Human Resources Business Partner

WHO WE ARE

We know that our climate goals can only be met by rapidly reducing emissions and removing the carbon that already exists in our atmosphere. Carbon180 is a climate NGO with a vision to remove legacy carbon emissions from the atmosphere and create a livable climate in which current and future generations can thrive. Based in Washington, DC, we design and champion equitable, science-based policies that bring carbon removal solutions to gigaton scale.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at Carbon180, we believe there is no “perfect” candidate and want to encourage applying even if all the requirements listed aren’t met. Our goal is to build an authentic workplace by valuing diversity in our candidates. We are always looking to expand our growing team with dynamic and enthusiastic individuals. We look forward to receiving your application! 

THE OPPORTUNITY

Overview

At Carbon180, we’re on a mission to design and champion equitable, science-based policies that bring carbon removal solutions to gigaton scale. Carbon180 is seeking an HR Business Partner who will play a key role in supporting our organization’s people and culture as we expand our impact. This person will partner with our Director of People and staff across the organization to drive human resources strategies that align with our mission and values, fostering a workplace where all employees can thrive.

This person will collaborate closely with department leaders to provide strategic HR guidance and support, focusing on talent acquisition, employee engagement, and retention. This role will lead efforts to recruit and onboard new talent, ensuring a seamless experience integrating new team members into our inclusive culture. This person will also provide expert advice on employee relations, benefits, and impact evaluations, all while using data-driven insights to enhance organizational performance.

This role is pivotal to strengthening our culture of collaboration and innovation, and you will work cross-functionally with various teams to support the organization's objectives. While this position does not involve direct management responsibilities, it requires a proactive and strategic mindset to help guide our people strategy in alignment with our broader goals. The position will report to the Director of People.

WHO YOU ARE

Major roles + responsibilities

Our ideal Human Resources Business Partner believes deeply in our mission. 

• You’re high impact, low-ego, and kind to yourself and others. Our Core Values (below) resonate with who you are and what you believe.
• You are a natural coach and team player. You excel at translating ideas across different audiences and communication styles, ensuring clarity and understanding in a way that is organized, thoughtful, and inclusive.
• Creative problem solving fires you up. When faced with a mountain, you know there are plenty of ways to climb it. You’re not dissuaded by challenges. In fact, you’re energized by them and by all of the creative approaches you might take to solve them. You build structure out of chaos, but you believe nimble systems > bureaucracy any day.
• You move fluidly from strategy to execution. You appreciate the big picture and feel inspired to set a bold vision, but you know it's all in the details. You manage projects fluidly, fiercely prioritize, and track timelines, data, and information in an organized and systematic fashion. You don't drop balls, miss deadlines, or forget to respond to someone's inquiry - and you’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves to do the work. 
• You’re a driver of results. You've demonstrated the ability to drive results in the pursuit of ambitious goals, and you combine your exceptional strategic, analytical, and critical thinking skills with your penchant for using data to drive decision-making to achieve impressive outcomes.
• You build trust and leverage meaningful relationships to get things done. A relationship-builder at heart, the people you work with trust that you leverage relationships to get things done in a mutually beneficial, non-transactional way. You are both warm AND demanding. You do what you say you will do, hold others to account, and support the people you engage in pursuing our shared goals. 

Beyond that, you have:

• Proven ability to build strong partnerships across all levels of an organization, from frontline employees to senior leadership, fostering trust and collaboration.
• Expertise in talent acquisition, including developing and executing recruitment strategies that attract diverse, mission-aligned candidates.
• Demonstrated skill in coaching and mentoring managers and employees to build a high-performing, inclusive culture.
• Strong understanding of HR best practices and principles, including employee relations, performance management, and DEIBJ integration.
• The ideal candidate will have experience in creating and maintaining a positive workplace culture that emphasizes engagement, inclusivity, and shared values.

WHAT WE OFFER

Carbon180 is deeply committed to providing market-leading compensation and robust benefits to our employees. Our salaries are in the 70th percentile of the Washington, DC market. We employ an external firm to conduct market analyses every three years, and we are committed to safeguarding internal salary equity. For those reasons, we have a non-negotiation policy on salaries.

The starting salary for this position will be between $149,544 - $158,009, with opportunities for growth up to $182,000. 

Carbon180 prides itself on offering benefits and perks to our employees that illustrate how we live our values, including:

• 36-hour workweeks (we close at 1 pm every Friday) and dedicated no-meeting time each week.
• A remote-first flexible work culture.
• Four weeks of PTO, three weeks of paid org-wide breaks including one week in the summer and two weeks in the winter, four weeks of sick leave, and five floating holidays/personal days.
• 100% company-covered insurance premiums for medical/dental/vision/long-term disability for you and your dependents.
• Quarterly health and wellness, book, and learning and development stipends.

TO APPLY

To apply for the role of human resources business partner, please submit an application.

On the application, you’ll be asked to

• answer some basic questions about your background and experiences,
• in place of a cover letter, answer a few written reflection questions to help us learn more about your interest in joining our team and in this role specifically, and
• send your resume via email as prompted in the application form.

Interview process and timeline

• Applications are being accepted and reviewed through late October. 
• There will be three rounds of interviews in November and December..
• We anticipate extending an offer in late December.

If you have any questions or issues submitting your application, please email us at hr@carbon180.org.

OUR VALUES

At C180, we believe in living by an internal set of core values, which we strive to embody and celebrate in moments big and small.

• One Boat. We work hard to ensure that we are rowing in one direction as a team, aligning our work and resources to shared goals..
• Pencil to Pen. We think critically, do our research, and weigh multiple options. Then, we commit to move to action.
• Win + Lose Together. When one of us succeeds, we all win. When we encounter challenges, we determine how best to redirect the energy and resources of the team to solve them.
• Person in the Professional. Our team is composed of real people with real passions, interests, and needs within and outside of work. We believe we need to care for ourselves and others to be our best and most productive selves at work. 
• Make Space, Share Space. We believe in making space for all voices to be heard, within our team and our broader work - particularly and especially voices historically disenfranchised and disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change.
• Be a Window, Not a Door. We’re committed to transparency, and to shining light on how and why decisions are made. We are honest with one another, ask for clarity, and operate with integrity to build a culture of trust.
• Grow the Braintrust. We are committed to constantly learning, and to staying up to speed on the science of our field. We work to grow our knowledge, sharpen our skills, and to bring great minds to the field of carbon removal.

We currently require that all employees who plan to enter a Carbon180 office or otherwise meet in person with coworkers or other third parties on Carbon180 business are fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. Accordingly, this role may require full COVID-19 vaccination (subject to any exemptions or accommodations due to medical or religious reasons).

Carbon180 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Carbon180 continually seeks to enrich its staff and team culture. In particular, we’re dedicated to broadening opportunities for individuals from demographic groups that are historically underrepresented in the sciences and in environmental advocacy. We’re also committed to building an inclusive workplace culture where talented people of widely different backgrounds can thrive. We've adopted this commitment because we believe the inclusion of culturally diverse perspectives will improve our work and produce better societal and environmental outcomes for all, including historically disenfranchised communities.