Company Description
Cypress Global Services (CGS) is a leading recruiting firm with offices in Houston, Texas, USA and Pune, India. CGS works closely with our clients to understand their technical staffing needs and to meet those needs with qualified IT professionals. We pride ourselves on matching the right people with the right roles in the right places. CGS provides our clients with industry leading IT Specialists nationwide full time of placements.
This position is for our client, Kannect. Kannect is a startup based in Houston, TX and are looking for candidates that are self-starters and think out of the box. You can learn more about our mission and the company you would be representing by visiting Kannect.co
Job Description
Job Summary:
Under general supervision of Management, the Admin Assistant performs administrative support services as well as entry level HR work in support of the other office duties.
The Admin Assistant role blends the functions of administrative support and entry level human resource administration. Duties include being the primary point of contact for phone calls and emails; coordinating the New Employee Orientation (NEO) process; create job description for posting and manage full recruitment lifecycle; and maintaining employee files and supporting employees as needed. Not all skills are required, but candidate must be willing to learn and
Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:
- Perform recruitment activities, including posting open positions, pre-screening of candidates, scheduling and conducting interviews
- Ensure all paperwork is complete and accurate
- On board candidate and create employee record in our systems
- Complete background checks
- Ensure all required training is completed by the new hirers
- Maintain complete and accurate information in employee files
- Coordinate periodic performance reviews for assigned employees
- Conduct initial phone screens and act as the liaison between the candidate and hiring managers.
- Perform full lifecycle recruitment staying involved from the initial contact to the offer stage, acting as the main point of contact for each candidate.
- Conduct reference checks and assist HR with initiating background checks/drug screenings for new hires.
- Curate the Summer Internship Program by sourcing interns as well as creating a summer calendar of events for interns (Lunch & Learns, Networking Days, Community Service, etc.)
- Provide administrative support to HR Manager, as needed
- Act as stand-in HR when HR Manager is out of the office
- Responsible for using discretion with sensitive employee information
- Assist with company events and culture initiatives
- Establish and manage company files, (List of holidays, vacation request forms, etc.)
Schedule:
- Night shift (4pm - 1am IST)
- Monday to Friday
- Work Location: Remote
Qualifications
Skills & Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Previous intern work experience in Human Resources
- Strong communication skills
- Must be fluent in English, written and spoken
- Detail-oriented with great problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong organizational and administrative skills with the ability to prioritize tasks
Additional Information
Kannect Culture
We are a laid-back, fun work environment with a strong focus on promoting creativity, design thinking and innovation. Our mission is to empower changemakers to support their social responsibility and provide them the resources they needed to build a strong, sustainable and resilient future for all of us.
Join our team to empower changemakers like nonprofits, social and community organizations to make a difference.
You can learn more about Kannect's mission by visiting their website, Kannect.co
What We Do
CGS IT Services is a Technology Services company specializing in providing Technology Solutions for Business Process Improvement. CGS was recently ranked #395 on the Inc 5000 list of fastest growing Private companies in the US. Our goal at CGS is to make Technology Implementation predictable and cost effective and we are doing that using our Smart Implementation methodology which is based on LEAN principles and supported by our Solution Framework SimplyBPM, that helps Accelerate BPM projects. We are helping our clients save over 50% on project cost and break free from dependency on Offshore IT vendors.
We have a development center in Houston, Texas, our team is 100% US based and works same ours as the client, just like an extension to our clients team.
Our solutions are the outcome of the synergistic contribution of our most-valued resource.
Visit www.cypressgs.com to learn more about us.
