HR Generalist

Description HR Generalist are responsible for communicating policies supportive of Human Resource's goals and objectives encouraging open and honest communication. * Serves as the HR resource to directorate or office/component managers and employees. * Provides substantive information, advice and guidance to directorate or office managers and employees on a broad range of HR issues-staffing and selection, organizational structure, performance management and evaluation, employee development, adverse action, and grievance procedures. * Advises managers and employees on state and federal employment regulations, collective agreements, benefit and compensation policies, personnel procedures, and classification programs. * Identifies and develops effective policies on the resolution of a full range of HR issues for management. * Prepares studies on local organizational HR performance; identifies developing trends and issues based on changing workforce demographics or mission objectives; develops plans and/or policies for addressing those issues in coordination with the directorate or office management. * Proactively seeks resolution to problems or challenges by focusing on improving processes and procedures to ensure optimal effectiveness. * Gathers, analyzes, and presents descriptive data and recommendations for use by managers in both tactical (day-to-day) and strategic decision making. * Identifies long and short-range strategic organizational HR initiatives; develops and implements project plans and deliverables. * Facilitates and participates in group decision making, working with managers to structure the content of discussions, and actively participating and influencing discussions and decisions. * Promotes actions and strategies that create a culture where employees are valued and respected. * Conducts sophisticated research, collecting information from HR functional areas and/or referring to regulations, Directorate, office, or component policies, procedural instructions, or handbooks. * Prepares moderate to complex memoranda for senior client management to implement changes to Agency HR regulations or to implement new regulations. * Gathers, analyzes, and presents data and recommendations on HR policy issues to HR and Agency management. * When necessary, requests a waiver from OPM on designated Federal regulations. * Makes recommendations to managers on the best way to address an employee issue, balancing the needs of the employee with the needs of the Directorate, office, or component; explains issue cause and resolution to employee. * Ensure accuracy and currency for the data and documents pertaining to Directorate or office employees and organizational structure. * Evaluates job positions, determining classification, exempt or non-exempt status, and salary. * Provides current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, promotions, and employee benefits. * Serve as a resource on issues related to processing employee assignments to foreign/domestic locations. * Requirements * TS/SCI with Polygraph * Three years of experience performing HR processing and management. * Strong communication skills. * Working knowledge of and ability to apply analytic and diagnostic techniques sufficient to identify, evaluate, and recommend appropriate HR interventions to resolve routine to moderately complex HR problems and issues. * Knowledge of and ability to apply project management concepts and principles to plan and implement initiatives to address customer needs and plan for contingencies. * Ability to interpret and apply HR business rules and use available job aids to accurately enter employee and organizational data into the Human Resource Information System (HRIS). * Ability to interact with managers to contribute to and influence decision-making. * Ability to prepare and deliver comprehensive briefings to senior managers on HR topics. * Excellent oral and written communication skills to compose and deliver responses to employee questions in a clear and concise manner. * Ability to consult and collaborate with senior managers to identify HR issues of concern and develop an understanding of the organizational environment, desired mission outcomes, and objectives. * Uses communication skills to persuade or convince others of the need for change. Strategically leads, partners, and plans within the office. * Identify and pursue opportunities for innovation within HR organization; analyzes relative value of alternative approaches or process improvements, which impact achievements of HR objectives. * Ability to obtain considerable knowledge of Agency and Human Resources regulations, policies, and unique Agency authorities to address organizational/business issues and questions. * Ability to obtain considerable knowledge of component operations to anticipate and develop human resources strategic plans in coordination with component management and HRO. * Considerable knowledge of quality assurance procedures to ensure data integrity and timeliness of the data. * Considerable knowledge of the data maintained in the HR systems and the relevance of this data in addressing organizational issues and questions. Education: * Bachelor's degree in human resources or human Capital Management; or a related degree in business administration, business management, Organizational Development Psychology, or Sociology. Additional years of experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree (minimum of 3 years). Benefits TLA is proud to offer its teammates perks designed for growth, health, wellness, and financial security. For an impactful career doing meaningful work, we are The Logical Answer in a world where being a consultant often feels like you're a commodity, TLA provides a refreshing culture of inclusion, a direct line to leadership, and a family feel where our teammates are valued for
their expertise and contributions. Complementing our employee focus are these benefits, offered as part of your total compensation package: * Highly competitive salaries afforded by our low overhead and non-physical footprint * Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family * Health, Flexible Spending, and Dependent Care savings account options * Group life insurance * Company paid short- and long-term disability insurance * 401(k) retirement plan with 6% company match and immediate vesting * $5,000 annual professional development allowance to keep your skills sharp * $2,000 annual certification allowance * $500 health and wellness budget * Generous referral bonuses as you help expand our talent pool * Business development bonuses as you share our capabilities throughout your client space * Team and family events to celebrate camaraderie and share successes * Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays * Twenty (20) days paid time off to use at your discretion (PTO Package Negotiable)

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