Lauren Grant Email and Phone Number

Previously Koff & Associates and now a part of national Public Sector/Government Classification & Compensation team.

• Oversaw agency recruitment and selection activities and provided consultative services on recruitment/compensation/classification and labor and general HR to supervisors, managers, Home Forward employees and prospective employees• Developed innovative candidate sourcing, recruitment strategies and outreach programs to attract diverse and qualified candidates• Identified HR metrics and KPIs that drive performance and presented reports to support agency needs and decision making• Responsible for system administration of NEOGOV Applicant Tracking System and onboarding system and Halogen Talent performance management and certified to work with Korn Ferry job competency modeling system• Led agency classification and compensation activities; conducted position classification studies and audits; prepared new or modified job analysis documents, class specifications and job descriptions; utilized point factor system to assess and recommend the classification of new or modified (reclassified) positions• Created, recommended, implemented, and administered modifications to the agency’s classification and compensation plan and systems; conducted market analysis and prepared written documentation to support findings and recommendations• Developed and led manager and employee trainings• Served on Leadership Committee, Labor Management Committee, and Equity Council; management representative and Second Chair for collective bargaining with 9 cosignatory trades unions

• Ran full-cycle recruiting, day-one training, new hire orientation, and various other Hotel trainings and initiatives• Provided employee relations support, attended to employee inquires, acted as a resource for employee issues, and monitored and responded to unemployment claims• Led employee recognition programs and community outreach efforts and activities• Responsible for performance review evaluation and tracking, and absence tracking• Responsible for FMLA/OFLA, personal leave, and short-term and long-term disability administration• Served as benefits administrator, including: initial eligibility tracking, monthly billing, new enrollments, resolving employee benefits questions/issues, and leading annual open enrollment process and communications • Managed Hotel's Workers’ Compensation administration; attended to illness/injury claims; provided follow-up incident/accident investigation; worked closely with injured workers, insurance vendors, and loss prevention consultants• Responsible for implementing new safety initiatives; supported the Safety Committee, maintained OSHA log, and assisted with OSHA compliance for the Hotel

• Provided administrative support to a team of HR Business Partners including: reference checks, phone screens, phone interviews, background checks, exit interviews, and research requests for PEO supporting over 200 clients• Responsible for HR project deliverables such as training and presentation development, policy researching, and other client recruitment efforts

• Responsible for full-cycle recruitment process for volunteers and interns• Assisted with event coordination including the World Affairs Council's Great Decision Series, WorldQuest, and International Speaker Series, which featured His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama• Implemented new sourcing and recruiting practices to increase quality volunteer/intern applications• Scheduled and conducted interviews, reference checks, trainings and orientations, midterm check-ins, supervisor evaluations, monthly meetings, and exit interviews• Improved procedures and implemented HR best practices within the volunteer/internship program• Worked with staff to manage community outreach efforts reaching over 1,000 people and assisted with events reaching over 5,000 Oregonians

• Assisted researchers in studies on mindfulness training among children and families• Recruited, coordinated, scheduled, coded, analyzed, and received participants at Child & Family Center and at University of Oregon's fMRI lab for analysis.