People Operations Partner - Talent Acquisition & Analytics (Early Childhood Education Focus)

East Bay Community Action Program; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - GBP 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused nonprofit organization in Newport, UK, is seeking a People Operations Partner specializing in Talent Acquisition and Analytics to enhance their recruitment strategy. You will lead full-cycle recruitment, partner with community programs, and leverage analytics to make informed hiring decisions. The ideal candidate has over 5 years’ experience, excellent communication skills, and a passion for early childhood education. This position offers competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary range ($75,000–$80,000)

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

403(b) with employer match

Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability

Supportive People Ops team

Qualifications

• Experience in education or nonprofit sectors is preferable.
• Ability to explain data trends simply and effectively.
• Strong writing skills for job postings and branding.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for educational and community programs.
• Build partnerships for sustainable workforce pipelines.
• Design and implement engaging recruitment strategies.
• Analyze data to drive recruitment decisions and processes.

Skills

Data storytelling

Recruitment strategy development

Community building

Adaptability

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Multi-tasking

Education

5+ years of recruiting experience

Tools

ATS systems

Dashboard analytics tools

Job description

People Operations Partner - Talent Acquisition & Analytics (Early Childhood Education Focus)

Are you the kind of recruiter who reads data dashboards for fun and gets a little rush from using data to identify and solve a problem? Do you celebrate every time you find the perfect candidate? Do you believe that hiring should be equal parts strategy, storytelling, and community building? Are you passionate about early childhood education? If so… we should talk.

EBCAP is transforming our talent strategy — and we’re looking for a Talent Acquisition & Analytics pro who can help us elevate our employer brand, sharpen our recruitment intelligence, and build strong talent pipelines across early childhood education, youth programs, and community services.

If you’re ready to pair your recruiting superpowers with data-driven insights (and you don’t mind the occasional hiring surge sprint), this role has your name all over it.

What You’ll Do

Lead full-cycle recruitment for Head Start, our after school programs, youth services, and community initiatives (approximately 25–40 hires annually)

Build pipelines for a sustainable workforce, thanks to your partnerships with URI, RIC, CCRI, and other community programs.

Design recruitment strategies that shout “we’re leveling up” and attract education, mental health, and human-services professionals who want to make real impact.

Own our seasonal hiring rhythm, including May and August hiring pushes.

Craft recruitment marketing that’s engaging, inclusive, and impossible to scroll past.

Map real career pathways that help staff grow from entry-level roles to leadership positions.

Turn data into decisions by building dashboards, analyzing trends, and spotting bottlenecks before they become “issues.”

Partner on workforce analytics, turnover insights, and strategic staffing forecasts.

Support compliance (yes, the serious part) by helping coordinate background checks, credentialing, audits, and state/federal requirements.

Shape organizational learning & development, including co-leading our Manager School curriculum and supporting organization-wide culture initiatives.

Who You Are

• An adaptable recruiter with 5+ years’ experience — ideally in education or nonprofits.
• A confident data storyteller who can explain trends without making anyone’s eyes glaze over.
• An ATS-savvy problem solver (bonus points if you’ve set up a system from the ground up- we’re in the midst of choosing a new one).
• A strong writer who can craft job posts, outreach messages, and employer branding content that actually sounds human.
• A broadly curious lifelong learner who loves a challenge
• A relationship-builder who works beautifully with hiring managers, community partners, and candidates.
• Someone who knows how to juggle multiple openings without dropping the ball (or losing your cool).
• Someone who cares about education, mental health, and helping people connect their professional expertise with our community’s greatest needs.
• Committed to diversity, community representation, and equitable hiring practices.
• Comfortable traveling between our East Providence, Newport, Tiverton, and Warren locations.

Bonus Points

Not required, but we’d love it if you bring…

• Knowledge of early childhood education credentialing (CDA, teacher licensure, etc.)
• Experience with Glassdoor, Indeed Company Pages, and LinkedIn Recruiter
• Background recruiting for school-year or seasonal roles
• Familiarity with Head Start Performance Standards
• Familiarity with infant mental health
• A knack for calculating recruitment ROI (or at least a love for the spreadsheet that does)

Why Join EBCAP?

And yes… the benefits are excellent:

• Competitive salary range: $75,000–$80,000
• Comprehensive, heavily subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 403(b) with employer match
• Hybrid schedule (but we really love working in the office together)
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability
• A genuinely supportive People Ops team (we walk our talk)

Ready to Apply?

If you’re energized by meaningful work, excited by data-driven HR, and ready to help elevate the recruitment function of a growing organization, we’d love to meet you.

Apply today and help us build the future workforce of EBCAP.