Leanne Mackenzie Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

The Recruitment and Selection team is responsible for all Recruitment and Selection functions across Ambulance Victoria. This includes the management of internal and external applications for new and existing roles, Graduate and Qualified recruitment entry streams, merit-based internal transfers, selection processes for promotion opportunities as well as administering all stakeholder management as applicable to temporary resources.As an Advisor, Recruitment & Selection my role involves:• Effectively managing delivery of end to end recruitment & selection processes & providing support to onboarding services• Managing client and stakeholder relationships and expectations, advising and highlighting practical solutions• Identifying improvements to recruitment processes and providing policy adherence notice• Contributing to the development of transparent recruitment processes authorising selection reports• Designing and facilitating end-to-end Operational recruitment and selection activities• Assessing risks during merit-based selection processes and advising on best practice methodologies• Coaching, counselling and guiding managers on recruitment & selection matters and acting as a point of escalation as required• Co-ordinating and actively contributing to relevant recruitment projects as identified

Australia

Working Parents Connect are Australia's only recruitment agency connecting return to work and working parents with flexible jobs and specialist support services. Our experienced team provide a range of affordable recruitment and job advertising services to family-friendly employers who support flexible working arrangements.As Recruitment Manager with Working Parents Connect my role involves: • Managing end-to-end recruitment campaigns including job debriefing, advertising, screening, shortlisting, interviewing, reference checking, and facilitating offer negotiations. • Providing quality candidate care including supporting and coaching candidates through the job application process, understanding their story, identifying strengths, interview coaching, and career navigation.• Effectively developing strong relationships with client groups to understand recruitment needs, business and role objectives and company culture - matching 'fit' for both candidate and client.

Career Active provide career management expertise to support people to build the future career they want. Personalised services include facilitating career and strengths one-on-one coaching and group workshops; developing job search strategies; interview preparation and practice; and job application review and feedback. Building a solid reputation in providing career management expertise, Career Active has worked one-on-one with 100s of individuals and consulted with numerous organisations including, Monash University, YourFuture/EML, Mitcham Community House, APM, Just Mums Recruitment (now Working Parents Connect), FlexCareers, Fusion Graduate Consultancy, Think BeSpoke, Career Money Life, FlexAgility Group and Career Inside Track.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

YourFuture Career & Wellbeing, part of the EML Group, is a specialist provider of outcome focused career management programs. Services and programs include career assessment services, diagnostics, job placement and career case management services to both public and private enterprises in Australia. My role involved:• Working with existing and new clients, developing career management programs tailored to their specific requirements, including initial scoping, research, design, delivery and evaluation.• Within these programs I also provided career transition support services to individuals through career coaching including career assessment using the Birkman Method, skills/values assessment, training needs analysis, goal setting, plan development and assist individuals to become a competitive candidate through devising effective job search strategies, job application preparation and personal branding activities.

Melbourne, Australia

• Supporting the innovative YourFuture career management service, engaged to provide career transition support services to clients including career assessment, training needs analysis, goal setting, job search strategies and job application preparation.• Development of participant workbooks and career toolkit to support program delivery.

JustMums Recruitment are a niche agency dedicated to connecting working mums & mums returning to work with jobs, with a focus on full and part-time, flexible, job-share and family-friendly employment. My role with JustMums included:• Providing specialised Career Coaching, developing strong relationships to ensure individuals gain clarity around career choice, confidence and capability to make it happen.• Managing end-to-end recruitment campaigns involving shortlisting, assessment, interviewing and reference checking.• Effectively writing job applications including development of professional resumes, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles.

Clayton

This role focused on managing the successful transition from education to employment. Working with students from diverse backgrounds, including first year students, students who have graduated, PhD students, international students and students who may have commenced studies and experienced dissatisfaction with their chosen path. The roles dual focus included one-on-one career coaching and facilitating career workshops and seminars with discussions aiming to increase employment outcomes and begin creating career stories with students.• Facilitate individual and group sessions encompassing all aspects of career management from self assessment and developing a career plan to facilitate rewarding career outcomes• Coaching students on developing effective resumes, cover letters and responding to key selection criteria• Reviewing and providing feedback on LinkedIn Profiles• Advancing interview skills by preparing students for interviews using the STAR Method• Job search strategies with an emphasis on creating and maintaining networks and transitioning into the world of work.

Melbourne, Australia

Supporting the development, implementation and retention of business objectives contained in NAB's Reconciliation Action Plan this instrumental role entailed project management and service delivery of NAB's Indigenous Employment Programs including recruitment, selection, training, development and career management.

Melbourne, Australia

Assisting in the development of integrated corporate diversity business strategy this role entailed managing the progress of diversity initiatives; developing corporate diversity policies and procedures; compile corporate diversity data and program effectiveness/status reports for management as well as building collaborative relationships and strategic alliances with external individuals, organizations and constituencies that are important to NAB’s Diversity strategy.

Melbourne

Working on one of NAB's largest transformation projects this was a dual role where the initial focus involved the design & implementation of the Direct Business Unit People Strategy (which included recruitment and selection, learning, remuneration, performance and change management) to support the business in a major transformation in the way they conduct small business and personal financial service. Secondly, the focus was on the transition of the project staff into new roles within the organisation or management of retrenchment and outplacement activities.

Melbourne

Promoted to the Workplace Relations Adviser role, working with the business in a specialist capacity in the area of Employee Relations including workplace investigations and mediation, grievance management, compliance and risk management prevention.

Melbourne

Engaged to manage the recruitment for high volume call centre positions across the full recruitment cycle including application management, shortlisting, managing 3 hour assessment centres (psychometric assessment, group interviews, mock call assessment), and effective candidate management, upholding organisational reputation and delivering on results.

Bachelor Of Business & Commerce, Human Resources & Management

Graduate Diploma In Careers Education & Development, Career Counselling & Assessment