Human Resources Assistant - Temporary

Northeastern University; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 34,440 - 48,216; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Medical and dental insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Boston seeks a dedicated Human Resources Assistant to support the Talent Acquisition Team. This hybrid role involves providing tier 1 support for I-9 inquiries, assisting with onboarding processes, and ensuring compliance. Ideal candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills, previous HR experience, and familiarity with HR systems like Workday. The position is temporary with a competitive hourly pay range of $25.00 to $35.00 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Strong collaboration skills to build workplace relationships.
• Ability to respond effectively to HR inquiries.
• Knowledge of processing I-9s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as tier 1 support for I-9 related questions.
• Assist HR Administration with troubleshooting I-9 issues.
• Support Talent Acquisition Partners by scheduling interviews.
• Maintain users of the I-9 Service Center.
• Perform reference checks for new hires.

Skills

Effective written, verbal, and interpersonal skills

Effective organization, planning, and time management

Critical thinking

High degree of accuracy in transactions

Strong business judgement

Collaboration & service orientation

Previous experience within an HR function

Tools

Workday

Job description

About The Opportunity

The Human Resources Assistant supports the University Talent Acquisition Team and business process support across Northeastern hiring activities, including recruitment, onboarding support, and compliance. The HR Assistant interacts with the University’s Human Resources Administration as well as faculty and staff, answering inquiries and directing them to resources.

This is an approximately 6 month fixed term role. The position will be a hybrid role with 2 on campus days.

Responsibilities

• Serve as tier 1 support for I-9 related questions via email and ServiceNow, including:
• Assist Managers of HR Administration/Faculty HR with troubleshooting issues within the I-9 platform including E-verify issues.
• Direct I-9 administrators to the correct existing resources in the HR Service Center.
• Initiate I-9 corrections in the Service Center.
• Initiate manual I-9 links upon request.
• Maintain the users of the I-9 Service Center.
• Liaise with our vendor when defects are identified and track fixes.
• Support the Talent Acquisition Partners with scheduling of interviews and phone screens both in-person and via web conference.
• Perform reference checks on behalf of the university for newly hired staff members.
• Provide excellent customer service by responding to inquiries from HR Administrators and other university stakeholders such as the Office of Student Employment and Office of General Counsel.
• Assist with compliance administrative tasks as needed, including review of background check results and I-9 records maintenance.

Qualifications

• Effective written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• Effective organization, planning, and time management to follow through on commitments.
• Critical thinking: ability to use logic and reasoning to identify and resolve issues as they arise.
• Ability to perform business transactions with a high degree of accuracy and exercise strong business judgement.
• Ability to develop and maintain workplace relationships built on collaboration, integrity, and discretion.
• Collaboration & service orientation: ability and willingness to look for ways to help people.
• Previous experience within an HR function including HR systems such as Workday and knowledge of processing I-9s is strongly preferred.

Position Type

Temporary

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education, and skills when extending an offer.

Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit-eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

This job is for a current or anticipated job vacancy.

Pay Rate

$25.00 - $35.00/ hour depending on experience.