Pennie has twenty years extensive experience in Strategic and Operational Human Resources management.  She is a true HR Generalist and has focused on areas  such as life and business coaching, performance & reward, talent management, organization management (including organization design, restructuring and job evaluation), learning and development, employee relations and change management.

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Pennie has twenty years extensive experience in Strategic and Operational Human Resources management.  She is a true HR Generalist and has focused on areas  such as life and business coaching, performance & reward, talent management, organization management (including organization design, restructuring and job evaluation), learning and development, employee relations and change management.

As a consultant (sole trader) she has also focused on the provision of outsourced HR solutions to medium – mid sized organisations. She has helped develop and implement HR infrastructure for Greenfield sites and assisted in strategy design as these companies grew.

Through her combined experience as both an internal practitioner and  external consultant she has worked across a number of industry sectors including Banking and Insurance, information Technology, Manufacturing, Transport, Health and Welfare, Professional Services  and Education.

Pennie’s strength is in her ability to quickly assess the assignment needs and then develop and implement realistic and timely solutions.

Career

• Associate Director Human Resources for Ernst & Young’s East African practice.
• Senior HR Manager, Atradius – Australia and New Zealand
• Consultant (Sole Trader) providing HR Business Solutions to small – medium sized companies
• HR Manager Australia and New Zealand – Gartner
• National HR Manager – MMI Services (now Allianz)

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    Qualifications

• Certified Workplace Coach 2011
• Facilitator 9 Conversations in Leadership ™
• Advanced Professional  Diploma in Employment (UK) Law – 2008
• Certified Personal Profile Analysis (DISC) – 2006
• Certificate IV Workplace Training & Assessment – 2004
• Certificate in Counselling Postgraduate Studies – 1998
• Graduate Certificate in Management -  1991
• Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and English, University of New England – 1987
• Diploma of Education, Primary Education, University of New England – 1987

  Skills

•    Coaching
•    Strategic & Operational HR management
•    Expatriate Program management
•    Talent Management
•    Human Resource Outsourcing
•   Job Competency Design

Achievements

• Developed and implemented human resource policies and procedures across different industries and continents.
• Integrated HR practitioners in Ernst & Young across East Africa to provide seamless regional HR Service.
• Provision of outsourced HR services
• Established HR Infrastructure in start up companies
• Designed and delivered HR Audits against relevant employment legislation.
• Designed and implemented HR Help Desk and Shared Services function for major insurance company.
• Conducted recruitment campaigns across all organisational levels up to and including CEO.
• Led the implementation of a new balanced scorecard model/performance management system in East African region.
• Led and/or participated in organisational transformation projects for a number of companies in different sectors including organisational design, job descriptions, job evaluation and grading, and a competency based career framework for specific job families.
• Led various restructuring, change and transformation projects.
• Review and rewrite Enterprise Agreements for various companies

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