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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Delivered project updates, presentations and progress reports on workforce development initiatives as required by project oversight committees and working groups. Led the establishment and operation of an internal Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee to develop and implement an action plan for the organization’s EDI objectives . Managed a $22.7 million provincially funded project and monitored all project costs to ensure completion within budget.Liaised with various stakeholder groups, including project partners and contributors, to support program delivery and ensure alignment with milestones, deliverables, and budget. Led stakeholder engagement and outreach relating to the development of upskilling tools and resources, including partnership conversations with industry and post-secondary institutions. Led the procurement of third-party vendor services as required to deliver on workforce development activities and initiatives. Worked closely with project team to ensure insights and pertinent resources gathered throughout research and engagement activities are incorporated into related tools and platforms. Managed all marketing and promotional opportunities, events, and outreach relating to workforce development activities.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Managed the development and maintenance of knowledge management systems, including the Foundation’s Sharepoint platform and supported the development of research initiatives on the Future of Work.Conducted literature reviews and summaries on key topics as part of scoping activities for potential research commissions and program developments.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Bulletin Brief is U of T's internal newsletter, produced and distributed to all U of T employees (faculty and staff)Assisted editor in producing content and audience engagement strategiesResponsible for researching and implementing multimedia content for faculty and staffProvided consistent administrative support and compiled audience analysis and metric reports

Toronto, Canada Area

Research assistant to Kiran Mirchandani on a project titled: Developing Better Protections for Workers in Precarious Jobs. The research project seeks to document and understand violations of employment standards in Ontario and improving protection for people in precarious Jobs.http://closeesgap.ca/

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

World Education Services (WES) is designated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to provide Educational Credential Assessments (ECA) for degrees and diplomas earned outside of Canada. Responsible for conducting weekly environmental scanning for Canadian and U.S immigration trends, collecting, organizing research policy documents and writing WES advisor articlesPrepared, edited, fact- checked and proofread various communication/project documents (e.g. presentations, marketing material, web content, news releases, communications, etc.)Assisted in the development of policy position documents, articles, press releases, guides, blog entries, and content calendars. Managed social media posts and applicant inquiries (WES Canada twitter)

Toronto, Canada Area

Secured strategic private and public funding opportunities for the newly created project management and program design office Conducted weekly research on resource development opportunities and accordingly updated the resource development plan and calendar (imaginecanada databases). Supported the writing of project backgrounds and proposals, including project plans, detailed budgets, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, timelines and milestone plansSupported research projects and writing literature reviews. Research topics included immigration trends, demographics and labour market trends amongst others. Reviewed and edited grants, proposals and research products before submission, ensuring compliance with both external and internal criteria

Department Of Political Science

Research Assistant to Professor Aisha Ahmad focusing on the field of international security and political economy of civil war. Generated academic library research on security situations in developing nationsResponsible for synthesizing primary and secondary source materials in multiple languages and building academic literature reviews using team softwareDeveloped research on regional flashpoint using sources in multiple languages, and drafted academic reports on conflict processes

Master Of Education (M.Ed.)

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Honours Bachelor Of Arts

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