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Enhance organizational effectiveness by developing strategic initiatives and implementing change management processes while collaborating with senior leadership and stakeholders to align divisional goals and priorities.

Supporting Toronto Building in their diversity and inclusion initiatives, strategic planning, complement management, reorganization/restructuring activities, talent management initiatives, training and development programs, employee relations matters, succession planning activities, recruitment strategies, and performance management.

Toronto, Canada Area

Manage the full cycle recruitment process for the City of Toronto's, Shelter, Support & Housing Administration and Employment & Social Services Divisions.

Toronto, Canada Area

•Manage full recruitment cycle by posting vacant positions, sourcing using Boolean searches, telephone screening candidates, creating both written and interview questions, interviewing using behavioural and situational techniques, providing selection recommendations to hiring managers, conducting reference checks, negotiating offers, creating new hire biographies for the Division’s use and providing feedback to unsuccessful candidates.•Actively source candidates for hard to fill positions… Show more •Manage full recruitment cycle by posting vacant positions, sourcing using Boolean searches, telephone screening candidates, creating both written and interview questions, interviewing using behavioural and situational techniques, providing selection recommendations to hiring managers, conducting reference checks, negotiating offers, creating new hire biographies for the Division’s use and providing feedback to unsuccessful candidates.•Actively source candidates for hard to fill positions using various platforms, including career fairs, social media, LinkedIn, Talent Pipeline, TalentFlow and Indeed.ca.•Ensure a positive experience for each candidate by managing the candidate experience from selection to on-boarding•Created the monthly E-Newsletter to keep candidates from our Talent Pipeline abreast of new positions within the I&T Division.•Prepare and present recruitment statistics and reports, including analyzing and interpreting data to identify trends and improve time to fill metrics for the I&T recruitment team.•Created bi-weekly reports and presentations for the SMT meetings, capturing various recruitment metrics such as hires to date, average time taken to fill vacancies, source of candidates hired and short term hiring projections.•Created efficiencies in the recruitment process bringing down the total time of filling a vacancy by a month•Took ownership of the staffing requisition process away from the Division contributing to the reduction of time needed to fill vacancies and jointly designed a process which centralized all staff requisitions leading to accountability in the process•Identified relevant seminars and webinars providing learning opportunities for the IT Recruitment Team •Provide day to day consulting support to hiring leaders and employees in both non-union and unionized client groups to assist them in achieving business goals and objectives•Trained new hires on City policies and processes as it relates to the I&T staffing team. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

Provides strategic recruitment and employment services expertise to client divisions, specifically the Information Technology (IT) division as part of a mass recruitment effort to fill over 200 vacancies within the next two years. Responsibilities include: • Provide a hands on approach to the development and delivery of recruitment strategies coupled with process improvement initiatives that provides expertise to hiring managers and potential candidates • Establish and maintain… Show more Provides strategic recruitment and employment services expertise to client divisions, specifically the Information Technology (IT) division as part of a mass recruitment effort to fill over 200 vacancies within the next two years. Responsibilities include: • Provide a hands on approach to the development and delivery of recruitment strategies coupled with process improvement initiatives that provides expertise to hiring managers and potential candidates • Establish and maintain effective business relationships with IT senior leadership, hiring managers and their teams to manage their expectations, build credibility and provide consultative sourcing support and expertise • Provide ongoing leadership to team of HR Consultants including coaching, recognition, development, work allocation, communication on business updates and performance management • Develop and drive the talent strategy and practices aligned with IT transformational culture and values to provide a qualified and diverse candidate pool • Advise IT Hiring Managers on recruitment processes, including the interpretation, and application of human resources policies and programs. • Support all phases of the IT recruitment processes, taking the lead in developing and implementing innovative approaches to hiring, recruitment, talent sourcing, employment marketing and assessments. • Research new and emerging IT talent sources and identifying methods for recruiting and hiring IT candidates in a changing market. • Assist in the development of recruitment planning tools and processes to support immediate and longer term IT initiatives and strategies Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

• Complete and process confidential documentation i.e. new hires, leaves of absences, benefits changes, transfers, terminations, etc. This includes preparing employee action forms and entering employee information into applicable systems including HRIS and web-based third party systems, in a timely and accurate manner.• Create and maintain manual and electronic files and records; assists HR personnel by retrieving information concerning individual employees and statistical data from various… Show more • Complete and process confidential documentation i.e. new hires, leaves of absences, benefits changes, transfers, terminations, etc. This includes preparing employee action forms and entering employee information into applicable systems including HRIS and web-based third party systems, in a timely and accurate manner.• Create and maintain manual and electronic files and records; assists HR personnel by retrieving information concerning individual employees and statistical data from various systems and files.• Responsible for the administration and maintenance of all GWL benefit and retirement programs.• Support the HR team in administering both the STD and LTD disability programs.• Coordinate initiatives related to measurement of key performance indicators and enhanced reporting using various HRIS tools.• Actively involved in the annual compensation process and mass changes in salaries including inputting information in the HRIS.• Inputting employee information in SuperHR and conducting bi-monthly audits to maintain data integrity and to identify and correct errors in accordance with Payroll/HR deadlines and data integrity guidelines.• Investigate systems discrepancies within the HR department. Communicate with peers as required to solve problems with employee paperwork which is unclear, incomplete or inaccurate.• Responsible for managing the Employee Assistance Program.• Participate in recruitment processes, including: drafting postings, coordinating interview logistics, conducting references, preparing letters of offer, etc.• Ensure all necessary forms and documents are completed and retuned by new recruits.• Generate reports regarding various trends such as hire, vacation, sick, long term service and milestones using the HRIS system and conducts company-wide annual vacation reconciliation summary and entitlements for each individual employee accordingly.• Work closely with human resources personnel to communicate pertinent information and documents. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

• Jointly designed and administered New Haven Learning Centre’s first employee personal and sick days tracking system that provided a single source employee-information database used extensively by senior executives.• Processed all new-hires, benefits, leaves, terminations and payroll paperwork ensuring 100% compliance with the organization’s policies and regulatory mandates.• Created automated tools in Excel, used by senior management in determining employee review dates, maternity… Show more • Jointly designed and administered New Haven Learning Centre’s first employee personal and sick days tracking system that provided a single source employee-information database used extensively by senior executives.• Processed all new-hires, benefits, leaves, terminations and payroll paperwork ensuring 100% compliance with the organization’s policies and regulatory mandates.• Created automated tools in Excel, used by senior management in determining employee review dates, maternity leaves and terminations.• Created job postings, screened resumes, conducted reference checks, compiled orientation packages and administered the Blue Cross benefits.• Managed the day to day operations, such as ordering supplies, creating memos, managing the front office reception area, compiling minutes and contributing to the preparation of reports and presentations.• Handled incoming and outgoing correspondence and communications via telephone, email and mail.• Wrote, designed and distributed the monthly eNewsletter using Salesforce to over a thousand people.• Maintained ongoing relationships with donors and sponsors - acknowledge donations, ensure timely reporting and information distribution i.e. thank you letters, newsletters, etc.• Managed the Gala Committee and fundraising projects, rising over $210,000 in tuition assistance for children with autism annually. Show less

• Designed and researched innovative recruitment sources such as career fairs and informational sessions to implement proactive recruitment strategies. • Developed and coordinated job postings.• Maintained recruitment tracking data and monitored recruitment activity including; new hires, progression and terminations in the HRIS database.• Conducted new employee orientations and presentations. Managed the conduction of reference and background checks.• Prepared a variety of… Show more • Designed and researched innovative recruitment sources such as career fairs and informational sessions to implement proactive recruitment strategies. • Developed and coordinated job postings.• Maintained recruitment tracking data and monitored recruitment activity including; new hires, progression and terminations in the HRIS database.• Conducted new employee orientations and presentations. Managed the conduction of reference and background checks.• Prepared a variety of reports, including weekly staffing reports. • Organized paper work to guarantee that goals are met and documents are filed. Show less

Bachelor Of Commerce. 2005

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