Human Resources Business Partner

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for an HR Business Partner for a well-established, mission-driven nonprofit organization in Portland, Oregon. This is a full-time opportunity offering a salary of $90,000–$95,000, depending on experience, for an HR professional who enjoys partnering with leaders, navigating complex employee relations matters, and developing people-focused solutions that strengthen organizational culture and performance.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The HR Business Partner will serve as a trusted advisor to managers and organizational leaders, providing both strategic and hands-on HR guidance across employee relations, performance management, compliance, leadership development, employee engagement, and organizational change.

This position will play an important role in helping leaders navigate complex workplace situations while ensuring HR practices remain consistent, equitable, and compliant with applicable employment laws. The HR Business Partner will also contribute to broader people initiatives, including training, workforce engagement, HR process improvements, protected leave administration, and organizational planning.

This is an excellent opportunity for a thoughtful, solutions-oriented HR professional who enjoys building trusted relationships with leaders and employees while contributing to a supportive, mission-driven workplace.

PERKS

• Competitive salary of $90,000–$95,000, depending on experience
• Hybrid work flexibility with limited remote work options
• Opportunity to serve as a strategic HR partner to organizational leadership
• Meaningful work within a mission-driven nonprofit environment
• Opportunity to lead employee engagement, leadership development, and culture-building initiatives
• Collaborative, people-centered workplace committed to creating an inclusive and supportive employee experience

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a trusted HR advisor to managers and leaders, providing coaching and guidance on employee relations, performance management, conflict resolution, organizational policies, and complex workplace matters.
• Manage employee relations concerns from assessment through resolution, including workplace investigations, mediation, corrective action, performance improvement, and separation processes.
• Interpret and apply federal, state, and local employment laws and HR best practices while proactively identifying and mitigating organizational and employee-related risk.
• Develop and support employee engagement, leadership development, recognition, and training initiatives that strengthen workplace culture, retention, and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with the HR team on protected leave administration, HR policies, compliance audits, HRIS improvements, workflow automation, and other initiatives designed to improve the employee experience and HR operations.
• Support organizational change and strategic initiatives by collaborating across departments, providing clear communication, and helping leaders successfully navigate evolving workforce and operational needs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field required
• 1–3+ years of strategic HR experience, with demonstrated experience advising managers and organizational leaders
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and experience applying HR policies and regulations to workplace situations
• Demonstrated experience with employee relations, workplace investigations, performance management, conflict resolution, and risk mitigation
• Excellent communication, coaching, analytical, and relationship-building skills with the ability to establish credibility across all levels of an organization
• Strong discretion and professional judgment when handling confidential employee information and sensitive workplace matters
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience working with HR systems and technology
• SPHR or SHRM-SCP certification strongly preferred
• Previous nonprofit and/or human services experience strongly preferred

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This is a full-time, exempt position with a primarily office-based schedule and limited remote work flexibility. The HR Business Partner will periodically travel to other organizational locations to support employees and operational needs. Standard hours are generally Monday through Friday, with occasional additional hours during periods of increased HR activity or organizational deadlines.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This full-time opportunity offers an annual salary of $90,000–$95,000, depending on experience. The organization also provides a comprehensive benefits package and the opportunity to join a collaborative, mission-driven team where the HR Business Partner can have a meaningful impact on employees, leadership, and organizational culture.

Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected class.

We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.

For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records.

We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.