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Fractional HR Business Partner (1099 Contractor)
Good HR helps people and businesses move forward. Jumpstart HR is looking for an experienced independent HR consultant who brings practical answers, a steady presence, and strong follow-through. You enjoy getting to know a business, understanding its people, and helping leaders make thoughtful decisions. This is a good fit for someone with an established consulting practice who wants to add client projects to their portfolio.
What you will help clients do
- Guide managers through employee concerns, performance issues, difficult conversations, and separation planning.
- Create or update handbooks, policies, job descriptions, and employee communications.
- Review HR practices, find gaps, and build a realistic action plan.
- Improve hiring, onboarding, and offboarding.
- Support HR requirements across multiple states, including leave and accommodations.
- Build performance-review tools and coach managers on giving feedback.
What makes you a good fit
- Five or more years of progressive HR experience as an HR Business Partner, HR Manager, HR Consultant, or similar.
- An active SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
- Experience helping small and midsize businesses make practical HR decisions.
- Strong judgment in employee relations and a careful approach to confidential information.
- Experience supporting employees across multiple states.
- An established independent HR consulting practice with capacity for additional projects.
How the consulting arrangement works
This is a nonexclusive independent contractor opportunity, subject to applicable state requirements. The rate is $40 to $45 per hour, agreed based on experience and scope. You choose whether to accept proposed engagements; hours vary, with no guaranteed minimum or promise of ongoing work. You set your methods, schedule, and work location while meeting agreed deadlines and client needs.
Are you looking for jobs at a great company with benefits and a competitive salary? Do you value an employee experience that includes diversity and inclusion? Consider one of the job posts listed below. Jumpstart:HR, LLC provides recruiting and onboarding services for our client organizations across the United States.
Are you an employer? If you would like to post a job or have us conduct a search, let us know at jumpstart-hr.com/contact.
Job Posts and Career Opportunities at Client Organizations:
Director of Development, Washington, DC
Staff Attorney, Washington, DC
Frequently asked questions
Is this a full-time employee role?
No. This is a nonexclusive 1099 independent contractor opportunity. You invoice for services under a written consulting agreement and manage your own taxes, expenses, and any required insurance or registrations.
Is the Fractional HR Business Partner role remote?
Yes. You set your own methods, schedule, and work location while meeting agreed deadlines and client needs. Applicants should be based in the United States and able to support clients across multiple states.
What does the role pay?
$40 to $45 per hour, with the specific rate agreed based on your experience and the scope of each engagement. Hours vary by project, with no guaranteed minimum or promise of ongoing work.
What qualifications do I need?
Five or more years of progressive HR experience as an HR Business Partner, HR Manager, or HR Consultant, plus an active SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification. Experience supporting small and midsize businesses across multiple states is important.
How do I apply?
Apply through the application form on this page, which is powered by Workable. Include a short introduction covering your areas of expertise, certifications, the states you support, and two brief examples of HR challenges you helped solve. Please leave out confidential client or employee details.
Does emailing or messaging the team count as applying?
No. All applicants must apply through the application form on this page. Email or social media outreach to team members at Jumpstart HR does not count as an application.