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Gurjeet Virdi

Toronto,ON

Summary

Solutions-driven Consultant with over 5 years of experience in consulting and policy development. Looking to join a dynamic team to transform companies to achieve and maintain equity at all position levels.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Housing Consultant

City of Toronto
Toronto, ON
10.2022 - Current
  • Developed an internal and external stakeholder engagement strategy that was delivered to over 100 housing providers and internal City of Toronto staff on the implementation of a system to allocate affordable rental units in the City of Toronto, that aims to increase efficiency and quickly allocate units to Toronto residents most in need.
  • Led the Request for Proposals for $7M to administer housing programs in the City of Toronto in partnership with multiple City divisions, including Procurement teams, Office of the Chief Information Security Officer, and Technology Services.
  • Led the Annual Results Reporting process to submit results reporting and financial reporting to the provincial and federal government for approximately $80M that is provided to the City of Toronto to administer housing related programs.

Policy Development Officer

City of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
01.2021 - 10.2022
  • Monitored changes in City of Toronto's housing landscape and legislation. Conducted market research and jurisdictional scans to identify areas of opportunities to expand housing programs to support residents who were facing evictions. This led to the implementation of the Toronto Tenant Support Program that was City Council endorsed in 2021. The program supports over 100 households annually who are facing evictions in the City of Toronto.
  • Prepared 6 Council reports, 10 briefing notes and 10 presentations to senior management and City Council to advance the City's housing initiatives in relation to grant programs, housing benefits and the City's Affordable Rental Housing program. This required extensive work with the City's Legal team, City divisions, service providers and City Committees.
  • Developed a 2-hour online training for over 60 housing providers on the provincial legislation changes for the Rent-Geared-to-Income Housing Program.

Senior Program Officer

Public Health Agency of Canada
Toronto, Ontario
05.2020 - 12.2020
  • Managed $3M end-to-end funding for the Community Action Program and Canada’s Prenatal Nutrition Program, delivering health programming to community organizations, health clinics and Indigenous organizations.
  • Managed relationships with 20 funded organizations including monitoring and evaluating the service delivery that aligns with funding and contractual requirements.
  • Created data visualization models, presentations, and policy papers displaying Ontario region mapping on proposal-based funding adaptation methods, which supported drafting PHAC COVID- 19 guidelines.

Program Officer

Indigenous Services Canada
Toronto, Ontario
02.2019 - 04.2020
  • Administered $107M transfer payments to First Nation communities, in accordance with budget management regimes, and compliance frameworks. Built key performance indicator dashboards for senior management, improving transparency and compliance of financial reporting by 25%.
  • Developed a new business approval process for senior management, leveraging online platforms and developed key performance indicators for projects, increasing approval timing proficiencies by 15%. This resulted in funding recipients experience fewer delay times in receiving project funding.
  • Managed a research-based proposal, which resulted in $2M funding to teacherages in First Nation communities, allowing teachers to have safe and secure accommodations.

Government Relations Associate

Brown & Cohen Public Affairs and Communications
Toronto, Ontario
11.2018 - 01.2019
  • Communications expert, specializing in written deliverables including reports, blog posts and newsletters, designed for companies for various social media platforms.
  • Drafted 2-3 newsletters per month for clients and monitored 3 social media accounts.

Case Manager

Canadian Mental Health Association
Oshawa, Ontario
09.2016 - 10.2018
  • Led a program evaluation for the company’s intake process. Completed 100 surveys, 50 qualitative interviews, regression analysis and results were presented to senior management. Findings and results were included in the Annual Report for the organization – to address best practices.
  • Collaborated with community partners, including Lakeridge Health, Ontario Shores and landlords to provide housing stability and support to 30 clients participating in the program.

Education

Master's of Public Policy, Administration And Law - Public Policy And Administration

York University
Toronto
06-2020

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

York University
Toronto, ON
04-2015

Skills

  • Business Planning
  • Operations Management
  • Strategy Development
  • Business Administration
  • Project Management

Affiliations

  • Participate annually in the Sporting Life 10k run for Camp Ooch.

Accomplishments

  • Participated in the 2019 National Case Competition at the Institute of Public Administration of Canada.
  • Participated in a 3-month international development opportunity in Jamaica.

Timeline

Housing Consultant

City of Toronto
10.2022 - Current

Policy Development Officer

City of Toronto
01.2021 - 10.2022

Senior Program Officer

Public Health Agency of Canada
05.2020 - 12.2020

Program Officer

Indigenous Services Canada
02.2019 - 04.2020

Government Relations Associate

Brown & Cohen Public Affairs and Communications
11.2018 - 01.2019

Case Manager

Canadian Mental Health Association
09.2016 - 10.2018

Master's of Public Policy, Administration And Law - Public Policy And Administration

York University

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

York University

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