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Are you interested in building foundational human resources experience while supporting missiondriven work? Consider joining ICF, where we help clients strengthen their workforce capacity through highquality, compliant, and responsive human capital support. Working alongside experienced HR professionals, the HR Assistant supports daytoday HR operations that enable organizations to meet staffing, compliance, and service delivery needs efficiently and effectively.

Job Description:

ICF is seeking candidates for the role of HR Assistant, an entrylevel position that provides administrative and operational human resources support to external clients. The HR Assistant supports the delivery of timely, accurate, and compliant HR services by performing structured, detailoriented tasks across core HR functional areas, including recruitment coordination, onboarding support, personnel processing, and employee data management.

Working under the direction of senior HR staff, HR Specialists, or project leads, the HR Assistant contributes to daytoday HR operations that support client workforce needs in dynamic, highvolume, and deadlinedriven environments. This role is consultative in nature and requires the ability to adapt to varying client requirements, follow clientspecific procedures, and support surge or projectbased workloads while maintaining data accuracy and confidentiality.

The HR Assistant supports routine HR transactions and documentation using established policies, standard operating procedures, and checklists; escalates nonroutine issues as appropriate; and assists in maintaining organized, auditready personnel records and tracking tools. The role also involves responding to basic HRrelated inquiries, supporting coordination among stakeholders, and ensuring that required information is complete and properly documented to enable senior HR staff to perform higherlevel review, analysis, and decisionmaking.

Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support for routine human resources activities, including recruitment logistics, onboarding documentation, personnel file maintenance, and HR data entry.

• Assist with processing HR transactions such as personnel actions, employee records updates, and tracking required documentation in accordance with established procedures.

• Support recruitment and hiring activities by scheduling interviews, preparing candidate communication materials, tracking applicant status, and maintaining recruitment records.

• Maintain accurate and organized HR files and databases, ensuring data integrity, confidentiality, and compliance with applicable policies and requirements.

• Respond to basic employee and manager inquiries related to HR processes, referring complex questions to senior HR staff as appropriate.

• Assist in monitoring HR workflows and tracking task status to support timely completion of highvolume or timesensitive requests.

• Follow established HR policies, standard operating procedures, and documentation requirements; escalate issues or discrepancies when identified.

• Use discretion when handling sensitive employee information and apply sound judgment within clearly defined guidelines.

• Support special HR projects and reporting efforts as assigned, contributing to continuous process improvement and operational efficiency.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Additional Qualifications

• Postsecondary coursework, associate's degree, or bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, psychology, or a related field preferred but not required.

• Experience in an administrative, customer service, operations, or HR support role (including internships, temporary roles, or relevant academic experience).

• Demonstrated ability to follow standardized procedures, maintain accurate records, and handle sensitive information with discretion.

• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and ability to learn HR systems and tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting HR, staffing, or administrative functions in a professional or organizational setting.

• Familiarity with basic HR concepts such as recruitment, onboarding, personnel records, or employee lifecycle processes.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing priorities.

• Interest in building a career in human resources or workforce administration.

Working at ICF

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: