HR Generalist - Recruiting Focus

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

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).