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People Operations for Social Change

Blue Swallow Consulting works in community with those who seek to upend systems of privilege and oppression. I provide small social justice organizations with the HR support they need to move work forward and impact change.

Great support should be as consistent as a blue barn swallow - it seems ordinary, but there is reassurance in its presence and simplicity in its patterns. I am deeply practiced at being a binding force to help create stability and consistency. Having repeatedly served as inaugural operations support for progressive organizations, I know what it takes to successfully set up core systems and center the “human” in HR. I am a member of the Society for Human Resources (SHRM) and am a SHRM-Certified Professional. For 15+ years, I have been streamlining processes, synthesizing findings, and bringing clarity, balance, and joy to collaborative work.

 

Areas of Practice


Performance

Create or refine your performance assessment processes and practices so they are equitable, actionable, and scaled to the administrative capacity of a small team.

  • Develop organizational competencies that reflect shared values and practices

  • Incorporate bidirectional feedback and assess supervision in the evaluation process

  • Build in processes for peer evals to gather information with a wider view

  • Formalize your process without losing the orientation towards growth and care for your team

Policies

Whether it’s your first employee handbook, it’s time for an update, or just a few tricky policies need some dedicated attention, I can help you be compliant, accessible, and team-centered.


HIRING

Bringing intentionality and rigor to your hiring process can equip you with confidence in your decision-making (plus be a positive experience for applicants).

  • Run processes and/or facilitating cross-team hiring committees

  • Refine job posts and outreach plans

  • Applicant screening & interviews

  • Devise effective interview guides and tailored work simulations

  • Thoughtful, synthesized reference checks and onboarding guidance that helps you set up your new hire for success

Job & ORG DESIGn

Ensure your org structure is the best fit and that job descriptions are updated, streamlined, and accurately reflect the current scope of your team’s duties.


Compensation

How we pay people says everything about our organizational values. Let’s create a compensation structure that reflects the world your organization is seeking to build.

  • Develop a values-based compensation philosophy to build organizational alignment around your pay practices

  • Refine and finalize your salary administration guidelines for greater internal consistency and transparency

  • Market-informed staff and Executive Director benchmarking with attention towards mitigating the disparate, inequitable impacts of market data

ASSESSMENTs

Whether it’s an engagement survey, a benefit satisfaction survey, stay interviews, etc., let’s listen to your team and bring clarity to what matters most.

 
 

 
Community is a value, but I can’t build community in a messy house.
— Adiel Suarez-Murias
 
 

 
 
 

Let’s talk!

I’d love to learn about new opportunities to support your work!