Dhara Gajjar(Dh Aa-R Aa) Email and Phone Number

As a Human Resources Officer at Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB), I support the board’s mission by overseeing key HR functions, including recruitment, employee engagement, and compliance with federal employment laws. I work closely with the management team to provide strategic HR advice, drive performance, and foster a collaborative work environment. Additionally, I assist with organizational development, talent management, and wellness initiatives, all while leveraging HR technology to streamline processes and support YESAB’s goals.

• Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.• Revised course objectives, course materials, instructional and assessment strategies• Established research agenda to publish in peer-reviewed journals.• Assisted senior professors and administrators with continuous development, review, and planning and outcomes evaluation to performance.• Provided logical integration and continuity of skills training and assessment across a 4-year curriculum.• Created materials and exercises to illustrate the application of course concepts.• Evaluated student activities and performance levels to provide reports on academic progress.• Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.• Collaborated with colleagues on curriculum revision, evaluation of course syllabi, and lesson plans.• Contributed to campus activities to promote a positive university image.• Mentored students for internship and employment opportunities.• Contributed to plannning engaging lessons for both classroom and distance learning applications.• Facilitated academic and community collaborations to increase the number of community-engaged research proposal submissions to extramural funders.

• Developed as well as executed HR policies, job development, recruitment, compensation and benefits and employee-labor relations to build staff-focused human resources office culture.• Interviewed potential hires, negotiated total compensation packages, and performed reference checks.• Directed job fairs to bring in local talent for long-term and seasonal positions.• Recommended appropriate resolutions to employee relations concern• Analyzed human resources trends and best practices to optimize business performance.• Coordinated work activities for HR managers, specialists, and recruiting agents.