Human Resources Generalist, Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project

Position: Human Resources Generalist, Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project

Status: Full Time, exempt

Location: This position can be remote or work out of TLC’s offices in Oakland or Brooklyn

Reports to: Senior HR Manager

Salary: $97,200

Our compensation model is designed to promote equity and alignment with our values. We actively work to reduce pay disparities across roles and responsibilities. We utilize an equitable compensation framework to determine the salaries for each position, and therefore our salaries are not negotiable.

Note: We’re thrilled by the interest in this role! To help our team manage the volume of applications, we kindly ask that you avoid calling or emailing to check on your status. We’ll be sure to reach out if you’re selected to move forward.

About Transgender Law Center

Transgender Law Center (TLC) is the largest national, trans-led organization working to set all people free. We champion the rights of all transgender and gender-nonconforming people to make their own choices and live freely, safely, and authentically. Prioritizing BIPOC, disabled, and HIV+ communities, we advance community-driven strategies that harness trans knowledge, power, and joy to ensure that we all not only survive but thrive at all ages and phases of life.

You can learn more about our work at www.transgenderlawcenter.org.

About Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project

The Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP) envisions a world where no one is forced to give up their homeland and where all Black LGBTQIA+ people are free and liberated. We build and center the power of Black LGBTQIA+ migrants to ensure the liberation of all Black people through Organizing & Base-building, Strategic Communications, and Viability & Sustainability. We are led by a directly impacted steering committee, staff and consultants, and operate organizing networks in New York City, DMV (DC, Maryland and Virginia region), Minneapolis, California, and the South. We build power, community, and knowledge in the U.S., while challenging the role that the U.S. plays globally in creating the conditions that force us to leave our homes.

About the Position

We are seeking a skilled and mission-aligned HR Generalist to serve as the dedicated people and culture partner for the Black LGBTQ+ Migrant Project (BLMP), a fiscally sponsored project of TLC. This role will focus on supporting BLMP staff and leadership across employee relations, compliance, learning and development, and organizational culture.

This position sits within TLC's People and Culture team, ensuring BLMP receives dedicated HR support while staying connected to TLC's HR frameworks and compliance infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings strong HR expertise, a trauma-informed approach, and a genuine commitment to the Black LGBTQ+ and migrant communities that BLMP serves.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Relations & Performance Support

• • Serve as a first point of contact for employee relations concerns
  • Conduct workplace investigations in a fair, trauma-informed, and legally compliant manner
  • Support managers with performance management processes (coaching conversations, written warnings, PIPs)
  • Facilitate conflict resolution and restorative conversations when appropriate
  • Provide guidance on accommodations and interactive process requirements

Policy & Compliance

• • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws (e.g., wage & hour, leave laws, anti-discrimination statutes)
  • Maintain and update HR policies to align with legal requirements and organizational values
  • Support leave administration (FMLA, state-specific sick time, PTO tracking, ADA)
  • Partner with leadership to reduce risk and ensure equitable employment practices
  • Maintain accurate employee records and documentation

Learning & Development

• • Support manager training initiatives
  • Assist with leadership development programming
  • Track and support performance review cycles
  • Identify trends in employee feedback to inform growth opportunities

Administrative & Systems Support

• • Maintain HRIS systems and personnel files
  • Prepare HR reports and workforce analytics
  • Support audits and documentation requests
  • Assist with payroll coordination as needed

Culture & Organizational Development

• • Support initiatives that promote engagement, belonging, and psychological safety
  • Partner with leadership to reinforce organizational values
  • Assist in change management and communication planning
  • Analyze HR data to identify workforce trends and recommend improvements
  • Participate in organization-wide activities and shared responsibilities that support team alignment and culture.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 1-3 years of HR experience across functions such as employee relations, compliance, or learning and development
• Familiarity with federal, state, and local employment laws and HR best practices
• Experience maintaining HRIS systems, personnel records, and HR documentation
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to navigate sensitive situations with discretion and a trauma-informed, restorative approach to conflict resolution
• Familiarity with community organizing and the ability to work effectively alongside grassroots and movement-based organizations
• Passion for and commitment to Black liberation, Black migrant justice, and the abolition of the carceral state

Benefits

• • Medical/dental/vision (TLC covers 100% of premiums for employees, 80% for dependents)
  • Employer-funded Health Reimbursement Account (currently $3,500 per year)
  • Employer-funded Lifestyle Spending Account (currently $1,500 per year)
  • Optional employee-funded Flexible Spending Account
  • Employee Assistance Fund that can grant financial assistance for certain qualifying disasters and personal hardships
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • 3 weeks’ sick leave
  • 19 days’ vacation (24 after 3 years’ employment) and 12 holidays
  • Organizational ‘slowdown’ in winter and summer, including, historically, 2 weeks paid time off in the summer and 2 weeks paid time off at the end of the year (separate from employee vacation time)
  • 2-month paid sabbatical program available after 5 years of employment
  • Retirement plan with partial organizational matching
  • Indemnity insurance for critical illness, hospital confinement, and accidents
  • Professional development & coaching
  • Office setup, phone and internet reimbursement (if working from home)
  • Additional mental health, budgeting, travel, and pet benefits

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Transgender Law Center is proud to be an affirmative action employer. All interested individuals, including Black, Indigenous, and other people of color; women and femmes; people with disabilities; and people who are transgender, intersex, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer are particularly urged to apply. For more information about Transgender Law Center please visit our website: www.transgenderlawcenter.org.