Human Resources Generalist

Work Location: Hybrid: occasional in-office responsibilities include interview and onboarding coordination and reception

General Definition of Work

Manages recruitment and onboarding; data administration and integrity; provides human resources operational support, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the supervision of the Director of Human Resources.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Responsibilities Include:

Recruiting and Onboarding

• Manage the full recruiting lifecycle, working closely with hiring managers to gain understanding of their departments, hiring needs, and job specifications;
• Primary responsibility for completion of tasks detailed in employee onboarding;
• Update organization chart (i.e. Pingboard) and employee communication tools with employee and Board Member edits;
• Prepare new employee and promotion communications

Data Integrity

• Ensure department data, files, and shared resources are organized, streamlined, and current;
• Update intranet, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Microsoft Teams, etc. with accurate employee (benefit) information;
• Ensure onboarding and offboarding tasks and documentation are completed and stored
• Review and confirm data within systems is accurate
• Complete quarterly benefits reconciliation

Business Administration

• Secondary level/support execution of employee benefit open enrollment
• Primary responsibility for intranet updates by preparing articles, taking photos, executing ideas
• Support projects as apparent and needed:
• Prepare printing and mail documents as apparent and needed
• Secondary level/support execution of employee wellness and engagement initiatives and activities

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and decision-making skills; ability to simplify and clearly explain complicated issues in writing and orally;
• Ability to plan, organize and direct effective assistance to the association's programs;
• Ability to manage time and work independently while paying close attention to detail; strong critical evaluation and organizational skills;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, elected and appointed officials, local government staff, consultants, and the general public.
• Skill in the use of office software applications, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel;
• Proven success in conducting interviews using various methods (phone, video, email, in-person); experience in developing recruitment strategy.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business field (ex. Business Administration; Human Resources);
• Intermediate level (typically 3-5 years minimum) progressive human resources skill and experience, including experience in recruiting

Physical Requirements

• Regularly requires sitting and reaching with hands and arms;
• Requires the occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force;
• Has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels;
• Frequently requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions and requires standing, walking and lifting;
• Requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities;
• Negligible exposure to environmental conditions; work is occasionally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).