HR Generalist and Executive Assistant (Hybrid | Freedom Reads)

Job Title : HR Generalist and Executive Assistant

Job Division : Admin

FLSA Status : Full-time Exempt

Working Location : Hybrid - 4 days in office (Hamden CT) / 1 day remote

Reports to : Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with dotted line to Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)

Supervisory Responsibilities : None

Salary : $75000-$85000

Job Purpose

The HR Generalist and Executive Assistant plays a key role in strengthening HR operations ensuring seamless organizational support and helping our team thrive. The ideal candidate is a highly organized detail-oriented HR professional who excels at building efficient processes managing competing priorities and providing proactive executive administrative support to both the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Chief Development Officer (CDO). They bring strong judgment flexibility and a solutions-oriented mindset grounded in an empathetic collaborative approach that keeps people and systems running smoothly.

Essential Functions

HR Administration

• Serve as the on-site point of contact for all HR-related questions offering supportive and timely guidance to staff and supervisors.
• Engages the full employee lifecycle including recruiting onboarding offboarding benefits administration and performance processes.
• Maintain and update HR policies procedures and the employee handbook in alignment with our organizational values and legal requirements.
• Monitor the HR inbox to ensure responsive service-oriented communication.
• Maintain organized confidential digital records within iSolved and other systems.
• Administer leaves of absence (FMLA ADA workers compensation) with compassion and clarity ensuring staff understand their rights and options.

HR Systems Data Integrity & Process Improvement

Culture Engagement & Equity (EDIJ)

Executive Assistant for Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Development Officer

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Preferred Qualifications

Skills / Abilities

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Activities that occur occasionally are moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment described here is representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities skills duties requirements efforts functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. Freedom Reads may add to modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

Our Commitment to Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging

Nonprofit HR is committed to fostering and maintaining a work environment where diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) are fully integrated into everything we do for the benefit of our employees and the clients that we serve. To fully realize our goal we prioritize our understanding of the complexities of DEI within our workforce to inform our approach to talent management. We believe that this guides how we do our work advise our clients to operationalize DEI and position our content and educational opportunities help strengthen the talent management capacity of the social impact sector.

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Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Employee Relations,Fmla,Employee Evaluation,Human Resources Management,Workers' Compensation Law,Benefits Administration,HRIS,Payroll,Employment & Labor Law,ADP,Human Resources,Recruiting

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 75000 - 85000