Alician "Cissy" Lowery
Henderson
Summary
Dynamic HR professional with extensive experience at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, excelling in staffing and classification. Proven track record in problem-solving and talent acquisition, successfully implementing recruitment strategies that improved hiring efficiency. Skilled in Microsoft Office and dedicated to fostering team collaboration and employee engagement.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior PAR Processor
Golden Key Group
Henderson
09.2021 - Current
- I consult with HR professionals, management professionals and administrative staff on the correct use of personnel actions, legal authorities and pay setting regulations
- Responsible for research of personnel records to ensure accuracy of pay and benefits
- As a Sub-lead for a team of 6 individuals servicing over 15,000 federal employees, I provide customer support of multiple HR Service Teams as an expert to advise on the best means for delivery of employee’s personnel actions while participating directly in Personnel Processing operational delivery
- Determine manpower needed to accomplish daily work tasks
- Problem-solve to ensure quality and quantity of work is achieved each pay period
- Support recruitment efforts of specialized HR professionals
National Medical Recruiter
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Washington
03.2013 - 01.2019
- I led in-house recruiting for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Health Services Division, at approximately 123 facilities and 3,000+ employees.
- Partnered with management and hiring teams to understand staffing needs and challenges
- I worked in a team setting up, developing recruitment strategies using low-cost resources to source candidates, and support urgent vacancies.
- Established a correctional healthcare recruitment and staffing protocol that served as support for agency hiring teams with high-volume vacancies.
- This was an effective low-cost resource, replicated at other BOP sites nationwide
- Created agencies' first virtual recruitment social media presence, branding the Bureau of Prisons as 'The Leader in Correctional Health Care.'
Human Resources Specialist
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Butner
07.1997 - 03.2013
- Engaged in all aspects of Personnel Management for a Federal Correctional Complex of over 1,500 employees
- Staffing of multi-disciplinary positions to include merit promotion and Delegated Examining Unit
- Worked as a team and independently to support management for 20 years
- Classification of standardized and unique positions during three federal prison activations
- This included identifying needed positions and the creation of positions to meet the needs of the agency
- Provided benefits training and consultation with employees and management officials
- Performance Management to include individual and group training for management
- Labor Relations: Worked alongside internal affairs to review and process disciplinary actions
- Established an internal process to communicate status with all parties to include management, executive staff, and union officials
- Position Management of over 1,500 federal funded positions
- Maintained position analysis of staffing reports to identify staffing needs and consult with financial management allocation of positions for the agency
- Coordinated awards recognition and employee/supervisor support
- Monitored performance management program and provided training for supervisors and management officials
HR Staffing Specialist
YRCI
Henderson
- Conduct Job Analysis of Positions
- Draft new Job Opportunity Announcements
- Review and adjudicate veterans’ preferences; review applicant qualifications for the full range of agency occupations; and provide written justification
- Use of OPM qualification standards and various appointing authorities such as Direct Hire, Veterans Recruitment Appointment, Schedules A, B, and D, 30% or more disabled Veterans to review and determine qualifications
- Monitored applications through OPM’s Schedule A hiring authority announcement to ensure required documentation was submitted within a timely manner
- Supported a new project requested by OPM to develop targeted recruitment and hiring strategies for hard to fill positions
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Vance Granville Community College
Henderson, NC01.1997
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Federal Government HR Expert (Staffing, Classification, Benefits & Processing)
- Candidate Sourcing
- Marketing & Branding
- Team Building
- Microsoft Office
- Training & Mentoring
- Committed to the Mission
- Talent Acquisition
- ATS
- Human Resources
- Technical Support
- Process Improvement
- Employee Orientation
- Strategic Planning
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Affiliations
- Recipient of numerous awards resulting in quality and production of work and customer satisfaction.
- Promoted to in-house team lead responsible for oversight of Department of Commerce business bureaus, personnel and pay impacting actions. Our direct engagement with customers to provide training and support has led to several recognitions throughout the company,
Timeline
Senior PAR Processor
Golden Key Group
09.2021 - Current
National Medical Recruiter
Federal Bureau of Prisons
03.2013 - 01.2019
Human Resources Specialist
Federal Bureau of Prisons
07.1997 - 03.2013
HR Staffing Specialist
YRCI
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Vance Granville Community College
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