Human Resources Project Manager

Andreea C. Madaras

MA, Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP)

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Experience

York University, Toronto, ON

Counsellor, Human Resources (Account Manager)

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Summary: Efficiently managing an account of over 1700 clients

Employee Training, Benefits Presentation Series - Sun Life automated on-line service, New-hire orientation; Technical and procedural training for assisting and replacement personnel

Process redesign leave of absence administration, benefit enrolments

Exposure to international projects employee relocations, UHIP enrolments, conferences

Hybrid (DB and DC) pension plan administration exposure to implementation of an in-house pension plan administration system

Cross-functional teams P & B, HRIS, Records, Payroll

Community involvement - Employee Wellness program development CPMEA Committee; Better Workplace Initiative Supporting Change Task Force

Organisational Development and Succession Planning initiative: rotation and job shadowing in Employee Well-Being Office

Inventure Systems LTD.

Recruitment Consultant

11/2005 to 3/2009

Summary: Took on and participated to various recruitment and employer branding development volunteering opportunities

Participated as a member of the interview panel for the Project Manager position during the selection process in a new format of a group interview

Worked as a member of the team who created the organisational structure and job descriptions

Oversaw the organisation s mission, principles and values

Provided input in the creation of one of the company s Employee Surveys

Provided input on benefits program and selection of vendors with the scope of creating employer branding

York University

Pension and Benefits Counsellor (Secondment)

5/2005 to 4/2006

Summary: Administrated employees leave of absence, benefit enrolments

Administrated the hybrid (DB and DC) pension plan

Exposed to international projects including UHIP enrolments, employee relocation, etc.

York University

Benefits Enquiry Coordinator (Permanent)

7/2003 to 4/2005

Summary: Provided customer service by phone, email, walk-in and one-on-one consultations, acted as liaison between the health insurance company and plan members

Provided weekly new hire orientation

York University

Administrative Assistant Pension and Benefits (Contract)

4/2003 to 7/2003

Summary: Provided administrative support to the counsellors

Provided customer service by phone and email

ModaTim SA

Organisational Psychologist

3/2001 to 8/2002

Summary: Implemented a new human resources strategic plan with specific focus on recruitment and selection, performance management, staff and management training and organizational development

Provided ongoing support and expertise to all levels of staff including updating and developing job descriptions, recruiting, facilitating new hire orientation, mediation, counselling, responding to benefit inquiries and individual career planning strategies, including mentoring and coaching

Championed the research, design and implementation of the organization s first ever Performance Evaluation System comprised of Performance Appraisals and Performance Management System for the company s unionized manufacturing environment

Key contribution: Launched a well received program to increase employee engagement - Performance Oriented Work Behaviours Program . Lead the Human Resources winning team of an $80,000 EUR financing in 2002 for the Leonardo Da Vinci training and development project at the United Europe Funds region wide contest. The training plan convinced the evaluation committee by its innovative training methods and learning tools, as well as by outlining step by step the objectives, the time frame, the resources needed to develop our workforce

Joe IBC LTD

Director, Human Resources

6/1998 to 2/2001

Summary: Championed a number of organizational change management initiatives including the development and implementation of an effective and efficient recruitment and selection process using various interviewing techniques for all levels of staff and management

Chaired and partnered with various levels of management to rollout the organization s first ever employee satisfaction survey including a strategic communication plan and intervention tools to address the employee s needs

Participated in the research and development of an organizational wide performance evaluation process and forms impacting all levels of staff

Researched, designed and facilitated a program series titled Performance Oriented Work Behaviours to integrate the new company s mission, principles and values, expected employees attitudes and behaviours to address the unanticipated organizational growth

Key contribution: Project Manager for the launch of a new human resources strategic plan to prepare the organization s Personnel Department for the transition to a Human Resources Integrated Function. Project came in on time and the company reached top sales in the food industry private sector in 2000

Education

Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

Human Resources Management Diploma/Certificate Human Resources

2003 to 2006

Universitatea de Vest din Timi oara

Masters of Arts Organisational and Leadership Psychology

1999 to 2001

Societatea de Analiza Existentiala si Logoterapie, Timisoara, Romania si GLE, Vienna, Austria

Counsellor and Psychotherapist Existential Analysis

1996 to 2000

Universitatea de Vest din Timi oara

Bachelor of Arts Psychology

1992 to 1997

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