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• Takes the lead role in policy development, including the development of policy proposals, undertaking research and analysis to support policy initiatives and the preparation of all documentation related to these changes. • Develops, reviews, and evaluates policies to determine the benefits and impact of any changes that may occur. • Liaises with stakeholders to determine the needs, concerns, and viewpoints of documents, and to understand what the goals are of a project. • Examines existing policies and programs to determine the consistency and effectiveness. • Analyzes alternative means of meeting policy objectives, including reviews of initiatives of other jurisdictions, and evaluates various implications of these options • Identifies legal flaws in policies and recommends amendments • Edits and amends policy drafts as required • Gathers data and produce reports on the qualitative and quantitative analysis • Performs historical and statistical analysis for new and on-going policy related projects. • Prepares technical reports for presentation to Senior Management and Council.• Takes a support roles during intergovernmental negotiations

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Act as the point of contact among executives, staff, clients and other external partners. • Provides Councillors with verbal and written informational updates. • Manages scheduling and meeting requests, travel arrangements, handles queries and passes information on to the appropriate department as required.• Maintains a deep understanding of Squamish Nation’s policies, adhering to all policies and ensuring others do the same. • Assist in creating and maintaining training documents, workshops and guides for newly elected members of Council.• Advises Council, staff and externals on Squamish Nation laws, governance and specific policies.• Manages relationships with community members, listens to their concerns, ensure they feel heard and valued and makes actionable recommendations to Councillors and other staff as needed. • Build relationships and give administrative support to Advisory Boards and other Squamish Nation entities.• Develops metrics to show performance improvements within the department. • Coordinates regular reporting to the Chief of Staff and assists in monitoring department performance.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Implement and optimize logistics during seismic school upgrades, while understanding the demands of the school• Work with various levels of stakeholders across multiple schools to facilitate inter/intra school moves• Manage the workload for multiple job timelines throughout the city on a daily basis across the VSB• Assists in creating a culture of mentorship within our team• Fuses innovative problem-solving and strategic communication skills to successfully manage multiple projects• Assists in creating strict health and safety policies surrounding COVID-19 and job site safety

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Effectively applied problem solving skills in a policy and regulatory environment interfacing with customer servicing demands from caregivers, schools, school communities and transport service providers• Provided advice and next tier escalation of school transport assistance related activities, including communication and report writing at Ministerial unit level• Applied policy regulation to a wide range of correspondence while providing recommendations on how best to approach the issue at hand • Liaised with a variety of stakeholders at each level of management across the Ministry• Coordinated ongoing development of school transport service, processes and documentation• Identified, developed, and tested new processes to effectively apply policy to ensure weekly KPIs were met

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Coordinated with the policy teams and advised regarding time sensitive external decisions• Perform data entry processing and quality checking of sensitive personal and payment information• Edited, formatted and digitally filed official correspondence to the Minister of Education• Proofed reports and memos for Principal Advisors within the Office of the Dep. Sec. (EDK) and the Office of the Head of EIS • Efficiently completed projects for the Manager of the Office of the Dep. Sec. (EDK & EIS)• Proficient in tracking and filing software used by the Ministry• Monitored OIA and internal requests and delegated data farming throughout the Group• Tracked correspondence and media queries from inception to completion

- Proofed reports and memos for Principal Advisors within the Office of the Deputy Secretary - Efficiently completed projects for the Manager of the Office of the Deputy Secretary

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Demonstrated excellent customer service and strived to create an inspiring and welcoming atmosphere for customers• Excelled in product knowledge and quickly learned the extensive product portfolio to the point of expert recommendations• Trained new staff members and assisted management with overseeing multiple personnel • Effectively worked in a cross-functional team and delivered stock in different departments and carried out large intra-branch transfers• Acted as a company representative at industry events and networked at private event functions

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Prioritized and multitasked on the fly to ensure timelines were met• Quickly followed direction and delegated additional tasks to fellow team members under pressure• Developed skills pertinent to the position efficiently, and utilize them to assist the team• Mentored younger and less experienced staff members while helping them acclimate to the job• Work with teachers, principals and faculty members in multiple schools across a spectrum of projects• Developed skills in logistics and resource coordination to a healthy support supply chain across the VSB

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Developed and executed complete day plans and events for kids between the ages of 6-17• Directed youth volunteers for a variety of activities and oversaw their program selections• Mentored weekly teen programs; was especially influential with the group of at risk boys• Independently led programs involving between 20-50 kids on a daily basis• Oversaw and provided instruction for large groups of kids while on out-trips into the community

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Assisted management in merchandising, stock and directional decisions• Demonstrated excellent customer service and was confident in customer interactions• Provided valuable product knowledge to customers throughout multiple departments• Supported management during store shutdown and was instrumental in the phasing out of stock and closure procedures