• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior/executive leadership and working closely with City Manager and Assistant City Manager related to people operations initiatives. • Function as a strategic business advisor to the executive/senior management of each business unit or specialty group regarding key organizational and management issues• Manage HR policies and programs that align with the city’s strategic goals and objectives.• Manage and support all employee relations, engagement, and performance management activities and initiatives.• Ensure talent acquisition is at the forefront of the organization, work within house team and consultants to ensure business capacity needs are achieved.

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Director of Human Resource Consulting Agency Services department that employs a wide variety of HR programs and process advisory expertise to ensure that business clientele (350+) meet federal/state/local regulations by planning, organizes, oversees, administers, reviews, and evaluates various processes, related to human resources management, loss prevention, asset protection, risk management, and employee benefits principles and practices and budgetary responsibility for various programs in Human Resources. • Analyzes laws, legislation, and requirements pertaining to risk management, worker safety, employee benefits, employee leaves, and general human resources related issues; recommends policy and procedural that influence workforce challenges and strategize sustainable solutions.• Create employer performance management programs that sustain organizational performance improvement. • Plans, organizes, coordinates, and administers a comprehensive risk management, asset protection, safety, employee benefits, and loss control programs to create continuous improvement and reduce employer risks. • Provide day-to-day mentorship and coaching to business leadership on a variety of actions to include employee relations issues, policy interpretation and application; talent management; and HR process design consultation. • Prepares reports, graphic representations, statistical summaries, and other written materials and makes oral presentations when required. o Creator/facilitator HR in Half Hour quarterly webinar training series and resource libraries. Pending accredited SHRM Recertification General Provider by July 2023. • Direct HR programs and operations to determine employer hazards, liability potential, and insurable risks. • Collaborates with administrators in worker’s compensation and benefits to uncover liabilities and risk associated with managing people and assets.• Participates in special projects, assignments, and strategic planning as needed.

Managing HR Partner of the North Central Coast Division Service Area (3200+ employee) compensation portfolio, advising leaders on and ensuring compliance with HR policies, procedures, operations, and practices. Assist Senior Leadership teams in achieving their operational and strategic goals by maintaining and developing strategic compensation solutions.• Sole manning partner of >$250M portfolio. • Created compensation restructure of several core operational departments, resulting in increased employee retention and decreased divisional turnover.• Identified contractual cost reduction compensation practice of divisional unionized nursing staff, resulting in a >$5M in annual savings. • Appointed Divisional Section Chief of Labor Pool responsible for all redeployment efforts of labor during COVID-19 pandemic and divisional testing/vaccination of employees . • Created Human Resources interactive interface process, increasing New Hire Engagement by 23% in three months.• Promoted employee engagement techniques that resulted in increased participation rates on average by 2-5% in divisional markets.• Divisional point for Caregiver Incentive Program that resulted in receipt of $230K divisional reward for employee participation in COVID pandemic operations.

Work independently to implement human resources programs for Dignity Health Facility - Arroyo Grande Hospital 450+ employees by providing human resources services, including staffing relations, processing personnel changes, analytical duties in supporting a variety of HR programs including, but not limited to; classification, compensation, employee and labor relations, and education, evaluating training and development programs, records management, employee relations and retention, ensure compliance with AA/EEO, state/federal labor law/relations, and DH union collective bargaining units (SEIU/CNA), completing personnel change transactions, develop effective and creative HR solutions, recommending/counseling personnel courses of action, improves manager and employee performance by identifying and coaching effective performance techniques and expectations; evaluating potential solutions; coaching and perform other administrative duties as needed.

Implements human resources programs by providing human resources services, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, safety and health, succession planning, employee relations and retention, AA/EEO compliance, and labor relations; completing personnel transactions. Develops human resources solutions by collecting and analyzing information; recommending courses of action. Improves manager and employee performance by identifying and clarifying problems; evaluating potential solutions; implementing selected solution; coaching and counseling managers and employees.

Devise and execute strategic recruitment plans aligning with company client recruitment requirements. Facilitate full-cycle recruitment process across all business lines and source candidates through proven recruitment channels. Train management-level staff on behavioral interviewing skills to optimize hiring practices. Increase retention rates by forecasting hiring trends specific to industry specialty. Directed recruitment efforts, and providing advice and coaching on all aspects of recruitment and talent acquisition management. Analyzed existing HR Department operations and provide recommendations to improve workflows, optimize candidate selection, compensation packages and improve HR training schedules• Generated over $150K in permanent placement revenue in 5 months.• Generated $50K in contract placement revenue with high expectations of contract extensions, generating additional company revenue. • Received multiple exceeded expectations reviews from both active clients and candidates.

Manage sale and contract negotiations to ensure all terms and conditions are met on both sides (aircraft provider and client). Create and manage a sales pipeline. Research new leads and enter them in a company CRM database.• Develop detailed logistic framework for worldwide air travel of top priority clients to include Live Nation (world-wide tour logistics for Lionel Richie, Madonna and Yanni) and large corporate clients such as Ford, Inn and Out, Nike and American Express Clientele.• Exceeded quarterly sales goal by over 100% • Generated $250K in profit for company in 2012.

Assist in operational duties of all incoming and active requests/contracts. Identify and source the most well-suited aircraft type meeting an all client’s specifications and needs. Vet the vendors’ options to ensure the aircraft, crew and operator meet or exceed FAA flight standards. Charter sourcing and contract quoting, booking trips/securing payment, arranging customer/crew catering and transportation needs, and active customer flight following.

Participate in the design of logistical project management processes and budget planning for 5M+ projects; Prepare and present to the manager weekly or monthly reports of logistic requirements of special project operations; Manage driver and fleet scheduling; Work with Collective Bargaining units to ensure compliance with compensation practices; Maintain DOT and OTR records to ensure state and local enforcement compliance; Maintain payroll and data entry in accordance with project budgetary requirements; Maintain communication with client to ensure all operational changes in project plan are communicated to all operations staff; Design and manage project quality systems to review and control projects; Fill in for project managers by managing daily operations in their absence; Create digital O&M manuals

Manages talent acquisition process, including sourcing, testing, interviewing, hiring and onboarding; Keeps job descriptions up-to-date, accurate and compliant with relevant federal, state and local laws for all positions; Develops training and performance management program that ensures all employees are familiar with their job responsibilities, as well as relevant legal and safety requirements; Ensures all employment practices comply with federal, state and local regulations; Provide employees with information regarding compensation, benefits, and working conditions; Use human resources management software to prepare and maintain records of employee hiring, promotion, transfers, or termination; Explain human resources policies, standards and procedures to employees to ensure compliance; Manage payroll date entry for all sites (110+ employees)

Greet and welcome guests as soon as they arrive at the office, direct visitors to the appropriate person and office, answer, screen and forward incoming phone calls, ensure reception area is tidy and presentable, with all necessary stationery and material (e.g. pens, forms and brochures), provide basic and accurate information in-person and via phone/email, receive, sort and distribute daily mail/deliveries, maintain office security by following safety procedures and controlling access via the reception desk (monitor logbook, issue visitor badges), order front office supplies and keep inventory of stock, update calendars and schedule meetings, arrange travel and accommodations, and prepare vouchers, keep updated records of office expenses and costs, and perform other clerical receptionist duties such as filing, photocopying, transcribing and faxing, etc.