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Join NORC as our new Employee Experience Partner I! We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Employee Experience Partner to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in fostering a positive and engaging work environment, ensuring our employees feel valued and supported throughout their journey at NORC. The Employee Experience Partner will be responsible for supporting initiatives that enhance employee satisfaction, engagement, recognition, professional and career development, and overall workplace culture.
This highly visible position plays a lead role in enterprise-wide Employee Experience and Development initiatives, including Employee Connection Groups, like Employee Resource Groups, and Peer Connection Groups, Mentoring at NORC, and Awards and Recognition programs. The role requires strong relationship-building skills and active engagement with employees across all business teams. This position plays a critical role in shaping the future growth of NORC and enhancing the overall employee experience. Your contributions will directly influence organizational success and create a positive, engaging workplace for our team
Please note: This position will have a hybrid work schedule of one or two days a week in our Chicago Loop office (6 days a month minimum.)
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| DEPARTMENT: NORC People |
The NORC People department supports NORC's mission and values by collaborating with research, operations, and administrative departments to recruit, develop, and retain top staff. Because NORC is a government contractor, the NORC People team plays a large role ensuring that all staff information and systems remain secure and that our organization is fully compliant with our policies. NORC People is responsible for talent acquisition, hiring, benefits administration, employee relations matters, and performance evaluation programs to ensure our organization is maintaining compliance while keeping employees’ best interests in mind.
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| RESPONSIBILITIES: |
This role supports the Employee Experience & Development team through project management, program coordination, and the administration and facilitation of learning and development initiatives.
Key responsibilities for this role include:
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Implement and administer employee recognition and awards programs, developing creative initiatives that celebrate achievements and align with organizational values and goals.
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Plan, coordinate, and execute Employee Experience and Development, and employee connection projects, including defining objectives, timelines, budgets, resources, and workstreams.
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| REQUIRED SKILLS: |
Project & Work Management
- Ability to support project planning, execution, and risk mitigation across multiple initiatives. Experience using MS Planner and Project is a plus (or other project management tools)
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Collaboration & Communication
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment and build relationships across the organization.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Analytical & Problem-Solving
- Ability to analyze information, prepare reports, and apply data-driven insights to inform decisions.
- Creative and solution-oriented approach to problem-solving.
Technical Proficiency
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Experience using HR systems or learning and development platforms.
By joining our team you will play a crucial role in shaping a positive and engaging workplace culture, ensuring our employees feel valued and motivated to contribute to the company’s success. If you are passionate about enhancing employee experiences and creating a supportive work environment, we would love to hear from you..
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| SALARY AND BENEFITS: |
The pay range for this position is $68,000 - $88,000.
Hybrid work model in the heart of Chicago.
This position is classified as regular. Regular staff are eligible for NORC’s comprehensive benefits program. Benefits include, but are not limited to:
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Generously subsidized health insurance, effective on the first day of employment
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Dental and vision insurance
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A defined contribution retirement program, along with a separate voluntary 403(b) retirement program
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Group life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance
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Benefits that promote work/life balance, including generous paid time off, holidays; paid parental leave, bereavement leave, tuition assistance, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
NORC’s Approach to Equity and Transparency
Pay and benefits transparency helps to reduce wage gaps. As part of our commitment to pay equity and salary transparency, NORC includes a salary range for each job opening along with information about eligible benefit offerings. At NORC, we take a comprehensive approach to setting salary ranges and reviewing raises and promotions, which is overseen by a formal Salary Review Committee (SRC).
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| WHAT WE DO: |
NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions. Since 1941, our teams have conducted groundbreaking studies, created and applied innovative methods and tools, and advanced principles of scientific integrity and collaboration. Today, government, corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world partner with us to transform increasingly complex information into useful knowledge.
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| WHO WE ARE: |
For over 80 years, NORC has evolved in many ways, moving the needle with research methods, technical applications and groundbreaking research findings. But our tradition of excellence, passion for innovation, and commitment to collegiality have remained constant components of who we are as a brand, and who each of us is as a member of the NORC team. With world-class benefits, a business casual environment, and an emphasis on continuous learning, NORC is a place where people join for the stellar research and analysis work for which we’re known, and stay for the relationships they form with their colleagues who take pride in the impact their work is making on a global scale.
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| EEO STATEMENT: |
NORC is an equal opportunity employer. NORC evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, and other legally protected characteristics.
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