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As a member of the leadership team and reporting directly to the Executive Director, provide overall guidance and strategic human resources leadership. Serve as a partner and coach to the executive and management team on issues that affect performance and business relationships.Drives, directs and manages all things human resources!

• Reporting directly to the Executive Director, provide overall direction and strategic human resources leadership. Serve as an HR Business Partner to the executive and management team on personnel issues that affect performance and business relationships.• Oversee the development and implementation of concrete human resources policies, systems and services, including legal compliance, employee benefits, employee relations, performance management and professional development, payroll management (ADP), and employment protocols and procedures. • Provide leadership and expertise to strengthen the organization’s human resource systems, and support and cultivate a culture of excellence.

Director of Human Resources: 2000-2014Human Resources Manager: 1998-2000Executive Associate:1996–1998• Successfully created the first professional human resources department for the oldest private human services organization in New York City. Embraced the responsibility and welcomed the accountability to turn this vision into action by providing leadership, strategic direction, and execution. • Implemented concrete human resources systems, including personnel policies, standards and best practices; talent acquisition and retention; employee entry and exit orientations; personnel and performance management; compensation analysis and benefits administration including defined benefit and contribution programs; learning, training and development; strategic planning and tactical planning; employee relations; employment laws, regulations and compliance; staffing and benefit budget management; HRIS and payroll oversight; liaison to legal counsel and governmental reporting agencies. Supervise, coach and mentor HR staff.• Provide leadership, coaching and guidance to executive and management teams regarding talent acquisition, employee relations, professional development, and organizational matters in a diplomatic, nonjudgmental and objective manner that frames the issue and help create solutions. • As a member of the Executive team, promote a company culture that demonstrates dignity, kindness, and respect. Enthusiastic promoter for being highly ethical and insistent on integrity and transparency in decision-making. Champion for effective and persuasive communication that supports consensus and community.• Champion the strategic goal of being an employer-of-choice by advocating and securing attractive employee benefits, competitive salaries and recognition of excellence and working smart.• Cultivate Board relationships and workplace advocacy by staffing the HR/Pension Committee and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors.

Managed the day-to-day administration, advocacy, fund development, and resource identification. Coordinated the facilitation of technical assistance to members, community based organizations and other executives. Collaborated with advocacy organizations around budgetary and governmental issues and policies. Represented organization at governmental, private and public sector events. Maintained professional communication with board, members, community based-organizations, businesses, foundations, governmental, and religious institutions. Coordinated annual fundraiser, special events, forums, and international retreats. Prepared financial reports and public relations material. Created and maintained job bank and resource database. Selected, supervised, and trained volunteers and interns.

Assisted Executive Director with advocacy on educational issues related to people of color. Responded to requests from public and community based organizations for scholarship programs, as well as five direct service programs. Prepared and disseminated correspondence to senior management. Developed and updated educational files, programmatic proposals, contracts and monthly reports.