Experience

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  War on Wasted Talent

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Co-Founder

    • Jun 2019 - Present
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Experience is precious, let's not waste itWe are a movement that is inviting experienced professionals, government and businesses large and small, who are truly committed to an age-inclusive agenda, to join forces in our War on Wasted Talent. Experienced professionals bring deep knowledge and maturity to the workforce. Yet too often they are overlooked in the employment market.Our purpose is to stop this WASTE.We want to build the largest data base of experienced professionals in Australia in order to drive change in the workplace and create a more equitable environment for mature-aged workers.

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  Consulting and Implementation Services

  • Senior Management Consultant

    • 2000 - Present

    http://www.consultingis.com.au/Recent clients: University of Melbourne, Wimmera Regional Library Corporation, Briner Ads, SDI Ltd, Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance, Molecules to Medicine, Charles Sturt University, High Country Library Corporation, University of Tasmania, LaTrobe University

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  Janine Pickering Consulting

  • Human Resources and Diversity Consultant

    • 2000 - Present

    Selected Clients: Starpharma, Spinifex Pharmaceuticals, Biota, CSIRO, Swinburne University of Technology, Medicines Development

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  Swinburne University of Technology

  • 'Pracademic' (Lecturer, Tutor and Researcher - part-time)

    • 2015 - Present

    Adjunct Research Fellow (since 2019)Work with academic colleagues in the Swinburne Centre for Transformative Innovation to improve Australia's innovative capacity.Diversity and Inclusion (2017, 2018, 2019)Deliver occasional lecture/seminars to students in the 3rd year unit 'Professional Issues in IT' and Masters students in the 'Master of IT' course, exploring issues around diversity and inclusion in IT.Support Swinburne Engineering Practice Academy in embedding gender diversity and inclusion into all aspects of its operations.Innovative Business Practice (2016, 2017)Facilitated f2f workshops during 2016 and 2017.Developed learning materials and coordinated the teaching team for inaugural on-line delivery of this unit through Open Universities Australia in 2017. Students participated in synchronous on-line tutorials and worked in virtual teams with classmates located across Australia and overseas. The unit culminated with students delivering live on-line 'pitches' of a social enterprise idea. Organisational Discourse and Innovation (2015)Delivered lectures and tutorials in this unit for 3rd year business degree students.

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  CSIRO

  • Human Resources Manager

    • 1985 - 2000

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  National Australia Bank

  • International Operations

    • 1982 - 1985