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Corporate Services Division

The Balancing Force

By Rhonda Lumsden Lue

General Manager, Corporate Services, JSIF

The Corporate Services Division within the Jamaica the technology gap and enable effective management of the
Social Investment Fund (JSIF) serves as a pivotal engine various Projects through all aspects of the project cycle.
of the organization in maintaining the balance among all
departments. The Division encompasses Administration, Over the years, JSIF has consistently undertaken project
Communications, Human Resources, Legal & Governance and initiatives which have met and in some cases exceeded the
Management Information Services with each having its own expectations of the Government, community groups and our
strategic objectives. international funding partners. As we celebrate this memorable
milestone, allow me to salute our dedicated Corporate Services
JSIF places high value on providing excellent customer service team and the entire JSIF team for their unwavering efforts in
and support to both our internal and external stakeholders. strengthening the JSIF brand as a change agent in community
Effective administration provides the mechanisms for us to do and economic development for the past twenty (20) years.
this in a professional environment with appropriate systems
conducive to high performance. Strong corporate governance aOwJpuconSrnhvondIdeiFjcsreeiihnrscththtthsaaeeioaksnnvmyetieelntyeiamarctseai,vtseess
ensures compliance with statutory regulations and corporate eexxpceeecdtaetdiotnhseof
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The Human Resources unit meets the staffing and professional
development requirements of the organization. Our cadre
of professionals in all departments come to us with varied
specializations, wealth of experiences and are highly respected.
They are rewarded for their efforts and empowered through
continuous training and human capacity development.

As an outstanding project management, public sector
organization, we strive to consistently enhance the JSIF brand
through the dissemination of the right corporate messages. We
also maintain an active and timely public awareness campaign
including traditional and new media strategies to promote the
myriad of poverty alleviation programmes which are targeted at
under-served communities throughout Jamaica.

Supporting all areas of the organization is our management
information system, designed to embrace the new era of
technology. According to technology mogul Bill Gates, “The first
rule of any technology used in a business is that automation
applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency”.
It is in this context that the MIS unit seeks to provide an
efficient technologically enhanced project management tool
called “Fund Manager”. This platform is utilized to bridge

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