Antonella Russo Balecki, Ctmp Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Remote

Talent Acquisition / Recruitment Services

Saskatchewan, Canada

• Led, designed, and implemented talent programs, projects and solutions to support strategic business initiatives, workforce planning and strategic talent forecasting.• Led needs assessments and consultation for all talent acquisition. • Provided insight and direction to HR Operations team as it pertains to talent acquisition.• Was responsible for talent acquisition budget.• Led change initiatives, provided corporate initiative information to the executive level. • Led end-to-end talent acquisition for all business units (managing 35-75 requisitions), 30 dealerships, built talent pipelines from evergreen roles, leadership and executive positions.• Developed sourcing plans/campaigns, strategies, processes and represented company when delivering presentations to external partners.• Owned talent KPIs, strategic projects, job fairs, reported on emerging workforce trends.• Provided coaching, training, mentorship, and consultation with People Leaders/Executive Team.• Developed and led Corporate Mentorship Program, Summer Student Program, supported business acquisitions, and facilitated training.• Led Global Hiring/International recruitment hiring initiatives.• Created, maintained, and fostered relationships with government entities, community partners, trade schools, educational institutions, and vendors (Indeed, Glassdoor, HR Bamboo, Immigration Consultant).• Sound knowledge in Canadian Employment Standards Act and Labour Laws.• Brand Management - responded to Indeed and Glassdoor reviews, tracked analytics.• HR Systems: HR Bamboo, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed Resume Subscription.• Researched, analyzed and reported on recruitment/talent/people analytics, best practices, emerging trends, and risks to executive management.

• Supervised scheduling and responsible for staffing scale-up of 1500 clinical employees to support pandemic community response efforts across Peel Region.• Supported clinic operations, enabled program initiatives and planning to deliver vaccines.• First point of contact for staff inquiries, concerns, escalations and provided prompt decisions.• Led a team of 14 staff. Oversaw recruitment, selection, hiring, coaching, training, work delegation, provided training, development and responsible for team overall performance. • Developed and led processes, improvement initiatives, procedures, planning and strategic work. • Awarded Recognition for Covid Response, CAO Excellence.

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

• Worked directly under the CFO and Manager of Strategy and Financial Policy• Subject matter expert for business strategy, change management, planning and communication.• Created and monitored program performance for Onboarding program, offboarding program, employee engagement initiatives, internship and graduate programs, L&D strategies. The Onboarding Program was later adopted by the organization. • Provided reports, framework, analysis, statistics, best practice reviews and presentation pertaining to talent and internal staff development programs. • Led departmental event planning i.e. Town Halls and Staff Days for 200+ staff.• Created the Finance Internship Program, responsible for educational partnership, student hiring, onboarding, oversight, work/project direction, mentorship, and performance.• Accountable for KPIs, measurement, evaluation, and continuous quality improvements.• Ensured all phases of project delivery were performed within the given timeframe, according to scope, on-budget, and that change was managed effectively. • Partnered with HR, Strategy Office, and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment.• Delivered resume and interview preparation courses, career coaching and mentorship.• Departmental change management lead in relation to Covid-19 pandemic response efforts.• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Technology Ambassador for the department.

Brampton

- Consulted with hiring managers to understand current and future recruitment needs, job vacancy specifications, requirements, and to make recommendations on optimum sourcing channels- Managed the entire hiring process from sourcing, making job offers, to onboarding- Educated, consulted, and transfered knowledge of staffing processes to hiring managers- Proactively searched candidates, screened resumes, and conducted telephone interviews- Built networks to find qualified passive candidates- Used behavioural interviewing techniques to facilitate individual and/or panel interviews; provided support and counsel to hiring managers throughout the interviewing process- Gathered and provided feedback and recommendations to both the candidate and hiring manager - Tracked and reported on critical recruitment data monthly and provided support and coaching to junior team members- Initiated and worked on special projects such as Career Fairs, Campus Recruitment, Summer Student Programs, etc. with other members of the Recruitment team- Interpreted, promoted, and provided advice on compliance with The Region’s hiring policies, procedures and standards, as well as external regulatory and legislative requirements- Actively participated in recruitment initiatives i.e. outreach recruitment, career fairs and diversity/employment equity and inclusion programs- Remained current on best recruitment practices, provided value-added consulting to clients- Conducted regular follow-up with managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation- Continuously improved recruitment processes to better serve client needs and meet recruitment objectives- Measured client service levels by using metrics that evaluate service delivery, days-to-fill and time-to-fill.- Delivered training on Hiring Practices, Social Media Tools such as Linked In- Involved in and provided expert advice on strategic matters with stakeholders, departmental transformation projects

- Supported all client portfolios- Lead the Region's Summer Student Recruitment Program; experience with Co-op student recruitment.- Recruited and placed candidates for the Region’s Corporate Temporary Administrative Pool- Conducted employment background checks including referencing.- Experience with applicant tracking systems (we use ICIMS), have participated in Taleo product demonstration- Sound knowledge of the full cycle recruitment process (post-employment opportunities create applicant assessments, sourcing – attract the best talent (passive and non-passive candidates), screening, interview question development, applicant scorecards, manages large volume recruitment- Built Talent Pipelines, effective and strategic sources, recruited for hard-to-fill opportunities- Strong consultative skills, conducted recruitment consultation meetings that covered the entire recruitment process, information gathering sessions to evaluate client needs, built effective strategies in order to achieve client goals- Provided guidance and advice to clients regarding interpretation of internal policies, unionized collective bargaining agreements, and pre-employment advice- Facilitated and created Human Resources Training Courses: Hiring and Interviewing at Peel (Hiring Manager training) and How to Prepare for an Interview. (Employee specific training) - Experience with workplace investigations and conducting marketplace surveys with area municipalities- Lead projects such as Summer Student Web Pages re-vamp project, created Hiring Manager tools such as New Employee Orientation Checklist, Job Offer Checklist, and Interview Question Library/Database- Delivered seminars to Caledon Community Employment Resource Centre- Involved with divisional re-structuring of Children’s Services Child Care Centres (included staff presentations, lead on resume workshops and coordinated with external consultants

- Responsible for the overseeing, planning, recruitment, payroll, attendance review, forecasting, hiring, employee relations and scheduling of the casual pool of 90 + employees, conducted exit interviews- Strong knowledge of Children’s Services programs, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Day Nursery Act, special needs regulations and curriculum requirements- Responsible for training, supporting and mentoring of the Administrative Support and Centre Supervisors- Coordinated and lead on the division’s casual staff orientation program- Initiated and lead on Casual Early Childhood Education Career Fairs – specifically partnered with George Brown College, Humber College and Sheridan College, prepared materials, coordinated all events- Comply, give recommendations, and assist with the creation of internal policies and procedures- Prepared employment letters, developed attendance and disciplinary letters- Prepared statistical reports for manager(s)/director/supervisor(s) such as staff lists, staffing reports, forecasting reports, absenteeism and morning call reports, etc. Understands complement/staffing controls- Led the Ministry of Community & Social Services Compliance Project, lead on the design, provided training and developed database to store confidential information- Implemented a new scheduling/payroll database (JBS), developed project work plan and created manual- Coordinated the Region’s Employee Satisfaction Survey (B.E.S.T) for the casual employees- Composed a new employee handbook for casuals and developed a resume database and process- Led the casual employee committee and was responsible for the communication newsletter

Mississauga/Brampton Areas

Mississauga

Certifed Service Professional, Human Resources Management And Services

Certification Provided by the Institute for Citizen-Centred Service

Education record

Human Resources Professional - Honours, High Honours, Scholar

Early Childhood Education Diploma