NT Farmers Association is committed to making Northern Australia a prime region for growing food, fiber, and forests. We support our members and advocate for diverse plant-based industries across the Northern Territory and Northern Australia.Role Overview:As Deputy CEO, I collaborate closely with the CEO to lead NT Farmers and occasionally act as CEO. My responsibilities include:Leadership and Management: Building trust with stakeholders, managing relationships, and ensuring effective communication.Strategic Partnerships: Working with the NT Government and stakeholders to implement the Agribusiness Strategy 2030.Stakeholder Engagement: Identifying producer objectives, addressing issues, and facilitating strategic engagement and communications.Promotion and Growth: Promoting organizational growth through strategic engagement, public relations, and attracting new investments in agriculture.Project Management: Overseeing Project Officers, ensuring successful project funding and management.Indigenous Economic Development: Collaborating with the NT Government and Land Councils to promote economic opportunities for indigenous communities.Research and Development: Providing industry insights to guide beneficial research for NT Farmer members.Skills and Expertise:Strategic Planning and ImplementationStakeholder Engagement and Relationship ManagementProject and Change ManagementBusiness Development and Funding Applications

As a Transformation Business Partner, I play a pivotal role as a strategic delivery partner to business sponsors, project and program managers. My core responsibility is to ensure the successful execution and adoption of key initiatives, emphasising on-time and on-budget delivery while increasing employee adoption and utilisation. My expertise lies in managing the human aspect of change, encompassing business processes, systems, and technology.My primary responsibilities involve the creation and implementation of robust change management strategies and plans, with a strong focus on minimising resistance. I accomplish this through a structured methodology that guides management activities, including:Assessing the impact of change.Crafting comprehensive change management strategies.Identifying, analysing, and preparing risk mitigation tactics.Managing and addressing anticipated resistance.Providing consultation and coaching to project teams.Supporting effective communication.Facilitating training initiatives.Managing stakeholders effectively.Tracking and reporting issues.Cutover and Go-Live planning.Managing project schedule activities and resources to deliver change.Key Accountabilities:Operationalise SDX transformation for seamless adoption of new technologies.Sequence activities for transformation aligned with leadership priorities.Monitor and improve transformation activities.Collaborate with Transformation program SMEs for targeted changes.Provide thought leadership and support for transformative outcomes.Build effective middle management relationships.Drive collaboration for consistent improvement across the enterprise.I'm committed to driving change, delivering results, and aligning transformation with organisational goals, thriving in dynamic environments.

CouncilBIZ supports 9 regional councils with annual revenues of $225 million and 1200+ end users with IT and Finance support services.My role is to seek out and drive the introduction of innovative ideas and approaches that will deliver improved outcomes and value for councilBIZ and Member Councils.Currently manage 4 direct reports and 1 indirect report.I am also responsible for overseeing the hiring/recruitment process for Finance staff, performing monthly staff meetings and end of year staff reviews.Delivered Projects;- ICT Strategic Plan and a cloud migration strategy (accepted)- Business risk presentation seeking $2.5 million additional funding (accepted)- Business Support Services Service Level Agreement- IT Service Level Agreement- Business Continuity Plan- IT Disaster Recovery Plan- Introduce Hardware procurement policy standardisation.- Consolidated $3 million telecommunications contract to facilitate digital transformation and provide ongoing cost savings- Desktop review of CouncilBIZ Enterprise Resource Planning system- Cloud Migration Business Case and Cash Flow Forecast for project delivery

Managed the capital branch (Darwin) and smaller hub (Winnellie) and had seven direct reports across two locations.Job Requirements- Responsible for ensuring the branch is open for business, maintaining strict compliance measures and operational requirements for the business to function effectively.- Managed the internal compliance risk and audit process and ensured staff understand and meet internal and regulatory policies- Provided monthly coaching sessions focused on personal development to all staffInterviewed and hired new staff for retail banking roles- On-boarding and training new staff in-branch- Conducted daily morning huddles to focus the business on achieving business KPI's and team development on organisational priorities.- Completed the NAB lending course and people leadership courses.Achievements- Compiled a business case presented to senior management on NT organisational structure and a solution to resolve the staff turnover and staff capability concerns across the Territory.- A staff Member nominated for national awards for excellence.- Passed all audits as a new-to-bank branch manager

Practice Dynamix was a boutique consultant firm that focused on increasing Financial Planning businesses use of technology to enhance their business.With over 20 different unique businesses, I engaged with Practice Owners, Practice Managers and other key staff to understand organisational strategy, long-term goals and business requirements to develop a plan to enhance their organisation.The primary focus was developing the knowledge and capability of Xplan usage (primary CRM and advice tool) through the following;- Business Process Mapping and development within Xplan to leverage automation- Designing customer engagement processes and embedding compliance documentation and business requirements into the process- Troubleshooting software issues and process breakdowns- Producing customer facing documents- Using human-centric design to develop processes that simplified requirements for staff which reduced mistakes and overall administration time required.- Extracted data from a wide range of sources and constructed sales reports to help practices either sell or buy other practices armed with the knowledge required to complete the tasks.- Produce process manuals and process guides for new or updated processes- Train staff and senior management on changes within their Xplan site virtually or in-personAchievements- Working with the business owner to discuss internal fee structure to ensure that we were sustainable and able to continue providing a high service.- Assisting to design a customer experience package.- Completing a full-site build and rebranding for a number of organisations.

BlueRock Private Wealth works with entrepreneurial business owners and provides holistic advice around both their personal and business finances.My role within the wealth team is:* Provide training and support to the implementation & client services team* Assist in the development of business processes and business development projects* Manage off-shore contractors workflow and process development* Assist the team with internal Xplan queries* Liaise with external parties to develop relationships and solve business issuesOur belief is that strategic financial advice should be solely focused on providing our clients with peace of mind that they are continually making the right financial decisions in order to achieve their unique goals.BlueRock Private Wealth lives and breathes this philosophy with our clients and the other professional advisers whom we partner with, and it works.

I previously worked with National Sterling Financial Management. My role required me to complete an intense 3-month training course whilst studying my Diploma of Financial Planning. I was trained heavily on soft skills developing my inter-personal skills and relationship development with clients.I was required to travel throughout Victoria and conduct fact-finds with clients which were booked for appointment through phone-based lead generation. Following the appointment I would discuss financial planning opportunities with a senior adviser back in the office before presenting the recommendations to the clients. Key skills that were developed at National Sterling: * Relationship building through face-to-face client interaction and communication courses* The ability to communicate complex and analytical advice into understandable communication for our clients* Outbound and inbound telephone skills* Developing financial planning strategies regarding superannuation, insurance and debt management. * Working with strong KPI's and developing time management skills in order to meet targets.

I was part of a team working within one of the big banks in England dealing with the Insurance mis-sale complaints regarding mortgages and the attached accident, sickness and unemployment policy.Working cases from a neutral stand-point, I built evidence to reach a fair and unbiased decision for which I developed my own process to enhance productivity and was adopted by my fellow team members. The job required out-bound telephone calls to customers for which I received positive feedback from quality control regarding my customer service and attention to detail in gathering information. After client conduct, I constructed a report and reach a decision using the guidelines within the policy for which I maintained one of the highest pass rates in my team for quality. I enhanced my knowledge of computer systems access and strengthened my ability to use Microsoft Office products, in particular Excel. I was often called upon by the subject matter experts for new to bank teams to assist in technological problems that might occur. I contributed to morning meetings and presenting new information that is released by the operations regarding important changes that took place concerning our personal guidelines in regards to legislative requirements. I also took part in a conference call with the change policy team and taking part in the discussion regarding large changes to the working process of case handlers.

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* Face to face and telephone sales of products stocked within the store or available through the website or numerous catalogs that were available, which I organised to be delivered to the store and created quotes based on customer demand. * Constructed floor stock and arranged the display models in the most effective manor to produce sales results