Maria S. Alvarez has served as the Human Resources Associate for Univision Communications' East Coast region since 2003. In this role, she oversees onboarding and offboarding of employees, maintains competitive benefits programs, ensures compliance with employment laws, and acts as a liaison between HR and management. Alvarez strives to make new employees feel welcome from day one and avoids legal issues by following all regulations. She also continues her education in HR and maintains confidential employee information. Previously, Alvarez worked as an HR Administrator from 2000-2003 and holds bachelor's degrees in Language Interpretation and Translation as well as Industrial Psychology.

1. Univision Communications (www.univision.com)
500 Frank W. Burr Blvd. Teaneck NJ, 07666
Human Resources Associate 03-2001 – Present
Support: 1-VP, Human Resources 1-HR Director, 2-HR Managers, 1-HR, Business Partner
Human Resources Administrator 06/2000 – 03-
2001
Human Resources Associate Responsibilities:
• Maintain a comprehensive and competitive compensation and benefits program to support the
ability to attract and retain high quality and well qualified employees
• Manage employee immigration processes to include tracking of visas, coordinating filings,
employee communications, and coordinating with legal counsel.
• Prepare job descriptions and manage updates for employee handbook
• Manage and coordinate departmental activities as it pertains to EEO, USAID rules and
regulations, policies and practices and advises relevant staff on implementation
• Serve as subject matter expert on compliance and adherence to HR standard operating
procedures
• Partner with heads of departments to develop HR programs that support project goals
• Effectively communicate HR policies, procedures, programs and laws within the East Coast
• Implement, review and continuously improve HR services and processes; make
recommendations and assist field offices in implementation
• Work with managers to identify performance goals and objectives, standards of measurement
and accountability
• Develop and manage performance evaluation program and ensure staff progression and
development
• Implement human resources programs by providing human resources services, including but not
limited to talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare
benefits, training and development, records management, safety and health, succession
planning, employee relations and retention, AA/EEO compliance, and labor relations; completing
personnel transactions
• Develop human resources solutions by collecting and analyzing information; recommending
courses of action
• Improve manager and employee performance by identifying and clarifying problems; evaluating
potential solutions; implementing selected solution; coaching and counseling managers and
employees
• Provide information by answering communications; referring special communications to
appropriate person
• Maintain human resources records by maintaining applications, résumés, and applicant logs
• Provide information by answering communications; referring special communications to
appropriate person
• Obtain and orient temporary help by forwarding requirements and criteria to temporary services;
providing information and directions
Human Resources Associate Skills and Qualifications:
• Strong reporting skills, Administrative Writing Skills, Research Skills, Verbal Communication,
Orienting Employees, Classifying Employees, Employment Law, Organization, Confidentiality,
Time Management, Analyzing Information
• Knowledgeable by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications;
maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
• Comply with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation;
anticipating legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed
actions
• Avoid legal challenges by complying with legal requirements
Maria S. Alvarez
Maria S. Alvarez
973-518-1766 (cell)
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/maria-
s-alvarez/51/548/b58
Email: maricuete@hotmail.com
I serve as the Human Resources
Associate for the East Coast Region.
In my roll I have been able to develop a
strong working relationship with
management and employees within the
company that enables me to provide
executive level support.
I am a motivated, proactive, and a self-
directed problem solver; comfortable at
shifting roles and responsibilities and
consider myself as a person who does
what it takes to get the job done. When
operating as the HR Associate for the
east coast, I am responsible for the on-
boarding and off-boarding of employees
with every attention to detail that it
requires. My goal during on-boarding is
to make sure that each and every
person that walks in to become part of
the Univision family is made to feel as if
they belong from day one!
I make it my goal to avoid legal
challenges by complying with legal
requirements
As the gate keeper, I am able to keep
pace within a high energy environment
as well as handle a high volume of day
to day tasks, requests and special
projects. I possess the experience to
handle critical issues with impeccable
follow through skills, flexibility as well as
have the ability to inspire confidence as
a trusted employee for my HR business
partners.
In order to be my team’s strongest
support, I participate in continual
educational opportunities; reading
professional publications; maintaining
personal networks; as well as participate
in professional organizations. I comply
with federal, state, and local legal
requirements by studying existing and
new legislation; and enforcing
adherence to requirements by advising
management on needed actions.

2. • Maintain manager and employee confidence by keeping human resources information confidential
Maria S. Alvarez

3. EDUCATION
Montclair State University 1998 - 2001
Bachelor’s degree, Language Interpretation and Translation
Major: Spanish
Minor: French
Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain 1989 - 1995
Bachelor’s Degree, Industrial Psychology
LANGUAGES
English – Spanish- French
PERSONAL:
I love to go to the gym almost every day and I am a Zumba lover.
Maria S. Alvarez