Blandin Foundation, located in Grand Rapids, MN, is a private philanthropic organization focused on championing rural communities across Minnesota. Through grantmaking, advocacy, and community-building, we work to strengthen and elevate rural voices, address critical issues, and cultivate vibrant, thriving communities in our region. Join us as HR Generalist and help shape an environment where staff feel supported, informed, and inspired to do their best work on behalf of rural Minnesota.
Compensation & Benefits
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Comprehensive benefits package, including: 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution, Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; Generous paid time off—vacation, sick, bereavement, and more
Position Summary
The HR Generalist delivers day-to-day human-resource services and efficient benefits administration. The role supports employees and supervisors across the full life-cycle—recruitment, onboarding, records, benefits, policy guidance, staff learning, and off-boarding—while ensuring the HRIS (HR modules) is leveraged for accuracy and productivity. The position does not own payroll processing but serves as the designated back-up, able to run a payroll cycle during absences of Finance staff.
Key Responsibilities
1. HR Operations & Employee Support
- Serve as the first point of contact for HR policies, procedures, and general inquiries.
- Coordinate logistics for staff meetings, training, and staff events.
- Process HR- invoices and draft department contracts in line with Finance policies.
- Schedule meetings, manage calendar, and draft correspondence on behalf of the HR Director, as requested.
- Serve as back-up payroll processor when Finance staff is unavailable.
2. Benefits Administration
- Serve as primary liaison to carriers and third-party administrators; manage annual open enrollment and life-event changes.
- Educate employees on benefit options; resolve coverage questions.
- Enter benefit updates in the HRIS and partner with Payroll to keep deductions accurate and plan data current.
- Support ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and ERISA compliance by maintaining accurate plan records, monitoring carrier notices, and flagging issues to the Director of HR.
3. Employee Life-Cycle Support
- Post open positions, track applications, schedule interviews, and facilitate candidate communication. Participate in interview processes as needed.
- Coordinate and help conduct new hire orientation and onboarding (background checks, orientation scheduling, etc.).
- Maintain position descriptions and assist the Director of HR with refining recruitment strategies.
- Maintain complete, legally compliant personnel files—electronic and physical.
- Coordinate and complete offboarding tasks.
4. Staff Learning & Growth
- In partnership with the HR Director, assist with planning, and coordinate annual staff learning opportunities (all staff meetings, training, e-learning).
- Prepare agendas and summaries for trainings and all-staff meetings.
- Track performance-management documents and professional-development goals.
- Assist with internal surveys or engagement check-ins and summarize findings.
5. Compliance & Continuous Improvement
- Monitor federal and Minnesota regulations, I-9/E-Verify, and labor-poster requirements.
- Draft revisions and outline procedures for the Employee Handbook, HR policies, and SOPs.
- Recommend workflow or technology enhancements to increase efficiency and control.
