HR Administration Specialist

Mission-Driven Career Opportunity

One of the leading affordable housing nonprofits in the area, Habitat Charlotte Region partners with hundreds of families each year through affordable homeownership, home preservation and financial literacy training. As an HR Administration Specialist, you’ll play an integral role in our vision of a world where everyone has a safe and affordable place to live.

Why Join Habitat?

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Industry-leading healthcare, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent care)
• Work/life balance supported by generous PTO
• Career development and promotion opportunities
• Casual working environment
• Retirement planning a 403(b) with 3% organizational match

Position Purpose

The Part-Time HR Operations Specialist provides administrative and coordination support across HR operations.  This role provides critical operational support across HR systems, benefits, payroll coordination, and compliance processes.  This role ensures data accuracy, process consistency, and audit readiness while enabling the HR team to focus on employee relations, leadership support, and talent strategy. 

Essential FunctionsSystems & Data Management

• Maintain HRIS data accuracy (new hires, changes, terminations)
• Run standard and ad hoc HR reports
• Support system updates and process improvements

Benefits Administration

• Coordinate benefit enrollments, changes, and terminations
• Serve as liaison with benefits vendors
• Support open enrollment execution and employee communications
• Assist with benefits billing reconciliation

Payroll Coordination

• Validate payroll data inputs
• Coordinate with payroll provider or finance team
• Troubleshoot discrepancies and ensure timely processing

Compliance & Audit Support

• Maintain employee files and required documentation
• Support internal and external audits (data pulls, documentation prep)
• Assist with compliance reporting and filings

Transactional HR Support

• Process employee lifecycle changes (status, compensation, leaves, etc.)
• Support onboarding administration (paperwork, system setup)

Required Skills and Experience

• HRIS proficiency (Paycom experience is desired)
• Benefits administration expertise
• Data accuracy and auditing
• Run and interpret HR reports and workforce data using Excel
• HR compliance knowledge
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to collaborate across functions
• The ability to use discretion with confidential and sensitive information
• Must be able to work independently in a part-time structure

Work Environment

This position requires working primarily indoors in an office setting. Hybrid work arrangement requires 50% in-office.

Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace. A pre-employment drug screen and background check is required.

Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region program funding often includes federal funding and this role may support federally funded activities. People qualifying as Section 3 residents per Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C § 1701u) and its associated regulations (24 C.F.R. Part 75) are encouraged to apply. Information on Section 3 qualifications and certification material available upon request.