HR Associate
Landing Point4 months ago
Cambridge, MA, United States
On-site
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)
Job Description
Position Overview
An endowment in the Boston area is seeking an Associate to join their Human Resources team. The role focuses on leading a high-quality recruitment process to support the company's mission. Salary: $80,000 - $85,000, Plus Bonus
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for full-cycle sourcing, hiring, and onboarding of employees, contractors, temps, and interns.
- Receive and screen resumes; conduct phone screens; make recommendations on candidates to be interviewed; participate in the interview process; conduct reference checks; manage offer documentation.
- Engage with and influence internal stakeholders to manage the recruiting process, including hiring panels, hiring managers, and leadership teams.
- Identify and implement strategies to attract high-quality talent while ensuring a fair and inclusive process.
- Maintain organized workflows and documentation, and regularly communicate updates to internal stakeholders and candidates.
- Act as the primary liaison to staffing agencies, including negotiating fee structures.
- Lead the onboarding and offboarding programs for new hires, contractors, and temporary staff.
- Establish and maintain best practices related to the analysis of recruiting metrics and assessing the impact of recruiting initiatives.
- Support the Human Resources team with completing employment verifications and transactions, coordinating office events, and other ad hoc projects.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of human resources or related experience required.
- Strong computer skills, specifically with Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Demonstrated experience handling highly sensitive and confidential matters discreetly.
- Proven ability to interface with all levels of staff through executive management.
- Ability to resolve complex problems in a thorough and timely manner with minimal supervision.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Required Skills
Stakeholder engagement
Recruiting metrics analysis
Onboarding and offboarding
Conducting phone screens
Microsoft Office Suite proficiency
Negotiation with staffing agencies
Interview coordination
Resume screening
Reference checking
Full-cycle recruitment
Office event coordination
Recruitment strategy
Employment verification