Anna Patterson Email & Phone Number

Sydney Nsw

In-house consultant providing innovative and effective solutions for career managment; skilled in evaluation of career asessements and coaching for performance; excellent communicator building trust relationships. Supportive advisor with excellent interpersonal skills, presentations and active listening and questioning capabilities to assist others realise their personal objectives and develop realistic workplans to achieve goals. Coaching at both inidividual and group level to engender learning and promote skills and knowledge.Coach candidates in job search techniques and strategies for career assessment and career direction Facilitate various intervention workshops, both on client site and company premises e.g. line manager coaching, post termination meetings, dealing with change workshops, acted as consultant-on-duty to provide specialist advice at client site/s and undertook appropriate crisis counselling for newly retrenched candidatesCo-Ordinate and evaluate personal performance through conducting individual consulting sessions to identify development needs, analyse gaps and plan strategies to ensure success within each persons career aspirationProactive, accurate and timely records management of all workshops and counselling sessions in line with all Key Performance Indicators and business requirements and ensure that reports are managed both post meeting and monthly in line with confidentiality agreementsAlign and re-design programs in line with client and business needs and deliver high quality workshops. Tailor presentations and content to meet the audience needs and implement other programs, as requiredProject manage onsite intervention programs for clients Consistently manage the largest caseload of individual candidates on an ongoing basis from a wide range of industries, functions and levels in business; whilst achieving high levels of candidate care and meeting audit and quality standards consistently at 95+% KPIs

St Leonards, Sydney Nsw

Remuneration and benefits administration with 20% generalist HR to corporate functions e.g. legal, public relations, finance. Effective utilisation of staff and resources from HR Account Managment, Remuneration and Benefits programs. Researching and assessing appropriate remuneration; providing advice on competitive condidtions and internal remuneration anomalies; assessment of benefit programs and liasion and managment with benefit provideers; champion annual salary reviews and prepare and implement HR policiies, practices and process acting as partner to business stakeholdersManaged the annual remuneration and benefits program for 1500 employees nationallyChampioned salary forecasting activities and job evaluation processes and coached HR colleagues in remuneration methodologies for delivery to their departments and Led salary benchmark project Partnered with senior executives who were expatriated and repatriated from business assignments to ensure their assimilation was smoothly transitionedSuccessfully managed the transition of company superannuation fund to new provider and also managed the change in Salary Continuance Insurance provider by providing administrative/liaison support throughout the change processProvided advice, assistance and counsel to managers/supervisors and/or employees in employment related matters from a generalist capacity e.g. parental leave, long service leave, workers compensation and return to work, attendance and behavioural concerns etc.Company representative and participant in Superannuation fund and employee share planManaged the Novation leasing program and liaised with Novation Provider and finance e.g. set up and payout, anomalies with monthly payments, annual FBT submissions etc.; assisted Sales & Marketing and Engineering department in the management of Company Vehicles e.g. appropriate use, expenditure etc.Partnered with senior executive and HR team in redundancy program impacting 380 staff

Old Toongabbie, Sydney Nsw

Develop, recommend and maintain HR policies, procedures and HR systems to meet competitive and equity objectives.  Provided advice, assistance and counsel to senior managers/supervisors and/or staff in industrial/employment related matters Managed remuneration program, administered policies and advised on remuneration trends, competitive conditions and internal remuneration anomalies to achieve internal and external equityLiaised with independent consultants and industry colleagues to monitor competitive trends and company representative at Pharmaceutical meetingsDealt with employer bodies and government agencies on HR and employment related mattersChaired Affirmative Action Committee; Company representative and participant in OH&S Committee; Company representative on superannuation fund and employee share plan Salary forecasting for submission for company salary and HR budget  Managed job evaluation project to review all positions, linked positions to external remuneration market data and worked with department managers to develop orientation program for each generic position to improve orientation and assimilation of any new staff Introduced behavioural recruitment/interviewing and mentored and coached HR colleagues re remuneration methodology, behavioural interviewing , immigration submissions Project managed annual remuneration program and executive incentive scheme. – introduced total remuneration package methodologiesInvestigated grievances between managers and employees in disputes and counselled towards a resolution of issuesSystematised processes and achieved successful implementation and management of company programs e.g.. Introduced salary sacrifice superannuation options, lease novation's, standardisation of letters of offer, reviewed Induction Package, internal forms, motor vehicle, authorisation of pay changes, corporate Diners Club etc. Lead the Affirmative Action Committee to achieve a consistent Level 4 rating

Lane Cove, Sydney Nsw

Co-ordinate and administer approved Human Resource policies and activities for the Company to ensure the availability and effective use of Human Resources to achieve business objectives Recruited, trained and developed HR staff to ensure that the highest level of service was achievedProvide advice, assistance and counsel to management and employees on industrial relations and employee relations practice eg. disciplinary action, dismissals etcSite implementer /co-ordinator of corporate training & development plan, linking corporate objective with local needs analysisCo-ordinated and implemented activities related to the performance management systemPlanned, organised and implemented orientation and induction programMonitored the Companies remuneration practices, advice on internal equity, salary surveys and market competitiveness. Prepared salary review information for annual review processPlanned, recommended and devised human resources policies and procedures in line with business needs and corporate guidelinesManaged superannuation fund, Salary Continuance Insurance Policy and Workers’ CompensationPlanned, co-ordinated and implemented Graduate Recruitment Program, Work ExperienceManaged training program delivery:Managed introduction of behavioural recruitment and merit based selection procedures Formulated and implemented OH & S plan in line with business needs and legislative requirements – Self Managed OH & S Program. Managed and developed educational and training analysis to provide direction for training and developmental programsDeveloped and Co-ordinated the EEO/AA program for the Nucleus Group which achieved successful compliance with the Pacific Dunlop Group of CompaniesEvaluated, analysed and implemented remuneration broad banding strategyImplemented Lease Novation strategy replacing Company Vehicles.Partnered with senior executive team to develop strategy to close business and organise redundancy program

Silverwater, Sydney Nsw

Provide HR services to assist in maintaining and efficiently utilising the Company’sHuman Resources and running a small in-house payroll system. Business involved in distribution and servicing of mining & construction equipment. Business units comprising of head office and national subsidiaries – Noyes Engineering, Maplas Plastic Injection Moulding Machines, Komatsu, Angelo Po industrial cooking equipmentProvided advice, assistance and counsel to line managers and staff on policies and procedures and employment mattersLiased with all levels of organisational members and external organisations eg. rehabilitation providers, workers compensation insurers etc.Running of in-house payroll for one divisionMaintained award files and provided advice on interpretation and conditions of employmentGenerated monthly staffing statistical reporting on business units. Organised and co-ordinated the collation of data for annual salary programAdministered superannuation funds, award and company schemesAdvised on and monitored educational assistance programPlanned and compiled data for Affirmative Action reporting for business unitsIntroduced induction welcome package for new employeesCentralisation and rationalisation of company formsEditor for company news magazine