Don Cheff Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Employment & Training Services, 59 Adelaide Street East, 4Th Fl., Toronto

Negotiated with 30 Vendors per year; managed invoices monthly; managed and tracked payments to employers related to employment funding initiatives.Wrote and submitted funder reports (bi-monthly expenditure, quarterly status, yearly business plan, yearly strategic monitoring plan/on-site visit) via Employment Ontario's (MTCU) on-line data-management site before stated deadlines, Tracked hundreds of expenses weekly within four budgets; adjusted reconciliations with Finance Dept.Maintained and managed electronic filing system, containing tens of thousands of files; archived and stored boxes of files for retention period; contributed and input client files to Pirouette database.Coordinated and managed projects related to two office moves, multiple renovations and other facilities-related initiatives.Formalized the office’s operational systems into binders, noting processes and procedures for all the employment and training initiatives associated with our site.Reviewed and processed human resources forms and updates for a team of 12 members and for new staff; I reviewed and approved electronic time-sheets for 5 team members on a web-based attendance application program; Organized and participated in the hiring process and interviews of team members.Vetted and approved yearly planning and funding proposals for five programs submitted to funders.Collated statistics and reporting to senior management and the Board of Directors on 12 program areas.Successfully prepared and submitted a business case and a budget to the Ministry for two office moves and renovations, which allowed for formal completion of plans for the move.

Toronto, Canada Area

Bilingual Secretary and Assistant to 1 senior manager and 4 program officers; fill-in as Executive Secretary to Co-ordinator of Professional Affairs Department. Provided secretarial, administrative and clerical supports, including preparation of committee meetings; Composed, transcribed and formatted memoranda, letters, charts, presentations and reports, in English and in French; Used office data base (Goldmine) when producing mail merges as part of co ordinated mailings; Designed various forms and documents; Logged correspondence for tracking purposes, using Correspondence Control Manager program; Re-organized department’s electronic and hardcopy filing systems, and updated archive and file retention schedule.Bilingual Library Assistant to Senior Librarian for temporary assignment: processed new books received in the library, assisted members and staff when checking-in or checking-out items.Bilingual Provider Assistant to Manager of Professional Learning Program: Processed applications from providers (education stakeholders) for course submissions to the professional development recognition program; reviewed on-line applications for accuracy and completeness, and conferred with providers regarding adjustments; supported senior staff with special projects; assisted in organizing the PLP Provider Conference.

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