UIESE KELEKOLIO
ANCHORAGE,UNITED STATES
Summary
Dedicated professional eager to create and implement successful strategies to improve organizational efficiency. Adept at utilizing data analysis to provide insights into HR initiatives. Strong communication and interpersonal skills and committed to pursuing best practices related to employee development and retention. Hands on leader with extensive experience working across diverse cultures and disciplines who can keep focused and productive. Outstanding team player with a proven ability to organize and prioritize work in high pressured environments. Skilled in meeting planning, data management and outreach tasks with a keen ability to capture opportunities and turn it in to new ventures.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Municipality of Anchorage
04.2023 - Current
- Responsible for all areas of recruiting throughout the Municipality
- Prepare and post vacancy announcements; receipt, evaluation, screening, and referral of qualified applicants for Municipal vacancies; make employment offers and complete all preemployment requirements
- Notify applicants who are not successful; review and evaluate screening and testing devices; speak at public meetings and participate in job fairs and other recruitment events
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Assisted job seekers with completing job applications and submitting resumes to improve interview chances.
- Established strong relationships with local employers to match candidates with suitable job opportunities within the Municipality of Anchorage.
- Provided ongoing support and guidance for job seekers during their job search, leading to increased confidence and motivation.
Employment Coordinator
Municipality Of Anchorage
01.2022 - 04.2023
- Responsible for the complete on-boarding of employees, coordinate and present the new employee orientation, finalize the hire packets, ensure all required paperwork is completed and follow up on any missing documents
- Ensure certificates and licenses as part of the condition of continued employment are documented
- Enter accounting string for Background check vendor invoices
- Follow up with DOT previous employers to obtain federally mandated documentation
- Support employment at local job fairs, employment seminars, or similar events
- Maintain various tracking and logs
- Track non-citizens for I-9 documents
- Archive employment documents in accordance with the MOA Records Retention Schedule
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Implemented diversity hiring initiatives, promoting an inclusive workplace culture within the organization.
- Streamlined communication between HR and department managers to ensure a seamless recruitment process.
- Developed comprehensive training programs for new hires, resulting in increased productivity.
- Provided ongoing support to employees throughout their tenure, addressing concerns and facilitating career growth opportunities.
- Managed relationships with external recruitment agencies to source high-quality candidates efficiently.
- Established effective candidate screening processes to ensure timely progression through the hiring pipeline.
Personnel Technician III/Records Technician
Municipality of Anchorage
03.2019 - 01.2022
- Create, maintain, and archive employee personnel, benefit, and medical files
- Validate new hire, rehire packets, transfers, promotions, appointment change, termination paperwork submitted by the department
- Communicate with payroll and other departments regarding current and retroactive pay changes
- Prepare Municipal photo ID cards and assign Municipality of Anchorage building access
- Perform current and retroactive detailed data entry in Employee Relation Program system
- Audit and edit Employee Relation Program data entry for accuracy
- Assist employees with completing online forms through Employee Self Service and Manager Self Service
- Validate, complete, and disperse acting pay and working out of class requests
- Respond to requests for employment verification, unemployment insurance statements and inquiries from state and federal agencies
- Provide exceptional customer service in person, by phone, and online to employees, various departments, and the public
- Display a high degree of discretion and confidentiality
- Played a critical role of ensuring an orderly and efficient merger of the Municipal Light and Power records during after the sale to Chugach Electric
- This involved going back over 50 plus years of records to audit and entered in a tracking system before it was processed to be sent to Archives
- Took over extra responsibilities due to being short staff but not limited to Acting for the Records Supervisor while out of Office
- Manage Human Resources Information System to revised the Records Supervisor while out of Office
- And post new Job vacancies but not limited to reviewing closed requisitions to screen qualified applicants to move forward the next hiring process
- Supervised the STAR program implementation to include scheduling, training, and mandatory reporting for a successful employee incentive program
- Reconcile P-Cards and process payments for all work order purchases
- Coordinates travel advances and expense forms
- Submits IT Help Desk request promptly.
- Maintained confidentiality of sensitive employee information, upholding high ethical standards and building trust among staff members.
- Contributed to workforce planning initiatives by analyzing staffing needs and making data-driven recommendations for future hires or adjustments in current positions.
- Served as a liaison between employees and upper management, effectively communicating concerns or suggestions from both parties to promote understanding and collaboration.
Administrative Assistant
Bass Pro Shops
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information by adhering to strict privacy policies and implementing secure filing systems.
- Delivered excellent customer service through prompt responses to client inquiries, addressing concerns effectively, and building strong relationships.
- Ensured accurate record-keeping with diligent data entry and database management for vital company information.
- Assisted with human resources tasks such as updating employee files or submitting time-off requests per company policy guidelines.
- Developed and updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze, and report on performance and sales data.
- Enhanced office efficiency by streamlining administrative processes and implementing organizational systems.
Personnel/HR Coordinator/HR Lead Alaska Stores
Sam's Club
01.2007 - 01.2018
- Manage, Coach, support two HR Collaborators in Alaska
- Administer compensation and benefit plans
- Assist in talent acquisition and recruitment processes
- Conduct employee on-boarding and help organize training & development initiatives
- Provide support to employees in various HR-related topics such as leaves and compensation and resolve any issues not limited to employee relations matters that may arise
- Promote HR programs to create an efficient and conflict-free workplace
- Assist in development and implementation of human resources policies
- Undertake tasks around performance management
- Gather and analyze data with useful HR metrics, like time to hire and employee turnover rates
- Organize quarterly and annual employee performance reviews
- Enhance job satisfaction by resolving issues promptly, applying new perks and benefits and organizing team building activities
- Maintain employee files and records in electronic and paper form
- Ensure compliance with labor regulations
- Led Military Wall of Honor project while staying in budget and completed on a timely manner
- The CEO of Sam's Club and Wal-Mart praised our store Military Wall of Honor on live stream Company Wide for going beyond the expectation and exceeding current and retired military members appreciative of their dedication to this Country
- Junior Achievement-Led a team of 20 people to teach basic life skills at local high schools to help cover teacher shortages at various time throughout the school year
- Relay for Life/MS Walk-Annually coordinated a team of 10-20 people to participate in Relay for life walk/MS walk to raise awareness that we are here to support those that are affected with the illness
- Children's Miracle Network-Responsible for managing the hours and people involved in the fundraising drive for the Children's Miracle Network, averaging
- 42,000 raised each drive
- Beans Cafe-Responsible for leading a team of 10 people to provide dinners to the homeless around Thanksgiving
- Kids Kitchen-Coordinated the food drive logistics for the kid’s kitchen on an annual basis
- Hope Youth Program-Hosted tours of Sam's Club to placed disabled children into employment programs.
Retail Clerk
Alaska Mill & Feed
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Greet customers
- Provide customer assistance and answer questions concerning location, price and use of merchandise
- Operates cash register and ensure accurate transaction of cash, checks and credit cards and barn card discounts
- Stocks shelves, counters and/or table with merchandise
- Assist with maintaining inventory levels by counting, requisitioning and/or ordering
- Answer telephones, follow-up on requests and questions promptly
- Fill and pull orders for the retail store from the pet wholesale warehouse.
Education
Business Office Management
01.2011
How to be an Effective Leader -
American Public University
01.2011
Nu'uuli Poly Tech High School
01.2007
Skills
- Leadership
- Program Management
- Project Leadership
- Multitasking
- Communication
- Microsoft Excel
- Team building
- Team oriented
- Flexibility and Adaptability
- Effective Time Management
- Ability to Work Under Pressure
- Accounting
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Procurement
- Customer Relations
- Knowledge of Digital Performance Metrics
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Job Retention Support
- Employment law
- Recruiting
- Employee Coaching
- Employment law knowledge
- Program Planning
- Business Operations
- Job Development
- Employer outreach
- Community Collaboration
- Training Coordination
- Workforce Development
- Employment Barriers Identification
- Individualized Service Planning
Personal Information
Title: Human Resources Manager
Awards
- HR Leadership Award, Award for promoting/creating positive work environment. Really low scores for employee satisfaction prior to taking over the program. Roughly 30% increase in job satisfaction after first few months.
- HR Personnel Trainer, Responsible for training HR staff across the State of Alaska for Sam's Club.
- Employee of the Month, 2008-06-01, 2008-08-01
- Best HR Professional for 3rd quarter, 2013
- Best HR Professional for 1st quarter, 2015
- Outstanding Employee Engagement Results
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Municipality of Anchorage
04.2023 - Current
Employment Coordinator
Municipality Of Anchorage
01.2022 - 04.2023
Personnel Technician III/Records Technician
Municipality of Anchorage
03.2019 - 01.2022
Administrative Assistant
Bass Pro Shops
05.2018 - 05.2019
Retail Clerk
Alaska Mill & Feed
01.2011 - 01.2014
Personnel/HR Coordinator/HR Lead Alaska Stores
Sam's Club
01.2007 - 01.2018
Business Office Management
How to be an Effective Leader -
American Public University
Nu'uuli Poly Tech High School
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