Tuesday, September 22, 2009

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1.

MIS Manager - Qingdao, China

Posted by: "Ian Kennedy" ikennedy@schegggroup.com   ibkennedy47

Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:06 am (PDT)



Dear Friends,

Please respond directly to Jennifer and mention my name.

Cheers, Ian

Ian Kennedy

President

<mailto:ikennedy@schegggroup.com> ikennedy@schegggroup.com

www.schegggroup.com

203-538-8802 (w) 203-225-0893 (f)

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This is a very exciting and rare opportunity to work for a US based company
in China. We are seeking someone from the US with both exceptional project
management and people management skills, who has programming experience in
their background. (I am not looking for current programmers.)

Category: IT / MIS

Position: MIS Manager

Location: Qingdao, China - 2 year commitment requested

Summary: Overall management of MIS activities and in support of the
company's business strategy, specifically in needs assessment, design,
implementation and maintenance of management information systems

Primary Responsibilities:

* Manage the daily operations of the MIS team by planning and
executing projects, establishing realistic estimates for timelines and costs
to ensure that teams have appropriate product and technical specifications,
direction, and resources to deliver products effectively and timely

* Support the company's business and functional units system's
needs by assessing need, recommending solutions and providing project
management and technical over-site of MIS projects. Ensure integration of
company's business systems. Ensure systems are scalable, affordable, and
meet business objectives.

* Serve as the technical and project lead in MIS related meetings,
develop mutually beneficial partnerships within the departments/divisions
and the company to address and meet organizational goals, utilizing a
customer-focused approach

* Develop and retain the MIS team by providing effective
leadership, recruiting, coaching, training, and performance evaluation to
team members

* Manage contracts and projects with outside vendors and
consultants to ensure key deliverable, timelines are met within budgeted
parameters

* Establish annual MIS budget and follow up with the budget
execution to ensure the budget is within control.

Key Requirements:

* Bachelor's degree

* 5+ years experience in information systems space

* Strong contract and vendor management experience is a must

* Experience in leading system integration and implementation
projects in a growth environment

* Experience in budget management

* BPO experience preferred

* Excellent English verbal and written communication skills(writing
samples requested) with ability to explain complex technical initiatives to
non-technical managers

* Mandarin not required

Interested and Qualified Candidates may send resumes to:
<mailto:jscott@hireeffect.com> jscott@hireeffect.com; Or call 203-968-9969
for additional information.

Thank you,

Jennifer M. Scott

<http://www.hireeffect.com/> www.HireEffect.com - Recruitment Strategies
That Work!

Tel: 203-968-9969 * Fax: 928-569-9969 * Skype: JS.HireEffect

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2.

LEAD: Policy Director - New York League of Conservation Voters

Posted by: "Ron Katz" ronhrkatz@yahoo.com   ronhrkatz

Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:22 pm (PDT)



Here's an interesting posting for all those who care about the environment.
Ron

Job Announcement - Please Circulate

Policy Director

The New York League of Conservation Voters, a nonprofit, nonpartisan
environmental political action organization, seeks a Policy Director to
help develop and advocate for the organization's priorities for New York
State and New York City governments. The Policy Director will also work
with our chapters in Long Island, New York City, Westchester and the
Capital District to assist with the development of local priorities.

The Policy Director will direct the lobbying activities that take place in
the state capitol and New York City Council and work with staff
to develop
on-line advocacy and educational programs.

This job will be based in the New York City office.

Qualifications:

*3- 5 years experience minimum; Masters Degree preferred

*Excellent research, writing and verbal communication skills

*Strong computer skills

*A self-starter, team player and a sense of humor

Salary: Commensurate with experience.

Benefits: Health/dental insurance, 401(k) and TransitChek are available.

Send a cover letter and resume to: jobs@nylcv.org

"If you can't hide it, paint it red." -- Michael Hilbig, The Skinny German Juggle Boy

Warning: Dates in calendar are closer than they appear.

3.

Technical Support Analyst / Trading Systems Exp in Manhattan

Posted by: "Keith Bogen" keith.bogen@yahoo.com   hrslugger2002

Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:58 pm (PDT)



We currently have a full time permanent opportunity at the
brokerage division of a major bank in Manhattan.

The position calls for a support analyst to provide
technical support for a global rates application suite. Fixed Income
experience is a big plus but experience in a fast paced trading environment is
acceptable. The ideal candidate will have the ability to work well as
part of a team. The candidate will work closely with front and middle
office and developer organization.

Skill Set:
Strong business knowledge of the Fixed Income Trading
applications is a big plus.
Good Communication Skills – both written and verbal.
Strong support and problem diagnosis skills - Strong desire
to jump in and investigate issues, resolve problems, and communicate status.
Ability to deal with a high pressure trading environment.

Technical:

Strong SQL, Debugging Stored Procedures

Strong Unix – able to navigate the Unix environment, search through application
logs.
Strong Scripting Knowledge – shell scripting, Perl.
Strong MS Excel Skills

Environment:

Windows, Unix, Linux

Oracle


Larry

Larry
Brazong
Sr. Vice
President of Staffing
Choice
Systems and Consulting
51 E.
42nd St. @ Grand Central, Suite 1610
New York,
NY 10017

646-254-4343
lbrazong@choiceco.com

4.

LEAD:  PM - NJ? - F/T - Pharma?

Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com   jcsspike

Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:59 pm (PDT)



I just got a fulltime opportunity from our client at Harrison and Star. They are in need of an Interactive Project Manager to help them liase between their 22 Clicks and Harrison and Star offices. Pharma experience is a plus, but not necessary. The job could possibly be temp to perm, but they are ultimately looking for a permanent lon- term candidate. Please let me know if you are interested - or if you know of anyone that would be! I would love to send your resume over to our client!

Talk to you soon!
Best-

Christina

Artisan I Christina Mazurowski I Talent Representative I T (212) 475-5009 I www.artisantalent.com/blog

Sept 22nd - Tues - No Meeting
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5.

MIS Manager - CHINA

Posted by: "Keith Bogen" keith.bogen@yahoo.com   hrslugger2002

Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:25 pm (PDT)



No kidding!

HAPPY MONDAY! Please
distribute to your networks.

This is a very exciting
and rare opportunity to work for a US based company in China. We are
seeking someone from the US
with both exceptional project management and people management skills, who has
programming experience in their background. (I am not looking for current
programmers.)

Category: IT / MIS

Position: MIS Manager

Location: Qingdao, China- 2 year commitment
requested

Summary:Overall management of
MIS activities and in support of the company's business strategy, specifically
in needs assessment, design, implementation and maintenance of management
information systems

Primary Responsibilities:

· Manage
the daily operations of the MIS team by planning and executing projects, establishing
realistic estimates for timelines and costs to ensure that teams have
appropriate product and technical specifications, direction, and resources to
deliver products effectively and timely
· Support
the company's business and functional units system's needs by
assessing need, recommending solutions and providing project management and
technical over-site of MIS projects. Ensure integration of company's
business systems. Ensure systems are scalable, affordable, and meet business
objectives.
· Serve
as the technical and project lead in MIS related meetings, develop mutually
beneficial partnerships within the departments/divisions and the company to
address and meet organizational goals, utilizing a customer-focused approach
· Develop
and retain the MIS team by providing effective leadership, recruiting,
coaching, training, and performance evaluation to team members
· Manage
contracts and projects with outside vendors and consultants to ensure key
deliverable, timelines are met within budgeted parameters
· Establish
annual MIS budget and follow up with the budget execution to ensure the budget
is within control.

Key Requirements:

· Bachelor's
degree
· 5+
years experience in information systems space
· Strong
contract and vendor management experience is a must
· Experience
in leading system integration and
implementation projects in a growth environment
· Experience
in budget management
· BPO
experience preferred
· Excellent
English verbal and written communication skills(writing samples requested) with
ability to explain complex technical initiatives to non-technical managers
· Mandarin
not required

Interested and Qualified Candidates may
send resumes to: jscott@hireeffect.com; Or call
203-968-9969 for additional information.

Thank you,

Jennifer M. Scott
www.HireEffect.com –
Recruitment Strategies That Work!
Tel: 203-968-9969 ¨Fax:
928-569-9969 ¨Skype: JS.HireEffect

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferscott
http://hireeffect.blogspot.com/
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http://www.facebook.com/jennifer.pashkin.scott
http://companies.to/hireeffect

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Network,your
connection to premier independent recruiting firms on 6 continents.

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6.

Sr. Project Manager in King of Prussia, PA

Posted by: "Keith Bogen" keith.bogen@yahoo.com   hrslugger2002

Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:34 pm (PDT)



We currently have a contract to hire opportunity for a Sr. Project
Manager at a major company in King of Prussia, PA. The specs are as
follows:


Sr. Project Manager

Overview:

The Senior Project Manager will
lead project teams to deliver multiple, simultaneous projects that span across
several business or technology areas. The candidate will be expected to effectively
manage resources, schedule and quality of deliverables through the full project
life cycle (discovery, analysis, design, construction, test and
implementation.) The candidate will often work in close coordination with
the Online Business Manager (OBM) to successfully manage and deliver web store
products to new partners. The Senior Project Manager will also be
expected to contribute to the development of a project management methodology
and assist in the construction of a formalized program office. This
position will report to the Director of Business Analysis.

Responsibilities:

Candidates should have experience
of the following areas:

* Manages the strategic aspects of large and critical projects and mitigates any risk.
* Work closely with Technical managers to come up to resolutions to open issues
* Reviews high-level deliverables across practice.
* Ensures engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures take place for all practice engagements.
* Provides leadership.

A senior project manager will be
expected to have superior proficiency in the following areas:

Project Management - This position will have accountability for the
successful delivery of multiple, simultaneous large projects. Candidate
will work together with business and technology leads to build well-structured
project plans that segment projects into pre-defined phases. A Senior
Project Manager will be expected to use expert communication and leadership
skills to establish a common understanding of project timelines, milestones,
and expectations on delivery. Candidate will provide direction to project
resources, monitor development efforts, assemble key project deliverables, and
intelligently identify issues requiring escalation when reporting project
status. Candidate will need to closely monitor change requests and
prevent unapproved requirement modifications that result in scope creep.
A Senior Project Manager will need to schedule and facilitate project status
meetings and advise management on the effects change requests will have on
schedule and resources. Candidate has the ability to communicate project
implementation options that affect cost, schedule, quality, and risk to
stakeholders, as well as offer recommendations based on these elements.
Candidate should have experience working with use case specifications, UML
models and a variety of project management methodologies. Ability to
follow the Rational Unified Process (RUP) using the Rational tool suite would
be of benefit.

Relationship Management - Should have ability to motivate and build
collaborative teams who are dedicated to project delivery. Candidate will
work in collaboration with the online business manager (OBM) when interfacing
with external business partners, internal business area experts, business
analysts and software development teams. Will need to set expectations
among these groups regarding scope, timeline and quality of
deliverables. Will need to work effectively with all groups
to build work breakdown structures (WBS), develop project plans and update
project status.

Business Analysis - This
includes leading business analyst(s), on a per-project basis, in extracting
requirements from external stakeholders, internal business representatives, and
software development teams. The candidate will have significant influence
and will ultimately be responsible for the quality of requirement
deliverables. Candidate should have experience using UML, and building
and interpreting use cases.

Resource Management - For each project, candidate assists in identifying
the skills and resources needed for each stage in the project
lifecycle. He or she provides resource requirements per project and
motivates and manages those resources over the project duration.

Qualifications:

Candidate must possess the
following attributes:
* Demonstrates the value of being a team player through his/her actions
* Possesses strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills
* Ability to interact, direct & influence cross-functional teams that span the organization
* Self-motivated and decisive
* Has excellent communication skills
* Has excellent organization skills
* Insists on quality deliverables
* Has the ability to execute under accelerated timeframes
* Has the ability to quickly adapt to change in priorities

Required Education/Experience:
* MUST BE A SEASONED CANDIDATE WHO HAS WORKED IN A SENIOR LEVEL LARGE SCALE SYSTEM INTEGRATOR, MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE
* BS or MS in a computer-related field or equivalent experience
* Minimum 10 years of experience of seasoned, full life-cycle management of large scale technical projects
* Demonstrated ability to lead up, across, and down multiple business and technology organizations
* Prior involvement with high-visibility projects and managing multiple projects concurrently
* Experience with Project Management Tools (i.e., MS Project, MSCentral, PMOffice helpful)
* Proven exceptional written and oral presentation skills

Preferred Skills (not required)
Working knowledge/Hands on
experience with Agile Methodologies
E-commerce background





Larry

Larry
Brazong
Sr.
Vice President of Staffing
Choice
Systems and Consulting
51 E.
42nd St. @ Grand Central, Suite 1610
New
York, NY 10017

646-254-4343
lbrazong@choiceco.com

7.

Contract Instructional Designer (Retail Training) in Philadelphia PA

Posted by: "Keith Bogen" keith.bogen@yahoo.com   hrslugger2002

Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:04 pm (PDT)



I am currently recruiting for this 2-month contract
opportunity for an Instructional Designer with one of our clients
in Philadelphia. Please review the job description below and if
you are interested, please reply with an MS Word version of your
resume and let me know the best time to contact you to discuss details.
If you are not available, please feel free to forward my contact
information to any colleagues who may be interested. Please
note that the rate is very competitive on this opportunity. Thank you.

Best Regards,
Brenda McNabb
Sr. Manager
of Consulting Services
(p) 800.330.6558 x6001
(f) 408.369.6559

Member: ASTD, ISPI, STC

Instructional Designers to Create Retail Training

We are working with our client in locating two Instructional
Designers proficient with Adobe tools. You will work with their Training team
to update key courses targeted to improve store associate performance and
general awareness.

Essential Job Duties and Functions:
* Analyze client source content, target audience demographics, job tasks, and learner environment to identify learning objectives and appropriate instructional strategies
* Use a broad range of interactive, creative and intuitive instructional methods, including but not limited to simulations, games, hands-on activities, interactive case studies, role-plays and assessments
* Design and develop:
* Instructionally sound, engaging PowerPoint storyboards
* Additional learning materials as needed, including facilitator and participant guides, quick reference guides and job aids
* Effective assessment metrics to measure knowledge, comprehension and application of learned content
Required Skills:
* Bachelor's Degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Systems Design or related field
* 5+ years instructional design experience
* Knowledge design methodologies, adult learning principles, methods for curriculum and training design, and the measurement of training effectiveness
* Knowledge of e-learning development tools such as Adobe Presenter, Captivate, Articulate, and Flash
* Ability to:
* Communicate effectively with clients and subject matter experts
* Create engaging, visually appealing, interactive learning environments
* Proofread and edit with a high degree of accuracy
* Work independently as well as in a team environment.
* Demonstrate efficient time and project management skills
Start Date:ASAP
Duration:8 weeks
Location:Philadelphia, PA. Local candidates only,
100% onsite (19132 zip code).

8.

Interactive Project Manager in Northeast

Posted by: "Keith Bogen" keith.bogen@yahoo.com   hrslugger2002

Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:11 pm (PDT)



I just got a fulltime opportunity from our client at Harrison and Star. They
are in need of an Interactive Project Manager to help them liase between
their 22 Clicks and Harrison and Star offices. Pharma experience is a plus,
but not necessary. The job could possibly be temp to perm, but they are
ultimately looking for a permanent lon- term candidate. Please let me know
if you are interested - or if you know of anyone that would be! I would love
to send your resume over to our client!

Christina Mazurowski
Talent Representative
T (212) 475-5009
www.artisantalent. com/blog
cellenmartinez@ yahoo.com

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