Julia Riddell Email and Phone Number

Provided historical knowledge and expertise to the Volunteer Recruitment & Selection- Placement Office of Peace Corps Headquarters to include: • Strategic planning for upcoming quarterly training class fill, • Training class fill and attrition data analysis, • Project management for Placement Standard Operating Procedures,• Stakeholder management with Office of Medical Services, Office of Global Operations, Office of ICDEIA and Inter-America & Pacific Region,• Placement Leadership Team training and capacity building for new supervisors.

• Managed a team of 8-12 Volunteer Placement and Assessment Specialists (Placement Officers) at the FP-7 through FP-4 (GS-7 through GS-12) level responsible for the review, assessment, and placement of Peace Corps applicants in 14 countries. Assigned work duties, foster teamwork, and restructure team as needed to maximize productivity in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment.• Developed and disseminated reports to communicate programmatic need and uphold office-wide priorities to Placement Officers and other stakeholders, including departmental leadership.• Contributed to the development and implementation of strategic planning documents for the Placement Office in alignment with agency priorities and business needs.• Managed projects to support the continuous improvement of the Placement Office by analyzing data and identifying trends, identifying and resolving challenges in business processes and technology, recommending process changes and technological improvements, and developing or updating standard operating procedures.• Served on interdepartmental working groups and ad-hoc teams to execute initiatives or to resolve challenges impacting multiple offices, including the design and roll-out of a new applicant tracking system, restructuring the volunteer opening review and dissemination process, targeted applicant messaging and retention strategies, and the planning and implementation of new OIG recommendations.• Designed training materials and facilitate training sessions using adult learning principles for both Placement staff and external stakeholders.• Served as Delegated Authority for the Director of Placement in supervisor’s absence.

• Developed a curriculum for multiple ten week community English courses for both the beginner and intermediate levels each involving 25 students from 15 to 35 years of age.• Taught a seven week intensive preparation course for the national high school English exam to two different groups of 15 students each.• Facilitated a weekly conversation hour with one elementary school English teacher to increase fluency.• Planned, organized, publicized and co-facilitated both a 5km and 10km community race involving 70 runners and 25 runners respectively. • Co-organized and co-led a week-long summer day camp for 30 elementary school kids, involving crafts, team building exercises, group games, and nature talks. • Assisted the elementary school Physical Education professor in coaching the school track and field team up to the national finals two years in a row.• Facilitated a ten week girl’s empowerment club for seven sixth grade girls discussing topics such as relationships, self-esteem, studies, and life goals. • Facilitated three day-long workshops for youth 15 to 35 years of age on the topics of team building, life goals/planning, and sexual health respectively, to promote youth employability and entrepreneurship.• Informally counselled community English class students on career choices, options, and dreams.

• Co-facilitated weekly camper registration and responded to parent queries.• Assisted the Summer Camp Director and counselors in facilitating camp activities and programs.• Served as a mentor for Program Staff girls.

• Assisted full-time staff with administrative duties, such as filing, data entry, client profile updating, and retrieving credit reports, in the Family and Housing Department. • Supervised and facilitated the Child Care room (3 to 12 children) during parent seminars.

• Performed project management for development project start-ups in Peru and Panama.• Aided with local and expatriate recruiting.• Prepared consultant orientation and training materials.