HR Generalist

Job Title: HR GeneralistLocation: Chelsea, MA, 02150Duration: 03+ Months Shift: M_F, 9-5pm.Summary:Client is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic HR Generalist to join our team. This is an incredible opportunity for someone who is a self-starter, capable of managing competing priorities and is eager to gain a variety of skills.Duties & Responsibilities:

• Process completed on-boarding documentation and disburse to appropriate parties, including the DOR Payroll Department, the State Board of Retirement, the Group Insurance Commission (GIC), Empower Retirement (SMART Plan), and unions.
• Help monitor employee leave requests, returns from leave and provide information to the Office of Leave Planning Assistance (OLPA) in accordance with federal/state regulations (e.g., FMLA, PFML, MPLA), collective bargaining agreements ("union contracts"), and the Red Book for managers, confidential employees, and personnel not covered by collective bargaining.
• Track and monitor family medical leave requests, approved family medical leaves, workers' compensation leaves, and leave time reported in timesheets using the leave database, HRCMS, and Commonwealth s Information Warehouse. Conducts internal projects and information requests that involve the review and analysis of personnel information, preparation of findings and recommendations.
• Provides quality customer service to employees by conducting research of employment records and personnel administration rules in order to provide accurate responses.
• Maintains confidentiality of personnel information by following the DOR s Confidentiality Policy to safeguard employee data.
• Writes internal and external communications by drafting letters, instructions, forms and memorandums in order to communicate information to DOR staff, other agencies or external parties.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong business writing skills.
• Proficiency in Access, Excel, and Word.
• Human Resources Professional Certification a plus.
• General knowledge of Human Resource policies and process in a large organization.
• Ability to analyze and determine the applicability of data, to draw conclusions and to make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience working in a unionized environment.
• Knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations governing the state personnel system.
• Knowledge of compensation/salary setting rules and regulations within HR guidelines.
• General knowledge of state and federal benefit and leave policies.