Human Resources Specialist – Onsite ( Bronx, NY)

About Our Client:
They are a mission-driven nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening communities through equity, inclusiveness, and service.

Position Overview
The Human Resources Specialist plays a key role in supporting the full employee lifecycle—from onboarding to offboarding—while ensuring compliance with employment laws, maintaining accurate documentation, and promoting a smooth and supportive employee experience. This position is essential in aligning HR operations with organizational goals, reinforcing employee engagement and retention, and ensuring that core HR processes run efficiently and consistently. The Specialist also serves as a central point of coordination across departments, contributing to a cohesive workplace culture and responsive HR function.

Key Responsibilities

• Onboarding & Offboarding: Facilitate new hire integration, ensure documentation accuracy, conduct exit interviews, and coordinate a welcoming transition process.

• Benefits & Policy Administration: Support the management of employee benefits programs and assist in enforcing HR policies.

• Compliance & Legislation Awareness: Stay current on employment laws and ensure HR practices are aligned with regulations.

• Employee Retention & Engagement: Contribute to HR initiatives that promote employee satisfaction, engagement, and well-being, including recognition and culture-building programs.

• Employee Relations: Provide support in disciplinary actions, workplace investigations, documentation, and conflict resolution in line with organizational policies.

• Administrative Support: Coordinate HR meetings, events, and projects; manage scheduling and logistics.

• Policy Development: Assist in researching, drafting, and updating HR policies to ensure clarity, effectiveness, and compliance.

• Reporting: Prepare HR metrics and KPI reports that provide data-driven insights for leadership.

• Recruitment Support: Manage job postings on platforms such as Indeed and coordinate applicant tracking.

• Employment Authorization Management: Oversee E-Verify processes and ensure compliance with employment authorization requirements.

• Onboarding Logistics: Prepare ID badges, announce new hires, and coordinate background checks.

• Document Management: Maintain organized and compliant employee files.

• Other Duties: Perform additional HR-related tasks as needed to support the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.

• 2+ years of HR experience, preferably within a nonprofit or community-based organization.

• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities with keen attention to detail.

• Proactive and solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to anticipate needs.

• Team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• High level of discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with HRIS systems preferred.

• Commitment to working in a faith- and community-based environment, with a deep respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Preferred: Bilingual (Spanish/English); written translation skills a plus.

Additional Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years demonstrated interpersonal skills in a professional environment.

• Experience collaborating with community professionals, courts, or nonprofit stakeholders.

• Work location: In-person/on-site.