Candice Johnson

Experience

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  LYCEE POLYVALENT MARIE LAURENCIN

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  English Teaching Assistant

  - Delivered English language instruction to French secondary students with an emphasis on practical and conversational uses- Designed interactive lesson plans on culturally relevant themes to encourage student participation and candid discussion

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  Diversified Community Services

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  After School Supervisor

  - Facilitated engaging out of school activities for students ages 5-11- Supervised a team of three after school teachers

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  EDISON (THOMAS A.) CHARTER SCHOOL

  Aug 2009 - Jun 2010

  Teacher

  - Led a third grade classroom of 24 students including 9 special needs students- Designed objective-driven lesson plans, administered assessments and tracked student progress- Built relationships with caregivers to motivate students and work toward educational goals

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  Penn English Language Programs

  Aug 2010 - Sept 2013

  Student Services Coordinator

  - Devised and implemented plan for student services for 400 international ESL students; formulated budget, developed program materials and communications, and administered and analyzed surveys- Led six New Student Orientations annually; assigned staff to duties, organized information sessions, tours, and welcome celebrations- Advised students on personal issues ranging from housing difficulties to cultural adjustment and connected them with appropriate resources- Served as Chair of the Student Services committee and designed a yearly professional development workshop for language specialists- Managed Student Center and hired and supervised staff Show less

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  Vision Driven Consulting

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

  Project Coordinator
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  Linguistic Data Consortium

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

  English Linguistic Annotator
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  Girls Rock Philly

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Administrative Coordinator

  - Responsible for all administrative functions- Managed general email inbox and voicemails, responding to inquiries and routing correspondence- Organized program applications and handled pre-program communications with participants- Processed all Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable transactions

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  Girls Rock Philly

  May 2017 - Feb 2022

  Operations Director

  - Collaborated in building a shared leadership work environment in small nonprofit organization- Responsible along with co-directors for organizational visioning and decision-making in service of GRP’s mission, guided by GRP’s Strategic Plan- Served as point person for Human Resources systems for contracted workers and volunteers, managing background checks, tax documents, time tracking, and paychecks- Administered Payroll and oversaw benefits and insurance policies- Developed and implemented successful grants strategy and raised up to $170,000 annually- Utilized CRM system and project management software to optimize donor engagement; maintained donor profiles, tracked donation history and scheduled customized communications Show less

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  Human Rights Watch

  Mar 2022 - now

  -Administer the global Time Management system within the HRIS-Process timesheets and payroll reports for semi-monthly payrolls-Utilize Zen Desk platform and email to respond to employee inquiries and resolve reported issues-Create and maintain user training documentation and lead training sessions for new andcurrent employees

  • Coordinator, Global Human Resources

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Associate, Global Human Resources

    Mar 2022 - Mar 2023