Thandi Alnwick Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Hired over 1600 seasonal team members over a three-month period
• Recruiting and screening 30-40 applicants per day, selecting based on quality of interview
• Working directly w/ hiring managers, calendar management, high volume scheduling and processing hiring assessments
• Onboarding of staff
• Held & led orientations for numerous groups of over 30 new hires at a time
• Ensuring cross compatibility and compliance with COVID regulations—safe environment

Greater New York City Area

• Organized high level interviews for senior field appointments ensuring senior level participation & that appropriate technical support was provided, including video teleconferencing in foreign locations.
• Guaranteed completion of the pre-recruitment formalities by setting up administrative briefings with selected candidates to provide information on salaries, related entitlements and other conditions of service.
• Connected with applicants on timing, location of interviews & provided them with relevant documentation. Maintained a database of all pertinent reference files/records on the shared drive.

New York, NY

Human Resources Assistant in the Field Personnel Division, Department of Field Support of the United Nations.

New York, NY

Administrative assistant in The Field Procurement Liasion Team/ Department of Field Support

Greater New York City Area

• Liasing with permanent missions and various departments including the Department of Peacekeeping Operation (DPKO), the Department of Management (DM), Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), Insurance Service.
• Using various UN Systems including Integrated Management Information System (IMIS); Mail Action Routing System (MARS); Nucleus, Inspira and iTrack.
• Ensuring the completion of the pre-recruitment formalities, calculate salaries and related benefits, and prepare and dispatch offers of appointment and statement of emoluments.
• Processing, drafting, editing and proofreading a variety of correspondence and other communications including requests for designation, movement to higher level, retention in service beyond mandatory retirement age and.
• Ensuring timely distribution of official documents such as salary distribution forms, insurance applications and pension fund documents to relevant departments on staff members’ behalf.
• Providing administrative support for smooth travel arrangements for staff members travelling on official business, new appointees, assignees and military and civilian police by processing applications for UNLP’s and.

New York, NY

Healthcare Public Relations

• Edelman is the world's largest independent Public Relations Agency, with over 3,300 people in 54 offices worldwide. In the UK, we are 300 people in London, working across all areas of the communications spectrum –.
• Rotating between various departments including Digital, Public Affairs and Healthcare
• Daily Media Monitoring for clients including British Virgin Islands in the Public Affairs department; Pfizer’s Pneumococcal drug Prevnar 13 and Merck & Co., Inc.’s Gardasil in Healthcare and Puma and Levi’s in Digital
• Research for new business pitches, writing biogs, referencing for reports, updating websites, responding and engaging with bloggers and public on social networking platforms on client’s behalf and provided.
• Assisted in planning and organizing a successful launch event for Levi’s Shape What’s to Come online community
• Formal training in media relations; Social media on the Edelman BELT system (Yellow belt); Crisis communications and training from Robert Phillips, Edelman’s CEO in public engagement

London, United Kingdom

• Formal training in media, PR, communications & financial practices by Brunswick & UnicornJobs staff & career counseling from Taylor Bennett.
• Delivered weekly presentations to industry professionals, including Chris Satterthwaite, the CEO of Chime Communications
• Networked with PR professionals from Edelman, CIPR and others
• Visits to Save the Children, Thomson Reuters, The Observer, Home Office, PRWeek, Financial Times and other PR/media related companies

Greater New York City Area

• Promoted customer appreciation day at various BP petrol stations

• Traveled independently to event locations & provided demonstrations of the Sony Digital Reader in retail stores and for media events

• Searched databases for music licensing, publishers and celebrity management
• Participated in daily meetings and brainstormed for appropriate talent and songs for clients’ commercials including Mr. Planters Peanuts, Pepsi & Cadbury’s

Represented a music band and promoted their performances; including a successful event at the famous New York City venue 'C.B.G.B.'s'

Assisted with production & marketing of a successful Christmas party that raised over $25,000

Ba Hons, Media Studies & Marketing

Ba, Communications

International Baccalaureate & High School Diploma, Ib French & Theatre Arts

Activities and Societies: President of Urban Connections (Step & Dance team)

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication And Media Studies