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- Youth Development Programs
- Music
Belinda Fairfax
Burraneer
Summary
Professional leader with significant experience in organizational governance, people and culture, and strategic development.
Skilled in fostering team collaboration and driving impactful results through high performance. Adept at navigating complex challenges and adapting to evolving needs. Known for strong communication, leadership, relationship building, and critical and innovative thinking.
Strong passion for community, collaboration, learning and providing platforms and opportunities for our young people to thrive in the future.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CHAIRPERSON
The Family Co
10.2018 - Current
- Company Overview: The Family Co (TFC) is a not for profit organisation providing short and long-term programs and services to women, families, youth, and children in various locations across Sydney and the broader NSW
- TFC also offer specialised, culturally appropriate, and responsive Indigenous support services
- As a board member I oversee the governance, risk management, marketing and brand, financials, people and culture, corporate and government partnerships, and strategic direction of the organisation.
- I work closely with the CEO to ensure we achieve our organisation's objectives within the realms of the constitution, through great relationships with stakeholders, partners, directors and the dedication of the TFC team of employees
- With clients and employee's well-being as top of mind, I am required (in conjunction with my colleagues) to role model and drive a culture of accountability, performance and excellence, relationship management, creativity, integrity, empathy, growth and expansion.
- Establish strong working relationships with government agencies and other organizations to support advocacy efforts.
- Oversee fundraising initiatives, leading to greater financial stability and resources for the organization.
- Implement governance best practices to enhance board effectiveness and accountability.
- Review budgets regularly to ensure financial sustainability of the organization.
- Develop strategic plans for organizational growth, resulting in increased revenue and expanded services.
- Talent Management and Succession Planning Strategies.
Founder and Director
Bel People Solutions
01.2010 - Current
- Provide specialised consulting services to Corporates, SME's, and not for profit organisations to drive, grow, expand and implement key people and culture strategies to support and drive the overall business plan/strategies.
- Executive Coaching Services
- Given my strong passion for young people, I also provide career coaching services to assist them with their career opportunities, interests and motivations. Providing them with a holistic and judgement free platform to explore their future possibilities. This part of my business was born from the isolation phase of covid.
- My Business clients are Westpac Banking Corporation, BT Financial Group, St George Bank, Weave, Jones Day Law Firm, Loan Market Group, SJM Rail, Stake, The Humpty Dumpty Foundation.
- My Career and Executive Coaching clients are often referred to me via word of mouth. My younger students are also a combination of school age students, TAFE and University/College students, referred via word of mouth, schools or psychologists/counsellors.
- I have worked hard to established a successful business by identifying market needs, trends and developing innovative solutions.
- Lead strategic planning processes to define business goals and outcomes.
- Build positive organisational cultures that foster high performance, creativity, innovation, discipline, recognition and employee engagement.
- Create organization's mission and vision statements for use by employees.
- Assist organisations to identify what high performance means for them and harness the best culture and most effective behaviours to drive outcomes and expansion.
- Facilitate high profile, organisational wide programs, and workshops such as 'The Future of Work', Performance Goal Setting, Orientation and Achievement through a Growth Mindset.
- Coach leaders on how to manage poor performance.
- Facilitate Strategy sessions and offsites.
- A large part of my role is to quickly establish trust, develop strong partnerships with other business executives and owners to allow for collaboration and more significant opportunities for growth.
- Undertake independent investigations that are of a sensitive and confidential manner.
- Leadership Development - Accompanied by the use of The Hogan Personality Inventory. I am accredited to debrief candidates in their strengths, development, motivations, values and preferences, as per the Hogan Personality Inventory. This inventory has been a key tool in the development of current and future leaders.
Executive Director
Alliance Health
01.2012 - 06.2015
- Worked in collaboration with the Board Members, Managing Directors, and CEO of Alliance Health to develop a key growth strategy and increase the company's market value to reach a desirable sale
- Through the development of key growth strategies, the business value grew substantially over 2013-2015 and was successfully sold to a business partner in 2015.
- Given Alliance Health's strong brand, the business still operates independently and has made a successful stamp on the health industry, whilst offering their new partner diversity in their service offering.
HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES
BT Financial Group
07.1998 - 11.2010
- Established critical strategic partnerships and worked alongside a vast number of BT General Managers and Executives, to develop people and culture strategies aligned and complimentary to the business strategy and plan
- Recommended appropriate resolutions to employee relations concerns and handled disciplinary issues and investigations of misconduct
- Managed other HR staff and oversaw completion of tasks and initiatives
- Collaborated with stakeholders across the organization to ensure optimum communication and updated execution of planned initiatives and projects
- Managed, lead and facilitated key corporate projects and programs
- Worked in partnership with business General Managers to consult, advise, lead, and execute several business restructures
- HR Lead on several key due diligence processes and mergers/ acquisitions
- Worked in collaboration with key business stakeholders to drive culture change through the creation and execution of attraction and retention initiatives and training and development programs
- Worked closely with external business partners to develop preferred supplier agreements with the objective of optimum service and expectations achieved
- Managed and lead key annual calendar events and activities including, performance and remuneration reviews and development and career planning
- BT Financial Group was without a doubt the highlight of my career
- I worked with the smartest, most driven, hardworking, and fun people I have professionally known and had the honour of working with
- The various roles I held consisted of an Employee Relations Manager, Vice President, Head of Human Resources, National Project Leader, and spanned across various BT Businesses from Corporate Services, Business and Private Banking, Operations, Retail, Advice, Insurance
- Many of those businesses were national and therefore required me to manage teams and businesses remotely
- During this time, I held many organisational portfolios, designed, and facilitated orientation programs, managed multiple due diligence processes, drove programs of work around talent acquisition, attraction and retention strategies, leadership development and culture change
- Implemented succession planning initiatives, promoting long-term stability in key leadership positions.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of HR goals with business objectives.
- Managed complex employee relations issues, resulting in improved workplace harmony and satisfaction.
- Developed comprehensive onboarding programs to improve new hire retention and productivity.
- Negotiated competitive compensation packages, ensuring market competitiveness and employee satisfaction.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
Sydney Children's Hospital
08.1997 - 07.1998
- Start-up HR role on the Executive Management Team of Sydney Children's Hospital
- Established and implemented HR Policies and processes
- Developed key people strategies to attract and retain key talent
- Managed and facilitated a key team culture project for the Nursing Division of Sydney Children's Hospital
- Created and implemented a performance management process across various divisions of the hospital
- Worked in partnership with the South-eastern Area Health Service to ensure all practices and policies were consistent and in line with the required legislation
- Worked in collaboration with South-eastern Area Health Service HR Managers to ensure efficiency, knowledge sharing and reduce duplication
HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT
St George Bank
01.1990 - 07.1997
- I held various roles across the St George Bank business, with a large focus on Recruitment and Selection, Talent Management, Workforce Planning and Generalist Human Resource Management
- Prior to accepting a permanent role with the Bank, I was accepted onto their Management Cadetship Program where I worked and completed my degree in parallel
- It was an incredible opportunity
Education
BACHELOR OF ARTS - Psychology & Economics
University Of Wollongong
Sydney, NSWLevel 1 And 2 Coaching Certification - Executive Coaching
Institute Of Executive Coaching Of Australia (IECL)
Sydney, NSWStrategic Human Resource Management - Human Resource Strategy
University Of Michigan
No Degree - Accredited Hogan Personality Inventory Debriefer
Peter Berry Consulting
Sydney, NSW07-2023
Raise Mentoring Program -
Raise Youth Mentoring
Sydney, NSW01.2022
Skills
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Relationship Building
- Strong Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Strategic Leadership and Planning
- Critical and Innovative Thinker
- High integrity
- Stakeholder Management
- Community Engagement
- Motivational skills
- Board development
- Influencing and Negotiation skills
- Corporate governance
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Innovative and visionary
Websites
Certification
- Certified Level 1 and 2 IECL Coach
- Certified Raise Youth Mentor
Community Volunteer
- Chairperson, The Family Co, Sydney, NSW, 10/2018, Current, Oversee governance, risk management, financials, people and culture., Work with the CEO to achieve organisation's objectives., Role model and drive a culture of accountability and integrity.
- Board Member (Volunteer), Alliance Health, Sydney, NSW, 01/2012, 06/2015, Collaborated with Board Members and CEO to develop growth strategy., Increased company's market value and successfully sold the business.
Interests
Timeline
CHAIRPERSON
The Family Co
10.2018 - Current
Executive Director
Alliance Health
01.2012 - 06.2015
Founder and Director
Bel People Solutions
01.2010 - Current
HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES
BT Financial Group
07.1998 - 11.2010
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
Sydney Children's Hospital
08.1997 - 07.1998
HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT
St George Bank
01.1990 - 07.1997
Level 1 And 2 Coaching Certification - Executive Coaching
Institute Of Executive Coaching Of Australia (IECL)
Strategic Human Resource Management - Human Resource Strategy
University Of Michigan
Raise Mentoring Program -
Raise Youth Mentoring
BACHELOR OF ARTS - Psychology & Economics
University Of Wollongong
No Degree - Accredited Hogan Personality Inventory Debriefer
Peter Berry Consulting
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