Human Resources - Human Resources Generalist 1

The American Bar Association (ABA) was founded on a commitment to advance the rule of law in the United States and beyond by providing practical resources for legal professionals, conducting law school accreditation, developing model ethics codes and more. Today, the ABA remains a member-based organization that works to ensure access to justice for all, a fair legal process, and respect for the rule of law at home and across the globe.

The ABA is committed to service and refining the standards that guide the legal profession. ABA staff are provided multiple types of continuing education and career development opportunities. Your work will help eliminate bias, enhance diversity, and advance the rule of law throughout the US and around the world.

The ABA recognizes the value staff contribute to our success through a generous benefits package that protects their health and their financial security. The ABA's wide array of benefit offerings include 401(k), medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, health spending accounts, supplemental life and disability insurance, prepaid legal programs, and a complimentary membership to the American Bar Association, which offers additional benefits.

Flexible/hybrid work arrangements may be available for residents of CA, DC, IL, IN, IA, MD, MI, MN, TX, VA, and WI. Residency requirements may apply. ABA employees are eligible to apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

Summary

• Accountable for delivering superior services in more than one of the following human resources specialty areas: Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Employee Relations, affirmative action, and/or Training and Development.

Principal Duties/Job Responsibilities

• Provides generalist level expertise in one or more of the above-reference specialty areas at the ABA department-level.
• May coach and counsel first-line supervisors and managers on policies and procedures; referring only the most complex matters to the Deputy Director - Human Resources.
• Accountable for the day-to-day, administrative oversight of APS, within Ceridian and/or other future products, to ensure the accuracy of all job postings, compliance with EEO/AA, recruitment metrics, and recruiting manager satisfaction.
• Provides professional-level assistance on compensation and benefits activities to include, but not limited to, process validation, billing, responding to employee inquiries, job title/band/grade integrity of all job postings, and the completion and distribution of confirmation materials.
• May assist with preliminary research into various aspects of Human Resources in support of broad-based initiatives.
• Ensures the accuracy and maintenance of all employee files and, when appropriate, responds to requests for documents from such files based upon ABA policies and procedures.
• Assigned specific search assignments to individual recruiters and ensure compliance with approved processes and procedures.
• Creates and tracks metrics to identify best practices and/or areas of potential process improvement.
  Performs other related duties as required.

Basic Qualifications & Interests (BQIs)

• Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• At least three years' experience working as a human resources generalist;
• OR, at least three years of human resources specialist experience in at least two of the following specialties: Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Employee Relations, affirmative action, HRIS, and/or Training and Development.
• At least three years' experience working with human resources information systems.
• At least three years' experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to fulfill work requirements.

Preferred Qualifications & Interests (PQIs)

• Previous experience utilizing Ceridian HRIS.