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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Key senior change and engagement role, and trusted ABW subject matter expert, supporting Synergy’s successful office relocation and transition to Activity Based Working (ABW) at Central Park for ~800 people. Selected as a finalist for Synergy's annual 2024 AMPS excellence awards for 'Accountability'.

West Perth

Key senior change management role facilitating and advising on RAC's Project to prepare, implement and achieve compliance with the new Workplace Health & Safety Act regulations.Responsibilities• Advise and influence the Project on change management planning and recommend activities to support implementation and embedding• Assess stakeholder impacts and advise the Project on engagement planning and activities• Assess key change risks and advise the Project on recommended… Show more Key senior change management role facilitating and advising on RAC's Project to prepare, implement and achieve compliance with the new Workplace Health & Safety Act regulations.Responsibilities• Advise and influence the Project on change management planning and recommend activities to support implementation and embedding• Assess stakeholder impacts and advise the Project on engagement planning and activities• Assess key change risks and advise the Project on recommended mitigating activities • Assess required RAC support channels/areas critical for the success of the Project and maintain their involvement/engagement• Deliver change management coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing across the Project and in addition to the broader RAC Change Management community of practice• Monitor several Project inbound communication channels (e.g. shared mailbox, MSTEAMs channels, sharepoint site) and ensure relevant Project resources action and respond to ALL inbound messagesKey Achievements• Collaborated with the Project and several key stakeholders/support areas to co-created initial change plan• Tactfully and respectfully advised the Project on change risks associated with very tight delivery timelines• Successfully planned and drafted several Project communications to broad audiences for leads to execute/deliver• Supported and advised on Project implementation planning and associated change risks• 100% of inbound Project communications actioned Show less

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Key senior behavioural change role facilitating and advising on the future Synergy workplace strategy and implementation of Activity Based Working (ABW) at the Forrest Centre.Responsibilities• Advise and influence workplace strategy planning activities and recommend supporting program structures• Advise and influence planning for preparation and implementation of ABW across three Forrest Centre floors• Advise, influence and deliver change management planning, engagement and… Show more Key senior behavioural change role facilitating and advising on the future Synergy workplace strategy and implementation of Activity Based Working (ABW) at the Forrest Centre.Responsibilities• Advise and influence workplace strategy planning activities and recommend supporting program structures• Advise and influence planning for preparation and implementation of ABW across three Forrest Centre floors• Advise, influence and deliver change management planning, engagement and support activities to deliver ABW• Advise and deliver post ABW implementation activities and occupancy/behaviour monitoring• Deliver change management coaching and knowledge sharing across the T&T Change Chapter TeamKey Achievements• ‘Go To Person’ for all ABW and flexible working requirements and insights• Supported and facilitated RFP for selection of prospective new Synergy accommodation sites and workplace strategy consultants• Successfully planned, implemented and maintained ABW across T&T teams on Level 5 at the Forrest Centre with excellent post survey results• Successfully planned and implemented ABW across RBU teams on Levels 3 and Ground at the Forrest Centre• Supported initial workplace strategy consultant fact finding activities and awareness engagement across Synergy• Received several ‘AMPS’ recognition awards for contribution and style of engagement and delivery Show less

Leederville, Western Australia, Australia

Key senior lead change role supporting change planning, advice and delivery across impacted Water Corporation business units as a result of process/procedure uplifts and ways of working changes led by the Connect Program.Responsibilities• Member of the Connect Program Leadership Team• Leading and role modelling provision of change management planning, support and activities• Delivering change management coaching, consultation and support activities across the Program in… Show more Key senior lead change role supporting change planning, advice and delivery across impacted Water Corporation business units as a result of process/procedure uplifts and ways of working changes led by the Connect Program.Responsibilities• Member of the Connect Program Leadership Team• Leading and role modelling provision of change management planning, support and activities• Delivering change management coaching, consultation and support activities across the Program in alignment with Watercorps change methodology• Day to day leadership, coaching and mentoring of Change Specialist and Advisor resources• Plan, maintain and execute senior stakeholder and impacted engagementsKey Achievements• Demonstrated and proven people leadership and onboarding of Change Management team• Successfully partnered with Project Managers to deliver Program delivery engagements to key senior stakeholders• Reviewed, advised and influenced content changes in key change delivery artefacts and engagements • Significant recruitment activities and assessments of prospective Change resources• ‘Go To Person’ for change advice and knowledge sharing across Program and wider organisation Show less

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Key senior behavioural change role facilitating and advising on the future HBF workplace strategy and supporting People & Culture change delivery across HBF.Responsibilities• Advise and influence workplace design across key physical, virtual and behavioural environments• Advise and influence workplace change management planning, support and activities• Delivering change management coaching and knowledge sharing across the HBF Enterprise Change Team• Facilitate and advise… Show more Key senior behavioural change role facilitating and advising on the future HBF workplace strategy and supporting People & Culture change delivery across HBF.Responsibilities• Advise and influence workplace design across key physical, virtual and behavioural environments• Advise and influence workplace change management planning, support and activities• Delivering change management coaching and knowledge sharing across the HBF Enterprise Change Team• Facilitate and advise on change management activities to support People & Culture deliverables• Facilitate and advise on change management activities to support implementation of collaboration technology (MS Teams)Key Achievements• Identification and engagement of prospective workplace strategy consultants• Recognised for Influencing delivery of change management activities to support MS Teams and audio visual (AV) refresh implementations• MS Teams 'superuser' supporting knowledge sharing and up skilling across HBF• ‘Go To Person’ for all Activity Based Working (ABW) and flexible working requirements• Supported P&CA awareness activities for annual performance review process/cycle awareness Show less

Perth, Australia

Key senior lead change role supporting change delivery into several Bankwest divisional teams, and consultation activities across CBA/Bankwest group wide change programs.Responsibilities• Leading provision of change management planning, support and activities• Delivering change management coaching, consultation and support activities to change initiators across multi Bankwest divisions• Day to day leadership of Change Manager resources• Plan, maintain and execute senior… Show more Key senior lead change role supporting change delivery into several Bankwest divisional teams, and consultation activities across CBA/Bankwest group wide change programs.Responsibilities• Leading provision of change management planning, support and activities• Delivering change management coaching, consultation and support activities to change initiators across multi Bankwest divisions• Day to day leadership of Change Manager resources• Plan, maintain and execute senior stakeholder and impacted team engagementsKey Achievements• Demonstrated and proven people leadership of up to five Change Manager direct reports• Successful delivery of multiple Remedial Action Plan drop activities in response to the Banking Royal Commission outcome• Managed competing change priorities while maintaining change support service levels to change initiators and stakeholders• Recognised for providing sound support for the implementation of the realigned Bankwest Values• Recognised as ‘Biannual Hero’ for ongoing change support provided to the business• ‘Go To Person’ for all Activity Based Working (ABW) requirements, including leading discovery tours for external organisations Show less

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Key senior change role supporting change delivery into a Bankwest portfolio of business units.Responsibilities• Creation of change management plans and activities to support implementation of future states• Plan, maintain and execute senior stakeholder and impacted team engagements• Change process coaching and consultation to key leaders, project managers and change initiators• Co-facilitate change practitioner trainingKey Achievements• Successfully supported… Show more Key senior change role supporting change delivery into a Bankwest portfolio of business units.Responsibilities• Creation of change management plans and activities to support implementation of future states• Plan, maintain and execute senior stakeholder and impacted team engagements• Change process coaching and consultation to key leaders, project managers and change initiators• Co-facilitate change practitioner trainingKey Achievements• Successfully supported the Change Practice to develop initial Change Management (OCM) framework across Bankwest• Delivered a refreshed internal OCM intranet site• Successful delivery of the Bankwest New Payments Platform (NPP) mobile tech and recognised for post GO LIVE support• Successfully supported the creation of additional workspaces in Bankwest Place and a reinvigoration program of ABW behaviours• Recognised for supporting HR to establish the change strategy to bring to life Bankwest’s refreshed organisational Values• Led numerous tours and presentations of the ABW environment for external and community partner organisations Show less

Perth, Australia

Key senior change and engagement role supporting transition to Activity Based Working (ABW) in Bankwest’s new headquarters at Bankwest Place - Raine Square.Responsibilities• Support definition and build of the change strategy, program plan and budget, and execution of change deliverables such as communications, workshops, change champion network, requirements gathering, and a pilot floor/environment• Day to day teamwork and collaboration with the change management team, including… Show more Key senior change and engagement role supporting transition to Activity Based Working (ABW) in Bankwest’s new headquarters at Bankwest Place - Raine Square.Responsibilities• Support definition and build of the change strategy, program plan and budget, and execution of change deliverables such as communications, workshops, change champion network, requirements gathering, and a pilot floor/environment• Day to day teamwork and collaboration with the change management team, including other Program streams such as communications, training, property and design, transition and logistics and external consultants – Veldhoen & Co• Led stakeholder engagement with senior leadership groups across Bankwest to ensure sufficient uptake of change activities, including progress reporting/tracking, capturing feedback and addressing concernsKey Achievements• Moved 100% of senior leaders/stakeholders to a positive/advocate change readiness position• Supported execution of a 14 week change and transition program, with a strong emphasis on leadership engagement and development, which was rolled out to 3000 colleagues across 12 moves• Successfully transitioned 3,000 colleagues from 5 different locations across 12 moves, to ABW ways of working in Bankwest Place – enabling greater collaboration and flexibility and increased colleague engagement• Post move survey indicated over 98% of colleagues would not wish to return to old ways of working • Project team was awarded ‘Annual Hero team award’ for successful delivery of the project Show less

Perth, Australia

Key senior change and implementation/delivery role supporting process efficiencies across home loan/credit card application processes.Responsibilities• Support definition and build of the change and communications planning• Creation and execution of stakeholder management plan and engagements• Creation of release implementation planning and execution on GO LIVE• Member of Program leadership teamKey Achievements• Successfully led implementation of Phase 1… Show more Key senior change and implementation/delivery role supporting process efficiencies across home loan/credit card application processes.Responsibilities• Support definition and build of the change and communications planning• Creation and execution of stakeholder management plan and engagements• Creation of release implementation planning and execution on GO LIVE• Member of Program leadership teamKey Achievements• Successfully led implementation of Phase 1 release (in excess of $1m value• Recognised as creating best practice approach to program communications Show less

Perth, Australia

Key leadership role leading a support function for colleagues in processing teams.Responsibilities• Planning and execution of people, training, and communications initiatives across an 800 strong processing workforce• Relationship management of divisional people strategies across six senior Heads of Department• Close relationship management of HR Business Partner• Leadership of a team of three reportsKey Achievements• Created divisional people plan in… Show more Key leadership role leading a support function for colleagues in processing teams.Responsibilities• Planning and execution of people, training, and communications initiatives across an 800 strong processing workforce• Relationship management of divisional people strategies across six senior Heads of Department• Close relationship management of HR Business Partner• Leadership of a team of three reportsKey Achievements• Created divisional people plan in conjunction with HR partner• Created divisional communications and training plans• Increased colleague survey response rate from 72% to 85% and increased favourable responses from 65% to 72%• Created an On-Boarding process providing new colleagues with a warm organisation entry Show less

Perth, Australia

Key process improvement change program role responsible for communications and implementation strategy. Ensured all program communications planning and activities reflected a professional approach and feel, planned and created all internal program communications, managed and engaged stakeholders ensuring they remain informed on program progress, effective coordination of implementation initiatives and generally representing the program and raising its profile across Bankwest.

Perth, Australia

Held a selection of senior leadership and project/change roles at Bankwest.Other Bankwest RolesAugust 2007 – June 2008 Bankwest PerthCommunications & Implementation Manager – Change Management - Trident ProgramApr 2007 – August 2007 Bankwest PerthStream Leader Process Improvement – Retail Services Transition ProgramDec 2006 – Apr 2007 Bankwest PerthBusiness Implementation Manager – APOLLO Program Retail DivisionJul 2006 – Dec… Show more Held a selection of senior leadership and project/change roles at Bankwest.Other Bankwest RolesAugust 2007 – June 2008 Bankwest PerthCommunications & Implementation Manager – Change Management - Trident ProgramApr 2007 – August 2007 Bankwest PerthStream Leader Process Improvement – Retail Services Transition ProgramDec 2006 – Apr 2007 Bankwest PerthBusiness Implementation Manager – APOLLO Program Retail DivisionJul 2006 – Dec 2006 Bankwest PerthNational Manager Training & Development – Corporate & Business DivisionNov 2005 – Jul 2006 Bankwest PerthSenior Manager Major Projects – Corporate & Business Division Show less

Perth And Melbourne

Held a broad range of branch banking, lending/finance, HR, Area Manager and Loan Processing leadership roles across a 21 year period.

Graduate Certificate, Human Resources Management And Services

Year 12, Tertiary Admittance