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- Anywhere
- Academic experience
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Skills
Project scope
- What is the main goal for this project?
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The main goal for the project is to help SafePlace International recruit, develop, and properly support a highly skilled and passionate team to execute its mission of amplifying the voices of
marginalized communities to build a world that’s safer, more inclusive, and filled with joy.
Specifically, we're looking for help in analyzing and optimizing our HR practices, as well as practical assistance with elements such as recruitment, hiring, onboarding, professional development and training, team engagement and satisfaction, and employee motivation and performance.
- What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?
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Project activities include but are not limited to:
- Conducting interviews and surveys with current employees to understand their experiences and needs.
- Researching best practices for HR in the international nonprofit sector.
- Developing and participating in the execution of a recruitment strategy to attract top talent on a very limited budget.
- Designing an onboarding process that aligns with the organization's capacity, mission and values.
- Analyzing current staff development programs and identifying areas for improvement.
- Sourcing training opportunities, consultants, and other resources address the identified gaps.
- Developing strategies and tools to improve team engagement and satisfaction for remote teams spread across the world.
- Developing strategies to improve employee motivation and performance.
Final deliverables:
- A report summarizing the findings from interviews and surveys with employees.
- A comprehensive HR transformation plan based on internal analysis of current practices and best practices for the international nonprofit sector.
- A recruitment strategy and onboarding process tailored to SafePlace International's needs, including materials ready for implementation.
- Participation in recruitment, hiring, and onboarding as needed.
- An analysis of current staff development programs and proposed resources to fill the identified gaps.
- An actionable strategy for improving team engagement, satisfaction, motivation, and performance.
- What is the main goal for this project?
-
The main goal for the project is to help SafePlace International recruit, develop, and properly support a highly skilled and passionate team to execute its mission of amplifying the voices of
marginalized communities to build a world that’s safer, more inclusive, and filled with joy.
Specifically, we're looking for help in analyzing and optimizing our HR practices, as well as practical assistance with elements such as recruitment, hiring, onboarding, professional development and training, team engagement and satisfaction, and employee motivation and performance.
- What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?
-
Project activities include but are not limited to:
- Conducting interviews and surveys with current employees to understand their experiences and needs.
- Researching best practices for HR in the international nonprofit sector.
- Developing and participating in the execution of a recruitment strategy to attract top talent on a very limited budget.
- Designing an onboarding process that aligns with the organization's capacity, mission and values.
- Analyzing current staff development programs and identifying areas for improvement.
- Sourcing training opportunities, consultants, and other resources address the identified gaps.
- Developing strategies and tools to improve team engagement and satisfaction for remote teams spread across the world.
- Developing strategies to improve employee motivation and performance.
Final deliverables:
- A report summarizing the findings from interviews and surveys with employees.
- A comprehensive HR transformation plan based on internal analysis of current practices and best practices for the international nonprofit sector.
- A recruitment strategy and onboarding process tailored to SafePlace International's needs, including materials ready for implementation.
- Participation in recruitment, hiring, and onboarding as needed.
- An analysis of current staff development programs and proposed resources to fill the identified gaps.
- An actionable strategy for improving team engagement, satisfaction, motivation, and performance.
- How will you support learners in completing the project?
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Students will have access to:
- Executive team members who will answer questions, provide feedback, and guide the project as it progresses.
- Current documents, processes, policies, etc.
- Team members (for interviews, etc).
- Other (please ask!)
Supported causes
About the company
- https://www.safeplaceinternational.org
- 11 - 50 employees
- Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society
SafePlace International is a 501c3 organization focused on amplifying the voices of marginalized communities to build a world that’s safer, more inclusive, and filled with joy. We work with global and local partners to provide a foundation of safety and stability for LGBTQI+ forcibly displaced persons through access to safe housing, food, supplies, and critical information. The Dream Academy, our 10-week intensive virtual course led by members of the forcibly displaced LGBTQI+ community, paves the way for healing and growth with a holistic curriculum that equips leaders with the tools, capabilities, and relationships they need to assume roles of power and influence in their institutions and communities.