Experience

Brightworks - Early Careers Consultancy

• Australia
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non-Executive Director

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  As a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Brightworks Australia, I'm excited to support the growth of Brightworks and their strategic partnership with Talent Solutions New Zealand. As a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Brightworks Australia, I'm excited to support the growth of Brightworks and their strategic partnership with Talent Solutions New Zealand.



Talent Solutions Limited

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Co-Founder and Director

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  Talent Solutions is New Zealand's only research-led early talent consultancy. We partner with organisations to attract, select and develop interns, graduates, cadets and apprentices. Our tools and support encompass every aspect of graduate and internship programme design and execution and is underpinned by extensive research. Whether you are seeking to develop a graduate or internship programme or improve what you have, Talent Solutions has the tools, services and expertise to help. www.talentsolutions.co.nz Show less



Teach First NZ

• Director, Recruitment and Alumni Leadership

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

  The Director, Recruitment and Alumni Leadership sat on the Senior Leadership Team of Ako Matatupu, Teach First NZ, contributing to strategy design and implementation, board reporting, budget planning and partnerships.Functionally, the Recruitment and Alumni Leadership position oversees the Recruitment and Selection of candidates to the Teach First NZ programme, the co-ordination and development of the Teach First NZ Leadership Academy and strategic development of the Alumni programme to support participants in fulfilling their potential to have a long-term impact in addressing educational inequality in Aotearoa. Show less

• Director - Recruitment and Selection

  • Oct 2011 - Dec 2014

  Part of the foundation team establishing Ako Matatupu: Teach First NZ in New Zealand. Teach First NZ was set up to tackle educational inequality through the recruitment of talented individuals who join a two year teaching and leadership scholarship programme working in schools serving low-decile communities across Aotearoa.My role involved the establishment of the recruitment and selection function and strategy development including EVP development, marketing strategy, selection design and implementation. Ako Matatupu continues to extend it's reach nationally, with growth plans that will position the organisation as one of the biggest graduate programmes in New Zealand, engaging top talent from across the country to make a difference in low decile communities.If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your leadership skills and make a meaningful contribution to future generations of New Zealanders, visit www.teachfirstnz.org. Show less



NZAGE

• New Zealand
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2016

  The NZAGE's mission is to educate and support NZ organisations in the establishment of best practice and continuous improvement in the recruitment and development of graduate talent. The Board is responsible for strategy design and implementation, engagement of Committee members, budget forecasting and planning, partnership identification and development. The NZAGE's mission is to educate and support NZ organisations in the establishment of best practice and continuous improvement in the recruitment and development of graduate talent. The Board is responsible for strategy design and implementation, engagement of Committee members, budget forecasting and planning, partnership identification and development.



L'Oreal

• France
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Talent Attraction and Development Manager (Aust)

  • Mar 2006 - Oct 2011

  With a focus on talent acquisition and development projects across the business, the role provided me with the opportunity to work on a range of initiatives including: - Employer branding projects including the roll-out of our global programmes "Brandstorm", "E-strat" and our gamification-based tool "Reveal". - Development and management of L'Oreal Australia's Graduate and internship programmes. - Enterprise recruitment (to Senior level appointments) across three divisions. - The establishment and negotiation of our Recruitment agency preferred supplier agreements (reviewed annually) - Succession planning and launch of our high potential development programme and career path planning programme - A range of People Development projects working with the Senior management teams of the Consumer Products, Professional and Active Cosmetics Divisions. Show less

• National Account Manager - Maybelline (UK)

  • Mar 2004 - Mar 2006

• Human Resources Manager - Consumer Products Division (UK)

  • Jun 2001 - Mar 2004



Concert Communications

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Recruitment Consultant (UK)

  • Oct 2000 - May 2001

  Concert Communications was a joint venture between AT&T and British Telecommunications (BT). This contract project role was responsible for the establishment of a new graduate programme between Concert Communication's Washington DC and London offices. The graduate programme was launched within 3 months and won Best New Graduate Programme in the AGR (Association of Graduate Recruiters - UK) Graduate Industry awards. Concert Communications was a joint venture between AT&T and British Telecommunications (BT). This contract project role was responsible for the establishment of a new graduate programme between Concert Communication's Washington DC and London offices. The graduate programme was launched within 3 months and won Best New Graduate Programme in the AGR (Association of Graduate Recruiters - UK) Graduate Industry awards.


Auckland District Health Board (ADHB)
• Human Resources Advisor

  • Jan 1999 - Aug 2000

Firth Industries Ltd
• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• Human Resources Graduate contract role.

  • Aug 1998 - Dec 1998