Adam Clarke

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Adam Clarke
0467 703 953/ 10 Gallant road Point Cook Victoria 3030

Career objective

Talented administrative professional with valuable well-rounded experience in the public sector. A proven history of providing well-written correspondence materials, excellent graphic design, and organizing successful public events.


Employment history

Public Works and Government Services Canada - Western Region - Corporate Communications
April 2013 - June 2015
Communications Assistant/Regional Communications Advisor
• Created an online weekly newsletter, which required building new pages and ing it to internal clients.
• Produced new portals for fresh initiatives.
• Taught a course on Social Media to our staff and prepared the presentation materials.
• Prepared travel arrangements and process travel expense claims for colleagues.
• Prepared training forms for colleagues in my unit when required.
• Completed purchase orders for unit.
• Handled the filing of Access to Information requests and briefing materials.

Correctional Services of Canada - Edmonton Institution for Women
July 2011 - April 2013
Finance Specialist/Interventions Assistant/Social Programs Officer
• Knowledge of financial ing practices and Microsoft Excel.
• Stakeholder liaison with inmates, officers, and management to organize leisure activities on the maximum security unit.
• Schedule coordination with competing priorities.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Western Operations – Plant Protection
March 2011 – July 2011
Assistant to Inspection Services
• Knowledge of financial ing practices and Microsoft Excel.
• Data entry into databases to prepare invoices.
• In a volunteer role, I served as the Alberta North Synapse Network Co-Chair, which included preparing agendas and minutes for monthly meetings, attending Western Area monthly econferences, creating a Terms of Reference, creating a work plan and a communications plan for the network.

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat - Regional Communications Network – Alberta Office
October 2010 – March 2011
Communications Officer
• Media monitoring and issues tracking.
• Research and analysis skills required to create environment scans, and issues reports.
Education

Post Graduate Public Administration Certificate
Humber College, 2008-2009
• Developed expertise in government communications, public policy, and project management and administration.
• Completed a summer long co-op assignment with the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Canadian Studies (with Honours)
York University, 2003-2007

Technical and Additional Skills
• Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Photoshop, Social Media tools (, Twitter, Instragram), and Content Management System for Intranet sites.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently or as a team member.
• Excellent attention to detail and sound judgment.
• Well-developed organizational skills with the ability to prioritize to meet deadlines.

Special achievements
• Received the Regional Director General Award for Teamwork for my work with the youth network.
• Received the Western Region Client Service Award as part of the Communications team.

Hobbies
• Writing scripts and movie reviews.
• Playing and watching sports (rugby union, footy, soccer, hockey, and more)

Referees
Chris Konski
Regional Manager, Corporate Communications, Public Works and Government Services Canada


Shannon McCourt
Regional Strategic Advisor, Public Works and Government Services Canada


Brenda-Lee Swindells
Regional Manager, Issues Management, Public Works and Government Services Canada