Jade Fournier
Embrun,Ontario
Summary
Coordinator for the Program Design and Delivery branch at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research with over five years of successful experience in project management and significant experience managing research related funding programs. Currently holding an Honours BA in Communications. Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Coordinator / Program Design and Delivery
Canadian Institutes Of Health Research
03.2023 - Current
- Support the Lead and Advisor with the planning of peer review requirement, including advising on the recruitement process.
- Proivde administrative support for peer review recruitment planning activities, such as, validating and approving members, sending invitations and tracking communications.
- Work collaboratively with my team members and other CIHR members to better contribute to the development and efficiency and quality of of competition peer review documents.
- Support operational analysis in development of strategic competition funding opportunities and contribute to the design and planning of these funding opportunities.
- Provide administrative support by drafting presentations, documents, briefing notes, and correspondences with relevant stakeholders such as reviewers, executives, CIHR colleagues, etc.
- Provide support for the prepartion and maintenance of competition documents and peer review materials.
- Develop tracking systems for a more efficient and readily accessible view of peer review committee member information.
- Create new invitation templates for strategic competitions in order to better represent the strategic funding opportunity.
- Provide support and help to my colleagues when they have a bigger workload.
- Monitor and provide regular updates regarding the status of competition activities, within project or award competitions, including, monitoring progress in recruitment, gap filling, ATR responses, assignment completion, Microsoft Teams technical issues, RiT participants and practice review, and quickly respond to issues or escalating situations that may happen during the course of a competition.
- Prepare reviewer assignments, flagging expertise gaps and making recommendations to the Lead and Advisor on potential reviewers.
- Keep all databases and tools up to date, including the CRM, Microsoft Tasks, EIS, and Teams Planner.
- Provide ongoing support to reviews and executives throughout the competition and staying proactive to resolve any arising issues.
- Help to identify issues with competition processes and procedures to support the DOCC and the continuous business improvement of the competitions.
- Provide additional support to other strategic initiatives within my team to help with the interpretation, creation, and implementation of new peer review documents or material.
Coordinator of Local and International Research
University Of Ottawa
08.2019 - 03.2023
- Led, promoted and administered nine different programs within the Centre for Research Opportunities - Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) and Globalink Research Internship (RISE, JSPS, CLIC), Mitacs Business Strategy Internship Program (BSI), Mitacs Research Training Award, BioTalent Canada, Ingenium Canada, Natural Sciences and Research Engineering Council (NSERC) - Undergraduate Student Research Award, Non-credit and Credit Research Courses, Local and International Virtual Research Opportunities, Visiting Student Researcher Program (VSR).
- Adjudicated and awarded student scholarships, as well as assisted in the disbursement process within the OVPRI and University of Ottawa faculties.
- Continuously liaised with external stakeholders to develop and implement prestigious research opportunities at the Centre for Research Opportunities by interpreting and implementing policies and procedures to create new funding opportunities.
- Developed policies and procedures for the Mitacs GRA, Mitacs BSI, Mitacs RTA, BioTalent Local, and International Virtual Research Opportunities program.
- Created and developed promotional material and strategies for the Centre for Research Opportunities.
- Liaised with external institutions, including international academic institutions, not-for-profit organizations, and for-profit organizations in Canada.
- Evaluated and analyzed managed funding opportunities to identify policy or procedural problems and issues to brief the Director and Vice-President, Research and Innovation, of the OVPRI on these issues and provide suggestions and guidance.
- Prepared presentation and briefing materials for the Director, and V-P, Research Innovation, of the OVPRI, and external and internal stakeholders.
- Worked closely with the indigenous community to provide relevant funding opportunities, specifically within the NSERC-USRA funding opportunity.
- Led the change management project for the Visiting Student Researcher Program by analyzing and identifying issues and potential change to make the program more efficient. Doing so, led to the reduction of staff required to manage this program.
- Provided support and assistance to the University of Ottawa community, including personnel, faculty members, undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. students.
- Managed a team of 2 employees, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth of employees.
- Supported and registered students to non-credit and credit research courses created by the Centre for Research Opportunities.
- Organized and presented workshops to undergraduate and graduate students. Processed and granted over 400 scholarships.
- Translated and edited social media content, news articles, press releases, memorandums of understanding, etc.
Marketing Communications Coordinator, Copywriter
Artist In Residence Distillerie
10.2018 - 08.2019
- Created high-impact messaging for marketing media, contributing to increases in revenues and market share.
- Produced original, creative content for promotional advertisements and marketing materials.
- Wrote advertising materials for online content, adhering to employers' overarching brand identity and personality.
- Assuring all content produced conforms to company-wide branding and publication guidelines.
- Executed marketing and sales strategies to consistently achieve territory targets. Liaised with content partners to develop short and long-term media outreach strategies.
- Wrote social media outreach posts on both informational and promotional topics.
- Maintained positive relationships with external marketing and PR teams, optimizing value with a collaborative approach.
- Incorporated SEO keywords to increase search result rankings.
- Drafted scrips for video-based communications, formatting copy specifically for visual presentation and video production needs.
- Coordinated effective placements of hundreds of media announcements, billboards, and print ads for maximum effectiveness and exposure.
- Supported over 20 events execution and venue set up and tear down. Researched assigned events and identified possible partnerships aligned with event concepts.
Personnel Certification Administrator
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
05.2017 - 04.2019
- Received a Bravo Excellence Award for having processed record number of Exposure Device Operator (EDO) applications.
- Organized Personnel Certification Division's (PDC) confidential digital library, reducing workload by 95%.
- Facilitated Exposure Device Operator process by creating new and efficient work procedures.
Organized and coordinated United Way Charity Campaign activities within PCD. - Assisted in hiring and training new personnel.
- Created certification letters and identification cards, and coordinated all external deployment of these documents.
- Coordinated all Exposure Device Operator certification procedures for Directors, Certification Officers, and the Director-General of PDC.
- Actively listened to customers' requests, confirming full understanding before addressing concerns.
- Managed on-site evaluations, internal audits, and customer surveys. Worked closely with team members to maintain optimum levels of communication to effectively and efficiently complete projects.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Honours BA in Communications
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON04.2023
Skills
- Collaborating and Relationship Management (internal and external stakeholders)
- Project Management
- Leadership and Management
- Initiative and Problem-solving
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Coordinator / Program Design and Delivery
Canadian Institutes Of Health Research
03.2023 - Current
Coordinator of Local and International Research
University Of Ottawa
08.2019 - 03.2023
Marketing Communications Coordinator, Copywriter
Artist In Residence Distillerie
10.2018 - 08.2019
Personnel Certification Administrator
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
05.2017 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Honours BA in Communications
University of Ottawa
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