Responsible for fostering and maintaining relationships with external vendors, procurement contracts personnel, hiring and project managers, coordinating staffing needs including the procurement process, job posting, selection and orientation of temporary and contract staff.

• Lead project management effort using performance management tools such as a RACI chart for process reference, and ClickUp to manage internal communications, scheduling and task management.• Created sourcing strategies for entry-level positions using Indeed to post job opportunities and screen candidates, as well as an online aptitude assessment tool to determine selection criteria set by leadership.• Arranging pre-screening and virtual interview arrangements between candidates, managers and interview teams.• Created and hosted a virtual open house to advertise open positions.• Maintaining reports tracking job-specific project metrics, as well as hiring metrics.

• Arranging pre-screening and virtual interview arrangements between candidates, recruiters, managers and interview teams.• Tracking candidates throughout the full life cycle of the hiring process by maintaining the candidate status within theapplicant tracking system.• Sourcing candidates for entry-level positions using iCIMS, aiding to determine selection criteria set by the hiring team through meetings and short communications.• Establishing contact with candidate and conducting initial phone screen, determining whether they were to proceed in the interview process to meet with the hiring team and recording the screen details.• Maintaining reports tracking job-specific assessment metrics, interview scorecards, as well as hiring metrics for the Operations Team within the TA department.

• Support hiring managers and HR Business Partners in temp-to-perm recruitment efforts from the creation of requisitions, interfacing with the conversion candidate, maintaining information in the Applicant Tracking System, drafting offer letters, initiating/escalating pre-employment checks and/or pre-adverse impact actions, creation of employee profiles within Workday and ADP, up to and including, onboarding activities.

• Support Recruiters and HR Business Partners in full recruitment efforts from creation of requisitions, maintaining information in the Applicant Tracking System, scheduling interview logistics, drafting offer letters, initiating/escalating pre-employment checks and/or pre-adverse impact actions, creation of employee profiles within SAP and ADP, up to and including, onboarding activities.• Ensure candidate engagement throughout the entire hiring process in establishing rapport and endorsing the American Water employer brand; Headed an initiative on candidate experience to revisit all e-mail templates, automated system e-mail notifications and created a new hire survey to capture continuous feedback and improve the overall recruitment process.• Effectively interface with all levels of employees in the organization and cultivates strong working relationships across the business.

• Managing applicant tracking systems, employee payroll records and information.• Coordinating biweekly new hire orientations and training sessions by arranging training facilities, budgeting with catering services and arranging necessary materials.• Organizing employee schedules, interviews, meetings and communications using Outlook.• Acting as the first point of contact for general employee inquiries regarding payroll, benefits and IT issues.• Managing recruiting efforts by creating job postings, sourcing for candidates, arranging interviews, writing job descriptions and drafting offer letters.• Managing a high volume of temporary staffing assignments for different departments.• Responsible for all of the necessary paperwork for the new hire process.• Capturing feedback from employees during exit interviews.• Partner with other members of HR Communications team to develop effective communications strategies that inform and engage Firm and HR employees• Manage incoming requests, keeping track of the team’s progress and deadlines• Manage ongoing editorial process and monthly calendars• Help with the design, creation and ongoing management of shared drives, digital platforms and collaboration/project management tools• Handle special projects, invoice management and administrative tasks, and liaise with external vendors as needed

• Assisted in applicant screening and processing, as well as job posting, using iCIMS• Assisted in creating and maintaining excel documents for payroll using the VLOOKUPfunction, as well as PivotTables and macros• Conducted research for employee training and development workshops• Assisted in the processing of employee information, timesheets, paychecks and relatedissues using Banner as an HRIS• Conducted research on various employment laws, e.g., FCRA; Title VII, ADA, FMLA, COBRAand the ACA.• Conducted mock investigations of employee grievances• Conducted mock interviews, background checks and reviewed onboarding processes• Researched benefits packages and policies (401k, pensions, insurance, workman's comp.)

• Assisted in maintaining lines of communication with clients through Outlook and telephone• Provided administrative support to production, director’s and financial departments• General clerical duties such as filing, faxing, photocopying and reception• Scheduled meetings and maintained calendars with clients and prospective sponsors using Outlook