CVR Associates Looking for Human Resources Generalist at Chicago, IL Full Time

Job Description

If you are a results-driven individual with exceptional customer service skills and a passion for excellence, CVR would like to talk you about joining our team. For more than 15 years, CVR’s team of professionals has provided technical assistance and program management to affordable housing programs across the country. CVR prides itself on providing opportunities, extensive training, mentoring and succession planning to its employees. We continue to expand, adding to our more than 200-member team across the nation. CVR has operations in Atlanta, Tampa, Chicago and New York, to name a few. CVR is seeking to fill the Human Resources Generalist position.

The Human Resources Generalist performs (under general supervision) human resources functions of routine to moderate complexity including employment, employee relations, benefits, compensation, and employee services using standard policies, procedures and guidelines. Assist in the implementation and administration of company personnel policies, procedures and programs to ensure alignment with human resources and overall business objectives.

Duties include:

Acts as lead analyst on recruitment and retention programs, test development, classification studies, and training development; prepares project plans, including dates, benchmarks, and list of resources needed; identifies need for and conducts or provides for training of staff; reviews work of staff; assists in establishing objectives and maintaining performance standards; provides input on performance evaluations of staff.

Manages and Maintain benefit program systems, this includes reconciling monthly insurance invoices

Perform periodic audits to ensure personnel files and I9 forms are updated in accordance to changes in the law

Process and maintain all new hire documents, including administration of new hire process

Maintain and update HRIS administration

Coordinate and facilitate on-line benefit enrollment and termination process

Coordinate the pre and post hire process, which may include advertising, scheduling, interviewing, screening, preparation of offer and no-interest letters, background, drug test, and reference checks

Facilitate New Employee Orientation and other mandated training as needed

Back-up Payroll Analyst with processing payroll; Back-up Payroll Analyst with entering and processing garnishments, liens, and wage assignments

Provide clarification of policies and procedures to line managers and employees

Assists in the coordination of the Employee Recognition Program and employee appreciation events and activities

Provide on-going recommendations for continuous improvement and develop plan for organizational development; Administer Performance Management process

Assist in coordinating the open enrollment process

Create and submit reports as needed

Coordinate Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Workers Compensation processes

Provide Statistical information on terminations and recommend retention programs

Exit interviews (voluntary)

Retention data (Department and Position)

COBRA notification & enrollment

Notification to CHA-backup

Assist Human Resources Director with all union issues, drafting recommendations and notifications

Assist Human Resources Director with responding to third party complaints (EEOC, DHR, IDOL)

Hear Grievances and provide recommendations to the Director of Human Resources

Ensure all employees’ system access is submitted properly to IT (modifications as well)

Additional Qualifications:

Able to work under critical time deadlines, re-evaluate priorities and interact well with all levels of personnel

Must possess superior organizational, leadership, and interpersonal skills

Must demonstrate strong attention to detail

Must demonstrate the ability to work effectively with highly confidential and sensitive information

Must demonstrate advanced communication skills in the areas of interviewing, investigation, interpretation, written and verbal communication, persuasion and negotiation

Must have the ability to show a personal commitment to create a hospitable and welcoming environment for all

Must demonstrate adaptability, which includes adjusting critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment and have the ability to modify one’s preferred way of doing things based on new acquired information

Must demonstrate the ability to safeguard confidential and sensitive information

Must demonstrate the ability to work under critical time deadlines, re-evaluate priorities and interact well with all levels of personnel

Must possess superior organizational and leadership, and interpersonal skills

Must be proficient in all areas of Microsoft Office and HRIS applications

The desired candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree in a related field with three (3) to five (5) years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and/or experience required.

CVR offers a comprehensive compensation package including on-the-job training, industry certification courses, competitive salary, complete insurance package and a generous number paid vacation days and holidays.

Company Description

CVR is a multi-disciplinary team of affordable housing industry leaders that specialize in program administration and community redevelopment. Since 1995, CVR has been a leader in the affordable housing industry with clients across the United States, as well as on the islands of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands since 1995. CVR has over 400 employees and offices in Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Miami and Tampa. CVR provides program management of more than 46,000 Housing Choice Vouchers and has provided oversight in excess of $2 billion in affordable housing development for multiple clients.

CVR is a multi-disciplinary team of affordable housing industry leaders that specialize in program administration and community redevelopment. Since 1995, CVR has been a leader in the affordable housing industry with clients across the United States, as well as on the islands of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands since 1995. CVR has over 400 employees and offices in Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Miami and Tampa. CVR provides program management of more than 46,000 Housing Choice Vouchers and has provided oversight in excess of $2 billion in affordable housing development for multiple clients.