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Glenda Viner

29 Braidwood Street Everton Park ,Qld

Summary

I am a dedicated external relations professional with a history of meeting company goals by utilising consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organisational brand.

I have a thorough understanding of the importance of strategic communications planning and aligning stakeholder expectations and industry standards, to establish and enhance an organisation's Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) credentials.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING

SUGAR RESEARCH AUSTRALIA
Brisbane, QLD
03.2023 - Current
  • Working closely with Sugar Research Australia’s CEO, Industry Services, Research Translation, and District Managers to deliver industry-wide and district-specific communications plans and products.
  • Developing a market segmentation framework that includes segmentation models and immersion programs to build SRA’s knowledge and expertise about the cost and value drivers for industry, behavioural and economic barriers to change and adoption.

CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER - CONTRACT

MORETON BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL
06.2022 - 12.2022
  • Delivered a re-brand brief to align with the Council's new corporate plan and strategies and the Council’s first Integrated Marketing and Communications Plan.

GENERAL MANAGER CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS

CONTAINER EXCHANGE
Brisbane, QLD
05.2018 - 06.2022
  • From the container refund scheme start-up, designed and implemented the marketing and communication, customer experience, stakeholder, and government relations functions.
  • Led the design and implementation of awareness and behaviour change marketing campaigns and communication activities and partnership brokering activities.
  • Established the Containers for Change Customer Contact Centre, customer journey map, customer complaints framework, policy, and standard operating procedures.
  • Key government stakeholder engagement in the development and delivery of the strategic and operational plan.
  • Development of the Container Exchange First Nations' Action Plan to deliver Container Refund Points within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander councils.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • Delivered a 92% public awareness result within the first six months of scheme launch.
  • Managed the customer experience, advertising, and marketing of the scheme launch with more than 250 Container Refund Points opening on the same day across the state.
  • Developed and established partnerships with key not-for-profits and commercial organisations to deliver the Partners for Change program.
  • Developed and implemented the Container Exchange Crisis Management and Communication Plan during COVID-19 - supporting a safe customer experience across the 300+ container refund point network and with more than 80 contracted operators.

PROJECT MANAGER - CONTRACT

ARTICULOUS COMMUNICATIONS
Brisbane, QLD
01.2018 - 05.2018
  • Delivered best-practice stakeholder and community engagement strategies for state government, local councils, and non-government organisation clients.

DIRECTOR - CONTRACT

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND PUBLIC WORKS
Brisbane, QLD
02.2017 - 01.2018
  • Implemented the stakeholder engagement and communications collateral for the Queensland Government's Housing Strategy's $1.6 billion Housing Construction Jobs Program.
  • Established partnerships with key stakeholders including government agencies, councils, community stakeholders and private sector partners to deliver new jobs and housing opportunities.
  • Worked closely with organisational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.

RELATIONSHIP AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER - CONTRACT

QLD TREASURY, NATIONAL INJURY INSURANCE SCHEME
Brisbane, QLD
10.2016 - 02.2017
  • Designed and implemented the engagement and communication strategy and artifact for new government initiative.
  • Critical touchpoints included wide-ranging stakeholder engagement, community education, and public information.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACT

QUEENSLAND RAIL
Brisbane, QLD
05.2016 - 10.2016
  • Delivered stakeholder and community engagement activities and artifacts for rail infrastructure projects focused on the opening of the Redcliffe Peninsula rail line.

PROJECT MANAGER - CONTRACT

LIFE WITHOUT BARRIERS
Brisbane, QLD
08.2015 - 05.2016
  • Designed and implemented a range of change management, communication, and stakeholder engagement plans and artifacts for the high-profile National Disability Insurance Scheme introduction, and the Commonwealth Home Support Program in Queensland for a nationwide non-profit.

GENERAL MANAGER COMMUNITY RELATIONS

ARROW ENERGY
Brisbane, QLD
05.2010 - 06.2015
  • Led the Social Investment, Sustainable Development, Indigenous Relations, and Community Engagement teams to deliver Arrow Energy's communication, engagement, and social performance strategies and plans for Coal Seam Gas projects.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Implemented five EIS project stakeholder and communication and engagement plans and Social Investment Management Plans (SIMPS)
  • Negotiation and brokering of CSR partnerships including the development of primary, secondary and tertiary schools’ scholarship programs; Queensland Ballet; Surat Gas Industry Aeromedical Retrieval Service; Hearts of Australia; Brisbane Broncos; Endeavour Foundation.
  • Delivered the Whanu Binal Business Development Program for Indigenous Businesses and Reconciliation Action Plan
  • Developed and implemented Sustainable Development Policy, Framework and Sustainable Development Reports and Non-Technical Risk (NTR) profile to manage external environment risk factors including comprehensive stakeholder assessments for sustainability and risk indices.

SENIOR MANAGER, COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT

QUEENSLAND HEALTH
Brisbane, QLD
11.2009 - 05.2010
  • Developed and implemented comprehensive change management, communication, and marketing strategy and artifacts for Queensland Health’s Telehealth Expansion Program.
  • Developed a high-level engagement program identifying and targeting key Queensland Health clinicians to drive telehealth uptake in target communities in regional, rural, and remote Queensland.

STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS MANAGER

TRANSLINK TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Brisbane, QLD
09.2008 - 11.2009
  • Delivered complex community and stakeholder issues management for the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Management
  • Developed and implemented TransLink's Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
  • Development of FOI/RTI Framework and Policy, Complaints Management Framework and Policy and External Events Policy to aid in reputation management.

CORPORATE AFFAIRS MANAGER

SOUTH BANK CORPORATION
Brisbane, QLD
09.2006 - 09.2008
  • Enhanced the profile and reputation of Queensland's most visible public space through initiative-taking marketing and communication plans including crisis and issues management plans for high-profile events, New Year's Eve, Riverfire, and redevelopment projects and issues.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER/OFFICER,

QUEENSLAND HEALTH
Brisbane, Qld
11.1994 - 09.2006
  • Led the delivery of advice and support to the Director-General, Senior Executive and Office of the Minister for Health

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • Engaged multiple and diverse stakeholders including community, private sector, state and federal agencies in communication and engagement strategy implementation on projects such as:

o Forensic science backlog project

o Coronial investigations and inter-agency partnerships

o Hospitals Rebuilding Program communication and marketing plan

o 13 Health creative, campaign development and implementation

o Nurses and Medical Officers' Enterprise Bargaining and Medical Recruitment

o Bundaberg Hospital Commission of Inquiry

SENIOR MEDIA ADVISOR

OFFICE OF THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH
Brisbane, QLD
05.2004 - 04.2005
  • Seconded from Queensland Health to the Office of the Minster for Health
  • Introduction of anti-smoking legislation
  • Qld Government Tsunami Response
  • Bundaberg Tilt Train accident

Education

COMPANY DIRECTORS’ COURSE , AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF COMPANY DIRECTORS
2022

PARTNERSHIP BROKERS’ CERTIFICATE , PARTNERSHIP BROKERS ASSOCIATION
2017

WORKING IN SHELL PROJECTS , ROYAL DUTCH SHELL
2014

SOCIAL PERFORMANCE PRACTITIONERS’ CERTIFICATE , ROYAL DUTCH SHELL
2013

SENIOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM , QUT
2012

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT , ARROW ENERGY
2012

PRACTITIONERS' CERTIFICATE , IAP2
2006

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE , QUEENSLAND HEALTH
2003

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS, COMMUNICATION MAJOR , QUT
1994

Skills

  • Advanced communication, stakeholder and community engagement skills, including partnership brokering skills to deliver business outcomes
  • Extensive marketing, communication, change management and media relations experience
  • Public policy, strategy and project development and implementation skills
  • Experience working with industry, government, non-government organisations, communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders, internal stakeholders, and contractors
  • Proven skill in issues and crisis communication management, and proactively identifying, managing, and mitigating issues that risk a project’s success and an organisation's relationships, reputation, and social license to operate

Timeline

HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING - SUGAR RESEARCH AUSTRALIA
03.2023 - Current
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER - CONTRACT - MORETON BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL
06.2022 - 12.2022
GENERAL MANAGER CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS - CONTAINER EXCHANGE
05.2018 - 06.2022
PROJECT MANAGER - CONTRACT - ARTICULOUS COMMUNICATIONS
01.2018 - 05.2018
DIRECTOR - CONTRACT - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND PUBLIC WORKS
02.2017 - 01.2018
RELATIONSHIP AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER - CONTRACT - QLD TREASURY, NATIONAL INJURY INSURANCE SCHEME
10.2016 - 02.2017
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACT - QUEENSLAND RAIL
05.2016 - 10.2016
PROJECT MANAGER - CONTRACT - LIFE WITHOUT BARRIERS
08.2015 - 05.2016
GENERAL MANAGER COMMUNITY RELATIONS - ARROW ENERGY
05.2010 - 06.2015
SENIOR MANAGER, COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT - QUEENSLAND HEALTH
11.2009 - 05.2010
STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS MANAGER - TRANSLINK TRANSIT AUTHORITY
09.2008 - 11.2009
CORPORATE AFFAIRS MANAGER - SOUTH BANK CORPORATION
09.2006 - 09.2008
SENIOR MEDIA ADVISOR - OFFICE OF THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH
05.2004 - 04.2005
PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER/OFFICER, - QUEENSLAND HEALTH
11.1994 - 09.2006
COMPANY DIRECTORS’ COURSE - ,
PARTNERSHIP BROKERS’ CERTIFICATE - ,
WORKING IN SHELL PROJECTS - ,
SOCIAL PERFORMANCE PRACTITIONERS’ CERTIFICATE - ,
SENIOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - ,
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT - ,
PRACTITIONERS' CERTIFICATE - ,
PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE - ,
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS, COMMUNICATION MAJOR - ,
Glenda Viner