Job Description

HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST

The Human Resources Generalist will be responsible for providing services and support in multiple functional areas of Human Resources for the Association. 

MAIN JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administer various employee benefit programs, such as group insurance, flexible spending accounts, dependent care accounts, 401(a) 
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee and benefit information by processing all status changes, salary changes, garnishments, terminations, and withholding requests immediately upon notification by the employee
• Manage leave and paid time off programs, such as vacation, bereavement, sick, and leave of absence
• Prepare required daily, monthly, quarterly and annual reports as well as special reports as requested
• Draft job postings, determine and post job opportunities to appropriate sites, collect and share submitted resumes
• Work with appropriate MUSL staff to manage and schedule interviews, participate in all interviews, assist staff with appropriate topics, maintain necessary documentation of all interviews.
• Assist with onboarding of all new employees, such as new employee orientation, explanation of benefits, explanation of company policies, practices and procedures, verifying I-9 and E-Verify
• Responsible for completion of background checks for all new employees and periodic background checks of all current MUSL employees as required by Board policy
• Assist with compensation and benefits planning and administration including coordination of annual open enrollment, changes in coverage and reconciliation with benefit providers
• Assist in development of personnel policies and procedures and maintain the employee handbooks
• Assist in creation of new employee job descriptions and maintain current job descriptions
• Assist in administration of workers compensation claims
• Participate in all termination conferences and document appropriately, coordinate COBRA and other benefits for terminated employees
• Continuously review MUSL benefit plans to maintain competitive retention and hiring of outstanding employees
• Responsible for ensuring the annual employee review process is completed by all MUSL Supervisory staff in a timely manner
• Assist with employee performance counseling as requested by managers
• Responsible for maintaining appropriate personnel files in a secure manner
• Stay current with local, state and Federal HR laws, legislation, and trends,  and maintain compliance with each
• Perform other HR duties as assigned by management

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• A bachelor’s degree and three to five years of HR experience; or
• A master’s degree in HR Management and two years of HR experience; or
• Five years of HR experience and a PHR or SHRM – CP certification Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in the Human Resources field.
• Thorough knowledge of local, state and Federal laws pertaining to HR is required
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Must exercise the highest level of confidentiality and integrity
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Must be detail-oriented, possess a high degree of accuracy and work well under pressure

KEY COMPETENCIES

• critical thinking
• problem solving skills
• decision-making
• communication skills
• influencing and leading
• delegation
• team work
• conflict management
• adaptability
• stress tolerance
• organizational and planning skills
• information gathering
• monitoring skills
• initiative
• confidentiality
• attention to detail
• accuracy

Company Description

The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is a non-profit association. Each MUSL member offers one or more of the games administered by MUSL. For more information visit: www.musl.com