Rakhee Chandra, Pmp® Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Promote the employment services of World Skills Employment Centre to newcomer immigrant womenCreate awareness about the employment program to all immigrant women services networks and community organizations Recruit participants through information sessions and external outreach through community partnersAddresses groups of visible minority women to provide information about the program Participate in community and stakeholder meetings to talk about the program and to provide updates Leverage social media platforms to promote the program and to provide updates about upcoming workshops, guest speaker events and other opportunities Facilitates the Intake, Assessment and Referral process of clients Works collaboratively with the program team to identify best practices and challenges in recruiting candidates for the program.

Kuwait

•Led business development projects totaling approximately CAD 1.3 million per year with 5+ clients of educational organizations, government, institutions and universities•Managed key testing relationships with Prometric, ETS global, ETS channel operations, and AMIDEAST headquarters•Responsible for management all U.S Department of State sponsored international academic and exchange scholarship programs in two countries i.e. Kuwait and Kingdom of Bahrain•Managed key relationships with U.S. embassy, ministry of education and ministry of foreign affairs in Kuwait and Bahrain•Conducted all project activities i.e. promotion, recruitment, selections and departure orientations in Kuwait and Bahrain •Administered all stages of the process including initial screening, assessment of academic credentials, financial status, submitting documents to university partners and final selection process•Analyzed student’s financial document including salary and bank certificates to perform an individual financial analysis against the country’s socio-economic benchmarks•Liaised with the universities on student’s application process and developed key points on student’s financial status•Monitored participants progress in the United States and resolved issues such as behavioral, cultural, academic and related to COVID-19•Managed testing staff (7 employees), maintenance of a fluid annual testing calendar, improvement of customer relations, and enhancement of business development efforts to increase revenue share•Actively developed and implemented strategies to motivate staff to increase sales and ensure business efficiency by producing reports on performance, and then measuring these against set indicators•Directly responsible for financial budgets to assess organization's financial benchmarks with respect to testing and future international programs.

Kuwait

•Represented employer at educational fairs, international advisory conferences, and seminars to promote EducationUSA services including information about U.S. Higher education in the United States•Established and conducted public outreach activities and information-sharing programs to varied groups around Kuwait who were interested in U.S. Higher education•Managed U.S. Department of State funded scholarship programs including promotion, recruitment, screening, testing, and pre-departure orientations in Kuwait and Bahrain•Managed daily Prometric computer-based testing activities according to organization's standard operation procedures, including training and supervision of testing staff•Oversaw the complete CollegeBoard's SAT exam operation in Kuwait •Contributed to yearly budget planning and annual planning for the testing program•Supported and contributed to events for the annual International Education Week [IEW]•Represented employer at the EducationUSA network conferences such as NAFSA

Kuwait

 Work in the EducationUSA Library, providing information to the public about U.S. higher education at accredited undergraduate, graduate, professional or other institutions in the U.S  Offer public sessions on the admissions process, financial aid, intercultural issues, logistics and other topics as required and appropriate, and provide one-on-one advising sessions. Support and contribute to events for the annual International Education Week [IEW]. Served as Customer Services Manager Assist in U.S. Department of State funded scholarship programs, such as recruitment, application screening, testing, and pre-departure orientation in Bahrain

Global Mba Program, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business/Commerce, General

High School Diploma