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Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

St John’S, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

London, United Kingdom

Capita Group PLC is the United Kingdom’s leading business process outsourcing and professional services company. They deliver a wide range of administration and customer contact services to private and public sector organizations across the UK and Ireland. The position was a 4 month summer contract in London, England. During employment with Capita responsibilities included:•Acting as a liaison between the Groups Sales and Human Resources Departments, ensuring all information Group… Show more Capita Group PLC is the United Kingdom’s leading business process outsourcing and professional services company. They deliver a wide range of administration and customer contact services to private and public sector organizations across the UK and Ireland. The position was a 4 month summer contract in London, England. During employment with Capita responsibilities included:•Acting as a liaison between the Groups Sales and Human Resources Departments, ensuring all information Group Sales had surrounding HR policies and procedures were updated.•Maintaining the internal Group Sales website by adding new content, updating existing content, responding to any inquiries from users of the website, etc.•Conducting research in various areas during the tender and bid stages of contracts pursued by Capita Group. •Completing projects with the aid of Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel, developing proficiency with the programs.•Gaining valuable experience in international business and relations. Show less

St. John’s Minor Baseball is a non-for-profit social enterprise which offered a quality and structured baseball program to youth within St. John’s, NL. During this co-operative internship the primary role here was to provide and maintain efficient channels of communication. Duties included:•Acting as the first port of communications regarding e-mail, webpage updates and phone support for the social enterprise and its associates. Through upgrading and maintenance of communication… Show more St. John’s Minor Baseball is a non-for-profit social enterprise which offered a quality and structured baseball program to youth within St. John’s, NL. During this co-operative internship the primary role here was to provide and maintain efficient channels of communication. Duties included:•Acting as the first port of communications regarding e-mail, webpage updates and phone support for the social enterprise and its associates. Through upgrading and maintenance of communication channels, was able to ease the interaction between the social enterprise and its associates. •Responsible for office administration and webpage development. This included daily use of Microsoft programs Word, Powerpoint and Excel.•Developed training manual for outlining specific positions within the organization which was used to instruct and prepare newcomers to the organization. •Heavily involved in developing relationships with new and existing sponsors.•Bridged communication between out-of-office and in-office employees. •Became accustom to working individually and making independent decisions. Show less

Blue Sky Family Care is Newfoundland’s largest and most trusted provider of homecare and residential services with unionized field employees. This was a work term position with the Human Resources Department and managed various activities relating to the pool of unionized workers. Responsibilities during employment included:•Assisting in the completion of staff schedules on a bi-weekly basis and diligently addressed any schedule issues•Working with a variety of clients… Show more Blue Sky Family Care is Newfoundland’s largest and most trusted provider of homecare and residential services with unionized field employees. This was a work term position with the Human Resources Department and managed various activities relating to the pool of unionized workers. Responsibilities during employment included:•Assisting in the completion of staff schedules on a bi-weekly basis and diligently addressed any schedule issues•Working with a variety of clients, co-workers and employees which advanced interpersonal skills.•Managing the employee relief pool, vacation requests and company overtime.•Constant adherence to terms of collective agreement and familiarizing with the unionized environment.•Scheduling companywide training/development. Show less

The Department of Finance within the Provincial Government of Newfoundland is responsible for providing strategic leadership across the public service on the financial and economic implications of its policy decisions; overseeing the management and control of provincial finances to ensure appropriate use of public funds; and providing centralized and corporate shared services to other government departments. During this work term, responsibilities included:•Compiling a list of… Show more The Department of Finance within the Provincial Government of Newfoundland is responsible for providing strategic leadership across the public service on the financial and economic implications of its policy decisions; overseeing the management and control of provincial finances to ensure appropriate use of public funds; and providing centralized and corporate shared services to other government departments. During this work term, responsibilities included:•Compiling a list of Major Capital Projects Inventory proceeding Newfoundland and Labrador in the 2010/11 fiscal year. Information collected was both qualitative and quantitative.•Maintaining contact with Municipalities and Regional Economic Development Boards across the province.•Working with an online database, organizing information obtained.•Updating and enhancing the online database for next year’s use.•The final major project list was published in the Government’s annual issue of The Economy 2010. Show less