Experience

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  Professionals Australia

  • Victoria, Australia

  • Director - Victoria

    • Aug 2021 - Present
    • Victoria, Australia

    As the Director of the Victorian operations of a national mid-sized union, I manage a team of industrial relations professionals and oversee the industrial and organising activities of the Union throughout the state. Professionals Australia (PA) represents the industrial interests of professionals including Engineers, Pharmacists, Scientists, Managers, Architects and Translators and Interpreters. PA members work in broad array of industries in both the private and public sectors, including power/electricity, manufacturing, rail and transport, water, construction, health and local/state/federal government. Key duties include:- Leading the Victorian team, directing its operations, driving change and improved performance.- Contributing to PA’s national leadership team.- Developing and delivering a state plan and activities to support PA’s objectives at the state level, especially organising and industrial strategies and campaigns. - Working closely and collaboratively with PA’s elected officials and committees.- Developing, coaching, and mentoring staff.- Undertaking advocacy on behalf of PA and its members in a range of settings.- Building relationships with other unions.- Managing relationships with employer representatives, industry, and government agencies- Representing PA members in Industrial Tribunals and Courts.- Negotiating enterprise agreements and resolving workplace issues and disputes.- Supporting a healthy and safe workplace and a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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  Department of Health & Human Services, Victoria

  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Principal Industrial Relations Consultant

    • Apr 2020 - Aug 2021
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    As a Principal IR Consultant, I provided high-level strategic advice and support to Ministers, Senior Executive and Line Management across the Victorian Government’s Health portfolio; with a particular focus on leading and contributing to enterprise bargaining activities of the department across public health.Key duties included:- Representing the department in enterprise agreement negotiations within the public health sector (notably regarding Nurses and Midwives, and Medical Scientists, Pharmacists and Psychologists).- Liaising with public sector health unions and the corresponding employer association or public sector agency on contemporary industrial issues. - Providing high-level strategic and technical advice on sensitive industrial relations matters (including termination of protected industrial action, regulatory amendments, major workplace change and policy reviews). - Preparation of briefs and correspondence.- Engaging with and advising relevant internal stakeholders on emerging industrial issues, which impact upon policy and program development and implementation.

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  Health Workers Union

  • Industrial Manager

    • May 2015 - Apr 2020

    As the Industrial Manager of a state branch of the Health Services Union, I managed the Union’s Industrial Department and Industrial Officers and had oversight of the Union’s industrial relations and advocacy within Victoria. Key duties included:- Overseeing the Union’s industrial strategy and its implementation.- Leading enterprise bargaining negotiations and campaigns across various health, hospital, aged care and community sectors.- Representing the Union and its members in the Fair Work Commission, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and the Federal Circuit Court. This included a broad range of industrial matters including: unfair dismissal, disputes in accordance with dispute settlement procedures, general protections, enterprise bargaining related disputes, industrial action, recovery of underpayments, right of entry disputes and discrimination claims.- Developing and delivering internal training on industrial and workplace relations matters.- Participating in classification reviews and major workplace change processes. - Participating more broadly in the management of the Union, including performing the role of Executive Advisor as an ex-officio member of the National Executive of the HSU.

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  Victorian Government

  • Office of Fiona Richardson MP, Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence

  • Senior Ministerial Adviser

    • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
    • Office of Fiona Richardson MP, Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence

    Key duties included:- Acting as Principal Ministerial Adviser in relation to the Family Violence Royal Commission.- Providing advice to the Minister in relation to political, policy and legislative issues.- Drafting submissions to the Family Violence Cabinet Taskforce.- Engaging and consulting with relevant stakeholders.

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  Parliament of Victoria

  • Office of Fiona Richardson MP, State Member for Northcote

  • Electorate Officer

    • Jul 2014 - Jan 2015
    • Office of Fiona Richardson MP, State Member for Northcote

    Key duties included:- Managing large volumes of correspondence regarding constituent, campaign and portfolio-related matters.- Providing advice to the Member in relation to communications, campaign, media and political issues.- Coordinating a wide variety of campaign activities.- Performing high-level administrative tasks in managing the Electorate Office.- Engaging and organising campaign volunteers.

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  Australian Federation of Air Pilots

  • Industrial Officer

    • Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

    Key duties included:- Providing industrial representation and employment advice to members of the Federation across Australia. - Representing members before the Fair Work Commission, at the Federal Circuit Court, during Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigations and at workplace-level disciplinary meetings.- Drafting applications, witness statements and submissions for matters in the Fair Work Commission and Federal Circuit Court.- Complying with, and making applications under, the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act.- Negotiating and drafting enterprise agreements.- Enforcing minimum employment conditions and entitlements, including recovery of underpayments.- Interpreting and advising on legislative and Award provisions

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  Fair Work Commission

  • Australia
  • Administration of Justice
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Registry Officer

    • Jan 2013 - Jul 2013

    Key duties included: - Case managing unfair dismissal applications, listing matters for conciliation, file management, liaising and corresponding with parties and Conciliators.- Providing complex procedural information regarding the Fair Work Act, its regulations and the Fair Work Commission Rules. - During rostered periods, answering enquiries and providing information about unfair dismissal, General Protections disputes, the making and terminating of registered agreements, industrial action, right of entry and other workplace relations matters within the jurisdiction of Fair Work Commission.

  • Information Officer

    • Mar 2012 - Dec 2012

    Key duties included: - Responding to enquiries from employers, employees, legal practitioners, unions and employer associations regarding workplace relations matters. - Providing complex information and procedural advice regarding the Fair Work Act, its regulations and the Fair Work Australia Rules. - Answering questions and providing information about unfair dismissal, General Protections disputes, the making and terminating of registered agreements, industrial action, right of entry and other workplace relations matters within the jurisdiction of Fair Work Commission.

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  The Fair Work Ombudsman

  • Fair Work Advisor

    • Mar 2010 - Mar 2012

    Key duties included: - Responding to telephone and written enquiries from employees, employers and independent contractors regarding workplace relations matters. - Providing information and advice regarding workplace relations and industrial matters, including but not limited to: award and agreement interpretation, minimum wage rates, conditions and entitlements; termination of employment and redundancy, discrimination, and, the Fair Work Act more generally. - Preparing large volumes of correspondence in response to workplace relations enquiries. - Assisting junior Advisors with complex enquiries and processing escalated and complex enquiries.

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  University College, the University of Melbourne

  • Resident Tutor and Resident Advisor

    • Jan 2008 - Dec 2009

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  Australian Labor Party

  • Research and Project Officer

    • Oct 2007 - Feb 2009

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  Parliament of Victoria

  • State Member for Ivanhoe

  • Electorate Officer

    • Oct 2004 - Feb 2006
    • State Member for Ivanhoe