Ardena Starks

Experience

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  City of Philadelphia

  Apr 1995 - now

  Managed the day-to-day personnel and payroll functions for a department of 200 employees; handled recruitment and staffing functions, facilitated new hire orientation, reviewed and processed employee personnel transaction, developed policies and procedures, participated in labor management meetings and facilitated disciplinary processes Identified staff vacancies, interviewed and selected applicants, coordinated pre-employment processes for new hires, assisted managers with workforce planning, benefits liaison for department, coordinated employee benefits enrollment process, collected and analyzed human resources data, coordinated special events for department, participated in job fairs and other community outreach activities Administrative Specialist - Airport (5/02-07/04)Hiring Services Associate – Central Personnel (9/01 – 5/02)Administrative Assistant – Airport (2/98- 9/01)Departmental Payroll Clerk - Free Library (3/97 - 2/98)Word Processing Specialist - Airport (4/95 - 3/97)

  • Deputy HR Director

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Executive Assistant to the Director of Human Resources

    Jan 2018 - now

  • HR Manager/Business Partner

    Jul 2014 - Jan 2018

  • Departmental Human Resources Manager I

    Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Human Resources Professional

    Jul 2004 - Jul 2013

  • Various

    Apr 1995 - Jul 2004
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  City of Philadelphia - Office of Human Resources

  May 2019 - now

  Administrative Services Director