Experience

Far West Orana Employment Facilitator

• Employment Facilitator

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  As the Employment Facilitator in Far West Orana for the Local Jobs Program, I connect job seekers with local employment opportunities, bringing together expertise from a range of local stakeholders to tailor long-term employment solutions specific to help the region recover from drought, COVID-19 and labour migration. The Local Jobs Program is an initiative driven by the Australian Government to remediate employment issues caused by COVID-19 which has had an unprecedented impact on the Australian regional labour market.



Pinnacle People Solutions Australia

• Australia
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  Pinnacle People Solutions specialises in providing human resource management advice and services to regionally based small to medium businesses and the not-for-profit sector. We provide retained HR services to organisations across a broad range of industries as well as specialist services in strategic human resources, workforce planning, alternative dispute resolution and coaching. Pinnacle People Solutions specialises in providing human resource management advice and services to regionally based small to medium businesses and the not-for-profit sector. We provide retained HR services to organisations across a broad range of industries as well as specialist services in strategic human resources, workforce planning, alternative dispute resolution and coaching.



New England and North West Employment Facilitator

• Employment Facilitator

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2021

  As Employment Facilitator, I represented the Department of Education, Skills and Employment in the New England and North West region (formerly Northern Inland) to elevate the employability of the region focusing deliberately on local, place-based solutions. I collaborated with stakeholders at all levels of government and industry, as well as, employment service providers and community organisations to leverage reskilling, upskilling and employment pathways for people in the NENW region. I have been an integral part in facilitating multiple successful projects serving a taskforce as part of the Regional Employment Trials program and then carried this through to leading another taskforce as part of the Local Jobs Program, actively supporting Australia’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing together expertise, resources and access to funding at the local level.



University of New England, Australia

• Director, Human Resource Services (Acting)

  • May 2012 - Sep 2012

• Deputy Director, Human Resource Services

  • Jul 2006 - May 2012

  Leadership and development of diverse portfolios within the HR Directorate, including Employment Equity & Diversity, Organisational Development, OHS & Workers’ Compensation, Client Services (including establishment & recruitment, remuneration, benefits & the HRMIS) & Academic Services, strategic & operational level workforce planning and policy development, resource management, organisational development and change strategies, high level negotiation and conflict resolution, advice and interpretation of a wide range of employment and related legislation at all levels.

• Acting Director, Human Resource Services

  • Dec 2006 - Nov 2007

  Leadership of the Directorate through transformational change process, strategic and operational planning and policy development, organisational development and change strategies, supervision and development of a large and diverse Directorate, high level negotiation and conflict resolution, determination of strategies to address emergent challenges, opportunities and trends, advice and interpretation of a wide range of employment and related legislation at the highest levels.

• Equity Manager

  • Mar 1999 - Dec 2006

  Leadership and integration of equity and diversity principles across all University planning and operations, best practice strategy and policy development in employment equity and student access and equity, high level submission and report writing, development and delivery of training and development strategies and programmes, complaint investigation, high level advising to the Executive and managers on key issues and outstanding negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution skills.