The document discusses the role and responsibilities of an HR generalist. An HR generalist provides a variety of human resources services and programs, including recruitment, employee relations, benefits administration, and compliance. Key responsibilities involve preparing reports, conducting new employee orientation, assisting with training and safety, and maintaining employee data in HR systems. An HR generalist should have strong analytical skills, be able to maintain confidentiality and handle multiple assignments, while effectively communicating and interacting with diverse groups.

1. Role of HR
Generalist
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Ahmad Atif Abdullah

2. HR Generalist….?????
O Human Resources and Employee
Relations, provides a variety of
confidential, administrative, professional
level work for human resources services
and programs in an assigned area, which
may include recruitment and selection,
employee and labor relations and
negotiations, equal employment
opportunity and HRIS, benefits, workers
compensation and classification and
compensation.

3. 10 reasons why HR is important in an
organization:
O Strategy
O Compensation
O Benefits
O Safety
O Liability
O Training and Development
O Employee Satisfaction
O Recruitment
O Selection
O Compliance

4. FUNCTIONS
O Prepares various reports, charts, memos,
correspondence, etc.
O Analyzes various types of information,
salary survey results, etc.
O Generates various reports, statistical data.
O Responds to formal or informal surveys
regarding salaries, benefits,
classifications, etc.
O Conducts new employee orientation.
O Assists with employee safety and training
related activities.

5. Continued…
O Serves as the Equal Employment
Opportunity Representative on selection
committees.
O Conducts research and works on special
projects as assigned.
O Maintain confidentiality.
OWork with a variety of diverse groups in a
tactful and effective manner.
O Effectively handle multiple assignments.

6. An HR generalist should have the following
qualities in them:
O Develop briefings for HR Director
O Enable HR team to optimize available
tools/technology
O Support and backup HR information visibility focal
O Establish and facilitate Gate Review process for
Home Office projects
O Maintaining employee data in HR systems is a
required skill.
O Generates and performs preliminary analysis of a
variety of reports using HR systems.

7. KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Knowledge:
O Knowledge of fundamental principles and practices
of public human resources administration
O current relevant federal and state laws and
regulations related to human resources
O techniques and methods for recruiting and testing
in the public sector
O basic worker’s compensation law and procedural
requirements as they relate to claims processing
and management
O fringe benefit program administration and
requirements.

8. KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Ability:
O Ability to perform a variety of professional,
technical, confidential and analytical human
resources functions with minimal guidance and
supervision
O communicate effectively orally and in writing to
gather information
O explain policies or procedures and to persuade
others to accept or adopt recommendations
O interact tactfully and effective with others; exercise
independent judgment, discretion, initiative
O maintain confidentiality of sensitive information and
comply with legal requirements
O ability to operate a computer using word
processing, applicant tracking and spreadsheet
software applications