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Coaching Services - ongoing

Provides coaching in management skills in the context of preparation for selection processes (including executive level), and in the in the context of career/professional development.  Coaching services involve identifying the particular needs of the individual, identifying opportunities for the client to practice new skills or observe his/her behaviour and its impact, sharing skills and knowledge, providing reading material and a forum for discussing new ideas or individual action plans, debriefing  clients’ experiences to identify learnings.

 

Canadian International Development Agency

Geographic Results, Planning and Specialists Directorate

June 2011 – Present

This work involves developing a human resource plan for the Directorate which will guide the organization from its present state to a state in which some specialists are located in regions and a reduction in the number of specialists has been achieved.  The work is carried out in English and French.

 

Canada Border Services Agency

Targeting Policies and Programs Management Division

June 2011 – Present

The work involves assisting the Division in various aspects of implementing a new centralized Targeting Program within the Agency.  The work will be carried out in English and French.

 

Human Resources and Social Development Canada

Associate Deputy Minister

April 2011 – June 2011

Prepare a succession plan for the 4 ADM positions reporting to the Associate DM.  The work involves interviewing the ADM’s about their jobs, the challenges and the competencies required to do the work, and interviewing the Associate DM about what she needs from her team members, identifying where candidates from these jobs might be found, and writing a report documenting each job’s challenges, required competencies, and sources for future candidates.

 

Human Resources and Social Development Canada

Corporate Secretariat

March 2011 – Present

Conducting an organization review of the functioning and organization of responsibilities within the Secretariat.  The work involves conducting group sessions with staff and interviewing staff and managers to identify where issues are occurring and recommending measures to resolve them.

 

Human Resources and Social Development Canada

Human Resource Services Branch

Executive Services

March 2011

Planned and facilitated a one day all-staff meeting for the Executive Services Directorate.  The work was carried out in English and French.

 

Public Safety Canada

Research and National Coordination Organized Crime Division

March 10, 2011

Designed and facilitated a one day all-staff retreat which included team building and planning components.

 

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Foreign Credential Recognition Directorate

February 8, 2011

Designed and facilitated a one day all-staff retreat which included team building and future direction components.  The work was carried out in English and French.

 

Human Resources Services Branch

HRSDC

July 2010 – March 31 2011

Applying the Service Canada ‘structural model’ – based on a Business Model, to the HR Branch, which involves examining current work processes and organization structures and proposing new ways of working within the Branch.  This work also involves supporting the culture change process required to enable staff to work in a different way.  The client for this work is the ADM, HRSB.

 

Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations Branch

HRSDC

With the ADM, developed a succession plan for all EX jobs within the Branch.

 

Homelessness Partnership Directorate

HRSDC

September 2010 – Present

Working with the Director General and her management team to design a new functional alignment. 

 

Labour Market Integration

HRSDC

February 2010 – Present

Carrying out a work mapping exercise with each of the work units in the Directorate and designing a new alignment of functions, along with managing a process that engages staff in the process.  Work mapping sessions and all-staff facilitation was carried out in both English and French.  The client for this work is the Director General, LMI.

 

First Nations Statistical Institute

October 2009 – July 2009

Develop the HR policy infrastructure for this newly established Crown Corporation, and provide strategic HR support to the CEO and Directors.

 

Aboriginal Affairs Directorate

HRSDC

February 2009 – March 2010

Analyze the functioning of the organization by interviewing staff and managers and provide advice on re-aligning Directorate functions in light of new business initiatives.

 

Human Resources Branch

HRSDC

December 08 – March 2010

Provide support to various organizational re-alignment initiatives within the Branch.  Advice and guidance provided to Directors General and Directors related to organization change processes and organization design options based on the business initiatives within the Branch.  This work involved facilitating mapping and other sessions with staff and managers.  The work was carried out in English and French.

 

Trades and Apprenticeship Division

Skills and Employment Branch

HRSDC

July 2008 – March 2010

Review the structure and functioning of the Division by interviewing staff and managers and recommend revisions to both in order to enable the Division to achieve a growing mandate.  The work was carried out in English and French.

 

Farm Financial Programs Branch

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

November 08 – March 2009

Assist the Branch Senior Management Team to adapt the work and organization structure of the Branch to reflect the changes in the new ‘Growing Forward’ policy framework.  The work involved facilitating two sessions with the Senior Management Team.

 

Learning Branch,

HRSDC

October 2008 – March 2009

Carry out a roles and responsibilities review within the Branch by interviewing staff and managers; and develop recommendations for the Branch Senior Management Team concerning the structure and division of responsibilities within the Branch.  The work was carried out in English and French.

 

Comptroller General of Canada, TBS

Horizontal Audit of HR Planning

April 2008 – March 2009

The consultant was the subject matter expert on the upcoming Horizontal Audit of HR Planning.  The work has involved developing the lines of inquiry. 

 

Skills and Employment Branch Organization Design

HRSDC

June, 2007

Analyze and design the new executive-level organization structure for a newly created Branch of HRSDC.  The ADM required a new structure to reflect the amalgamation of two Branches.  The work involved interviewing most of the executive staff in the Branch and working closely with the ADM to develop and describe the new structure.  The ADM received approval for the new structure from the Deputy Minister and the department’s Executive Committee.  The Branch senior management committee were closely consulted and accepted the final model.