Experience

Kristin School, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Human Resources

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  As the Director of Human Resources I am responsible for providing high quality strategic and operational human resources advice and services to the Executive Principal, Senior Leadership Team and staff within the School, and for leading the Human Resources function. As a member of the School’s Senior Leadership Team, I am also responsible for contributing to strategic planning and decision-making at a School level and for providing leadership and coaching to all staff who have human resources responsibilities within their roles.



Grant Thornton New Zealand Ltd

• New Zealand
• Accounting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• National Manager, People & Culture

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2015

  Planning, managing and leading the delivery of the People & Culture strategy for Grant Thornton New Zealand. Planning, managing and leading the delivery of the People & Culture strategy for Grant Thornton New Zealand.



Parents Centre New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Advisor

  • 2005 - 2011



ANZ National Bank

• HR Consultant

  • Apr 2002 - Aug 2010

  • Developed relationships with key stakeholders to scope, design and implement HR related projects using project in a box (PIaB) methodology • Delivered local, national and global initiatives to the business in line with the vision and strategy of the NZ business• Projects completed included: UDC Off shoring restructure, H & S Framework implementation for Business Banking, Graduate Recruitment for Retail, UDC Sales team restructure, Talent programme for Retail distribution, Rem tool testing and several restructures of smaller teams within a variety of business units• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders• Change management, including small team restructures, off shoring, introducing new vales, introducing a new rem tool and performance frameworks• Developed and rolled out workshops as required across the country. These included succession planning, Competency Based Pay Framework, Performance Improvement Meetings, People Management (HR) course for new people managers• Managed cyclical events including managerial remuneration review, union negotiations, engagement survey and CEO nominations for relevant business unit• Managed the employment relations activities including disciplinary meetings, sick leave meetings, performance improvement programmes and other day to day issues as they arose• Recruitment of staff from entry level to Executive across a variety of business units



TMP Worldwide NZ

• Recruitment Consultant

  • 2000 - 2002

  Recruitment Consultant specialising in permanent Call Centre & Customer Service roles Recruitment Consultant specialising in permanent Call Centre & Customer Service roles



AIESEC New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Auckland Local Committee

  • 1991 - 1995

  1995 - Organising Committe President APC1994 - Organising Committe President NZMS1992- 1994 Member of Executive 1995 - Organising Committe President APC1994 - Organising Committe President NZMS1992- 1994 Member of Executive