Fractional HR Compliance & Employee Relations Consultant

(Project-Based / Fractional Engagement)

Fully Remote (California-based candidates only)

8–20 hours per week

Compensation: Based on experience

A growing charter school organization serving underserved student populations across California is seeking a senior-level HR expert to support its people operations on a fractional basis.

Role Overview

This is a strategic, advisory-focused HR consulting role. The Fractional HR Compliance & Employee Relations Consultant will serve as a subject matter expert supporting leadership and the internal HR team in handling complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations, and compliance risks.

Core duties

• Lead and advise on employee relations issues and workplace investigations

• Serve as escalation point for employee complaints and sensitive HR matters

• Guide progressive discipline processes and documentation standards

• Review, assess, and strengthen HR policies and procedures

• Identify compliance gaps and employment law risks (California-focused)

• Recommend updates to employee handbooks and HR frameworks

• Support leadership in navigating complex or high-risk employee situations

• Help establish consistency, structure, and defensibility in HR processes

• Act as a trusted advisor to both HR and executive leadership

Required Qualifications

• Open to fractional, consulting, interim, or project-based roles

• Availability of approximately 8–20 hours per week

• Experience in charter schools and K–12 education

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience

• Strong employee relations and workplace investigations expertise

• Deep knowledge of California employment law

• Experience managing sensitive employee complaints and compliance issues

• Background in HR policy development and handbook review

Preferred Qualifications

• School district HR leadership experience

• Multi-site or multi-campus HR experience

• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or equivalent senior HR certification

• Former HR Director, CHRO, Chief People Officer, or senior HR consultant experience

• Experience advising executive leadership teams on HR risk and strategy

What Success Looks Like

• Stronger employee relations practices and investigation processes

• Reduced organizational risk and improved compliance

• Clearer HR policies and documentation standards

• More confident and consistent leadership decision-making