Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Verdugo Strategies is a progressive campaign consulting organization focused on civic engagement, community mobilization, and strategic advocacy. The Temporary Human Resource Assistant provides administrative, logistical, data entry, onboarding, HRIS, payroll support, compliance tracking, and employee recordkeeping assistance during a high-volume election cycle.
Responsibilities
- HRIS & Employee File Management: Maintain, audit, and update confidential personnel files in Paylocity and electronic archives. Assist with uploading documents, tracking completion of required forms, and maintaining accurate employee records across all client entities
- Onboarding & Lifecycle Logistics: Coordinate administrative tasks for hiring, onboarding, and offboarding. Assist with preparing offer letters, set up new hires in Paylocity, track completion of I-9 forms and tax documents, and distribute initial onboarding materials
- Payroll & Benefits Support: Assist the HR Director and other Operations Department Staff with pre-payroll administrative tasks, including auditing timesheets, tracking missing employee information, and organizing payroll documentation to meet tight deadlines. Provide basic assistance to employees regarding Paylocity portal access and standard benefits inquiries
- Compliance & Training Tracking: Monitor completion rates for mandatory employee trainings and compliance policies across field and support staff. Send reminders to staff and escalate overdue compliance items to the HR Director
- Administrative & Adaptive Support: Answer routine HR inquiries, manage incoming operations communications, assist with scheduling, and support special projects as requested by the HR Director or Operations leadership
Skills
- • Demonstrated commitment to progressive causes and enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced environment
- • Strong interest in creating and maintaining a positive work environment and resolving interpersonal matters
- • High proficiency with Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Drive), Microsoft Office, and web-based tools
- • Exceptional organizational skills and high attention to detail when managing records and numbers
- • Proven ability to handle confidential information with utmost discretion and professional ethics
- Communication Tools: Must have easy access to a reliable laptop, smartphone, and a stable internet connection for regular professional communication and performing duties
- This role operates in a remote workspace, with possible travel to on-site dynamic field office environments and in various community settings. It requires the ability to work long hours and/or weekends, especially during peak campaign phases
- The employee must be able to sit for periods of data entry and stand for extended periods during remote trainings and/or performing the duties of this position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer and/or smartphone and participate in frequent voice or video calls
- • At least 1 year of administrative, operational, or HR support experience (internships and campaign operations experience qualify)
- • Prior experience using Paylocity or a similar HRIS platform
- • Previous experience working within progressive political campaigns, non-profits, or community organizations
Benefits
- Remote workspace
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