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Manager Quick Guides · HR tech

Senior · Policy & Handbook Writer · Hybrid · Birmingham

$51–$61/ hour About $450–$670 a month. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so nothing comes out of your rate.
Company
Recruiting platform · 51–200 employeesCL-49925 · based in Birmingham
Where
Hybrid · Birmingham
Format
Task bundle
Time needed
8–12 h a month
Start
Starts within 7 days
Level
Senior · 5-10 years
When you work
Evenings or weekends

The company is already looking at 2 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides.

5 professionals have asked about this task361 tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

About this task

This recruiting platform (51–200 employees) is looking for a senior Policy & Handbook Writer for a monthly bundle of recurring tasks, 8–12 h a month. One-page guides for common manager tasks.

The same kind of work comes back every month, so the company prefers one person with an hours cap over ad-hoc requests. It works in staffing and HR technology, and the team is used to external specialists.

The team sits in Birmingham. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. Evenings or weekends are fine, as long as the agreed weekly output is there.

What you deliver

  • Write 12 one-page guides on topics such as time-off requests and probation reviews.
  • A named list of items moved to next month, so nothing is lost
  • A month-end summary with hours used against the cap
  • The monthly list of items completed, each with a link to the result

What a month looks like

  • Start of month: the company shares the items and the priorities
  • Mid-month: progress check of 15 minutes
  • Month end: hours used against the cap, results and open items

Duration: 8 weeks, with a monthly hours cap. Accepted after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price.

Tools

NotionCanva

Who fits

  • 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Policy & Handbook Writer, or the equivalent mix of roles
  • Comfortable working in Notion and Canva
  • Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate

Nice to have

  • Used to short written handovers
  • A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late

Not included

  • Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so
  • Managing other contractors or employees
  • Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately

How you get paid

  • The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice.
  • Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement.
  • You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs.
  • You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge.

What happens after you say you're interested

  1. Within one working dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
  2. You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
  3. With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
  4. StartYou sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above.

What the company sees about you

First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details.

Your profile
AlexSenior Policy & Handbook Writer
Experience
5-10 years in HR & recruiting
Tools
Notion, Canva
Offers
10 hours a month, weekday evenings
Rate
$56 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, $56 an hour, is above the median senior Policy & Handbook Writer rate in Alabama ($55). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

All Policy & Handbook Writer jobs in United States · Policy & Handbook Writer rates in Alabama · HR & Recruiting jobs

Questions about pay and privacy

The rules are the same for every task. Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.

CL-49925 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead.

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