Gerri Slaney

Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

116 St. and 85 Ave, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2R3

9304 91 Street

Edmonton

Alberta

T6C 3N9

gerrislaney@gmail.com

(825) 439-6882

I am pursuing the opportunity to continue to apply and expand my leadership skills in the Administrative Manager position.

• Trustworthy
• Reliable
• Very Well Organized
• Out-Going
• Motivated
• Initiative
• Enthusiasm
• Dedication
• Using communication to identify and resolve problems quickly; act proactively
• Analytical Decision Making
• Familiar with University Governance Systems and the Post-Secondary Learning Act
• Willingness to learn
• High level of respect for privacy and confidentiality of information
• Supervisory Leadership Program
• EHS Supervisory Course
• Fall Ready coming to campus course
• Workplace Violence and Harassment Prevention Supervisor course
• The working Mind Manager Course
• Comfort in Conflict Course
• Privacy, Archives, Records, Information Security Course
• Management Intensive Program
• Managing for Mental Health
• Leading Others (In progress)

• Completion of Ontario Secondary School Diploma
• Microsoft office training course, Scholars Education Centre, Richmond Hill, Ontario

• University of Alberta, Team Lead, Administrative Services, 2022, Current, Oversee 15 staff, Conducts recruitment, selection and orientation for new employees, Conducts performance reviews, performance management and conflict resolution, Updates job fact sheets, Ensures team morale is up, promotes work-life balance, Ensures team is meeting expectations and understands roles and responsibilities, Conducts regular 1x1 and team meetings, Supports and encourages business process improvements, knowledge sharing, and providing service excellence, Oversees and completes special projects, Provide oversight of FOIP process and be involved as first point of contact for FOIP requests, Provides oversight and senior level support of records and information management, Regularly collaborate and work closely with the Associate Director, Integration and Service Excellence to ensure succession and goal planning, stakeholder engagement and satisfaction, mitigate and resolve risks and concerns, discuss continuing needs and provide updates, Regularly collaborate and work closely with the Team Lead, Asset Work Management to ensure communication and process understanding between our teams, succession planning, consistency in Integration and Service Excellence and to provide a sounding board for each other as leaders, Communicate to team about potential or upcoming changes, explaining why, what benefits/disadvantages and the impacts, Identify and resolve issues and concerns accordingly, Evaluates, reviews and assigns work and monitors workloads, Provide leadership and coaching for staff and others, Provide support, training and development opportunities for staff, Advocate on behalf of the administrative services team when impacts may occur and affect staff, Develop and maintain healthy working relationships with staff, units, managers, directors, AVP’s and whomever else I interact with, Develop and maintain understanding of the different business units and their operations, Regularly interact with various departments throughout the portfolio as well as external partners and stakeholders
• University of Alberta, Records Analyst, 2017, 2022, Evaluate, review, recommend, implement, update and maintain records management-related systems, Inventory, evaluation, and recommendation of proper systems, Write procedures and provide training to users, Conduct inventories, Interview department staff, Maintain computer system, Provides senior level support to business unit and leadership by managing records management requirements, Interact with various departments throughout the portfolio as well as external partners and stakeholders, Supervised and assigned work to others, Performance management, Maintenance desk coverage, outdoor site bookings coverage, Order, receive, open and distribute Grand & Toy orders
• University of Alberta, Records Technician, 2013, 2017, Maintains logs and indexes to provide status of information and accurate retrieval, Assists in filing and retrieving documents, maintaining the electronic database, and maintaining the records retention schedule, Assists in assembly of files and other information in response to FOIPP requests, Provides administrative backup support to team members, Interact with various departments throughout the portfolio as well as external partners and stakeholders, Maintenance desk coverage, Order, receive, open and distribute Grand & Toy orders
• University of Alberta, Bookstore, 2013, Customer Service Rep., Sell book codes for online resources, Use computer system to create online book codes
• Waterloo Ford Lincoln, Reception/Customer Service Rep., 2013, Answering phone and directing calls, using PA system, Filing, Take Payments/Interac
• Global Wealth Trade Corp., Customer Service Rep., 2011, Filing, Answering phones and responding to emails/tickets, Excel Spreadsheets/Microsoft Word/Reports, Conferences/Conventions planning, Take payments/PSI Gate/Interac

• Kathryn Merrell, Manager, Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic, Vice-President Facilities & Operations
• Megan Bungay, CR-04, Federal Serious and Organized Crime, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Dear Facilities and Operations: I am excited to apply for the Administrative Manager position with Integration and Service Excellence, Facilities and Operations at the University of Alberta. I am currently seconded into the role of Team Lead, Administrative Services and find it exciting, fulfilling and challenging. I am thrilled at the opportunity to continue to grow within the University of Alberta that I love and have worked at for 10 years. As the Interim Team Lead, Administrative Services with Facilities and Operations, I have been responsible for the oversight of 15 staff, performance development and reviews, regular check ins with the team and the units they support, hiring and onboarding new staff, off boarding departing staff, problem solving, conflict resolution. During my time at the University, I have established contacts and relationships across campus and enjoy learning about other unit’s processes and operations. In my previous role as the Records Analyst, I developed informal leadership skills as I directed the work of the records technician. I have taken the Supervisory Leadership Program, The working Mind Manager Program and the Comfort in Conflict Course. I have knowledge on University systems, Policies and Procedures. I am familiar with the Post-Secondary Learning Act and University Governance Systems. I have brought forward ideas and projects in the form of presentations. I embrace change and enjoy creating processes and procedures to improve quality and efficiency. I feel that I am a great fit for this position given my University knowledge and experience, analytical, organizational, communication and people skills as well as the knowledge I have learned from taking Supervisory level courses. Thank you for your time and consideration. I am looking forward to learning more details about the Administrative Manager position as growth is essential to my continued success. My proven record of accomplishment, University knowledge and University relationships makes me an ideal candidate for this position. Sincerely, Gerri Slaney

Title: Facilities and Operations

SUPERVISORY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
EHS SUPERVISORY COURSE
FALL READY COMING TO CAMPUS COURSE
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT PREVENTION SUPERVISOR COURSE
THE WORKING MIND MANAGER COURSE
COMFORT IN CONFLICT COURSE
PRIVACY, ARCHIVES, RECORDS, INFORMATION SECURITY COURSE
MANAGEMENT INTENSIVE PROGRAM
MANAGING FOR MENTAL HEALTH
LEADING OTHERS (IN PROGRESS)