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Linda Wong Yuen Shan

Educator
Hong Kong

Summary

Dynamic educator with a proven track record in leadership and a commitment to fostering innovation in learning environments. Passionate about inspiring individuals through impactful teaching, enabling personal growth, and providing career guidance. Skilled in creating engaging educational experiences that empower students to reach their full potential. Dedicated to cultivating a supportive atmosphere that encourages exploration and lifelong learning.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Manager

Teach For Hong Kong Foundation Limited
07.2024 - Current

Fellowship Program Management

  • Oversaw Fellowship recruitment planning and execution, ensuring efficient and effective candidate selection
  • Designed and implemented comprehensive Fellowship training and development programs focused on leadership, education exposure, and career readiness through cross-sector collaborations.
  • Provided individualized career coaching to Fellows, help them discover, define, and move towards their desired goals in the Fellowship
  • Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
  • Established relationships with partner schools, cross-sector leaders, TFHK Fellow Alumni and other key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.

In-school Psychological First Aid (PFA) Wellness Program Management collaborated with Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC)

  • Developed strategic plans, setting clear objectives and achievable milestones for the program
  • Designed a series of interactive lesson plans integrating the HKRC's online PFA e-learning platforms and board game materials for secondary school students to improve their emotional resilience and peer support culture
  • Enabled school teachers to deliver the PFA Wellness Program for over 400 students throughout the school year
  • Met with HKRC and schools on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments

Teach For Hong Kong Teaching Fellow

Semple Memorial Secondary School
07.2023 - 06.2024

English Teaching & Classroom Management

  • Developed and executed innovative lesson plans to engage Form 2 students in English language learning, e.g. gamification and drama in teaching
  • Increased students' learning motivation by cultivating students' growth mindset, emotional security and peer support culture in daily lessons.
  • Built strong relationships with students and parents to cater students' learning & growth needs as deputy class teacher

Life & Career Education

  • Created and executed a 6-month TFHK x HSBC Mentorship Program to enhance 16 Form 4-5 students' confidence in English, job interview skills, and personal development through 10 sessions of internal English workshops and 4 mentoring sessions from experienced HSBC managers.
  • Developed a 4-lesson Compassionate Education curriculum for Form 2 students in partnership with JustFeel
  • Provided life and career coaching for Form 6 students, help them find and pursue their life & career goals.

Human Resources Manager, HKTW Talent Practice

Procter and Gamble Limited
06.2021 - 06.2023

Recruitment

  • Led Hong Kong & Taiwan Recruitment Team in the process of sourcing, attraction, selection and offer management with a cost effective and time efficient guideline by collaborating with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners
  • Developed strategic campus recruitment & employer branding initiatives (e.g. online/offline campus talks, school corporate projects, social media communications) with on-ground management by collaborating with function leads, university career offices and career agencies
  • Recruited experienced managers and specialists across all functions (i.e. Brand Management, Sales, Finance, Product Supply, Information Technology, Human Resources, Legal, R&D)
  • Built up and maintained talent pipeline candidate pipeline through effective sourcing channels of job boards, social media, headhunting, internal referral, etc.
  • Leveraged data to make more informed decisions, influence stakeholders and ground understanding in recruitment progress, quality and efficiency

Learning & Development

  • Led Hong Kong & Taiwan Training Team through end-to-end training process including assessing corporate capability needs, developing whole-year capability building plan and commercialization, collaborating with business leaders to develop training materials and conduct training, evaluating training performance and control training logistics
  • Identified organization learning needs by collaborating with HR Business Partner to build up new hire, people manager and leadership capabilities (i.e. curriculum, the concept of session, etc.)
  • Facilitated on-ground end-to-end training programs (e.g. new hire onboarding program & people manager program) and deliver quality training programs by partnering closely with trainers
  • Evaluated training program effectiveness and analysed the results for application of learning and behavioural change

Talent Acquisition Intern, Human Resources Department

Procter and Gamble Limited
07.2020 - 09.2020
  • Conducted employer branding research through focus group interview, survey and external reports
  • Developed strategic talent attraction framework for 20/21 campus recruitment
  • Led the recruitment promotion campaigns on P&G official Facebook and Instagram pages
  • Designed social media post materials and recruitment video with a third-party agency

Education

Bachelor of Science - Economics and Finance

The Hong Kong University of Science And Technology
06-2021

Skills

Program Management

Teaching

Strategic planning

Coaching

Timeline

Program Manager

Teach For Hong Kong Foundation Limited
07.2024 - Current

Teach For Hong Kong Teaching Fellow

Semple Memorial Secondary School
07.2023 - 06.2024

Human Resources Manager, HKTW Talent Practice

Procter and Gamble Limited
06.2021 - 06.2023

Talent Acquisition Intern, Human Resources Department

Procter and Gamble Limited
07.2020 - 09.2020

Bachelor of Science - Economics and Finance

The Hong Kong University of Science And Technology
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