Senior Associate, Human Resources

Washington, DC

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Senior Associate, Human Resources

About Palladium:Palladium is a global company working todesign, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods ofpeople around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, andinfrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutionsand market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the naturalworld. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 3,200 talented,motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and genderidentities.

This Opportunity:The Human Resources Senior Associate is a perfect opportunity for aprofessional at the beginning of their HR career. The incumbent will be responsible for allaspects of day-to-day HR operations such as report creation, benefitsmanagement, new hire onboarding and offboarding, employee inquiries, and providebackup for the creation and maintenance of employee records using our HumanResource Information Systems (HRIS). The HR Senior Associate will also participatein HR process transformation efforts, HR program development and be exposed to someaspects of employee relations. A highlevel of professional maturity, confidentiality and interpersonal communicationwith employees, leaders, and external stakeholders is essential for success.

Location and Compensation:The position is based in Palladium's Washington D.C. office.

For our prospective employees in the United States, please notethat the full-time equivalent annual base salary for this position is expectedto range from $75,000 to $95,000, and successful candidates may also beeligible for additional, variable incentive compensation dependent on the role.For part-time employees, the salary will be prorated based on the actual numberof hours worked.

Please be advised that a final salary offer will be based onvarious factors, including but not limited to your qualifications, education,experience, skills, seniority, performance, and Palladium's business ororganizational needs.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the compensationfor this position, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We value yourinterest in our company and appreciate the opportunity to discuss thisopportunity with you.

You and Your Career:
If you are action oriented, havea positive attitude, and find fulfillment in completing HR related workdeliverables on time and in alignment with project expectations, this role isfor you! You will be an avid andenthusiastic learner of HR and looking to build your career long-term in thisfield. You must be a problem-solver, collaborator, and demonstrate awillingness to own your work through successful completion.

We are a learning organization and provide growth opportunitiesfrom the start. This role will provide you with exposure andtraining across multiple disciplines within the HR function and the guidanceand resources needed to chart a fulfilling career!

Reporting Lines:Thisrole reports to the Sr. Manager HR Operations (ARBP) and will support variousHRBPs, HR Employee Relations and HR Benefits leader(s) who will provide input onperformance.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

Team with HR Managers to support the day-to-day HR operations. This includes providing backup and surge support for standard HR work.

Team with HR Managers and Senior Managers to learn and support the employee lifecycle. This will include supporting onboarding and new hire orientation, offboarding, HRIS data management, HR reporting, benefits administration, compliance, KRA setting, performance management, talent management and compensation support.
Must have a willingness to learn and own HR Reporting to support metrics and analytics used for leadership discussions. This requires learning enhanced skills in Microsoft excel and the ability to analyze turnover and workforce data to support leadership dashboards and discussions.
Support policy adjustments, handbook creation, regulatory compliance, and selected elements of employee relations activities.
Ability and willingness to organize events or training, establish and maintain HR calendar and support CHRO travel and meetings.
Establish relationships with vendors where needed and provide contract and billing support.
Prepare and process invoices as needed.
Support special projects for HR. This will include personnel file digitization, HRC audits, tracking of mandatory training, process redesign project plan management, development of power point slide decks, org charts, data management tracking through excel and use of other software (e.g., Nitro).
Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.
Assist in special events. This may include recognition events, engagement activities, employee communications design, etc.
Proactively offer suggestions for process improvements, efficiency, and cost reductions.

EssentialCriteria:

Experience in the government contracting sector, required.
Exhibit personal integrity and maintain a high level of confidentiality.
Ability to work as an effective team member across functions [IT, payroll, Talent Acquisition, Facilities, Business Leaders] in a complex, fast-paced environment.
Ability to manage demanding workload, multi-task, assume diverse duties and tasks, accept challenges, take initiative, solve problems, and follow through on assignments.
Excellent written and oral communications skills.
Demonstrated competence using Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), with demonstrated advanced skills and understanding of Microsoft Excel.
Demonstrated competence using Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS).
Excellent interpersonal skills including influencing cross-cultural awareness.
Willingness and aptitude to learn and adapt to new technologies and processes with exceptional attention to detail.

DesirableCriteria:

Education in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field is preferred.
French or Spanish native language proficiency, highly desirable.
Experience in human resource management is preferred.
Experience in international development, preferred.
SHRM-CP/PHR is preferred.

Equity,Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, andinclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections ofsociety and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity,success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achievediversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receiveequal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personalcharacteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economicbackground, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity,sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenousstatus.

Shouldyou require any adjustments or accommodation to be made due to a disability oryou are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please emailour team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we willbe in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding - We defineSafeguarding as "the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect ourpeople, clients and the communities we work with from harm". We are committedto ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladiumare treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject toan enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and arigorous due diligence process.

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