HR Generalist

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Company Details
Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management
Description: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to discovering and promoting effective solutions to global poverty problems. In close partnership with decision makers - the policymakers, practitioners, investors, and donors working with the poor around the world - IPA designs and evaluates potential solutions to poverty problems using randomized evaluations, the most rigorous evaluation method available.
Job Description

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented HR Generalist to join our Global Human Resources team. This role is designed to overlap with our HR Specialist, who will be retiring in December, to ensure a smooth transition and knowledge transfer. This role will support core HR operations and play a key role in the transition to a Professional Employer Organization (PEO).

Responsibilities

  • Assist with onboarding/offboarding processes
  • Maintain and update employee records, as well as HR files, forms, and documents
  • Review and approve payroll changes
  • Manage time and attendance system (Replicon)
  • Perform HRIS data entry and ensure data integrity (NetSuite/ADP/Replicon)
  • Support benefits management, including invoice processing and auditing
  • Respond to employee inquiries and requests
  • Support internal and compliance audits
  • Manage U.S. employment eligibility verification
  • Provide information to and liaise with the PEO provider, ensuring a smooth transition and ongoing coordination
  • Provide information to and liaise with EOR vendors, ensuring ongoing support and coordination
  • Provide support to recruitment and performance management processes, policies and procedures, and learning and development
  • Collaborate with HR colleagues globally and provide support to initiatives that strengthen community building

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field
  • 3+ years of HR experience, preferably in a global organization
  • Familiarity with systems used to update and track HR data (ex. NetSuite, ADP, Replicon)
  • Strong organizational and communication skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
  • Knowledge of U.S. employment laws and eligibility verification
  • Experience with compliance and audit support
  • Experience with PEOs and EORs
  • Experience working in a global nonprofit organization
  • Ability to work effectively across time zones, with significant overlap in U.S. Eastern Time (EDT) hours to support global initiatives.
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time

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