Anaelsa Aviles

About Anaelsa Aviles

A thoughtful and strategic partner to institutions and organizations who enlist my…

Experience

1. Senior Advisor to Executive Office

   SEIU

   Sep 2021 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Serve as a thought and strategic partner to Executive Officer and the Chief of Staff of an international labor organization. • Support the Chief of Staff in managing a 23-member senior staff leadership team through complex organization-wide special projects to improve organizational culture and operational effectiveness.• Provide strategic leadership to manage day to day operations of the organization’s Executive office.• Serve as a management leader and partner to the Chief of Staff implementing organizational goals focused on people and culture as well as change management initiatives to drive short and long-term priorities.• Partner with senior managers to support and ensure consistent policy application and effective communication practices across the organization. Write policy proposals for review and implementation.• Contribute to the development of people-focused strategies that ensure program and human resource alignment to improve employee engagement and operational effectives.• Support the Chief of Staff and collaborate with senior managers and Human Resources Department in the full recruitment and hiring cycle of Senior level staff positions. • Collaborate with consultants designing strategic planning retreats for senior management and Executive leaders to advance organizational multi-year vision and program goals.• Support the organization’s racial justice, equity and inclusion program through a strategic data-gathering and baseline project to set markers of progress and organizational metrics. Coached and supported key leaders and senior managers during critical transitions to support program goals. • Advance and support initiatives that enhance performance management and staff development and learning in collaboration with senior managers.• Support employee recognition programming, including program and delivery of diverse heritage commemoration events valuing diversity across the organization and with external partners.

Education

• George Mason University

  Master of Science - MS