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Sydney, Nsw, Au

Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Empowering the Next Generation of Critical Thinkers: As a volunteer ethics teacher in NSW, I am committed to nurturing young minds through a well-designed curriculum that focuses on critical thinking, moral reasoning, and ethical decision-making skills. By employing a combination of Socratic questioning and peer-based dialogue, I foster an engaging learning environment that challenges students to explore diverse moral theories and develop their own well-reasoned perspectives on complex ethical issues.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

For over 20 years, Maximus has led the market in leadership performance, culture evolution and organisational transformation.From management teams to board members — and across virtually every industry — we work with an incredibly diverse array of leaders. Offering so much more than leadership training, we tailor our transformational leadership experiences to hone individual skills and nurture the mindset needed to create profound and sustained change, both personal and professional.Driven by a bold ambition to unearth the potential of every leader, every team and every business — and leveraging the very latest thought leadership — our highly customised solutions solve a wide range of organisational challenges. Our goal? To accelerate progress. To refocus and re-energise organisations. And to ignite growth.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Working with Asia Pacific's top leaders and world class neuroscientists to make organisations more human through Neuroscience. NeuroLeadership Institute works with 55% of the Fortune 100, 25% of the ASX 100 and a number Federal and State government entities in Australia & globally.o Delivery of leadership, culture and behaviour change programs to clients across various industries.o Conducting and synthesising research, providing actionable insights.o Developing and operationalising multiple project plans (including handover from sales to delivery, milestones, deliverables, resourcing, risk matrix).o Leading client-facing interactions surrounding design, logistics, team briefs, and training/delivery sessions.o Co-design and delivery of internal capability uplift, EVP, leadership training program, operational model, change strategy and growth planning.

Sydney, Australia

o Partnering with our USA based President and APAC VPs to scale the business by 50% in 18 months across sales, delivery and consulting.o Optimising operational process flows and identifying ways to deliver a consistent, scalable, customer obsessed recruitment experience to all stakeholders and candidates.o Implementing and conducting strategic search strategies focussing on diversity and inclusion. Focus on headhunting and cold reach outs.o Bringing alive the compelling NLI vision and culture and acting as a brand ambassador.

Sydney, Australia

PwC’S Consulting business helps you create a bold approach to solving your business’s biggest challenges – while minimising businesses disruption, maximising impact, and extracting new value.Key Achievements include:1. Transforming Digital Technology and Enterprise Digital Recruitment:o Collaborating closely with the leadership team, leveraging data analytics to gain valuable insights into the dynamic recruitment landscape.o Strategic initiatives involved refining the Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and crafting a compelling go-to-market narrative, significantly bolstering our capacity to attract top-tier talent.2. Successful redesign and execution of Strategy& (S&) Campaigns:o Designed and delivered the first recruitment campaign for Strategy& after it became a part of the PwC brand following acquisition.o Partnering with Strategy& Consultants, to spearhead a comprehensive recruitment strategy overhaul, subsequently presenting to the Partner group for buy in and approval.o Led the development, execution, and project management of concurrent graduate, vacation, and MBA recruitment programmes in Australia, Singapore, London, France, and the United States during a two-year period.o Led and motivated a high performing team to deliver against business outcomes. 3. Strategic Talent Acquisition:o Created and led impactful recruitment strategies to navigate organisational transitions in order to build and embed high performing teams.o Strategic talent acquisition and advisory across a multitude of industries, encompassing big data, actuarial sciences, customer and analytics, economics, and policy.o Active involvement in various talent-focused projects along with role within the PwC Be Well Committee.

Perth, Australia

Engaged by Harrier, for Chevron Australia Pty Ltd. Working as part of the Wheatstone Operations project recruitment team, I was responsible for providing end to end technical recruitment across all levels during the ramp up of a $29 Billion LNG Project. Key requirements of this role were:• Built strong partnerships and collaborated effectively with key stakeholders.• Empowered hiring managers, educating them on best practices and providing market insights.• Designed and prepared technical and behavioural interview question packs, inclusive of the use of appropriate psychometric assessments.• Implemented tailored sourcing strategies to attract top talent from various channels.• Streamlined candidate evaluation. Planned, designed, and executed assessment centre activities to rigorously evaluate candidates.• Delivered insightful, data backed reports to support and influence outcomes.• Cultivated future talent by sharing my knowledge and expertise to enhance the team's capabilities.Entry Level HiringSparked Innovative Recruitment: Led a high-performing team to execute diverse recruitment campaigns, including:• Graduate Recruitment: Spearheaded a bespoke national sourcing campaign, collaborating across nine internal disciplines to attract top talent.• Designed, delivered and facilitated assessment centres.• Vacation Recruitment: Streamlined our vacation program recruitment, fostering a consistent pipeline of future leaders.• Technical Apprenticeships/Traineeships: Led the development and execution of a program for Barrow Island, equipping future technicians with essential skills.• Aboriginal Traineeship Program: Championed inclusivity by launching a successful traineeship program specifically for Aboriginal communities.• Aboriginal Cadetship: Designed and delivered the first-ever Aboriginal Cadetship for Chevron, demonstrating our commitment to diversity.

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Reporting directly to the HR Manager of RDS, I was responsible for the coordination of a number of activities designated by the HR Manager and the RDS Function Heads which included managing the recruitment process, training co-ordination, ensuring personnel had the correct work permits/ visa’s and survival documents plus providing advice and assistance to line managers and employees on HR issues.

London, United Kingdom

Based in London, I was responsible for the recruitment of multidisciplinary roles along with providing support to Seniors and other WP offices in Europe, Africa and the Middle East as required. I worked across the customer sector groups of Hydrocarbons, Minerals & Metals, Infrastructure & Environment and Corporate.

Brisbane, Australia

Recruitment of Structural Engineers, Environmental and Geotechnical staff in Brisbane, Australia.

Continuing Professional Development (Cpd), Understanding Adhd: Current Research & Practice

Postgraduate, Psychology

Introduction To Neuroeconomics: How The Brain Makes Decisions

Ba Hons, Business Administration And Management, General