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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Partner with Executive Leadership Team to realize organization-wide operational plans through HR strategy with a laser focus on driving cultural change, streamlining processes, and improving staff engagement.Evaluate and advise leaders on the impact of long-range initiatives and strategies identifying and delivering results impacting the ability to attract and retain high caliber talent in a competitive job market.Develop talent acquisition strategies to attract candidates and employees from diverse backgrounds, illustrating through actions an environment of inclusion and belonging that celebrates ethnic differences, as well as those of thought and experience.Maintain a progressive and proactive approach to compensation and benefit offerings to retain and attract the right talent, and fit into the organization. Implement non-financial programs and cultural initiatives that address feedback and align with best practices of top organizations.Partner closely with the Office of the President to develop and implement policies and programs aligning with federal, state and local regulations and in service to effective management of serving human capital. To include employee relations, affirmative action, harassment, employee complaints, training and career development.

Reston, Virginia, United States

Lead the development of department HR systems and platforms, goals, objectives, milestones and success criteria to ensure appropriate alignment to the vision of the organization. Partner closely with leaders to coach and mentor teams to be appropriately aligned to organizational goals and objectives.Develop and manage oversight of the annual HR and Admin Services budgets, including length of service, staff engagement activities, affinity groups, bonus and other special recognition programs as well as the routine day-to-day operational expenditures.Lead and oversee staff investigations. Successfully managing very sensitive situations with compassion and skill, reducing, and often eliminating further escalation and potential lawsuits.Partner closely with the Executive Leaders to communicate effectively with staff via town halls, company meetings, email, and the employee intranet website.Create and lead on-boarding new staff across the organization. Program components include interactive, welcome and benefit information sessions, surveys, hangouts with leaders, check-ins and socials.

Reston, Virginia, United States

Partner with leaders and managers to appropriately guide and coach development plan communications, terminations, and other sensitive employee relation discussions. Seek solutions to provide a respectful resolution, guided by policy, precedent and compassion. Guide discussions to support the organization and the individuals involved.Lead and manage a team of six HR and Administrative professionals, ensuring smooth execution of our daily work, while coaching staff to excellence and continuous learning. Develop, design and lead team building and Lunch and Learns to improve employee engagement. Sessions included Strengthsfinder, DISC inventories, community outreach and group activities.Manage and oversee all aspects of human resources and operations for an office of ~85 successfully execute human resource policies, procedures and programs, championing the organizations durable goals, competencies and mission driven programs, to enable underserved students, placing them in paid professional internships, like Year Up and local elementary education.

Reston, Virginia, United States

Managed office of 85+ staff, handling day-to-day operations including on-site human resources support, planning events, running office operations and managing a team of six administrators. Responsible for the smooth execution of all project deliverable, proposal and time sensitive communications to member universities and colleges, process fee waivers, invoices and handle customer escalations.Guide and coach managers and staff in all people related actions, including recruiting, extending employment offers, explaining benefits, processing sensitive actions, compensation, bonus and terminations.Responsible for the physical security of office, handling staff and building emergencies, access requests and escalations. Primary point of contact for all human resources and operations initiatives, company meetings, and special events.

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Design and produce live satellite training broadcasts related to professional development; including research, contract negotiations, audience development, script review and client relations, to include executive producer credit for Financial Planning Program for IRS national staff down-sizing initiative.Manage operations, human resources and administrative services for a team of sales managers, directors, producers and education leaders.Provided dedicated operational support to key business partners including IBM during live business educational programs, designed to train managers in several leadership competencies.