People & Culture Associate

Salary: $62,320.72 - $70,173.13

Location: Chicago, IL or remote in the U.S.

Intended start date: May 18, 2026

Start of application review: April 10, 2026. We often close jobs early to be able to review the large number of applications.

Type: Full time

Travel: Up to 5%, dependent on need and public health considerations

About the Center for Tech and Civic Life

CTCL’s work catalyzes excellent election administration across the U.S., which impacts millions of Americans. As a People and Culture Associate, you’ll play a key role in hiring new talent to advance CTCL’s strategic goals, and you’ll support initiatives to promote positive staff experience and sustainable high performance across the organization. You’ll report to the Senior Talent Manager.

Responsibilities

• Hiring Process Support: Support People & Culture hiring processes to ensure a seamless and efficient hiring workflow.

  • Help create job descriptions and update other hiring materials

  • Post jobs

  • Set up pipelines on Applicant Tracking System

  • Evaluate applications

  • Act as a primary point of contact for applicants, ensuring they are supported and informed throughout the hiring journey.

• Administrative Support: Support People + Culture with a variety of tasks including:

  • Note taking and meeting facilitation support

  • Drafting staff-facing materials

  • Document retention and organization

  • Double checking work to maintain accuracy and efficiency

  • Providing coverage for other staff or filling gaps in department workflows

  • Updating employee records in HR systems

  • Coordinating with departments and following up with individuals to ensure required tasks are completed on time

• Staff Engagement Support:

  • Survey staff to inform People and Culture’s priorities. 

  • Flag staff questions and concerns to the Senior Talent Manager/Director

  • Share out reminders to staff on Slack

To be successful in this role, you would need some experience in all of these must-have areas:

• Solutions-oriented: You proactively develop solutions to challenges and push to get past roadblocks. You are willing to iterate and optimize over time.

• Equity Consciousness: You have skills and experiences that help you understand people who face barriers accessing public services. For instance, you may be multilingual or have experience making products accessible and supportive to people with disabilities.

• Curiosity: You are committed to learning new things and developing new skills.

• Strong spoken and written communication skills: You can present complex concepts in a way that is easy to understand. You document and share project plans that promote alignment with collaborators.

• Independent time management and coordination: You are thoughtful with your time management and pay attention to detail. This shows in the quality of work you produce. You have experience coordinating with collaborators in order to plan and finish projects within a set amount of time. You can do all of this in a virtual work setting.

• Interpersonal Skills: You enjoy helping people. You're able to build connections with people, anticipate their needs, offer the right remedies at the right time, and leave them feeling supported and respected, all in a virtual setting.

• Integrity: You can be trusted with confidential organizational and staff information.

• Mission Alignment: You are enthusiastic about making elections more secure and inclusive. You believe in democracy and care about voting.

Experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, employee engagement, and plain language writing are all plusses, but not requirements for the role.

To Apply

• Complete a short application form and upload your resume. (Only applications submitted through this form will be accepted; materials submitted via email will not be considered.)

• If you meet our desired criteria, you will have the opportunity to complete an online job simulation exercise to demonstrate your qualifications and also get a better idea of what the job will be like. The simulation will take approximately 1 hour to complete.

• Candidates with the strongest simulations will be invited to a video interview. We will then conduct reference checks for finalists, to determine who’s the best fit for the position. 

• All applicants will be notified via email of the status of their application by May 2026.

This position must be performed within the United States. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. The Company does not sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas.

Employees and job applicants are protected from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. These protections apply to all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, performance evaluations, promotions, training, and career development. Additionally, CTCL provides to employees and applicants reasonable accommodations for disabilities; for pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.