Experience

Country Road Group

• Australia
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• OD Manager - Leadership and Learning

  • Jul 2021 - Present



The Royal Children's Hospital

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Organisational Development Consultant (Compact Project)

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2020



Sydney Trains

• Sydney, Australia

• OD Business Partner

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  Key responsibilities: • Work effectively within a complex matrix of relationships across OneHR, Organisational Development, Shared Services HR, Agency senior management and external stakeholders and networks • Partner with business leaders and other Organisational Development practitioners to ensure alignment of cluster and agency initiatives • Provide advice on a range of OD initiatives including diversity & inclusion, leadership development, culture and engagement and talent & succession planning • Assist with the provision of regular and timely information on the progress of programs and projects and provide advice regarding any identified issues for resolution. • Procurement and vendor management for OD interventions Achievements: • Developed and implemented a Leadership framework and strategy for a newly formed Executive leadership team, to transition to a high performing team • Facilitated organisational design and team effectiveness workshops to support upcoming reform and restructure with senior IT leadership team • Identified the need to develop an organisational wide Safety, Environment and Risk training framework, outlining technical and behavioural training and gaps Show less



Transport for NSW

• Australia
• Truck Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Leadership Program Manager

  • May 2015 - Dec 2016

  Lydia is responsible for proactively managing the day to day administration and coordination of Leadership Development Programs, to support their successful roll out as part of the leadership strategy to increase leadership capability across the Transport cluster.

• Planning and Coordination Officer, Organisational Development

  • Jun 2014 - May 2015

  As the Planning and Coordination Officer, Lydia coordinates, administers and supports the facilities and resources required to ensure quality training services are available to TfNSW and their Agencies’ business groups to meet business needs.Utilising her sound project management skills and knowledge of learning and development, Lydia supports participants, facilitators and project teams to ensure the smooth delivery and application of learning and development and training initiatives.



Rest

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Learning and Development Officer

  • May 2014 - Jun 2014



Mindset Matters Group

• Sydney, Australia

• L&D Program Manager and Executive Assistant

  • Feb 2012 - Apr 2014

  Lydia's role as L&D Program Manager is managing the efficient delivery of projects, delighting customers and co-creating the MMG culture and values. She achieves this by providing a high level of proactive support and assistance to the Account and Client Engagement Manager's in their roles of generating new business and ongoing account management of projects, and to actively contribute to the effectiveness and synergy of the team. Lydia's responsibilities include: - Participant management including communications and the preparation and distribution of learning materials - Sourcing venues for workshops - Setting up rooms for workshops - Management of diagnostics including The Leadership Circle, LifeStyles Inventory and Organisational Culture Inventory tools - Internal and external stakeholder management with clients and project teams including Consultant and Facilitator support - International and domestic travel and accommodation bookings - Organising couriers - Coordinating program design schedules and diaries - Booking guest speakers for workshops - Scheduling of coaching sessions using an online booking system - Budget management and monitoring Show less



Inner Melbourne VET Cluster

• Melbourne, Australia

• Workplace Learning Team Coordinator

  • Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

  Lydia provides operational support to the Manager Workplace Learning and operational leadership to the Workplace Learning team to ensure the contractual outcomes and effective delivery of the WLCP program to clients. In addition to overseeing the team of Industry Project Officers and Administration staff, Lydia is also responsible for identifying, facilitating and coordinating workplace learning opportunities for young people aged 15 to 19 years in Structured Workplace Learning (SWL). These placements are focused on strong vocational outcomes including School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SBAT), and Work Experience. Lydia is also responsible for project management of strategic initiatives as assigned by the Executive Officer, including Social Enterprise projects scheduled for 2012, the professional development program for the IMVC, and business development with large Corporate organisations across Melbourne. Show less



Crown Money

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Assistant / HR Officer

  • Aug 2010 - Apr 2011



Nous Group

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Management Consultant

  • Jan 2009 - Mar 2010

  Working largely as a Project Manager of large-scale learning and development and cultural change projects. Successfully implemented a range of initiatives with well regarded corporate clients in organisational capability and leadership and people development, as well as being involved in the design, implementation and delivery of numerous projects, programs and initiatives.Selected engagements:• Project managed a suite of leadership development programs for the education sector, which included significant scoping, stakeholder management, costings, internal team management and co-ordination• Facilitated and administered numerous 360 degree processes for private sector organisations. These projects involved tight deadlines, high expectations regarding participant management and accuracy of reports capturing the data (requiring significant attention to detail)• Led the management of a large scale cultural change program ($1.3M) that involved the roll-out of a series of workshops across Australia. This required extensive stakeholder management, meeting tight deadlines, planning and coordinating teams of facilitators, financial management, reporting and evaluating project assessment criteria. This project was completed above budget• Co-designed and facilitated leadership programs for a range of private and public sector clients. Subject areas included crucial conversations, harnessing strengths to drive performance, leading in a way that followers want, creating positive workplace climates, reacting to change etc. • Developed compelling proposals that resulted in the consultancy firm being awarded new workAchievements:• Up skilling and training a colleague on the Nous 360o feedback end-to-end process and systems. This included creating a document outlining all tasks required to ensure a smooth process for clients and participants. Show less

• Project Manager

  • Feb 2008 - Jan 2009

  Selected engagements:• Project Management of a multi-faceted leadership program for emerging leaders. My role involved end-to-end daily project management, along with the management of a four-team Consortium which delivered the program over a course of 8 months.• Administration and project management of a 360 degree feedback program for the entire SES team (80+) for a Federal department. A comprehensive group report was the final deliverable, which involved data analysis of quantitative and qualitative data• The daily tasks of my role as Project Manager included monitoring of budgets, analysis of Consultants time costed to each project, diary management for Principals and Facilitators, coordinating project team(s) – both internal and external - to ensure everyone is informed of progress, producing reports for clients as requested or agreed to in the contract, Achievements:• Given my own personal development at Nous, I was asked to play a key role in the development of the Professional Development Strategy for Support Staff. • I began the project management of Nous 360o programs across the business. This was seen as a significant acknowledgement of my personal development, given the confidentiality and attention to detail required, delivering an outstanding product for our clients and participants. Show less

• Executive Assistant and Program Coordinator

  • Jan 2007 - Feb 2008

  y Responsibilities: • Coordination of participant processes and associated program logistics• Collating and reporting on program evaluations and learning and development data for reporting• Managing relationships with external vendors, suppliers and internal stakeholders• Executive Assistant to the Practice Leader of the Learning and Development Practice area, which included extensive diary management, stakeholder management both internally and externally, minute taking, attending client functions, managing correspondence including emails and phone callsKey Achievements:• Three months into my time at Nous, I attended a 4-day offsite Leadership program for a Federal department. I built relationships with a number of the participants who are now SES Officers, and we continue to remain in contact. These relationships have been useful when Nous have tendered for future work and required further information that was not readily available• Created a document for future Learning and Development Coordinator’s to use as a reference point, outlining processes and systems pivotal to delivering successfully to internal and external stakeholders. Show less