Human Resources Recruiter/Generalist

New Jersey Community Capital; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC) is seeking a proactive HR Recruiter/Generalist to partner with the CHRO. This role blends full-cycle recruiting with growing payroll and benefits responsibilities, aiming to develop broader HR skills over time.

The ideal candidate will lead talent acquisition for exempt and non-exempt roles, build pipelines in corporate and financial services environments, and ensure accurate payroll, benefits, and HRIS data management from day one.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Up to 5 years of professional experience, with the majority concentrated in full-cycle recruiting/talent acquisition.
• 1–2 years of HR generalist experience (payroll, benefits, or HRIS) preferred — NJCC will train further on this.
• Experience with ATS/HRIS platforms and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Experience with Paylocity a plus.
• SHRM-CP or PHR certification a plus, not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for exempt and non-exempt roles across the organization.
• Build and continuously refine sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, social media, AI-enabled sourcing tools, employee referrals, and industry networks.
• Develop recruitment marketing and outreach that leads with scope, growth, and ownership of the role to attract talent from corporate and for-profit backgrounds.
• Partner with hiring managers to build pipelines, especially targeting professionals from corporate, financial-services, and higher-education environments.
• Deliver a consistently excellent, responsive candidate experience from first contact through offer.
• Coordinate interviews, offers, background checks, and onboarding logistics.
• Track and report recruiting metrics: time-to-fill, source effectiveness, and quality of hire.
• Process and administer payroll accurately and on schedule, in coordination with Finance and external payroll providers.
• Administer employee benefits (health & welfare, leave) and serve as a primary point of contact for employee inquiries.
• Manage onboarding, orientation, HRIS data integrity, and personnel recordkeeping.
• Support performance management, employee engagement, Open Enrollment, and exit interviews.
• Ensure compliance with employment law and internal HR policy.
• Co-lead culture/employee engagement activities
• Will own Ad Hoc HR initiatives.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing & marketing

Payroll & benefits

HRIS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Stakeholder mgmt

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree

SHRM-CP or PHR (certification)

Tools

ATS/HRIS platforms

LinkedIn Recruiter

Paylocity

Job description

New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC), one of the nation's leading Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), is seeking a proactive, detail-oriented Human Resources Recruiter / Generalist to serve as the direct right hand to the Chief Human Resources Officer. This role is weighted heavily toward full-cycle recruiting and modern candidate sourcing, with growing ownership of payroll, benefits, and leave administration. NJCC will invest in developing this person's broader HR generalist skill set over time — the priority hire is a sharp, scrappy recruiter with the numerical precision to manage payroll and benefits accurately from day one.

Primary Responsibilities — Talent Acquisition & Employment Branding (~60%)

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for exempt and non-exempt roles across the organization.
• Build and continuously refine sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, social media, AI-enabled sourcing tools, employee referrals, and industry networks — this role owns the newest sourcing techniques, not just traditional job boards.
• Develop recruitment marketing and outreach that leads with scope, growth, and ownership of the role — not solely mission-driven messaging — to attract talent from corporate and for-profit backgrounds.
• Partner with hiring managers to build pipelines, especially targeting professionals from corporate, financial-services, and higher-education environments.
• Deliver a consistently excellent, responsive candidate experience from first contact through offer.
• Coordinate interviews, offers, background checks, and onboarding logistics.
• Track and report recruiting metrics: time-to-fill, source effectiveness, and quality of hire.

Primary Responsibilities — HR Operations (~40%)

• Process and administer payroll accurately and on schedule, in coordination with Finance and external payroll providers.
• Administer employee benefits (health & welfare, leave) and serve as a primary point of contact for employee inquiries.
• Manage onboarding, orientation, HRIS data integrity, and personnel recordkeeping.
• Support performance management, employee engagement, Open Enrollment, and exit interviews.
• Ensure compliance with employment law and internal HR policy.
• Co-lead culture/employee engagement activities
• Will own Ad Hoc HR initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required.
• Up to 5 years of professional experience, with the majority concentrated in full-cycle recruiting/talent acquisition.
• 1–2 years of HR generalist experience (payroll, benefits, or HRIS) preferred — NJCC will train further on this.
• Corporate, for-profit company experience strongly preferred over traditional social-services nonprofit background.
• Demonstrated fluency in current sourcing and recruitment marketing techniques, including social media and AI-enabled recruiting tools.
• Strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail. This person will process payroll and benefits.
• Experience with ATS/HRIS platforms and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Experience with Paylocity a plus.
• SHRM-CP or PHR certification a plus, not required.

Desired Competencies

• Forward-thinking and resourceful — comfortable operating with incomplete direction and figuring it out.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented; treats accuracy in payroll/benefits as non-negotiable.
• Proactive self-starter who anticipates needs rather than waiting for instruction — a true #2 to the CHRO.
• Able to multitask across recruiting and HR operations without dropping either.
• Executive presence; communicates confidently with senior leaders and senior-level candidates.
• Maintains the highest standards of confidentiality and professionalism.