Highly motivated professional with 20+ years of entrepreneurial and management experience. Skillfully creates and maintains professional and loyal relationships with co-workers, staff and clients. Comfortable working independently as manager and leader and as collaborative team member. Applies business acumen and experience and exercises decisive judgment to meet and exceed organizational goals.
· Provided leadership, mentoring and management of the School’s professional staff, including development and review of performance management plans, and facilitated professional development.
· Managed the breadth of research administration activities within the School including
o Providing managerial support across the range of business services for School-based research centres.
o Facilitating the strategic planning of research within the School.
o Managing administrative support for Higher Degree by Research students, and
o Ensuring the delivery of project milestones.
· Provided executive support to School committees and the School Advisory Board, including the development of documentation and reports.
· Identified, developed and managed projects specific to the School.
· Managed and provided leadership in the implementation of the School’s Work Health and Safety responsibilities in accordance with the University’s systems, policies and procedures.
· Managed the School’s space, facilities, technical resources, and equipment.
· Interpreted and applied the University policies and procedures, resolved problems, and maintained an understanding of precedent, best practice and standards.
· Contributed to the overall management of the School as a member of the School Executive.
· Kept abreast of national priorities and developments in higher education, and provided advice and strategies to the School Executive to inform decision making and enable achievement of performance outcomes.
· Led the development, communication and implementation of a service delivery and continuous improvement culture in the School that integrated with business processes, staff workload models and performance management plans, aligned to achieving strategic and operational outcomes.
· Undertook high level research and analysis and prepared briefing documents and reports on behalf of the Head of School for School Executive, School Board, Division Executive and other committees both internal and external to the University.
· Developed, coordinated and facilitated the School’s planning day.
· Developed the School’s strategic plan and other governance documentation, ensuring they integrated and aligned with the wider University, then drove the implementation of the governance.
· Managed the School’s financial resources (income and expenditure) and collaborated with the Division’s finance team to develop the School’s financial forecasts, budgets and plans to mitigate risks to ensure the financial viability of the School.
· Analysed, monitored and reviewed the staffing profile of the School and developed and implemented workforce planning strategies.
· Managed casual staff.
· Provided leadership in event management in School events.
· Developed integrated marketing plans to ensure the School’s strategic directions for teaching, learning and research aligned with the broader University’s marketing and international objectives.
· Contributed to the planning and implementation of the School’s programs and course development.
· Represented the School through participation in Division and University working groups and committees, including City East Campus Management Group.
· Provided high level advice and administrative support to the Pro Vice Chancellor on matters pertaining to the Division and the effective running of the Divisional Executive and associated governance arrangements.
· Provided high quality information, analysis and strategic support to members of the Division’s Executive in meeting the mission and goals of the Division and University.
· Contributed to the effective management of the Division, providing support and environmental analysis to facilitate strategic planning and review, risk management, management of space and relationship management.
· Provided high level confidential support to the Executive on matters relating to the Vice Chancellor, Senior Management Group, and significant internal and external stakeholder
· Proactively assessed, reported and actioned strategic matters for members of Division Executive by:
o Providing advice, critical comment and briefings on papers and reports received.
o Undertaking research, data gathering and analysis for members of Executive to support decision making.
o Undertaking work for the Pro Vice Chancellor which facilitated the smooth operation of the Executive and management of the Division.
· Coordinated the annual planning and review process for the Division, liaising with Planning and Institute Performance and developing the required documentation.
· Managed space requirements across the City East Campus, and provided advice and recommendations on the best use of space including the provision for future research and research student requirements.
· Actively participated at City East Campus Advisory Group.
· Coordinated the annual Minor Capital Works cycle at the Division level, including writing submissions on the Pro Vice Chancellor’s behalf.
· Coordinated the annual risk analysis activity for the Division.
· Provided executive support to the Division Executive and City East Campus Management Group, including preparing the agenda, papers, minutes and correspondence, and monitoring actions.
· Extensive event management including the Division-wide end-of-year function.
· Actively engaged in the OHSW&IM activities of Division including operating as a First Aid Officer, standing as the Playford Building Evacuations Officer, undertaking regular workplace inspections, and ensuring OHSW&IM was considered within all building works on campus.
· Developed documentation for submissions to Academic Board, University Council and Senior Management Group.
· Prepared correspondence and documents on behalf of the Pro Vice Chancellor including:
o Responses to student complaints and appeals.
o General correspondence.
o Letters of support.
o University’s annual reports.
o Division Strategic Plans.
· Managed the daily operations of the Office of the Pro Vice Chancellor.
· Negotiated and coordinate conference sponsorship.
· Established and managed the exemplary functioning of the Division-wide staff room.
· Supervised the Pro Vice Chancellor’s key cost centres.
· Held the role of Returning Officer and conducted all Division-wide elections.
· Provided a range of services to support staff, adjunct academic status holders and students based at the RGH
· Provided a primary point of liaison between Faculty staff and students based at the RGH with the main University campus
· Represented the Faculty’s interests at RGH by acting as a point of information or referral on University policy and procedures, and by facilitating links between the University and the RGH, and between academics, clinicians and students engaged in University programs
· Established and maintained a Faculty Office to provide a focal point for the University’s activities at the RGH
· Provided primary advice and acted as a point of referral on University policy and procedures for staff, academic status holders and students based at RGH
· Managed the use of space allocated to the University, including oversight of the use and maintenance of the student facility
· Provided a conduit between the University/Faculty and RGH’s managerial and clinical staff to facilitate effective communication in the interests of the Faculty’s activities at RGH
· Assisted academic staff, including RGH clinical staff with adjunct academic status, in the discharge of their responsibilities with respect to course management, course and topic evaluation and review, and in meeting deadlines for submission of research and teaching grant applications and other proposals/submissions
· Provided support to students on clinical placement at the RGH
· Represented the University’s interests in the maintenance of appropriate occupational health and safety arrangements covering staff and students at the RGH
· Provided general support for the Faculty’s research programs at the RGH by:
o Providing a point of liaison between academic and research staff based at RGH and the Faculty Research Office and the University’s Office of Research and Grants Office
o Facilitating the research process by providing ready access to research policy, procedures and grant application forms
· Provided administrative support to the Flinders Centre for Clinical Change & Health Care Research (FCCCHCR) as its Research Development Officer by:
o Assisting the Director in developing, business planning, marketing and strategic planning of the FCCCHCR.
o Assisting the Director in developing documentation to support the Research Quality Framework and Excellence in Research Australia processes.
o Performing as Executive Officer to the Executive Committee of FCCCHR, and other committees of the Centre.
o Arranging business meetings, seminars and other functions.
o Managing the FCCCHCR website.
o Writing and distributing a monthly newsletter.
o Supporting and assisting members of FCCCHCR in the development and writing of funding and tender proposals, grant applications (including budget preparation) and in submission of timely reports and returns.
o Preparation and promulgation of marketing and promotional material promoting the research capabilities of FCCCHCR, and assisting members of FCCCHR in managing grant income and expenditure in accordance with the requirements of grant contracts and University policy and procedure.
o Coordinated and convened the international workshop Health Economics from Theory to Practice: informing related decisions of reimbursement, research and regulation at McLaren Vale, 3-5 December 2007, with international delegates from five countries.
2000 to 2006
Flinders University
Flinders Human Behaviour & Health Research Unit
Project Officer - Randomised controlled trial investigating Vietnam Veterans with alcohol problems using the Flinders Model of chronic condition self-management:
· Established and managed the Trial Steering Committee.
· Contributed to the development of ethics proposals.
· Registered the trial with the Australian Clinical Trials Registry.
· Contributed to the development of project protocols.
· Produced recruitment material.
· Established and maintained an advertising database.
· Produced project resources.
· Liaised with key stakeholders.
· Established and maintained a recruitment database.
· Established and maintained the SPSS database of trial data.
· Screened prospective participants and managed recruits.
· Assisted with the supervision of two project nurses.
· Prepared reporting of study progress for publication in peer reviewed journals.
In addition, my duties included:
· Establishing and maintaining three websites.
· Preparing articles for submission in peer reviewed journals.
· Establishing and maintaining an in-house library.
· Establishing and maintaining a 5,000 member database of researchers and clinicians involved in chronic disease management.
· Writing and distributing a monthly e-newsletter.
· Training post-graduate students in the use of Endnote and SPSS.
· Coordinator of the Flinders Model of Chronic Condition Self-Management workshops held locally, nationally and internationally, and contributed to the development of workshop manuals and evaluations.
· Contributed to the development and implementation of the Graduate Certificate in Health (Self-Management).
· Coordinated marketing activities.
· Coordinated academic research meetings.
· Provided Information Technology support.