HR Generalist

BankNewport•Middletown, RI

19d•Hybrid

About The Position

The HR Generalist is a valuable member of the HR team that assists in the daily completion of HR responsibilities and initiatives. This includes recruiting top talent, proving a best-in-class new employee onboarding experience and the execution of employee learning and development, this role will assist the HR Manager in the execution of these HR initiatives and other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
At least five years’ experience in human resources and similar experience in talent acquisition.
Working knowledge of HR best practices
Must be able to handle high volume of open positions.
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and possess advanced excel skills.
Excellent verbal and written communications, analytical, organizational, interpersonal, and time management skills.
High degree of confidentiality is required.

Responsibilities

Oversees New hire onboarding and cohort program to ensure best in class employee experience.
Utilizes and monitors the new employee onboarding platform through iCIMS to streamline new employee tasks prior to their orientation.
Update and maintain orientation presentation.
Creates and delivers new hire gift boxes for all incoming employees.
Delivers in person/or virtual new employee onboarding and is responsible for orientation experience and related materials.
Oversees and coordinates the employee service awards program.
Administers and monitors employee 6 month and 1 year performance reviews through ADP WorkforceNow. Offers guidance to Managers to establish merit increases based on performance.
Support the continued enhancements of the Bank’s Learning and Development (L&D)strategy by identifying needs, proposing solutions, and collaborating on training initiatives.
Assist HR Manager in execution of L&D initiatives.
Work closely with both internal and external partners to facilitate the implementation of the Management Development Program.
Responsible for the administration of LearningHub training, new employee training and collaborating with other departments to ensure appropriate trainings are assigned to employees.
Design, create, and upkeep training resources, including guides, job aids, presentations, or other necessary documents, as instructed.
Lead the delivery and assess impact of development programs
Offer support to other programs and initiatives to facilitate the organization’s learning and development strategy.
Creates and delivers all L&D communication including course enrollment.
Manage coordination for training events, including room selection, securing required space, equipment setup, materials preparation, and arranging meals and refreshments, among others.
Lead Administrator in BAI platform and other Learninghub resources.
Provide HR support and coaching to all managers in HR policies and procedures, people management, and career development
Leverage HR and business knowledge to influence managers on the alignment and deployment of talent and organizational structure
Responsible for full cycle recruiting process.
Partners with hiring managers to discuss new positions, identify position needs and assists with creation of job postings through iCIMS (ATS).
Collaborates with Marketing to create job posting ads and social media posting timeline.
Strategically posts jobs on all external and internal career sites while monitoring advertising budget.
Responsible for learning and utilizing iCIMS (ATS) as primary recruiting tool.
Utilize iCIMS (ATS) database, LinkedIn and other applicant databases to source candidates.
Coordinates the ZeroRisk Profile Hiring System; i.e., administering applicant profiles, completes position benchmarking, compiles behavioral interviewing questions for hiring manager based on profiles.
Conducts interviews for a high volume of positions.
Schedules and coordinates high volume of interviews.
Conducts interview recap meetings with hiring managers.
Follows company’s compensation philosophy and guidelines to extend offers to candidates.
Administers background checks through HireImage platform.
Follows HR department standard for creating, storing, and maintaining new hire information.
Builds candidate pipelines through attending career events, strengthening university/college partnerships, diversity outreach and community involvement.
Assists HR Manager with developing annual strategy to maximize recruiting efforts.
Maintains and updates employee job descriptions in partnership with Managers.
Assists with Internship Program implementation and is responsible for securing the Department of Labor workforce reimbursement
Tracks and monitors key recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, time-to-hire and source of hire.
Utilize recruiting data to analyze hiring trends and identify potential opportunities.
Handles routine human resources tasks such as compensation, benefits, leave administration, discipline, investigations, performance and talent management, employee relations, health and safety, and training.
Handles employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the appropriate staff.
Maintains candidate information in HRIS, BAI and iCIMS (ATS)
Responsible for maintaining Human Resources recruiting procedure manuals.
Assists HR team with various research and/or special projects
Create, maintain, and report department organizational charts and officer title lists.
Responsible for the educational assistance program including informing employees of program requirements and tracking participants/payments.
Assists with the administration of the Safe Act. Track MLO, NMLS registration and SAFE ACT regulatory compliance requirements.
Assists with bank communications as requested.
Assists in the maintenance of data in HRIS systems including, ADP, iCIMS, One Call Now and BAI.
Assist in the maintenance and updating of employee job descriptions.
Complies with all EEOC and Affirmative action policies, plans and regulations.
Keeps abreast of all regulatory laws impacting the application and hiring process.
Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommends best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance
Performs related and unrelated duties as may be required.