Mustafa R. Ali

About Mustafa R. Ali

Mustafa R. Ali is an accomplished Human Resources and Talent Acquisition professional with over 15 years of international and US experience. He holds an MBA specializing in Human Resources Management and has been a certified Strategic HR Business Partner (sHRBP) with the Human Capital Institute since 2018. Also, he holds two active AIRS® Certifications in recruitment strategies and online sourcing. Mustafa is in the International Affairs and Leadership program at Arizona State University, where he is getting his third master\'s degree. Beginning his career in Iraq in 2007, Mustafa worked with various international organizations, focusing on staffing forecasts, workforce development, governance, democracy, diversity, and inclusion. He has a proven track record in engineering, healthcare, community stabilization, and international development projects, working with skilled and unskilled labor across private and public sectors. As a legal refugee, Mustafa moved to the United States in 2015 and transitioned into the nonprofit sector. He quickly adapted to US employment laws and workforce practices during his time at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2019, Mustafa joined Tetra Tech Consulting Engineering firm in Vermont, leading staffing and hiring processes for various projects and proposals worldwide, while also supporting HR Talent Operations and Equity Initiative strategies. Currently, Mustafa serves as a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Encompass LLC, overseeing full-cycle recruitment activities for diverse business projects and proposals in Global Health, Gender and Inclusive Development, Education, Democracy, Human Rights, Governance, and Agriculture and Food Security programs worldwide. In addition to his professional roles, Mustafa has managed an international exchange program, fostering learning exchanges between development researchers from resource-poor settings and professionals in Washington, DC. Passionate about human development, peacebuilding, career development, and leadership skills, Mustafa believes in the power of self-development, commitment, and self-determination in achieving one\'s goals. A frequent speaker at international and domestic workforce and human development conferences, Mustafa is a native Arabic speaker with proficient writing skills in Arabic and an advanced level of English.

Experience

1. Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist - Full-time (Remote from Pittsburgh, Pa)

   Encompass Llc

   Sep 2021 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   EnCompass is a women-owned business offering innovative, customized solutions for leadership, capacity strengthening, technical assistance, and monitoring and evaluation. We partner with government and multilateral agencies, nonprofit organizations, and corporations around the world, offering thought leadership, diversity, and technical expertise in education, gender and inclusive development, global health, human rights, and food security. • Leads full-cycle recruiting activities for assigned positions, to include creating applicant pools, processing applications, and managing the interview process • Collaboratively consults and partners with hiring managers and the business development team to create strategies for identifying and recruiting potential candidates for positions, projects, and proposals • Ensures a positive candidate experience from the initial application to the final on-boarding process • Continually evaluates and applies new sourcing methodologies to actively identify, cultivate, and grow target candidate pools of top talent • Serves as a Talent Advisor to the Hiring Managers • Creates offer recommendations and draft offers letters, in accordance with established processes • Identifies relevant career fairs, networking events, and other venues for attracting quality candidates for staff and consultant roles, and attends same • Maintains and applies knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion best practices in recruiting • Assists in the maintenance of both the ATS and the Consultant Database, and actively engages in efforts to expand and improve EnCompass’ Global Consultant Network • Works closely with the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager and Talent Team colleagues to continuously improve recruiting processes, procedures, and tools, to support the company’s project needs and growth • Supports the Business Development Team’s recruitment efforts for proposals

Education

• University of Anbar

  Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature, General

  2004 — 2008

• Carlow University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

• Arizona State University

  Master's degree, International Affairs and Leadership

• Alhuraa university holland

  Master of Arts - MA, American Literature (United States)