Job Description
Position Summary
The Human Resources Generalist will support the full spectrum of HR functions with a strong emphasis on recruiting for federal contracting roles. This position plays a key role in attracting, hiring, and retaining cleared and non-cleared talent to meet program staffing requirements. The ideal candidate understands the federal contracting lifecycle, compliance requirements, and the unique challenges of recruiting in a competitive, clearance-driven market.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle recruiting for technical, non-technical, and cleared positions, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and coordinating offers.
- Partner with hiring managers and program managers to understand staffing needs aligned to contract requirements, labor categories, and billable roles.
- Process new hire onboarding documentation including offer letters, Form I-9, E-verify submissions, NDA execution, and other new hire documents as required.
- Orders and reviews credit, background, security and reference checks on candidates or employees.
- Arranges and schedules interviews.
- Maintain compliance with federal regulations governing recruitment and employment processes.
- Maintains up to date knowledge of employment laws for the various states for hiring purposes.
- Support HR functions including onboarding, employee relations, benefits administration, policy interpretation, and Isolved HRIS data management.
- Attend job fairs, industry events, and recruiting initiatives targeting cleared and specialized candidates.
- Collaborate on HR projects such as performance management, training coordination, and employee engagement initiatives.
- Assist with internal audits, federal compliance reporting, and document retention protocols.
- Improve recruiting processes and metrics using data-driven insights.
Skills
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
- Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time.
Attributes
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
- Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
- Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations make improvements or take corrective action
Job Requirements
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 3–5 years of HR experience, including at least 2 years in recruiting within a federal contracting environment.
- Strong understanding of federal contract labor categories, RFP staffing requirements, and compensation structures.
- Experience using applicant tracking systems (Isolved) and Deltek Costpoint ERP.
- Ability to handle sensitive information discreetly and maintain compliance documentation.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.
- Preferred: PHR, SHRM-CP, or similar certification; experience recruiting for cleared positions (Public Trust, Secret, TS/SCI).