Top Talent like Kiera are on Pangea

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Kiera Payne

People & Culture
Customer Success Manager
Project Manager
Columbus, OH, US
Administrative Support
Administrative Assistance
Human Resources
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Experienced HR Specialist and Business Manager
With a background in Business Administration and Management. Their experience includes roles such as Human Resources Specialist in the US Air Force where they provided crucial support and managed various administrative tasks. They also serve as an Online Business Manager at Kiera Virtual Solutions, offering virtual assistant services and project management. Additionally, they worked as a Virtual Assistant at Virtual Gurus, providing remote administrative support to business owners. Their experience also extends to HR support and executive assistance at Birthright AFRICA, where they played a key role in fundraising and educational services. With a diverse skill set including project management, customer relations, and HR administration, the

Work History

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Online Business Manager

Kiera Virtual SolutionsKiera Virtual Solutions, LLC is a registered and standard Virtual Assistant (VA) services company based in the US but operates all over the globe. Providing HR virtual support services to business owners and non-profits. Naturally, business owners are bombarded with a substantial amount of administrative responsibilities. It's far too easy to become consumed in correspondence, planning, and research. Get the most out of a VA so you can maximize your productivity! Specialties: Project management, customer relations, networking, Microsoft Office, Email Management and correspondence, calendar management, google workspace, Asana, Click Up, Honeybook, QuickBooks, ADP, Donor engagement/outreach, recruiting, donor databases, file management, data entry, grant research, and submission.
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Virtual Assistant

Virtual GurusJan 2022 - Jan 2023 • 1 yr 1 moActively supporting business owners with administrative tasks and projects who specialize in offering administrative services to clients from a remote location, usually a home office. Typical tasks include but are not excluded to: -Email Correspondence and Management -Calendar Management -Donor Engagement/Outreach -Client/Customer Outreach -Recruiting (Volunteers & Employees) -HR Administration -File Management & Data Entry -Managing your donor database -Offering Customer Support -Newsletters to prospects & donors -Grant Research and Submission -Miscellaneous projects & your daily operational admin tasks As a Freelancer, I embrace all challenges with a positive attitude and energy. You will find me to be dedicated and focused, very organized, extremely self-motivated, and passionate about helping people. I accomplish this remotely and I would love to discuss how I can help you and/or your business!
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HR Support & Executive Assistant

Birthright AFRICASep 2021 - Apr 2022 • 8 mosExtremely knowledgeable in Birthright AFRICAs mission and programs to promote the organization's fundraising, and educational services to over 20k youth scholars. Provides administrative and HR support for Birthright AFRICA and its fundraising campaigns. Organize CEO & Co-founders calendar, scheduling meetings and generating all email correspondence independently and efficiently. Using QuickBooks and ADP, all employee files, reports, payments, and quarterly tax filings are completed on time with 100% confidentiality of client information. Generates direct email campaigns in Network for Good resulting in $50K donations. Manages donor database of over 5k records and maintains efficient processing of all incoming gifts combined with manual entries of donor data in Network for Good from external sources on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Provides administrative support to non-profit including executive staff support; meetings and conference preparation; document editing, project management, and minute taking. Recruits, interviews, and trains over 20 volunteers, student interns, and employees. Assisted with fundraising event coordination, and planning for Birthright AFRICAs Annual Gala securing $70k in donations. Coordination of pre and post-gala press releases resulting in 21.6K estimated coverage views and 6.09M online readership.
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Human Resources Specialist

United States Air ForceJun 2016 - Dec 2021 • 5 yrs 7 mosCustomer support admin; served 876 military members, direct liaison between squadron commander, HQ AFPC, and DFAS on pay affecting contracts and entitlements. . Processed 158 reenlistment/extension contracts, 213 selective reenlistment bonus contracts; increased retentions, and dispersed 7.4M. Corrected 210 missing records for 173 personnel, 533 discrepancies in the master military pay account, and 712 cases in CMS. Ensured the financial health of military members; mitigated no-pay status. Managed base Leave Web system; authorized and audited 1,256 leave requests, guaranteed integrity of military leave program policies and guidance for ordinary leave, administrative absences, permissive temporary duty, pass programs, and special leave accrual. Responsible for in-processing/out-processing program; processing 593 members, 138 Change of Rater notifications, and permanent change of assignments achieved 95% data integrity. Unit manpower personnel record manager; designated 647 job positions, report data to flight leadership, assured positions are filled. Maintained 500 personnel duty statues, and 240 duty title changes; ensured 100% total force accountability. Tracked base personnel accountability daily; reports to Air Force US Southern Command on status of deployed forces. Ensure awareness of the location of 1,235 military personnel including DOD civilians, US contractors, and foreign local nationals. Personnel support for contingency operations; acted as the liaison between service members and their home station. Utilized DCAPES to mobilize and account for deployed members. Tracked deviations for delayed reporting, early releases of deployed personnel in support of Air Force operations.

Education

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Institute for Veterans and Military Families - IVMF

2023
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Western Washington University

Business Administration and Management, General

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The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

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Experienced HR Specialist and Business Manager
With a background in Business Administration and Management. Their experience includes roles such as Human Resources Specialist in the US Air Force where they provided crucial support and managed various administrative tasks. They also serve as an Online Business Manager at Kiera Virtual Solutions, offering virtual assistant services and project management. Additionally, they worked as a Virtual Assistant at Virtual Gurus, providing remote administrative support to business owners. Their experience also extends to HR support and executive assistance at Birthright AFRICA, where they played a key role in fundraising and educational services. With a diverse skill set including project management, customer relations, and HR administration, the

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Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
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Samantha S.

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Operations Management • 9 years of exp. • Montego Bay, St. James Parish, JM

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Virtual Assistant for Founders & Small Teams | Admin, Socials, Travel | Trusted, Detail-Oriented, AI-Savvy
Operations Management • Copywriting • Community Management • 1 years of exp. • St. Petersburg, FL, US

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Virtual Assistant & Copywriter/Editor | Remote Admin Support, Proofreading/Writing and Canva Graphic Design.
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Forget passion... Consider a passion-centered approach towards handling your user-focused business needs.
Copywriting • Social Media Marketing • Business Intelligence • 8 years of exp. • Nairobi, Nairobi County, KE

Top Talent like Kiera are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Kiera Payne

People & Culture
Customer Success Manager
Project Manager
Columbus, OH, US
Administrative Support
Administrative Assistance
Human Resources
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Work History

K

Online Business Manager

Kiera Virtual SolutionsKiera Virtual Solutions, LLC is a registered and standard Virtual Assistant (VA) services company based in the US but operates all over the globe. Providing HR virtual support services to business owners and non-profits. Naturally, business owners are bombarded with a substantial amount of administrative responsibilities. It's far too easy to become consumed in correspondence, planning, and research. Get the most out of a VA so you can maximize your productivity! Specialties: Project management, customer relations, networking, Microsoft Office, Email Management and correspondence, calendar management, google workspace, Asana, Click Up, Honeybook, QuickBooks, ADP, Donor engagement/outreach, recruiting, donor databases, file management, data entry, grant research, and submission.
V

Virtual Assistant

Virtual GurusJan 2022 - Jan 2023 • 1 yr 1 moActively supporting business owners with administrative tasks and projects who specialize in offering administrative services to clients from a remote location, usually a home office. Typical tasks include but are not excluded to: -Email Correspondence and Management -Calendar Management -Donor Engagement/Outreach -Client/Customer Outreach -Recruiting (Volunteers & Employees) -HR Administration -File Management & Data Entry -Managing your donor database -Offering Customer Support -Newsletters to prospects & donors -Grant Research and Submission -Miscellaneous projects & your daily operational admin tasks As a Freelancer, I embrace all challenges with a positive attitude and energy. You will find me to be dedicated and focused, very organized, extremely self-motivated, and passionate about helping people. I accomplish this remotely and I would love to discuss how I can help you and/or your business!
B

HR Support & Executive Assistant

Birthright AFRICASep 2021 - Apr 2022 • 8 mosExtremely knowledgeable in Birthright AFRICAs mission and programs to promote the organization's fundraising, and educational services to over 20k youth scholars. Provides administrative and HR support for Birthright AFRICA and its fundraising campaigns. Organize CEO & Co-founders calendar, scheduling meetings and generating all email correspondence independently and efficiently. Using QuickBooks and ADP, all employee files, reports, payments, and quarterly tax filings are completed on time with 100% confidentiality of client information. Generates direct email campaigns in Network for Good resulting in $50K donations. Manages donor database of over 5k records and maintains efficient processing of all incoming gifts combined with manual entries of donor data in Network for Good from external sources on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Provides administrative support to non-profit including executive staff support; meetings and conference preparation; document editing, project management, and minute taking. Recruits, interviews, and trains over 20 volunteers, student interns, and employees. Assisted with fundraising event coordination, and planning for Birthright AFRICAs Annual Gala securing $70k in donations. Coordination of pre and post-gala press releases resulting in 21.6K estimated coverage views and 6.09M online readership.
U

Human Resources Specialist

United States Air ForceJun 2016 - Dec 2021 • 5 yrs 7 mosCustomer support admin; served 876 military members, direct liaison between squadron commander, HQ AFPC, and DFAS on pay affecting contracts and entitlements. . Processed 158 reenlistment/extension contracts, 213 selective reenlistment bonus contracts; increased retentions, and dispersed 7.4M. Corrected 210 missing records for 173 personnel, 533 discrepancies in the master military pay account, and 712 cases in CMS. Ensured the financial health of military members; mitigated no-pay status. Managed base Leave Web system; authorized and audited 1,256 leave requests, guaranteed integrity of military leave program policies and guidance for ordinary leave, administrative absences, permissive temporary duty, pass programs, and special leave accrual. Responsible for in-processing/out-processing program; processing 593 members, 138 Change of Rater notifications, and permanent change of assignments achieved 95% data integrity. Unit manpower personnel record manager; designated 647 job positions, report data to flight leadership, assured positions are filled. Maintained 500 personnel duty statues, and 240 duty title changes; ensured 100% total force accountability. Tracked base personnel accountability daily; reports to Air Force US Southern Command on status of deployed forces. Ensure awareness of the location of 1,235 military personnel including DOD civilians, US contractors, and foreign local nationals. Personnel support for contingency operations; acted as the liaison between service members and their home station. Utilized DCAPES to mobilize and account for deployed members. Tracked deviations for delayed reporting, early releases of deployed personnel in support of Air Force operations.

Education

I

Institute for Veterans and Military Families - IVMF

2023
W

Western Washington University

Business Administration and Management, General

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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