HR Generalist

City of New York•New York, NY

15d•$74,936 - $74,936•Onsite

About The Position

The Kings County District Attorney’s Office (KCDA) is seeking a potential candidate to join its Employee Services Human Resources Unit as a HR Generalist. KCDA's Human Resources (HR) Department oversees all personnel matters concerning prospective, current, and former KCDA employees and supports the Executive decisions that impact the workforce and workplace. In addition to ensuring adherence to citywide rules, regulations, and executive policies, the HR team carries out functions in various domains, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, benefits administration, career counseling, training, labor relations, and data management. HR is tasked with utilizing agency and city systems to analyze data, produce confidential reports, and supervise projects designed to enhance and strengthen staff relations in the agency.

Requirements

Must possess a bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Must possess at least three (3) years HR professional experience.
High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or
Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of City of New York personnel rules, policies and processes.
Familiarity with different systems utilized by the City of New York, such as NYCAPS, CHRMS, PMS, PRISE and additional HRIS databases.
Must have a strong command of technology, including proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and similar applications.
A keen focus on detail, excellent organizational and analytic abilities.
Excellent communication and writing capabilities.
Must demonstrate an exemplary professional demeanor and a positive attitude. Candidate must also be able to maintain confidentiality.
City of New York work experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Assist with recruiting activities including attending career fairs and recruitment events in the community.
Facilitate the recruitment process by preparing job vacancy postings, vetting resumes for qualified candidates, scheduling candidates for interviews and gathering supportive documents for final interviews and all other recruitment processes.
Processing civil service transactions inclusive of civil service hiring pools, list calls, DP-72 and DP-189 processes.
Prepare, analyze and coordinate HR-related personnel transactions, data and requests ensuring accuracy and completeness. Transactions that include new hire processes, various employment applications, promotions, transfers, job classifications, compensation analysis and any other related processes.
Produce regular HR-related reports to guarantee data accuracy, monitor activities, and facilitate management evaluations. Creation of some reports entails collaboration with different tiers of personnel and management.
Examine and assess incoming data and policies from varying sectors of the agency and the City of New York. All information is appropriately disseminated when required.
Process employee requests such as employment verification letters, affidavits, loan forgiveness forms and other related requests.
Review and process employee leaves, resignations and terminations.
Conduct benefits orientation for new hires with eventual enrollment, exit interviews and retirement information sessions.
Track and analyze employee tasks and standards and performance appraisals data. Troubleshooting and assisting bureaus with issues regarding performance management.
Facilitating trainings ensuring management staff is adequately equipped with the desired expertise to complete tasks and standards and employee performance appraisals.
Engage in knowledge sharing sessions and partake in cross-training activities.
Assists with special projects assigned by management and performs other related HR tasks as needed.