Associate, Human Resource & Admin Officer Full Time

Amherst Overview: Amherst is a vertically integrated real estate investment, development, and operating platform, offering solutions across the U.S. real estate capital stack, including single-family residential (SFR), mortgage-backed securities (MBS), and commercial real estate (CRE). Amherst is headquartered in Austin, TX and New York, NY, in the United States, with regional global offices located in India and Costa Rica. Underpinned by proprietary technology, battle-tested data and mortgage model, and a deep understanding of U.S. real estate markets, Amherst’s vertically integrated platform seeks to provide investors a more efficient model to price, finance, and manage real estate with turnkey execution capabilities across the firm’s debt and equity strategies in the public and private residential, commercial, and mortgage-backed securities markets. Our Single-Family Residential strategy has quickly scaled over the last 10 years to own and operate 40,000+ homes in 30+ markets across 20 states while building a vertically integrated real estate investment and operating platform that manages approximately $18bn in assets. Across the SFR strategy, Amherst acquires, builds, renovates, leases, finances, manages, and disposes of homes on its own account and for its investors. Outside of the SFR strategy, Amherst is engaged in various strategic initiatives and venture businesses, including commercial real estate debt and equity (all things non-SFR) and mortgage-backed securities advisory. For Further information about The Amherst Group, kindly visit https://www.amherst.com/

Department / Role Overview: We are looking for an experienced and professional HR & Admin Officer to join our team in our brand. The ideal candidate is professional, organized, proactive, possesses strong communication skills and is an allaround team player with a passion for the company and their role. Must-have qualities are a positive, flexible, can-do attitude and ability to apply excellent judgment in all situations. The role will support a number of Amherst employees within our growing Mumbai office and liaise regularly with our other corporate offices by serving as the HR & Admin Officer. This is a unique opportunity for someone to join an innovative, highly dynamic, and growing business.

Responsibilities: Office Administration: • Coordinate the development of Human Resources policies for the organization regarding employee relations. • Partner with management to communicate Human Resources policies, procedures, programs, and laws. • Recommend employee relations practices necessary to establish a positive employer-employee relationship and promote a high level of employee morale and motivation. • Maintain employee-related databases. • Prepare and analyze reports that are necessary to carry out the functions of HR. • Maintain conference room calendars. • Monitor visitor access and issue passes when required. • Manage conference room set up (order and set up food and refreshments as appropriate for meetings and set up video conference or dial-in 10 minutes prior to every meeting) • Receive, sort, and route mail, receive orders.

• Receive and distribute incoming packages. Work with courier companies as needed for accurate and timely incoming and outgoing deliveries. • Manage deliveries including booking and signing for international and domestic couriers. • Maintain and replenish office supplies. • Prepare and submit T&E Expense Reports, arrange travel, and assist with any office postings/signage as required.

Additional Duties: • Coordinate restaurant reservations for lunch or dinners as required. • Maintain continuity among work teams by documenting and communicating actions, issues, and continuing needs. • Perform other clerical duties such as filing, photocopying, and collating. • Order supplies for pantry and copy room. • Plus, any other office duties or ad hoc support to the office. • Liaise with facility management vendors, including cleaning, catering and security services. • Address employee queries regarding office management issues (e.g. stationery, Hardware and travel arrangements) • Coordinate with IT department on all office equipment. • Organize the office layout and order stationery and equipment. • Manage office general administration budget, ensure accurate and timely reporting. • Assist in the onboarding process for new hires.

Requirements: The ideal Candidate should possess: • A Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Business Administration or equivalent degree from a recognized University/Institution • Executive administration experience a plus • Excellent verbal communication skills with professional and friendly phone presence • Solid Microsoft Office Skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) • Minimum of 4-6 years’ experience in HR and Administration. • Training in employment law, compensation, organizational planning, employee relations, safety, training, and labor relations. • Should be able to work independently in a diverse environment. • Experience in working with similar organizations or institutions will be an added advantage. • Strong understanding of and the ability to interpret and action labor laws. • Analytical, excellent data mining ability. • Intelligent, motivated self-starter with strong interpersonal skills and work ethic • Strong ability to multitask, prioritize and respond to multiple requests at one time. • Personable, dependable, approachable, sociable, and flexible • Ability to work a flexible schedule (occasional need to come in early/stay late for meetings with external guests) • Ability to maintain a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information.

• Working Shift / Arrangement: o U.S. shift (1:30 PM – 10:30 PM – IST), flexible – hybrid working model

• Amherst’s Core Values: o Culture & Conduct: Positive attitude with high integrity. Agile in adapting to a dynamic environment with emerging datapoints. o Client-Centricity & Business Acumen: Strong Team player, multiple internal stakeholder management. o Communication & Connectivity: strong written and verbal communication skills with clients and management. Ability to communicate across teams and disciplines within Amherst to drive progress. o Execution & Delivery: self-starter, proactive, motivated, driven personality, excellent organizational and time management skills. Ability to understand conceptually process goals and operate independently when creating execution framework and model with limited real-time input / guidance.