• Job Opportunity: Human Resources Manager - Full time/30 hours per week

Location: Chicago, IL (hybrid schedule)
Posting Date: November 2, 2026

Schedule: Hybrid schedule, average 30 hours per week, with on-site hours Tuesday and Thursdays.

Human Resources Manager Position Summary

We are seeking a highly organized and mission-driven Human Resources Manager to join our nonprofit team! Reporting to the President, the Human Resources Manager is Hopebound’s senior HR professional. Working independently, this person advises the President, Business Manager, and ministry leaders; ensures compliance with employment requirements in each state where we operate; leads recruiting; and guides the employee lifecycle from hiring through separation. The role provides consistent, knowledgeable, and values-based HR support to Hopebound’s Chicago-based leadership staff and its decentralized employees and offers confidential workplace advice that helps managers and employees reach sound decisions.

Hopebound Ministries, Inc. is a sponsored ministry of the Felician Sisters of North America. Hopebound supports select social service ministries that were founded by Felician Sisters as they deepen their impact and build sustainability. We currently support 16 employees across four ministries in four states, with services that include financial management, corporate compliance, human resources, and Catholic mission support.

Mission: Hopebound Ministries provides encouragement, support, and direction to early-stage ministries as they create innovative solutions to address the needs of the communities they serve and guides their growth into sponsored ministries instilled with the Felician Core Values for Ministry.

Core Values: Respect for Human Dignity, Compassion, Transformation, Solidarity with People in Need, and Justice & Peace.

Hopebound is moving toward an Administrative Support Organization model. This role helps shape HR practice in that model. The HR Manager carries out HR processing tasks in addition to advisory, specialized, and strategic work.

Primary Responsibilities

Mission

• Ensure HR practices and policies uphold the mission of Hopebound and the Felician Core Values.
• Manage areas of responsibility in accord with Charism, Mission, and Core Values.
• Support implementation of the annual Charism and Mission Integration Plan in areas of responsibility, and participate in ongoing education on Charism, Mission, and Core Values.

Advisory and Employee Relations

• Serve as the trusted HR advisor to the President, Business Manager, and ministry Executive Directors.
• Coach supervisors through performance management, corrective action, and separations; attend disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations as needed.
• Investigate complaints and concerns with discretion, working with the program Executive Director and the President to resolve issues promptly.
• Resolve complex people issues by applying policy, past practice, and best practice; build trust and identify the core issues in emotional situations.
• Sustain healthy employee relations through clear communication, solicitation of employee feedback, and recognition.

Recruitment and Onboarding

• Lead recruiting for open positions: partner with hiring managers on needed skills and competencies, develop postings and sourcing strategies, screen and interview candidates, and extend offers.
• Maintain and update position descriptions to reflect current duties and competencies.
• Design and oversee the onboarding and orientation process and ensure it is completed for every new employee.
• Oversee background checks, new-hire paperwork, and welcome packets, and provide copies to the Business Manager and program.

Performance Management and Compensation

• Maintain the system for initial and annual evaluations and provide management assistance with the evaluation process.
• Ensure performance counseling occurs in compliance with Hopebound standards.
• Develop and maintain consistent wage guidelines and monitor compensation and benefits in each location’s market to ensure competitiveness.
• Review, approve, and process wage and position changes.

Benefits Administration

• Oversee benefit eligibility, enrollment, and communication (health insurance, life insurance, retirement benefits, leaves, etc.), including open enrollment.
• Manage relationships with benefit brokers and providers and serve as the escalation point for employee questions and problems.
• Monitor benefit plans against trends and recommend changes as needed.

Policy, Compliance, and Risk

• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws in each state where Hopebound has employees, and review policies and practices to remain compliant.
• Adhere to the Felician Corporate Compliance Program, including its Standards of Conduct and Code of Ethics.
• Review and maintain the employee handbook.
• Stay current on trends, regulatory changes, and new technologies in HR, talent management, and employment law, including considerations specific to religious and nonprofit employers.

HR Data and Records

• Ensure an efficient, confidential system for managing employee information.
• Oversee employee files, training and continuing-education tracking, and a regular audit schedule to confirm documents and data are complete.
• Ensure the accurate and timely execution of HR processing.

Strategic Contribution and Special Responsibilities

• Advise leadership on staffing, structure, and workforce planning as Hopebound evolves.
• Recommend HR systems, processes, and metrics suited to a small, multi-state organization, and build sustainable processes where needed.
• Partner with the Business Manager on payroll and HR-finance coordination.
• Provide HR services to additional contracted agencies through leased employee agreements.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related business field.
• A minimum of 7 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including independent decision-making and a working knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations, ideally across multiple states.
• Experience with recruiting, employee relations, and benefits administration.
• Ability to advise senior leaders and work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to manage projects and prioritize work in a constantly changing environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a decision-making approach that weighs options, resources, and outcomes.
• Ability to develop sustainable processes and create systems as needed.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Highly developed listening and observational skills, and a service orientation that anticipates employee needs.
• Integrity, professionalism, confidentiality, good judgment, fairness, and sensitivity.
• Hands-on knowledge of how to work effectively with diversity.
• Proficiency in PC-based work environments, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Commitment to uphold the Core Values and promote the mission-based work of Hopebound.

Preferred

• SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR certification.
• Experience in a nonprofit, ministry, or faith-based organization.
• Experience with HRIS and payroll systems.
• Experience supporting an organization through restructuring or change.

Pay: $45.00 - $50.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30.0 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60659

Work Environment

• The work environment for this position is an administrative office with low foot traffic and low noise level. 
• To successfully perform the essential functions of this position, the employee must be able to use standard office equipment and a PC.

Status

Position Status:              Full-Time, Exempt

Position Availability:       Immediate

Benefits:                          Generous, Full-Time Benefit Package including Insurance, Paid Time-Off and Retirement

To Apply for this Role

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and possess the necessary skills and qualifications, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding opportunity by emailing a resume and cover letter detailing your interest and qualifications to Wayne Mitchell - hr@hopeboundministries.org by November 10, 2026. 

Hopebound Ministries, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Felician Sisters of North America

The Felician Sisters of North America are a congregation of women religious, inspired by the spiritual ideals of their Foundress Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska and Saint Francis of Assisi. The Felician Sisters live in community, dedicating their lives to God and the Church—always striving to live and share the Gospel message through lives of prayer and service as they cooperate with Christ in the spiritual renewal of the world. Pioneers of social services, the Felician Sisters sponsor more than 32 ministries throughout North American and Haiti and continue to "serve where you are needed" as Blessed Mary Angela called on them to do. Learn more about their work throughout North America at www.feliciansistersna.org.