Christopher Gillis Email & Phone Number

Charlottetown, PE, CA

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Deputy Minister to the Premier. Provide strategic and operational leadership of the Premier’s portfolio as Minister responsible for Indigenous Relations, Intergovernmental Affairs, Acadian & Francophone Affairs. Priorities include whole of government approach to, and inter-departmental leadership of, complex government priorities such as healthcare, clean.

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

The Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences (CASTL) delivers on the economic and sectoral demand for individuals who are work-ready to enter, thrive and meet the needs of the fast-growing Canadian biomanufacturing industry. CASTL delivers specialized training in biopharmaceutical manufacturing to post-secondary students and industry.

Charlottetown, PEI

Murphy Healthcare is a healthcare group that owns and operates a chain of pharmacies (Murphy's Pharmacies), retirement homes (Andrews Senior Care) and medical centres (Atlantic Medical Centres) in PEI, NB, NFLD and ON.

The Dorchester Group is a boutique human resources (HR) and management consulting firm. We are a diverse network of consultants who offer our clients a competitive advantage through our years of experience and business acumen. Sophisticated, inclusive and progressive, we provide a suite of services to ensure HR strategies and HR departments are properly.

• Responsibilities As a member of the executive management team and head of the HR department I am responsible for providing operational and strategic HR support for ships with up to 1350 employees. Support includes.
• Directed and lead the development and implementation of a new position within the HR department designed to support the integration and expansion of the company in to the Chinese cruise ship market
• Use available HR data to identify issues and concerns and recommended strategies to executive management. Issues include: employee retention, organizational health and performance management
• Monitored and applied relevant Maritime employment laws and collective agreements to ensure compliance
• Promoted and lead change management strategies by assisting the business to embrace new tools and processes.
• Provide executive level coaching on complex management issues such as harassment, business management and performance management

Charlottetown

• Responsibilities Hired to consult on a large-scale HR project to implement performance management system, operating standards and procedures, reorganization and restructuring of internal department to achieve maximum.
• Completed workplace assessment resulting in recommendations that were implemented to restructure and reorganize internal departments
• Reduced internal department budget by 50% & 30% after successful restructuring
• Conducted workplace investigations to resolve complaints and/or issues
• Designed and delivered internal training on performance standards and general employee orientation
• Managed the recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, dismissal and overall management of employees

• ResponsibilitiesDelivered corporate training such as manager and supervisor orientation program, conflict management and diversity in the workplace. Responsible for consultations on learning outcomes, efficacy and.
• Consistently received positive evaluations from training participants
• Consulted on delivery redesign for virtual delivery of training programs
• Facilitated up to 60 delegates on a tele-conference and up to 40 face to face
• Worked effectively with co-facilitator to deliver complex and challenging training program
• Recruited, screened and interviewed candidates for positions within the department guided by the effective use of code of values and ethics and followed legislation, policy and appropriate HR best practices

• ResponsibilitiesManaged projects using traditional project management framework and tools. Created national program policy and strategic policy. Consulted with and advised internal clients on communication needs..
• Created a standardized policy development guide for use across the organization
• Lead the development and wrote treasury board submissions and memorandums to Cabinet
• Routinely developed policy and communication options and briefed senior management up to and including the Deputy Minister
• Designed, coordinated and delivered the learning program associated with the creation and implementation of the policy development guide
• Interpreted and applied pertinent laws, regulations and policy pertaining to various programs administered by Veterans Affairs Canada

• ResponsibilitiesWas successful in obtaining a national grant to partner with CLIA to write and publish information on same-sex marriage in PEI (was not yet legal across the country). Was responsible for ensuring the.
• Identified topics to research, wrote and published information on the outlined areas of law (Same Sex Marriage in PEI, Residential Renting & Mediation),
• Organized and facilitated focus group with key community members
• Liaised with key governmental ministries & law officials to ensure accuracy of information collected
• Managed project budget
• Managed project contract and wrote project reports for funding partner

Master Of Public Administration, Health & Social Policy

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Studies