Mariana Sbrana Arcas Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Australia

Australia

Practice areas: Individuals and families, Carers and Organisations, community development, advocacy, human rights, assistive technology and independent living, disability case management.Experience includes:• Preplanning for NDIS, including expertise in writing NDIS goals, understanding how NDIS funding is requested and applied, and familiarity with other funding areas such as job access supports.• Conducting thorough home visits for disability clients, demonstrating a commitment to understanding their needs and respecting their choices.• Providing support to colleagues with disabilities in their daily tasks, including assistance with meals, set up and packing up, and other general disability supports in the office as required.• Every three months, provide employees with a check-in questionnaire to understand how satisfied they are with their employment support.• Provide the Employee Wellbeing & Capacity Building Manager with a monthly presentation about Billable and Unbillable supports.• Provide Finance Team with information about Monthly Billable Support;• Support people with their JobAccess process, ensuring all collected data is accurate, and that they have funding to access a workstation of good quality.• Follow up with clients to ensure that all equipment is appropriate and in working condition

Australia

Practice areas: Individuals and families, Carers and Organisations, community development, advocacy, human rights, assistive technology and independent living, disability case management. • Experience about Preplanning for NDIS, how to write NDIS goals, how NDIS funding is requested and applied and other funding areas such as job access supports.• Experience about how to conduct a home visit in a disability client, understanding their needs and respecting their choices.• Supporting colleagues with disabilities with their daily tasks, for example, assisting them with meals, set up and packing up and other general disability supports in the office as required.Key projects: • Working with the Human Resources and Work Health and Safety team to understand, operationalise and develop updated policies and procedure in line with new legislation (Work Health and Safety Amendment Act 2023) being rolled across NSW and Australia regarding Psychosocial Hazards, Risk, Sexual Harassment, Bullying, Discrimination.• Research about how to avoid psychological hazards at workplace, project management, and implementation of strategies to educate employees on addressing psychological hazards.• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess the current workplace environment, identify potential risks, and formulate strategies to mitigate them effectively.• Conducting thorough reviews of existing policies and procedures related to sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination. This includes analysing the legislation updates to ensure alignment and identifying any gaps that need to be addressed.• Ensure that the WHS project is linked with disability to make sure we are upholding out obligation to the UN Declaration of the rights of people with disabilities• Develop a comprehensive policies and procedures that promote a safe and inclusive work environment, fostering diversity and respect among employees.

São Paulo, Brazil

- Coordinated the development and implementation of programs for the engineering department designed to align business goals and achieve both strategic and operational KPIs.- Performed organisational diagnoses and climate surveys, and analysed organisational structure, including employees evaluation, promotions and succession planning.- Developed leadership and corporate training, team building activities, and strategies to retain key talents.- Utilised the 9Box model for talent management, evaluating employees' performance, improvement opportunities and future potential. - Provided written action plans with training options via Sky online platform and in-person.- Participated in strategic meetings with the Vice President and departments' directors to discuss the company's long term goals.- Participated in the termination process of employees by helping to guide the conversation and minimise potential issues while ensuring company policy and procedures are followed.Key Projects:- Led the full-lifecycle hiring process of new employees and transferring current engineers to the new Sky engineering centre in a regional area. Planned and delivered a robust employee relocation package providing guidelines, benefits and entitlements based on legislation and the company's internal policies for employees and their families relocating to the regional area.- Collaborated in identifying high performers and in creating individual development plans for their next career move within the organisation.- Participated in the Ethics Committee by handling internal complaints with strict confidentiality.- Performed investigations, gathered information and insights to better understand the situation highlighted in the complaint, and provided a reply via internal system according to the specified timeframe.

- Coordinated the end-to-end recruitment and selection of positions for the engineering department and for the information technology area. - Organised meetings with departments' managers and coordinators to understand their department’s needs and specifications for each position to be advertised.- Performed pre-screening phone interviews and reference checks.- Conducted in-person interviews, and prepared detailed briefs to department managers to organise final interviews with selected candidates.- Provided recruitment and selection support to other areas as requested, including commercial, marketing, and finance, among others.- Utilised an automated Excel spreadsheet to control job applications, including position types and requirements, deadlines, salary, and candidates’ information.- Discussed alternative arrangements and remuneration possibilities with the HR Business Partner, department manager, and the finance team to come to an agreement in the case of high-demand positions and highly skilled candidates.

- Assisted the HR Business Partner responsible for 3 key departments (sales, commercial and transmission engineering).- Provided optimal support and service to the employees by answering HR-related queries in regards to salary packages, entitlements, career plans, company's organisational changes, events, and internal job opportunities.- Managed communication with departments' supervisors, coordinators and managers.- Participated in the Great Place to Work research aimed at understanding employee sentiment by performing employee climate surveys and consolidating findings to prepare data-driven actions plans.- Assisted in the planning of motivational events and partnerships with key stakeholders, such as Disney Channel, HBO, and the country's top influencers to speak to employees at internal Sky events.

Master'S Degree, Social Work

Advanced Diploma, Leadership And Management

Diploma, Human Resources

Education record

Bachelor, Business Administration

Mental Health First Aid