Human Resources Generalist (2-4 Years' Experience)

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) Human Resources (HR) Generalists are key members of our Corporate HR team whose mission is to partner with and serve our employee-owners by offering innovative solutions, building trusting partnerships, and providing outstanding customer service. Our HR Generalists are critical to our success as they provide professional guidance to multiple employees across the country through effective partnership and collaboration with their HR Administrative partners in all functional HR areas. As a future employee-owner, in this position, you’ll experience excellent benefits, a highly collaborative team environment and support an organization full of brilliant employee-owners working to meet ARA’s mission to solve problems of national importance.

As ARA’s Corporate HR Team, our vision is to be the team that employee-owners and leaders think of first for expertise and mindful solutions to challenging problems. We accomplish this by following our guiding principles of establishing credibility and trustworthiness through our beliefs and actions.

Interested in becoming an employee-owner and joining our dynamic team? Here’s what you can expect in your role as an HR Generalist:

• Provides professional HR guidance to employees across multiple states, including benefits and compensation administration, employee relations support, performance management, training support, policy interpretation and compliance assistance with applicable local, state, and federal employment laws.
• Communicates regularly with employees, location based HR Administrators, and management regarding various policies, procedures, laws, standards, and government regulations.
• Partners with HR Administrators, Corporate HR Team, and managers to assist with working through problems and finding constructive resolutions and recommendations for various Human Resources matters.
• With guidance from Senior HR Staff and HR Director, promptly responds to employee relations issues such as employee complaints, harassment, discrimination and retaliation allegations, and civil rights complaints.
• Regularly uses HR Information System to perform employee record maintenance activities, including new hires, employee and organizational changes, performance reviews, and terminations.
• Actively participates and collaborates as a member of the vibrant Corporate HR team.
• Develops and presents on relevant HR topics and provides training as needed.
• Responds to unemployment claims as needed.
• May assist with special projects as assigned.
• Other duties as required.

HR Generalist Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management (or related field) or equivalent experience.
• Two to four years relevant HR experience, which includes supporting various HR functions in a generalist or business partner capacity or position with similar scope of responsibility.
• Solid networking and research abilities.
• Must be customer service focused and have excellent time management and project management skills.
• Must be proactive and well organized and have ability to prioritize work.
• Requires ability to:
  • communicate exceptionally well (both verbal and written),
  • work collaboratively with team members, and on an individual basis with minimal supervision,
  • build relationships and offer solutions through creativity and flexibility,
  • research and analyze various types of data and information,
  • objectively coach employees and management through complex, difficult, and emotional issues,
  • make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues, by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulation, or government law,
  • advise management on compliance issues,
  • remain flexible, pivot, and adapt in the face of setbacks or changes while maintaining a strong sense of priority and purpose,
  • maintain employee files and keep electronic records up to date,
  • grow and expand your knowledge base and apply new skills and information in response to real-time issues and tasks.
• Intermediate skill level in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneNote, and Outlook.
• Experience with and ability to effectively work in HR Information Systems.
• Experience with and ability to effectively develop and deliver quality presentations and trainings to small and large groups.

 HR Generalist Preferences:

• SHRM and/or HRCI certification e.g., SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or other related Certification.
• Experience working for government contractor(s).
• Knowledge of/experience with UKG (UltiPro), HRIS software.

REMOTE WORK NOTICE:  This position is available for fully remote or hybrid work consideration at any of our division locations across the United States.

Applied Research Associates, Inc. Company Information:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is a 100% employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. We invite you to visit our website to learn more about who we are, what we do, the excellent careers and benefits we offer and explore some of our featured offices.

BehaviorsPreferred

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
• Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

MotivationsPreferred

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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