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    Job Classification Frameworks for Clear, Equitable Roles

    Our Job Classification service helps nonprofits, schools, and social impact organizations build a clear, equitable job architecture—so titles, levels, and roles finally make sense to the people doing the work. We partner with HR leaders, executives, and managers to design a job classification framework that groups roles by level, scope, and impact, and that aligns with your strategy, values, and compensation program.

    Starting from your current job descriptions, HR policies, and strategic priorities, we assess how work is organized today and how roles are actually experienced across the organization. We then create a classification framework that defines levels, criteria (such as scope of responsibility, decision-making, and knowledge requirements), and recommended titles for each position. That framework becomes the backbone for equitable pay, transparent career pathways, and consistent promotion decisions. Throughout, we center Edgility Talent Partners’ pillars of equity—Clarity & Transparency, Fairness & Consistency, and Inclusion & Belonging—so your new job classification system supports trust rather than confusion.

    Because we are former nonprofit leaders ourselves, we understand the blurry titles, hybrid roles, and legacy structures that often stand in the way of equity. We show up as partners—listening closely, pressure-testing scenarios with your team, and co-creating a classification framework that is both rigorous and flexible enough to grow with your organization.

    Who We Partner With on Job Classification

    • Chief People Officers, HR/People & Culture leaders, and compensation leads who are responsible for job architecture, salary structures, and internal equity.
    • Executive Directors/CEOs, COOs, and functional leaders who are navigating title creep, unclear roles, or rapid growth and need a consistent way to define positions and levels.
    • Through interviews and feedback on draft frameworks, we engage managers and staff to ensure classifications reflect real work and support credible, lived career pathways.

    We treat job classification as a co-designed partnership—aligning leadership on design principles, incorporating staff insight, and ensuring the final framework is something your managers can explain and your staff can see themselves in.

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    Our Process for Job Classification

    1

    DISCOVERY & PLANNING

    We review your job descriptions, HR policies, strategic priorities, and related artifacts, and meet with HR and key leaders to understand how roles, titles, and levels are currently used and where pain points exist.

    2

    JOB EVALUATIONS & CLASSIFICATION FRAMEWORKS 

    We design a job classification framework anchored in your context, define level criteria, and recommend classifications and titles for each role, including guidance on adjusting job descriptions based on the framework.

    3

    CAREER PATHWAYS & PROMOTION POLICY

    We clarify career pathways tied to the new job levels and draft a promotion policy that explains the process and thresholds for movement between levels and roles.

    4

    IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT

    We develop an implementation plan and provide a final report, staff training templates, and a customizable manager toolkit, along with coaching calls to support a thoughtful, equity-centered rollout of the new job classification framework.


    Omar Carrera

    CEO

    Allison and Carrie were exceptional thought partners throughout the process. They brought a wealth of wisdom and experience to the table, yet remained flexible in adapting their approach to align with our specific organizational reality and culture.
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    Danielle Pointdujour

    Human Resources Officer, Urgent Action Fund

    Our work often requires rapid responses due to the nature of helping activists who are at risk. We’re grateful to Edgility for helping us slow down and take a step back to assess the health of our organization from a salary, equity, and performance perspective. It’s important that we reward our employees for their brave work. We look forward to continuing to partner with Edgility to develop and improve our internal systems.
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    Willa Marth

    Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

    While Planned Parenthood of Southern New England (PPSNE) has worked to increase racial equity internally and externally, the racial reckoning of 2020 illuminated the need to ask ourselves what more we can do.  With Edgility's methodology, we had clear data points and recommendations to create a plan internally to address any wage gaps and further our commitment to racial equity. 

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    Sonia Dominguez

    Chief Operating Officer, AVANCE

    Marissa was extremely helpful and knowledgeable throughout the engagement. She demonstrated exceptional expertise, is a great presenter who communicated complex ideas clearly, and maintained a direct and responsive approach that made collaboration seamless. Their professionalism and ability to address our needs promptly contributed significantly to the success of the project.
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    Erica Kashiri

    Chief Operating Officer, Third Plateau

     Marissa was easily one of the top 3 partners I have ever worked with my entire career. She knows her stuff, is thoughtful, holds the line when the line needs to be held, and kept us on a great timeline. She is able to break down complex information that was WELL received to a very skeptical team of using benchmarking data. Plus, she just came off as a generally good human which I deeply value these days. 
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    Deena Mangrum

    Director of Talent Strategy, Para Los Niños

    Treating people equitably is core to who we are and why we exist. The tremendous insights we gained from our work with Edgility have strengthened our organization so we can continue to move the needle for even more marginalized children in the Los Angeles area.
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    Catrina Bryant

    Deputy Director, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

    The assigned Team was knowledgeable and thorough in the preparation of our materials and flexible in meeting the needs of our small org.
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    J.J. Lewis

    Superintendent & CEO, Compass Charter Schools

    We’re so pleased with the work Edgility has done for Compass Charter Schools. It gave us a system and a roadmap that has brought incredible foundational value to our organization. We’ve dramatically reduced inefficiencies and can now confidently offer our teachers and staff equitable pay.
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    Illy Askia

    President & CEO, East Lake Foundation

     The Edgility Talent Partners team was very personable, professional, and direct. They listened to our needs and made adjustments when the direction of the project needed to change slightly. Our team truly enjoyed working with them. I would highly recommend them. 
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    Alicia Spurlark

    Director of Operations

    The process was clear, the product is strong, and the partnership empowered us to execute with grounding & expertise.
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