Nicole Macdonald Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

HRIS system customisation, implementation and management Process Analysis, Reengineering and Implementation CMS implantation, management and reporting

Sydney, Australia

Recruitment expert, Resume builder, interview coach, staff consulting, position and remuneration consulting specialist.Is your business operating at its max? It can be as simple as implementing new software to make day to day operations quicker, smoother and more transparent! When businesses change, what you need from your employees might need to change too, but that doesn't necessarily mean having to make redundancies.

Sydney, Australia

Southern Cross Austereo is an exciting, vibrant, energetic and progressive company employing over 2000 staff nationally.Our values are the standards which people across Southern Cross Austereo share. They guide our day-to-day decisions and shape our individual and collective behaviour. At Southern Cross Austereo, we create more hours of live content than any other broadcast media in Australia and can connect brands with 95% of Australians each week via our regional free-to-air… Show more Southern Cross Austereo is an exciting, vibrant, energetic and progressive company employing over 2000 staff nationally.Our values are the standards which people across Southern Cross Austereo share. They guide our day-to-day decisions and shape our individual and collective behaviour. At Southern Cross Austereo, we create more hours of live content than any other broadcast media in Australia and can connect brands with 95% of Australians each week via our regional free-to-air TV networks, national radio networks, online, mobile and unique one off events. Our wide range of media offerings gives us the unique opportunity to provide inventive, interactive and cross platform campaigns Show less

Bulletproof is the leading provider of end-to-end Mission Critical Cloud ServicesDedicated to helping customers make Cloud work, and are your go to partner for your entire Cloud strategy. From consultation and optimisation; to hands-on technical delivery of your dedicated, Cloud or hybrid environment; to on-going proactive management, monitoring and 24/7 support

Sydney, Australia

Reporting to the HR Director, my position was to provide the full Recruitment function to the growing business. I was solely responsible for bringing in the best talent across the APJ region.To be successful within this role I was responsible for:√ Workforce planning with business divisions√ Identifying open positions√ Defining the roles, including salary grade and writing appropriate job specifications√ Candidate search and selection and talent pooling√ Managing and… Show more Reporting to the HR Director, my position was to provide the full Recruitment function to the growing business. I was solely responsible for bringing in the best talent across the APJ region.To be successful within this role I was responsible for:√ Workforce planning with business divisions√ Identifying open positions√ Defining the roles, including salary grade and writing appropriate job specifications√ Candidate search and selection and talent pooling√ Managing and coordinating the interview process; phone, Skype, face to face√ Leading the offer negotiation process√ Driving the on boarding process; including new hire paperwork√ Ensuring the new hire has everything they need to start quickly and efficientlyWithin this role I was also required to manage general HR processes to ensure a smooth new hire and on boarding. The positions I recruited during this time included Senior Management, Country Managers, Regional Managers, CTO, Technical Sales, Pre-Sales/Solutions Consultants, Professional Service Consulting Architects, Project Managers, Technical Consultants & Technical Support Engineers, Sales Operations, Marketing, Legal, Education, and Office Support. • Work with Managers across region to develop job specs, decide on salary grade, target candidates and develop hiring plan• Develop direct recruitment channels including job boards, advertising campaigns, employee referrals, and internal candidates and headhunting/network tools with the aim of increasing quality of hire and decreasing cost of hire.• Developed a pipeline and talent bank for business-critical roles• Maintain a full and detailed understanding of all APJ vacancies• Arrange all interviews for recruitment for line management, HR including sending out relevant materials to candidates / recruitment agencies.• Manage relationships with 3rd parties and reduce the amount of agency hires • Managed the entire Visa application process for Australia Show less

As the world's leading e-commerce company, eBay Inc. enables hundreds of millions of people to buy, sell and pay online. Australian portfolio of businesses include; eBay.com; The Talent Acquisition team takes pride in helping the business attract and hire the best people for eBay Inc companies in the most efficient and effective way. Working with the business, finance and the HR community the Talent Acquisition team helps hiring managers through the process of defining the talent required… Show more As the world's leading e-commerce company, eBay Inc. enables hundreds of millions of people to buy, sell and pay online. Australian portfolio of businesses include; eBay.com; The Talent Acquisition team takes pride in helping the business attract and hire the best people for eBay Inc companies in the most efficient and effective way. Working with the business, finance and the HR community the Talent Acquisition team helps hiring managers through the process of defining the talent required, identifying suitable candidates, supporting the interview process and managing the on-boarding of the successful candidates. Within this position my responsibilities included, but were not limited to:-Defining job specifications; including the level and scope of the role, the competencies needed and the technical skills required. Complete Talent Requisition using piX tool. Coordinate meetings with hiring managers to discuss the role in depth and suggest sourcing strategies.Define the core competencies to be evaluated during the interview.Help select a diverse team to conduct the interview process. Develop interview case studies specific to specialised roles within the eBay Inc brand.Define and manage objective applicant evaluations.Manage the offer and acceptance process.Initiate background check, offer and contract. Deliver offer package and contract to applicant. Provide interview training to new hiring manager and other staff that request / require further developmentCoordinate agencies to assist with the recruitment of specialised functions.Negotiate terms and conditions to allow agencies to work with eBay Inc.eCommerce Recruitment Market Analysis; look at trends and salaries current in the market to further develop and maintain our strong place in the market. Show less

The position reports to the Corporate IT Program PEO Manager and is a pivotal role in supporting the program, office management systems, and procedures at the same time supporting the program with coordination responsibilities.Within this position my responsibilities included, but were not limited to:-• Supporting Program Director, Program Manager, Technical Stream Leads and other senior project staff• Preparation of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports;• Coordination of… Show more The position reports to the Corporate IT Program PEO Manager and is a pivotal role in supporting the program, office management systems, and procedures at the same time supporting the program with coordination responsibilities.Within this position my responsibilities included, but were not limited to:-• Supporting Program Director, Program Manager, Technical Stream Leads and other senior project staff• Preparation of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports;• Coordination of the Variation Request/Change Control preparation, distribution and sign off processes;• Assisting with the coordination of project closure documentation• Support the PEO/NSW Health Program Manager by documenting meetings and following up outstanding actions; • Assist with project scheduling activities;• Management of the Project Library for documentation, deliverables and payments; • Management and Coordination of internal and external staff, including timesheets and leave submission and approvals.• Assistance in preparing briefs, reports, submissions, correspondence and presentations;• Financials; reporting and purchase order management.• Coordinate all administrative and facility requirements for staff including accommodation, logins, desktops, application and security access, ordering office equipment and stationary;• Management of program car fleet and standardising monthly workplace inspections;• Effective stakeholder communication promoting ownership of the Corporate IT Program and taking on board some sensitivity to change• Manage team travel allowances and other team expenses• General Administration support including; managing office stationary, mail and assisting in the accounts payable area; including raising Purchase Orders and liaising with vendors. Show less

Glotel one of the world's leading Telecom Recruitment brands, specialising in placing permanent and contract technology experts; with a network of 19 offices throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. Its international reach provides multinational clients with local expertise on a global scale, and its candidates with exciting world-wide career opportunities.Recruitment Consultant - IT and TelecommunicationsBased in the Sydney office I was part of a small team, responsible… Show more Glotel one of the world's leading Telecom Recruitment brands, specialising in placing permanent and contract technology experts; with a network of 19 offices throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. Its international reach provides multinational clients with local expertise on a global scale, and its candidates with exciting world-wide career opportunities.Recruitment Consultant - IT and TelecommunicationsBased in the Sydney office I was part of a small team, responsible for servicing both IT & Telecom clients across the Asia Pacific Region and connecting them with the best candidates in the industry.Over the 3 ½ years working for Glotel, I successfully built my own contact networks whilst managing and growing an existing portfolio of clients within the Telecommunications sector.Within this position my responsibilities included, but were not limited to:-Client managementManaging client expectations about project details Creating and maintaining position descriptionsIdentifying additional project requirements Fostering a positive working relationship between the contractor and the client's internal management and staffTaking job briefs and advertisingInternational and domestic advertisingCandidate selectionInternal candidate interviewingPut together detailed overview of candidate for clientPrepare candidate for interview; provide client overview, interview tips and guide as required.Organise client and candidate interviewsProvide feedback to candidate from client. Reference checks Managing offersCandidate paperworkNegotiations between client and candidateGenerating employment contracts and letters of offerOngoing contractor careFostering a positive working relationship between the contractor and the client'sOrganise As well as my consultant responsibilities, concurrently I was involved in a number of projects; both internally and for external clients. Show less

12 month European adventure.

I was employed in this position after attending ATP for an interview for a Personal Assistant position. The manager at ATP thought I would fit perfectly into recruitment!; Locating candidates for the industrial industry and for general administration rolesResponsible for a hot temporary deskScheduled and screened temporary job applicants Coordinated applicant testing and pre-employment physicals.Created job descriptions for hourly employees.

This position was part time during the year 2003 while I was studying and then full time after that. The office consisted of a clinical psychiatrist, a psychologist and an office manager.• Typing medical reports for solicitors• Diary management• Travel organisation• Reception• Filing court documentation• General administration