HR Operations Assistant - Onboarding & Records

Central Point Partners; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Scientific Non-profit Organization in Washington, DC, seeks a Human Resources Assistant to support onboarding, employment changes, and offboarding. The role also maintains employee records and handles routine HR inquiries in a hybrid environment (2–3 days onsite, rest remote).

The position emphasizes confidentiality, accuracy, and service delivery across the employee lifecycle, including coordination with Payroll, Benefits, and HR partners as needed.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent).
• 1–3 years in administrative, customer service, HR support, or HR operations.
• Experience handling confidential information and maintaining records.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and related tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, follow-through, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and escalate when needed.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate onboarding activities from initiation to completion.
• Prepare and distribute new hire communications, forms, and orientation materials.
• Monitor completion of new hire paperwork and follow up on missing information.
• Coordinate onboarding schedules, equipment, system access, and stakeholder introductions.
• Create/update employee records in HRIS and related platforms.
• Maintain onboarding trackers and communicate status updates.

Skills

Communication

Recordkeeping

Organization

Attention to detail

Verbal and written communication

Education

Associate degree in HR or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Scientific Non-profit Organization in Washington, DC, seeks a Human Resources Assistant to support onboarding, employment changes, and offboarding. The role also maintains employee records and handles routine HR inquiries in a hybrid environment (2–3 days onsite, rest remote).

The position emphasizes confidentiality, accuracy, and service delivery across the employee lifecycle, including coordination with Payroll, Benefits, and HR partners as needed.