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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• A Human Resources Specialist with the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA-SCA) advising management on recruitment strategies to best attract, hire, and retain a skilled and diverse workforce including available hiring authorities, sources, and special programs • Providing technical guidance to hiring officials on the development of job analysis on a wide variety of complex positions using research and analytical techniques through the development and classification of position descriptions for various job series in the federal government • Recommending new innovative methods to develop guidance to carry out staffing and recruitment functions.• Actively reviews, prepares, and coordinates position classification requests through the establishment of new positions, reclassification of vacant positions, recertification of Position Descriptions (PDs), desk audits, and promotion requests from management officials to assess the accuracy and adequacy of the position classification request • Provides advisory services to management officials and staff concerning significant classification and organizational structure issues • Ensures that requests for new positions are consistent with the requesting organizations staffing limitations, approved organizational structure, and office mission• Promotes internal and external training • Identifies career development resources for employees • Assists in the development of individual development plans • Recommends learning activities that support the bureau's mission • Partners with management to identify barriers, recommends solutions that affect employee career growth, and advises on how to implement solutions• Provides individual employee counseling on benefit options, health insurance (FEHB), life insurance (FEGLI), and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) issues

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Human Resources Specialist responsible for EFM personnel action processing overseas, EPAP coordination, Award coordination, leave administration, and general HR practice communication• Advises on EFM recruitment and staffing, position management for embassy's overseas, employee benefits, labor management relations, and human resource consultation• Administers HR policy to a diverse workforce both foreign and domestic• Serves as a Human Resource Specialist working with embassy's to review SF-52 “Requests for Personnel Actions” for system processing in the Global Employment Management System (GEMS)• Currently acts as the bureau point of contact for the following Embassy's (Kuala Lumpur, Dili, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Chendu, Wuhan, Hong Kong, Apia, Vientiane, Busan, Seoul, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Ulaanbaatar)• Actively reviews position data via generated staffing patterns for embassy's within the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP)• Receives position requests from Embassy HRO's to establish new positions, abolish positions, and update existing positions• Determines appropriate clearance level (PUBLIC TRUST, SECRET, and TOP SECRET) in accordance with position requirements• Analyzes EFM resumes and hiring documentation against position description (PD) requirements to ensure EFM candidate qualifications• Coordinates with the Global Community Liaison Office (GCLO) to administer EPAP recruitment cycles that aim to hire professional associates in various critical fields• Aids Human Resource Officers (HROs) with EPAP hiring guidance to include recruitment cable announcements, position requests, eligibility screenings, qualification screenings, candidate salary determination (Grade/Step), and Offer Letter issuance• Administers all award cycles in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP). Communicates award submission deadlines and collects all nominations

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Acts as a Human Resources Specialist (GS-11) to support various offices within the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs through the utilization of the Global Employment Management System (GEMS) for employees both domestically and internationally• Actively reviews SF-52 Personnel Action Request Cables to determine the appropriate processing measures required for Eligible Family Members (EFM) overseas. Actions processed include Entrance on Duty Hiring (EOD) actions, resignations, leave requests, pay inquiries, service date recalculations, and awards processing• Reviews both Civil Service (CS) and Foreign Service (FS) employee records for discrepancies required for correction. Communicates Personal Identifiable Information (PII) to the appropriate sources for employee data resolution• Actively processing hundreds of personnel actions for posts internationally while maintaining dialog between human resource liaisons to resolve federal employment related issues• Collaborates with other human resource professionals throughout the Department of State to resolve complex employee matters that effect Bureau moral. Strategically deploys human resource initiatives set forth through policy and guidance from supervisory HR to a diverse population of federal employees both domestically and internationally• Advises federal employees with regards to all aspects of benefit related inquires to include Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB), Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), and Workers Compensation (OWCP)• Serves as primary Workers Compensation Coordinator through the communication of information between the Department of Labor and the injured federal employee. • Serves as primary Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Paid Parental Leave (PPL) coordinator to administer special leave guidance and policy for federal employees both domestically and internationally.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Advises management on procedural and regulatory staffing requirements related to common problems with limited scope. Prepares routine recruitment requests and information for job opportunity announcement • Reviews, prepares, and/or coordinates position classification requests from management officials to assess the accuracy and adequacy of the requests and its supporting documentation • Provides limited advisory services on non-controversial position classification determinations by communicating grade to management with supporting criteria and justification in a written evaluation statement • Assists with technical reviews to ensure performance plans, progress reviews, and summary ratings comply with policies and procedures. Reviews internal and external training requests for approval • Serves as an employee counselor for any or all areas of staffing, performance management, employee relations, position classification, payroll, employee benefits or other related services

Williston, Sc

• Guiding leaders and employees regarding company policies, values, HR programs (benefits, pay and salary) administration to ensure policies and procedures are handled consistently and in a timely manner• Actively advocating for associates by resolving conflict and seeking win-win solutions, promoting positive and effective associate relations and influencing a focus on human issues in the organization• Supporting the organizations full cycle intellectual capital process with key emphasis in full life cycle recruiting, recruitment strategy implementation, associate development, succession planning, performance management, compensation planning, and applicant tracking• Identifying and recruiting qualified candidates through both internal succession planning and external talent acquisition via a cultivated talent pipeline, approved recruiters, and other recruiting sources which includes execute staffing strategies for exempt/non-exempt hiring needs• Actively coordinating activities required during the recruiting and interviewing process while regularly attending job fairs when appropriate. • Facilitating a cohesive interviewing process while assisting in the selection of qualified candidates to fill vacant positions throughout the organization• Maintaining a thorough applicant tracking solution through Taleo while assisting in preparation of AAP and other regulatory reporting• Applying relevant updates to organizational human resource policies, standard operating procedures, and employee handbook while ensuring that revisions are distributed to appropriate staff members/employees in a timely manner• Acting as a system administrator supporting human resources software and systems including Taleo, PeopleSoft, ADP, WebEx, QAD, SharePoint, eTime, Kenexa, and the Convergence online Learning Management System• Assisting in the preparation of reports that reflect headcount, new hires, terminations, and organizational turnover rates• E-Verify to validate employment

Fort Bliss, Texas

Directing mid-sized operations team in human resources and logistics to conduct organizational data collection, personnel data management, and sensitive personnel data system implementation. Developing human resource strategies in workforce planning, job realignment, employee involvement, and teamwork oriented projects.• Providing direct leadership in HR related functions from employee benefits, training, leadership development, succession planning, and regulatory compliance to over 100 service members• Developing a strategic on boarding model to quickly integrate new government employees into various organizational positions on a quarterly basis more efficiently• Contributing to over 1,200 labor statistical data analysis's which identifies immediate workforce needs throughout a rapidly changing military organization • Introducing proactive employee relations and communication programs to resolve previous labor and management issues and maintain a seamless human resource line of communication • Streamlining sensitive government and personnel data system inputting with human resource team to reduce system errors by over 8% annually• Integrating over 30 new government employees on a monthly basis flawlessly into core organizational functions through a workforce assimilation pipeline• Overseeing military employee benefit entitlements in relation to current human resource policies and procedures • Drafting metric-based employee performance and staffing management through Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel to meet workforce development needs in managementVerifiable Promotion Orders to Corresponding Position Link- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MLTwqq4Rrj643cFx1F9heDN3eo_mqmC-Verifiable Promotion Certificate Link-https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Evt6pbC47ylFNnF-sZUfM3AX_gStgC_6

Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Acted as key liaison between military operations support team and administrative staff to manage sensitive government employee data entries with human resources supporting personnel.• Synchronized financial operations support with human resources to execute sensitive military personnel data for over 100 service members on a quarterly basis• Directly managed over 1,600 sensitive military service member data transactions with an over 98% accuracy rating• Secured sensitive military personnel records which recorded operational information worth in excess of $500,000 USD• Provided direct leadership supervision to improve operational communication which increased human resources work process efficiency by 4% annually• Improved human resource records management by generating Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to account for over 1,600 personnel data entriesVerifiable Promotion Orders to Corresponding Position Link- https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fGwvDkLp8SR7nd2DWQMBLpJWuC-QEOEuVerifiable Promotion Certificate Link-https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Eb9H8RRLWxamvKyYZcrp4Fqo4xZMhx3a

Afghanistan / Fort Drum, New York

Provided administrative support related to the issue and distribution of critical equipment and supplies in conjunction with foreign nationals during Operation Enduring Freedom in Pasob, Afganistan.• Ensured inventories, material control, accounting, and supply records were properly maintained• Reviewed quantities received against shipping documents and maintained stock locations by administering document control procedures• Responsible for daily maintenance and interface of $3,500 worth of computer equipment and maintained accountability of 500 lines of repair parts valued at over $50,000 USD• Maintained Excel spreadsheet trackers with an Authorized Stock Level (ASL) of over 500 lines items

Fort Drum, New York

Advised and influenced key organizational stakeholders on the aspects of employee management and leadership with a focus on performance management, organizational development, and management effectiveness. • Designed and developed blended learning solutions that achieved the knowledge, skills, and behavioral changes needed to meet organizational goals• Provided organizational development and human resources training in diversity, sexual harassment, and equal opportunity to line staff and management• Delivered excellent customer service to more than 100 personnel with new employee orientations, benefits, payroll, retirements, separations, and promotions• Identified and corrected travel claim discrepancies, resulting in hundreds of dollars in cost savings and dramatically improved quality assurance• Rallied a team of 4 staff members to reach established goals, which improved the timeliness and effective processing of personnel actions with a 98% success rate

Master Of Science - Ms, Human Resource Management, 3.94

Masters of Science in Human Resource Management (M.S.) Specialization: Strategic Human Resource Management, Total Rewards, Human Resource.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Humanities

Bachelors of Arts in Humanities (B.A.) Specialization: Human Resource Management, Professional Business Writing, Organizational.