Nakia Wade, PHR

Experience

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  New York University School of Law

  Oct 2000 - Aug 2006

  Sr Placement Asst/Program Coordinator

  Responsible for all administrative aspects of our on and off campus recruiting events related to the LL.M. population, which included managing and marketing the largest recruiting program for international law students in the country.

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  New York University

  Sept 2006 - Apr 2014

  Managed the recruitment and appointment process for non-exempt and exempt positions, including maintaining metrics and developing collaborative partnerships with hiring managers. Managed the job evaluation process. Collaborated with the Director and Senior Director to resolve employee relations and performance problems; counseled department supervisors and employees on preventing and resolving workplace issues. Interpreted federal and state employment laws, University human resources policies and terms of collective bargaining agreements. Developed and supervised College's Human Resources office staff. Provide coaching and professional development sessions to employees. Developed and presented programs to enhance performance within the organization. Show less Served as primary point of contact for staff and administrator inquiries regarding human resources related matters such as vacation/sick time, FMLA policy, and payroll matters to our staff and administrators. Assisted in all aspects of the hiring and separation processes, including, but not limited to, ensuring the completion of the hiring paperwork; confirming medical compliance, using PASS system to perform a variety of employee related transactions (hiring, separations, promotions, etc); opening and closing vacancies using a web based system, etc. Show less

  • Human Resources Manager

    Mar 2013 - Apr 2014

  • Human Resources Generalist

    Sept 2007 - Feb 2013

  • Senior Human Resources Assistant

    Sept 2006 - Sept 2007
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  Open Door Family Medical Center

  Apr 2014 - Jan 2015

  Human Resources Manager

  Provided expertise and support in all areas of human resources including recruitment; new hire on-boarding and orientation; employee relations; policy development and interpretation; Human Resources Information System; performance management; compensation, training, benefits and employee communications.

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  University of Georgia - Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

  Aug 2015 - Feb 2022

  Serve as subject matter expert on various HR-related matters for nearly 50 departments and institutes at the Franklin College of Arts & Sciences. Counsel and coach department heads and supervisors on matters such as, recruitment and hiring, job description development and analysis for classification purposes, compensation management including analysis and recommendations, employee relations, fact-finding and investigations, corrective or disciplinary actions, performance management, organizational reviews, equal employment and affirmative action, reasonable accommodation requests, training, legal issues (including FLSA, ADA, FMLA) and other HR functional areas to meet business function goals and objectives at Franklin College. Show less

  • Senior Human Resources Manager

    Oct 2017 - Feb 2022

  • Human Resources Manager

    Aug 2015 - Oct 2017
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  University of Georgia Human Resources

  Feb 2022 - now

  • Senior Director, Talent, Diversity and Inclusion

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion

    Feb 2022 - Jun 2022