Position Type: Part Time, Non-Exempt

Reporting To:  CFO/VP of Finance and Administration

Hours: up to 20/week

Supervisory Position: No

# of Direct Reports: N/A

Essential Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Payroll software experience, preferably Isolved
• Ensure accuracy with strong attention to detail
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication.
• Strong organizational skills
• Handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality

Primary Purpose:

The HR Generalist oversees various human resources functions. Responsibilities including hiring, onboarding, benefits administration and payroll processing to ensure a seamless employee experience. This is a multifaceted role focused on fostering a positive workplace and compliance with employment laws and regulations.

Essential Job Functions:

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the creation and updating of company policies and procedures, ensuring they align with legal requirements and best practices.
• Oversee hiring processes and procedures including job posting, scheduling interviews, and compiling documentation.
• Develop and execute an onboarding program that ensures new hires are well-integrated into the company culture and understand their roles.
• Respond to inquiries regarding policies and procedures
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of bi-weekly payroll, including handling of deduction and compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.
• Act as liaison with third party payroll processor and troubleshoot issues within the system as they arise
• Effectively train and communicate with staff on all payroll matters
• Assist in implementing performance review process to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and equitywithin organization
• Oversee and champion employee benefits program, including health insurance, retirement plans, and other perks
• Participate in and lead various HR projects as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned

Core Values and Behaviors:

Values

• Expect Excellence: Holding ourselves and others to the highest standards while embracing and learning from challenges.
• Encourage Growth: Creating greater impact through continual learning and innovation.
• Engaging Community: Connecting with networks and communities to address needs to improve the lives of every person.
• Exercise Integrity: Acting ethically, honestly, and responsibly.

Professional Core Competencies

• Mission Focused: Priority to create real social change that leads to better lives and healthier communities. This drives performance and professional motivation.
• Relationship-Oriented: An understanding that people come before process and can cultivate and manage relationships toward a common goal.
• Collaborator: Understands the roles and contributions of all sectors of the community and can mobilize resources through meaningful engagement.
• Results-Driven: Dedicated to shared and measurable goals for the common good; creating, resourcing, scaling, and leveraging strategies and innovations for broad investment and impact.
• Brand-Steward: An understanding of the role played and importance in protecting and growing the reputation and results of the greater network of United Ways.

Job Skills & Attributes:

• Analysis: Approaches decision making and problem solving by systematically gathering information. Readily distinguishes between a problem’s symptoms and its causes, focusing energy on the treatment of causes. Relates and compares information from various sources to deduce cause-effect relationships.
• Efficient: Always looks for the best way to perform tasks and improve processes. Committed to continuous learning.
  
• Innovation and Creativity: Remains open to new ways of doing business. Critically examines rules to see if they have outlived their usefulness. Flexible, adaptable, and open to change. Commitment to continuous learning.
• Reliable: Follows through on concurrent assignments and meets deadlines.
  
• Effective Communication: Promotes and uses good communication skills. Promotes a positive work environment. Works effectively with volunteers and staff. Able to maintain confidential information. Good interpersonal and relationship building skills.
  
• Team Builder: Works to promote cooperation throughout the organization and assists on creating a positive work environment. Innovation and Creativity: Remains open to new ways of doing business. Critically examines rules to see if they have outlived their usefulness. Flexible, adaptable, and open to change. Commitment to continuous learning.
  
• Cultural Competency: Able to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures.

Education:

Level of Education: Associate Degree ( ) Bachelor’s Degree (x) (Required)

Work Experience: ( ) 1-3 years, (x) 3-5 years, (  ) 5-7 years, (  ) 7+ years

Education Requirements: 5+ years of related experience will be accepted in place of required degree.

Preferred field(s) of study: Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be frequently required to use finger and hand motion and occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Accountability & Decision Making:

Differentiate between urgent and non-urgent matters, collect relevant information and consult with supervisor and other team members before making major decisions. Decisions should be within the procedures and guidelines of the department and organization.

Note: This job description indicates the normal type and level of work expected of the incumbent. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as apparent or assigned.