SGI Global is seeking a Human Resource Assistant to support the United States Attorney's Office – District of Rhode Island. The HR Assistant responsibilities will be to provide a variety of human resource assistance in the following functional areas: recruitment and placement, performance management, employee benefits, training, onboarding, records management, and timekeeping within the office. The HR Assistant must work and interact professionally and effectively with all levels of staff. The HR Assistant must demonstrate an ability to meet established deadlines and work as a team player in a professional office setting. Skills in meeting and dealing with people in a courteous and tactful manner are essential. The position is located in Providence, Rhode Island.

Job Duties:

• Assists with the pre-employment security package for review. Monitors life cycle of all background investigations and reinvestigations.
• Assists with the preparation of all onboarding packages and participates in orientation for new hires within the program areas under their purview. Participates in the exit briefing process for all departing staff.
• Serves as the District's Training Officer by disseminating training information, establishing new employee training accounts, generates routine and customized reports, troubleshoots user problems, and provides end user support.
• Serves as the Time and Attendance Administrator for the District. Establishes profiles in both modules for new employees ensuring proper budgetary coding and position assignment. Ensures that required data is submitted timely and following DOJ rules and regulations. Prepares audits and other customized reports when requested by a supervisor or as needed to analyze data.
• Assists with preparing Attorney vacancy announcements based on requirements and job analysis, assists in the evaluation of all candidates for basic qualifications and eligibility requirements.
  Aids employees, and managers in the administration of Federal employee retirement, group life insurance, health benefits, and Thrift Savings Plan programs.
• Plans and conducts regular and ad hoc reviews of HR reports and records to ensure accurate processing and recording of all personnel actions. Assists in establishing and maintaining adequate quality control measures to ensure timely and accurate personnel action processing. Maintains personnel files and records and develops system reports for managers and monitors various tickler reports.
• Produces a variety of written documents utilizing varied and advanced functions in each of several types of office automation software, i.e., word processing, database management or spreadsheet. Integrates output from different software types, e.g., tables produced by database applications and charts and graphs produced by electronic spreadsheet applications, into word processing or desk top publishing text. May integrate graphic output into text documents and adjust style and pitch of type to design and lay-out individual pages to fit large and complex publications.

Qualifications

• US Citizen
• High School Diploma is required
• At least 1-3 years' experience in an administrative or legal environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools. Communication skills are extremely important. Works and interacts professionally, cooperatively, and effectively with all levels of staff.
• Ability to meet established deadlines and work as a team player in a professional office.
• Skill in meeting and dealing with people in a courteous and tactful manner. Demonstrated ability to review a wide variety of documents, both legal and non-legal documents, including motions and briefs, and a variety of legal correspondence.
• Hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, database, spreadsheet, and telecommunications.
• Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure.
• Must, be able to pass a National Agency Check with Inquiries.

SGI Global provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.