Cathy Kalil

Experience

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  Government of Nova Scotia

  Oct 1998 - Dec 2003

  Program Administrative Officer, NS Tourism, Culture & Heritage

  As a coordinator of the Tourism Partnership Council (TPC), I liaised with provincial government and tourism industry partners in a public-private sector partnership to develop and deliver Nova Scotia's marketing and tourism plans. My previous role was with Tourism's marketing division where I managed and coordinated Nova Scotia's International Years of Music and Nova Scotia Millennium programs - developed/implemented communications and marketing plans; built effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders; and assisted with sourcing funds and writing funding proposals. Show less

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  Highlands and Islands Enterprise

  Jan 2004 - Dec 2004

  Client Advisor

  Moved to Scotland's west coast where I was employed by the Argyll and Islands Enterprise (part of the Scottish Government's economic development agency, Highlands and Islands Enterprise) to respond to public inquiries advising clients on funding programs and assisted in the management of the organization's Business Start-up Program.

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  Various

  Jan 2005 - Jul 2005

  Contracts, Project Work

  Relocated to Scotland's central belt where I secured a number of short-term contracts.

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  Malmaison

  Aug 2005 - Jan 2006

  Marketing Assistant

  A six-month contract assisting the Group Marketing Director in all areas of the hotel marketing function that provided services to nine hotels, which included working with hotel general managers and agencies on web, promotion and print material.

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  NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

  Feb 2006 - Aug 2006

  Project Manager

  A contract with the National Heath Service (NHS) Quality Improvement Scotland to review the administration of their Practice Development Unit; developed and implemented recommendations to enhance the unit’s efficiency and effectiveness.

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  Royal Bank of Scotland

  Sept 2006 - Jun 2010

  Senior Analyst

  Part of the Change Management team – designed and delivered organizational and cultural change at a sustainable, world-class level, and led change management “benchmarking” for RBSG’s change initiatives, comparing capability against the practices of other leading companies for the purpose of improving performance. This project included interpreting the results and driving action plans to respond to improvement opportunities across RBSG. Developed and facilitated training and workshops for business improvement functions within RBSG on its new change management methodology for managing projects. I received a Silver Award by senior management in recognition of this project. Show less

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  NS Economic and Rural Development and Tourism

  Oct 2010 - Mar 2013

  Change Management Coordinator

  Manage specific projects and change initiatives within the department and its family of agencies to meet business, schedule and budget objectives. This role focuses on the people side of change – including changes to business processes, systems and technology, job roles and organizational structures to align with a new department visions and a strategic plan. The Coordinator supports department leadership, employees and key stakeholders to drive faster adoption, greater ultimate utilization and higher proficiency on the change impacting employees in the department. In particular, support the transition of the Tourism division to a new Special Operating Agency model, the Nova Scotia Tourism Agency – responsible for the planning and advancing of the interim board’s overall long-term tourism strategy and annual plan. Show less

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  CEED, Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development

  Mar 2013 - Nov 2014

  Senior Manager, Employee & Client Experience

  Led in the development and delivery of organization-wide programs, strategies and initiatives focused on service excellence for CEED's employees, clients and partners. Provided staff leadership for the organization’s client services, human resources, student internships, finance, marketing and communications functions. Delivered project and change management coordination to senior management and teams by building awareness, understanding and the consistent application of new and innovative policies, processes and technologies designed to help CEED become a high performance organization. Show less

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  Independent Consultant

  Nov 2014 - Jun 2016

  Freelance Services

  Provide support to businesses through relationship management, project management and change management. Some examples of this might include facilitating strategic planning sessions; stakeholder mapping activities and designing change management plans around organizational and process change.

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  Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia (RANS)

  Apr 2015 - Jul 2016

  Association Manager

  Contracted by RANS to manage an deliver all operational and marketing activities within the organization. Facilitate ongoing relationships with RANS' membership, board of directors, committees and external stakeholders. Coordinate projects and programs; write and distribute three monthly newsletters; manage RANS social media platforms; and a working member of various project committees.Manage and deliver RANS' membership program.

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  Nova Scotia Department of Internal Services

  Jul 2016 - Apr 2023

  Change Management & Internal Communications Lead

  Play a key role in ensuring change initiatives meet objectives on time and on budget by increasing employee adoption and usage. Focus on the people side of change - including changes to business processes, systems and technology, job roles and organization structures. Increase capacity to manage change by working across branches to develop common tools and processes; lead change management on specific projects; and to assess and address change management training and development needs.

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  Government of Nova Scotia

  Feb 2023 - now

  Manager of Organizational Health