Executive Assistant, People and Organization (Human Resources)

Hewitt Équipement Ltée.

January 2015 to Actually working here

Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice-president, Project Development

IAMGOLD Corporation

July 2010 to November 2014

Provided support to the office of Senior Vice-President including: coordinating very busy calendar, event planning, compiling, submitting and tracking expenses, preparing PowerPoint presentations, organize in-house & offsite meetings, managing multi-destination travel arrangements, preparing international visa applications and liaising with consulates to ensure timely issuance of visas. Reviewed correspondence and flagged important items needing attention and proactively initiated appropriate action to ensure the most effective use of the Vice-President?s time and ensure priority matters are addressed. Managed information flow, provided support to management team and liaised with other departments. Prepared and formatted correspondence, documents, spreadsheets and presentation material for executive use and maintained files. Assisted the Human Resources team on hiring process: coordinated the files of global employees? mobility, ensured on-boarding activities are applied in a timely manner, and monitored employee vacation, absenteeism.

Translator/Assistant to the Ambassador

Delegation of Turkey to the International Civil Aviation Organization - United Nations

January 2009 to June 2010

Assistance in keeping the Ambassador on schedule and prepared for scheduled meetings, preparing documents and materials for meetings. Drafted correspondence and managed all communication related matters of the Mission. Did written translations from English to Turkish. Conducted research on information requests, interacted with diplomats and high profile government dignitaries.

Office Manager

FRASER INSTITUTE

June 2008 to December 2008

Coordinated and performed all necessary administrative activities to maintain efficient work flow. Fundraising: followed up fundraising projects; provided information about the institute and its ongoing projects to donors. Project management: Responsible for ensuring smooth workflow of the translation projects; negotiated rates and terms with external translators. Event management: marketing research, database management, producing name tags and registration lists.

Executive Assistant to Chief Financial Officer

CINEFLIX Productions

June 2006 to April 2008

Provided day to day executive support to the Chief Financial Officer: coordinated busy, rapidly changing calendar, organized meetings, responded requests, communicated and interacted with the direct reports of the CFO, other senior management, employees and third parties. Provided administrative support to the Accounting Department. Created and coordinated the travel arrangements of the CFO and other executives. Financials: Prepared cash balance reports, carried out banking transactions, organized and published expense reports, responsible for office petty cash, provided follow-up, and made sure invoices are processed.

Customer Relationship Consultant

ROGERS TELECOM

July 2005 to June 2006

Responded to client inquiries regarding general services, options and promotions. Processed client account adjustment requests (billing, contract terms and history changes). Collected and troubleshot data on client dissatisfaction and contributed to the design of solutions. Carried out research on the credit history of new clients and updated orders in the billing system.

Security Assistant

United Nations

June 2004 to June 2005

Liasoned with all UN agencies located in Turkey on security updates and situations in the field. Carried out media scanning and reporting security related issues to the Security Management Team. Prepared and disseminated daily (and semi-annual) Security Incident Reports. Informed and supported the development of the United Nations Turkey Office National Security Plan. Managed security clearances and updated the security clearance database on a daily basis. Prepared and/or edited correspondence, presentations, and all communication related matters of the office. Coordinated and created reports for the Security Management Team workshops, trainings and meetings.

Supply/Logistics Clerk

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

April 2004 to April 2005

Interacted with local authorities regarding shipments and dealt with the border crossing procedure. Coordinated all procurement related operations (bids, official correspondences, database mgmt) Recorded and updated movement of assets within the country operation. Carried out written and verbal translations from English to Turkish and vice versa.

Interpreter

ANSA - Italian National News Agency

March 2003 to April 2003

Monitored Turkish, English, French and Italian media, prepared news briefs. Translated and interpreted news covered in local media from Turkish to Italian.

Interpreter

Organization of Security and Cooperation for Europe (OSCE)

November 2002 to December 2002

Carried out interpretation for the OSCE Delegation during meetings with Turkish officials.

Bachelor's Degree

1997 to 2002

High School

1994 to 1997

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Availability to travel and work outside the city

No

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