Rachel Yip

Rachel Yip

Strengthening Cross-Border Innovation and Internationalisation between Singapore & Israel, Vietnam & Thailand; Ex - HRBP / Recruiter

Singapore, Singapore
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Dedicated to contributing to the business's bottom line by understanding the business, finding, attracting, supporting & developing great talents; creating productive, collaborative teams and healthy work environments where people thrive!

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Experience

  • Enterprise Singapore

    Enterprise Singapore

    6 years

    • Enterprise Singapore Graphic

      Development Partner, Global Innovation Network

      Enterprise Singapore

      - Present 1 year 3 months

      Singapore

      Manage cross-border Acceleration Programmes and Co-Innovation Programmes that help companies internationalise and innovate; Connect Singapore companies with overseas customers/partners in key innovation hubs and overseas markets.
      https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/grow-your-business/innovate-with-us/market-access-and-networks/global-innovation-alliance/overview
      https://www.siird.com/

    • Enterprise Singapore Graphic

      Human Resources Business Partner

      Enterprise Singapore

      - 3 years 11 months

      Future Leader's Attraction Team

      Attracting, recruiting, & nurturing the best early talent for the following programmes:
      - Associates Role (SGUnited Jobs) https://bit.ly/2Zr3lgu

      - Management Associate Programme
      https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/Careers/Management-Associate-Programme

      -Scholarships
      https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/Careers/Management-Associate-Programme

      - Internships
      https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/Careers/Internships

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      Assistant HR Business Partner (Human Resources & Organisation Development)

      Enterprise Singapore

      - 4 years 11 months

      Singapore

      Involved in shaping and driving organisation-wide HR systems & matters in areas such as:
      - Organizational Development
      - HR Business Partnering
      - Talent Acquisition & Recruitment
      - Employee Engagement
      - Learning & Development

  • Gymnastics Coach (Part-time)

    Gymnastics Education

    - Present 16 years


    • Plan, execute training plans for varying ages (3+ to 40+ years old), both recreational & competitive, conduct skills assessments
    • Regularly communicate and provide feedback to athletes and parent in-house competitions
    • Organize in-house competitions

  • Springboard & Platform Diving Coach (Part-time)

    Aerotumblers Diving Club

    - Present 13 years 10 months

    • Mend reception, handle customer inquiries, complaints respectfully
    • Handle payments
    • Administration both manually and electronically
    • Organize competitions
    • Plan, execute training plans for varying ages (3+ to 40+ years old), conduct skills assessments
    • Regularly communicate and provide feedback to athletes and parents

  • Singapore Swimming Association Graphic

    Volunteer with Singapore Diving Association

    Singapore Swimming Association

    - Present 15 years

    - Assist with administration, planning and organizing events, liaising with suppliers and international teams

    - Volunteer for various national events

  • Carro Singapore Graphic

    Human Resources (HR) Executive

    Carro Singapore

    - 1 year 10 months

    Singapore

    • The first HR professional in the company
    • HR Generalist; Talent acquisition, recruitment, work pass applications. renewals, onboarding, offboarding, culture-building initiatives, benefits policies & implementation
    • Streamlined & maintained end-to-end HR processes, policies & systems
    • Assisted in other departments such as Marketing (Content & Digital Marketing, Marketing campaigns), Accounts & Office management

  • La Trobe University Graphic

    Administration Assistant and Receptionist at Office of Psychology and Public Health

    La Trobe University

    - 6 months

    Melbourne, Australia

    Administration Assistant at La Trobe University, Office of Psychology and Public Health (during Exchange)
    • Received an employment extension from 6 weeks to the end of exchange due to good performance & positive feedback from co-workers and supervisors
    • Efficiently carried out administration tasks including managing invoices, ordering supplies online, data entry, printing & scanning, sorting and distributing mail and emails, conducting meeting minutes, redesigning staff directory…

    Administration Assistant at La Trobe University, Office of Psychology and Public Health (during Exchange)
    • Received an employment extension from 6 weeks to the end of exchange due to good performance & positive feedback from co-workers and supervisors
    • Efficiently carried out administration tasks including managing invoices, ordering supplies online, data entry, printing & scanning, sorting and distributing mail and emails, conducting meeting minutes, redesigning staff directory, booking and coordinate meetings and attendees
    • Automatized surveys, resulting in a reduction of manual labour & time savings
    • Assisted the management and briefing of student recruiters
    • Created marketing collateral to promote and increase research participation sign ups


    Receptionist and Administrator at La Trobe University Psychology Clinic (during Exchange)
    • Spearheaded & revamped the room booking scheme to an online system, which streamlined processes
    • Sorted, coordinated and distributed clinic emails and calls
    • Oriented new clinicians to various clinic procedures
    • Proactively created flowcharts to help clinicians to follow complex procedures


  • VML QAIS Graphic

    User Experience intern

    VML QAIS

    - 2 months

    • Assisted the UX team & collaborated with other departments and clients to address client’s needs & create wireframes for client’s websites and apps
    • Created a User Experience induction deck for new staff

  • Internship with start-up Endofotonics

    Endofotonics

    - 3 months

    • Actively involved in administrative, and logistic duties of office set-up including: posting & tracking job vacancies online, making office purchases, handling documentations, managing and submitting grant applications & expense claims for CEO and CTO

  • Assistant Shadow Teacher/ Shadow Teacher

    Excel Learning Clinic

    - 5 months

    • Shadowed a 6+ year old child with Autism in mainstream school
    • Created and executed an Individualised Education Plan (IEP)
    • Planned activities and implemented strategies to regulate emotions and behaviours.

    Developed two booklets for the Shadow Teaching Scheme in Excel Learning Clinic
    • 1) Shadow teacher’s guidebook: To provide framework and guidelines for shadow teachers
    • 2) Parent’s handbook: To raise awareness of shadow teaching scheme among parents, and enhance…

    • Shadowed a 6+ year old child with Autism in mainstream school
    • Created and executed an Individualised Education Plan (IEP)
    • Planned activities and implemented strategies to regulate emotions and behaviours.

    Developed two booklets for the Shadow Teaching Scheme in Excel Learning Clinic
    • 1) Shadow teacher’s guidebook: To provide framework and guidelines for shadow teachers
    • 2) Parent’s handbook: To raise awareness of shadow teaching scheme among parents, and enhance scheme through consistency and continuation

  • Intern at Preschool

    Our Juniors’ Schoolhouse, Thomson Branch

    - 2 months

    Intern/ assistant teacher (200 hours)
    • Assisted form teacher in planning, implementing lessons, and behaviour management.
    • Created and carried out lesson plans on music and movement, exploratory and art and craft for a nursery class.

Education

  • NTU

    Bachelor of Arts (BA) - 1st Class Honours Psychology

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    Activities and Societies: Courses taken include: - Human Resource Management - Managing Organizational Behaviour - Occupational Health Psychology - Negotiation & Conflict Resolution - Social Psychology - Personality & Individual Differences - Cognitive Psychology - Clinical Psychology - Engineering Psychology - Psychology for Sustainability - Sports Psychology - Consumer Behavior - Coping with Cultural Transition - Innovation & Technology Management - Research & Data analysis in Psychology

    - Nanyang Technological University College Scholarship 2013-2017
    - Dean's list (top 5% of cohort) 2014-2015

  • Ngee Ann Polytechnic Graphic

    Ngee Ann Polytechnic

    DIploma (with Merit) in Child Psychology and Early Education Childhood Education/ Special needs Education GPA 3.88/ 4, Diploma with Merit, Directors list 2011, 2012

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    Activities and Societies: Founder and President of Ngee Ann Polytechnics's Aquatic Diving Team

    - Ngee Ann Polytechnic Academic Scholarship
    - Diploma with Merit (Top 10% of Graduating students in each course
)
    - Director’s list (Top 10% of students in the academic year
)

  • Ngee Ann Polytechnic Graphic

    Ngee Ann Polytechnic

    Child Psychology & Early Education Child Psychology & Early Education

    Activities and Societies: Founder & President of the 1st Aquatic Diving School Club in Singapore Ngee Ann Academic Scholarship Director’s list

  • Methodist Girls' School

    GCE O'level

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    Activities and Societies: Member of Singapore's National Artistic Gymnastics Team 2006-2010 School team Gymnast 2004-2010

    2005-2010 4 times National All-round Champion
    2007-2008 Gold & Silver medallist in ASEAN School Games
    2007 Silver and Bronze medallist in SEAgcon Junior
    Competition

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Competition, Events Volunteer

    Singapore Diving Association

    Regularly volunteers at national and international Diving events including Youth Olympic Games (YOG), FINA Diving Grand Prix, SEA Games.
    Took up diverse roles including:
    - Announcer
    - Welcome desk (convey important competition information to each team and make them feel welcomed),
    - Team liaison (provide information/support to assigned overseas team from arrival to departure)
    - Scoring (manually calculate diving scores)
    - Assisted with administrative and logistic work

Honors & Awards

  • Nanyang Technological University College Scholarship

    NTU

    Nanyang Technological University College Scholarship (2013- 2017)

  • Dean’s list- NTU School of Humanities and Social Sciences

    NTU

    Dean’s list- NTU School of Humanities and Social Sciences 2014-2015

  • GOLD award in Ministry of Home Affairs SAFE Competition

    MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs)

    Proposed and presented a work scheme, and public campaigns to help inmates reintegrate into society

  • Ngee Ann Polytechnic Director’s list (Top 10% of cohort for Academic Year)

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  • Founder & President of NP Aquatic Diving

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    2013 Founder of the 1st Aquatic Diving CCA in Singapore
    2011- 2013 President of Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s Aquatic Diving Club
    2011- 2012 3 times Gold medalist,, 2 times silver medalist in
    National & Inter-school Diving championships

  • Ngee Ann Academic Scholarship

    Ngee Ann Polytechnic

  • National Gymnast

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    2005-2010 4 times National All-round Champion
    2007-2008 Gold & Silver medallist in ASEAN School Games
    2007 Silver and Bronze medallist in SEAGCON Junior
    Gymnastics Championships

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