As member of the People & Culture consultancy team for Victoria and Tasmania, this position provides advice and support to employees and people leaders to enable the efficient, sufficient and timely production and distribution of safe blood and blood products within a service excellence culture. This role assists the business set and monitor their people plans, ensuring that the P & C function is an effective enabler of the overall business success.

This is a central role to the delivery of the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) South Division's transition to a full National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).The position is responsible for undertaking key activities outlined in the implementation plan with Area and Branch managers and staff, central NDIS Branch and People and Culture colleagues.Key activities include supporting managers and staff during divisional change consultation processes, recruitment processes with the National Disability Insurance Authority, workforce planning during and after NDIS transition, and implementing the suite of departmental NDIS Learning and Development programs across all phases.

Reporting to the Director Finance & Corporate Services, I manage the organisation’s human resource, payroll and OH&S functions across the far west region of NSW over multiple sites for approximately 1,100 staff. The responsibilities for this executive role include: • Participate in organisational planning, development and evaluation processes, providing leadership and coaching on HR related matters to Executive and other management staff •Manage the full range of HR activities including advice on remuneration matters, training and development, recruitment, industrial relations, diversity, performance management etc • Responsibility for the management of OH&S and WorkCover matters

Reporting to the CEO, I manage the organisation’s human resource, payroll and OH&S functions across the Bass Coast region over multiple sites for 668 staff. The responsibilities for this executive role include: • The realignment and management of the Human Resources function in a recently integrated organisation • Participate in organisational planning, development and evaluation processes, providing leadership and coaching on HR related matters • Responsibility for the management of OH&S and WorkCover units • Manage the full range of HR activities including advice on remuneration matters, training and development, recruitment, industrial relations, diversity, performance management etc

This position was responsible for managing all of the organisations human resource activities interstate and across Victoria. The responsibilities for this position included:Overall responsibility for the management and development of the Human Resources and Payroll unitsResponsibility for the provision of OH&S, WorkCover and risk management servicesProvide the full range of HR activities including advice on remuneration matters, training and development, recruitment, industrial relations etc.Coaching and supporting the Executive Management Team in HR and ER related mattersIntroduction of new systems and processes e.g new salary packaging service provider and new payroll system

RESPONSIBILITIES: Managing all of the organisations human resource activities across Victoria. The responsibilities for this position include:Participate in organisational planning, development and evaluation processes, providing leadership on HR related mattersOverall responsibility for the management and development of the Human Resources DepartmentManage the performance review and development process for all staffResponsibility for the provision of OH&S, WorkCover and risk management servicesProvide the full range of HR activities including advice on remuneration matters, training and development, recruitment, industrial relations etc.Member of the Senior Management Team

RESPONSIBILITIES: The objective of this position was to develop, provide and manage professional employee relations, human resources, OH&S, consulting, training and advisory services to clients inline with business objectives. The duties included the following:Manage occupational health and safety, industrial relations and human resources consulting services Develop and manage the business plan and budget for the employee relations business unitRepresent members in a wide variety of industry forums, lobbying activities including Government Departments and authoritiesProvide professional employee relations/human resources advice internally and to client organisationsManage customer services and IT functionsACHIEVEMENTS:- Negotiate positive outcomes for members regarding proposed draft State Government legislation- Exceeded service and budget targets- Developed business unit model for employee relations services function and facilitated other organisational structural changes- Developed a suite of human training programs- Revised HR manual and in particular the performance management policy

This position is accountable for the effective management of a proactive human resources function including:RecruitmentEmployee relationsTrainingOccupational health and safetyPayroll and personnel administrationWorkCoverRisk ManagementOther areas of management responsibility are the various forms of insurances and risk exposure, line management accountability for reception/customer services and knowledge management function within the organisation.ACHIEVEMENTS: - Reduced WorkCover premium in one financial year by $200KImplemented structural change to customer service areaIntroduction of a electronic document management system Revised HR function including HR policies and proceduresIntroduced an Employee Assistance ProgramActed in General Manager-Corporate & Community Services positionThe successful negotiation of 2 Enterprise Bargaining Agreements

RESPONSIBILITIES: This position responsible for the effective account management of member organisations within the Human Services sector. The duties associated with position are as follows:Develop and maintain relationship/account management strategyDevelop and deliver on an appropriate marketing strategyProvide leadership in industry issues managementRepresent the organisation in key industry briefingsMaintain relationship with the relevant Government, Opposition and Departmental contactsCo-ordinate activities with the Influence Division Provide leadership and input to department activitiesDevelop and deliver industry group revenue and expenditure targetsContinuous improvement approach to internal systems and servicesProduce and maintain annual business planACHIEVEMENTS: - Effective management of a diverse client base - Supervise the provision of high quality services to clients- Effective management of consulting staff

RESPONSIBLITIES: I was recruited to this position because of my experience and achievements in organisation change management. However, my operational areas of responsibility included all the usual functions including payroll.