Human Resources Assistant - Temporary

Northeastern University is seeking a Human Resources Assistant to support the Talent Acquisition Team and business process support across hiring activities. The role involves recruitment, onboarding support, and compliance, while also providing tier 1 support for I-9 related questions and assisting with various HR administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Serving as tier 1 support for I-9 related questions via email and ServiceNow including: Assisting Managers of HR Administration/Faculty HR with troubleshooting issues within the I-9 platform including Everify issues
• Direct I-9 administrators to the correct existing resources in the HR Service Center
• Initiate I-9 corrections in the Service Center
• Initiate manual I-9s links upon request
• Maintain the users of the I-9 Service Center
• Liaise with our vendor when defects are identified and track fixes
• Supports the Talent Acquisition Partners with scheduling of interviews and phone screens both in-person and via web conference
• Performs reference checks on behalf of the university for newly hired staff members
• Providing excellent customer service by responding to inquiries from HR Administrators and other university stakeholders such as the Office of Student Employment and Office of General Counsel
• Assisting with compliance administrative tasks as needed including review of background check results and I-9 records maintenance

Skills

• Effective written, verbal and interpersonal skills
• Effective organization, planning and time management to follow through on commitments
• Critical thinking: ability to use logic and reasoning to identify and resolve issues as they arise
• Ability to perform business transactions with a high degree of accuracy and ability to exercise strong business judgement
• Ability to develop and maintain workplace relationships built on collaboration, integrity and discretion
• Collaboration & service orientation: ability and willingness to look for ways to help people
• Previous experience within an HR function including HR systems such as Workday and knowledge of processing I-9s is strongly preferred

Benefits

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness & life
• Retirement
• Commuting & transportation

Company Overview

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