Human Resources Assistant
If you’re seeking a new opportunity to contribute your HR knowledge to a mission-driven organization, join our team. As an HR Assistant, you’ll help the HR team successfully recruit talented employees and welcome them to the organization. Behind the scenes, you’ll create and maintain accurate personnel records, conduct regular audits of employment data, and optimize processes to improve our efficacy.
You’ll also have ample opportunities for professional development, including mentorship and coaching from the HR team, membership to the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), and the option to pursue an accredited HR certification.
Company Overview
The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization—a think tank—dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues. Founded in 1977, Cato owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th-century England that presented a vision of a society free from excessive government power. Those essays inspired the architects of the American Revolution. And the simple, timeless principles of that revolution — individual liberty, limited government, and free markets – turn out to be even more powerful in today’s world of global markets and unprecedented access to information than Jefferson or Madison could have imagined. Social and economic freedom is not just the best policy for a free people, it is the indispensable framework for the future.
The Cato Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Key Responsibilities
- Increase outreach to qualified applicants by advertising positions to job boards
- Assist with recruitment-related communications, including answering inquiries from prospective applicants, providing weekly updates to active candidates, and coordinating interviews
- Send offer letters, paperwork, and informational resources to new employees while serving as their primary point of contact prior to their first day
- Welcome new employees to the organization by greeting them on their first day, providing a tour of the office space, and participating in their orientation
- Onboard and offboard employees and interns in HCM system and coordinate logistics with internal operations teams for equipment and office space needs
- Create, maintain, and audit electronic employment records and files through the HCM system
- Draft and produce offer letters, memos, and notices for employees, supervisors, and local authorities
- Assist with HR projects as they arise, including education and wellness initiatives
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field, or 1 year of professional experience in Human Resources
- Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to consistently maintain a high level of accuracy
- Strong customer service mentality with a proactive and positive “can-do” attitude
- Ability to effectively balance multiple high-priority projects and meet deadlines
- Demonstrated interpersonal communication skills and emotional intelligence
- Discernment to maintain confidentiality with payroll, benefit, and employee information
- Interest in learning about state and federal law and regulation for each HR business function
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Experience with Paylocity or similar HCM system is a plus