies and ensure that all employment relations run smoothly for

SVEF to achieve its organizational goals.

• Design, lead and manage organizational and employee development initiatives to advance the business

objectives of all functions of the organization.

• Strategically plan and maintain a future-focus on talent management to position the SVEF to achieve its

objectives while ensuring a well-skilled workforce is positioned for greater future student impact.

• Leverage external thought partners to benefit from the best research, impact studies and data to inform

human resources practices and policies.

Employee and Employment Relations

• Overall responsibility for all aspects of SVEF’s Human Resources strategic planning, including ensuring that

the work-force skills needed are aligned with SVEF’s growth initiatives and student impact. This includes

responsibility for recruiting SVEF’s seasonal employees for its summer class programs.

• Directs HR functions including employment, compensation, benefits, training and development, diversity

and inclusion, employee relations and services in support of SVEF’s objectives.

SVEF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,

national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status.

• Collaborates with senior leadership to understand the organization’s goals and strategy related to

performance management, staffing, recruiting, and retention.

• Designs, manages and monitors processes such as but not limited to, performance management, salary

administration, competitive benchmarking, merit increases, wage adjustments, new employee onboarding

and terminations.

• Collaborates with executive leadership to determine training and development needs required to meet

SVEF’s goals.

• Collaborates with other leaders to foster a positive environment of productivity, recognition and high

morale.

• Manages disciplinary matters, disputes and investigations.
• Coaches, counsels and guides managers on employee relations matters.

Management and Compliance

• Leverage the expertise of the team and create a culture of shared information, good communication,

learning and improvement, responsibility and accountability; promote a culture that works across

historically siloed departments.

• Set individual and team goals for what needs to be accomplished to successfully implement the strategy

and processes and ensure objectives are being met.

• Collaborates with the finance and budgeting team to ensure that SVEF’s human resources requirements

are accounted for and forecasted and budgeted.

• Collaborate with other leaders in SVEF to create a learning culture by which opportunities for formal and

informal learning can occur among employees.

• Collaborate with other leaders in SVEF to ensure a professional working environment in the office and

smooth-running of office management functions.

• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by keeping up to date with existing and new

legislation.

• Ensures SVEF is in compliance with occupational health and safety guidelines.
• Guides management and employees by researching, developing, writing, and updating policies.
• Advises management on labor and other legal issues relative to employment.

Required Experience/ Qualifications

• At least 5 years of human resource management experience in complex environments with many moving

parts; at least 1-2 years experience in Director level HR work; a systems-thinker with demonstrated change

management experience.

• Effective at leading teams through change and providing appropriate support; collaborative consulting and

facilitation skills for group and individual problem-solving and decision-making.

• The ability to internalize and communicate a strategy, break it down and convert it into a data-driven,

results-oriented, integrated approach that galvanizes others and guides decision-making.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; Masters degree

preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in sourcing, recruiting, interviewing and hiring.
• Demonstrated experience researching and utilizing on-line recruiting sources.

SVEF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,

national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status.

• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organization, multi-tasking and time management skills with proven ability to set and meet

deadlines.

• Advanced proficiency in using computers and Google Suites and/or related software.
• Demonstrates attention to detail, ability to work effectively in a team environment and to handle multiple

tasks simultaneously.

• Adept at handling employee relations.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP is highly preferred.

Personal Characteristics

The successful candidate should be:

• Committed to the vision, mission and values of SVEF; one with outstanding human qualities; an

understanding of the dynamics of public education in Northern California and race equity is preferred.

• A good listener and strategist; comfortable receiving input from many sources, and able to analyze and

formulate disparate information into sound, well-organized plans.

• Direct yet tactful; respectful of others’ concerns; someone with the flexibility and creativity to find alternative

ways to reach objectives when barriers arise; a skilled negotiator who seeks and nurtures win-win situations.

• A team builder – confident and competent, with strong skills in management and leadership; one who

understands the subtleties of motivating and directing a team with different work styles.

• A “student first leader” who practices exemplary leadership skills.
• A hard worker with a high energy level; a “doer” willing to work hands-on in developing and executing a

variety of activities.

• Emotionally mature and even-keeled.

Preferred Start Date and Salary Parameters

• Preferred start date as soon as possible. Generous benefits with a salary commensurate with experience.

Salary range from $120,000- $140,000.

Application Process

Email cover letter and resume to hr@svefoundation.org

SVEF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,

national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status.