People and Culture Manager

Who We Are and What We Do Save The Bay protects and restores San Francisco Bay for people and wildlife. As the region’s premier organization combining political advocacy, large-scale wetland restoration, and hands-on public education, we are building a resilient, climate-ready Bay Area. Our team of 25–30 passionate staff and fellows drives environmental impact across the region. We believe that an inspired, supported, and inclusive team is the foundation of our mission success. Position Summary Are you an empathetic, strategic HR/People Operations professional who thrives on championing people and workplace culture? As Save The Bay’s People and Culture Manager , you will partner closely with staff, managers, and executive leadership to nourish a high-trust, inclusive, and thriving work environment. In this half-time role, you won't just administer HR practices — you will help shape the culture, coach leaders, and ensure our organizational values are felt by all employees and advanced by our programs. See www.saveSFbay.org/work-with-us . REPORTS TO: Executive Director Essential Duties and Responsibilities Culture, Coaching & Employee Relations Cultivate a Thriving Workplace: Serve as a trusted advisor and sounding board for staff and leaders, promoting open communication, collaboration, and healthy conflict resolution. Leadership & Manager Coaching: Empower team leads and managers with personalized coaching on team dynamics, communication, performance management, and effective collaboration. Organizational Pulse: Keep a pulse on workplace morale, identify proactive culture-building opportunities, and apply lessons learned to drive continuous organizational improvement. Performance Management & Professional Growth Guide Performance Systems: Oversee and enhance our performance management processes, ensuring alignment with Save The Bay’s Core Competencies. Foster Staff Development: Train and guide managers on setting clear expectations, delivering constructive feedback, writing work plans, and supporting employee growth opportunities. Drive Continuous Improvement: Identify gaps and solutions to continually elevate our performance review and professional development practices. Inclusion, Belonging & Staff Experience Champion DEIB: Embed Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) principles across internal operations, staff practices, and team culture. Advise leadership on evolving our internal and external DEIB goals. Lead Engagement & Onboarding: Design engaging onboarding experiences for new hires and organize team-building events, staff gatherings, and learning workshops that foster connection and celebrate values. Manage DEIB Initiatives: Manage the Inclusion and Belonging budget and collaborate with external consultants to bring expert perspective and training to the team. Talent Support & Organizational Leadership Management Team: Serve as an active member of the Leadership Management Team, contributing to strategic deliberations on workplace policies, employee experience, and organizational health. Inclusive Hiring Support: Partner with hiring managers to ensure equitable, consistent, and inclusive recruitment processes. Board Engagement: Advise leadership on opportunities for Board of Directors engagement in culture-building, DEIB learning, and strategic recruitment. Qualifications and Experience Required: Experience: 4+ years in HR, People Operations, Employee Relations, or Organizational Development, including direct supervisor/management experience. Coaching Mindset: Proven ability to coach employees and leaders through interpersonal challenges, performance management, and complex workplace dynamics. Trusted Relationship-Builder: Outstanding interpersonal skills with a track record of handling sensitive matters with high discretion, empathy, and sound judgment. DEIB Commitment: Demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in workplace practices. Project & Time Management: Self-directed and organized, with the ability to effectively prioritize and manage initiatives independently in a part-time capacity. Mission Alignment: Genuine passion and enthusiasm for Save The Bay’s mission and environmental stewardship. Other: Ability to pass a standard background check and reside in the SF Bay Area. Preferred: Prior experience in a non-profit or mission-driven organization. Experience designing manager and employee trainings, onboarding frameworks, or DEIB initiatives. Experience overseeing external HR/OD consultants. Position Logistics Save The Bay operates in a hybrid work environment. Most day-to-day work is conducted remotely, with periodic in-person meetings at our Oakland office and wetland restoration sites around the Bay. Because this role supports core internal operations, availability on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays is required. Compensation and Benefits This is a regular, half-time, exempt position with a non-negotiable starting annual wage of $54,500 (50% of $109,000). Compensation includes an annual cost-of-living adjustment each January 1 and additional 3% increases after three years in the position, at five and ten years of service, and at each subsequent five-year interval. To promote internal pay equity, Save The Bay does not offer individual merit increases. Benefits include fully-paid premiums for employee medical, dental, vision, acupuncture/chiropractic, and life insurance. Also includes remote-work stipend, funding for home-office equipment and furniture, and 403(b) retirement match after one year of service. This half-time position provides 48 hours of vacation leave and 48 hours of sick leave per calendar year, plus paid holidays. How To Apply: This position is open until filled. To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to jobs@savesfbay.org . Please make sure to include the position title – People and Culture Manager – in the subject line. In the body of the email, please share where you found this job listing. Hiring Timeline (Position is open until filled - dates may change): Priority application deadline: November 30, 2026 Résumé review and interviews: early December Finalists will be asked to provide three references Target offer date: early January ; anticipated start: early February Work Environment: We welcome applicants of all cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. Save The Bay is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and maintaining an equitable, inclusive workplace. DEI Statement: Save The Bay is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff. We value each person’s experiences, perspectives, and identity and strive to create workplaces that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming. Our Leadership Philosophy: Save The Bay takes a person-centered approach to leadership. Our leaders model our core values and foster belonging, authenticity, accountability, and care. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) – Progress and Commitment Save The Bay continues to examine its role within a historically white-led environmental movement and to improve its workplace practices and programs. Employee leaders have shaped, and continue to guide, our internal investments, mission-driven work, and community partnerships. Staff and board input also informed the organizational values that guide our leadership and operations and our Strategic Plan . We are building more respectful and inclusive workplaces by reducing bias in hiring, improving compensation transparency and equity, and establishing a Living Wage floor. Our performance-management system supports regular, constructive conversations between supervisors and employees, and we have expanded professional development resources tailored to individual needs. Our programs support community-led efforts to reduce regional climate impacts and expand resources for frontline shoreline communities. Staff-led affinity volunteer programs welcome a broader range of partici