Human Resources Generalist & Recruitment Specialist

Legal Aid Society of Northeastern NY•Albany, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York (LASNNY), a nonprofit civil legal services program, is seeking a Human Resources Generalist & Recruitment Specialist. LASNNY's mission is to fight for fairness, dignity, and justice for those living in poverty and for a society that is inclusive and equitable for all. This role supports the employee lifecycle with a strong focus on proactive recruitment and outreach, onboarding and offboarding, HR operations, training and travel coordination, and employee engagement. The successful candidate will be proactive, highly organized, approachable, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities while maintaining confidentiality and providing excellent service to employees and candidates. This is a great job for someone who enjoys cross-departmental collaboration while advancing LASNNY's mission and values. The service area spans sixteen counties in upstate New York, encompassing six regional offices.

Requirements

3-5 years prior HR, recruiting, administrative, and/or event/travel coordination experience.
Strong organizational, communication, and relationship-building skills.
Proactive approach to recruitment, outreach, and networking.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Strong attention to detail, judgment, and discretion with confidential information.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and comfort learning HR and recruiting technology.
Demonstrated commitment to LASNNY's mission and an inclusive and equitable workplace.

Nice To Haves

Experience with HRIS systems, LinkedIn, Indeed, Microsoft Planner, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

Engage with other members of the HR team and management team to carry out and build strong alignment around all aspects of the tasks.
Take responsibility for delivering results that are built by the Specialist's own work and that of colleagues.
Proactively build diverse candidate pipelines through professional associations, affinity groups, community organizations, schools, social media, and other recruitment networks.
Represent LASNNY at career fairs, networking events, and on-campus recruitment and outreach activities.
Develop relationships with colleges, universities, law schools, and community and professional organizations.
Identify new recruitment sources and post openings across targeted job boards and platforms.
Screen applications, coordinate interviews, communicate with candidates, and support a positive candidate experience.
Prepare offer letters and maintain recruitment and hiring records.
Coordinate new hire onboarding, orientation, offboarding, and 90-day check-ins.
Maintain accurate employee information and records across HR, benefits, payroll, timekeeping, and other systems.
Coordinate new hire materials, announcements, systems access, and other onboarding needs.
Prepare HR correspondence, reports, and employee documentation.
Assist with payroll time-entry collection and other HR administrative functions.
Coordinate registrations and logistics for employee trainings, conferences, and professional development.
Arrange employee travel, including airfare, hotels, transportation, and related communications.
Assist with staff events, wellness initiatives, employee appreciation activities, meetings, and trainings.
Coordinate vendors, venues, materials, food, travel, and other event logistics.
Support employee recognition, referral, benefits, and other HR programs.
Serve as an approachable and responsive resource for employees, candidates, managers, and leadership.
Handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
Support an inclusive, equitable, and respectful workplace consistent with LASNNY's mission.
Assist with HR projects, process improvements, and department coverage as needed.