Helen Ray

Experience

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  SIG plc

  Nov 2010 - Aug 2012

  Sales Analyst

  Resolving ad-hoc requests by telephone and email. Generating reports using Access and Excel including pivot tables and graphs, for distribution to senior management and other branches. Responsible for handling and distributing extremely confidential data and checking sales prints. During my time in this role I redesigned and improved a statistical reports for company managers.

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  The Legal 500 (Legalease)

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2016

  Data & Customer Administrator

  • Handled general enquiries regarding the Legal 500 publication and collated and processed data submissions from international law firms. • Redesigned the data cleansing process with new efficient Excel formulas and technical solutions that significantly sped up the process and reduced errors. • Advised international law firms on The Legal 500 entry process. • Managed and sorted highly confidential data from international law firms. • Responded to and prioritized telephone and email enquiries, maintained mailing database, as well as interviewed and trained new team members. Show less

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  I Can Create Ltd

  Oct 2016 - Jul 2020

  Executive Assistant / Event Manager

  • Executed the organization and planning of events, including researching logistics and regulations, and managing high-profile clients and artists resulting in positive feedback from clients and artists. • Successfully coordinated events with 50+ performers and budgets of over $90,000. • Contributed to the winning of a three-year contract with a private members club worth $80,000 through an understanding of the client's needs and proactiveness in going above and beyond. • Prepared reports, daily/weekly briefings and presentations for clients and management.• Created timelines and tracking of deliverables for large-scale projects.• Facilitated interactions between teams and clients coordinating internationally.• Established an organizational structure for the company, implemented a CRM system and onboarded new staff.• Managed the accounting and budgeting of projects and the organization as a whole. • Developed contracts for staff and organizations. Show less

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  Starbucks

  Nov 2021 - Aug 2022

  Barista
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  Ubuntu Learning Village

  Jan 2022 - May 2022

  Fundraising and Program Development Assistant

  • Led the research and development of a fundraising strategy, including grant writing and proposals liaising with Toronto and Zimbabwe teams.• Implemented Results Based Management covering monitoring, evaluation and logical framework analysis. • Researched and developed a teaching resource for a young women’s program for 300 young women using rights-based programming. • Created a strategy for acquiring and developing donation and funding partnerships. • Designed promotional and marketing materials increasing awareness by 55%. • Created a logical framework analysis for the organization and its programs as well as conducted organizational risk analysis. • Applied for funding from various organizations including Global Affairs Canada Show less

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  Inhabit Education

  Aug 2022 - now

  Project Manager & Translation Co-ordinator

  • Oversaw projects throughout development and production, including developing project workback schedules and budgets, assigning writers, editors, translators, educational specialists and Northern consultants.• Managed projects for organizations including Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit (IUT), Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI), Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA), and the Government of Nunavut.• Created compelling and informative presentations and reports for senior management and external organizations resulting in positive feedback from management on design skills, data analysis, and communication.• Generated comprehensive progress reports tailored for both internal and external stakeholders.• Led presentations in Iqaluit representing an Inuit organization to the Government of Nunavut, resulting in the successful renewal of a contract.• Led a year-long research project on immersion schooling in Nunavut.• Organized successful language workshops, engaging Indigenous language experts and cultural leaders.• Conducted in-depth interviews and discussion groups with more than 20 Indigenous educational leaders and Elders as part of research initiatives.• Worked on impactful proposals for both government and private sector RFPs. Show less