Jane Nethery
Dee Why,NSW
Summary
Organisational Development specialist with over 15 years leading the design, development, delivery and evaluation of learning and engagement initiatives. Proven track record of using my excellent personal, communication and organisation skills to lead Leadership Development programs, implement Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging strategies and improve employee engagement and performance through culture change and individual and team building approaches. Team player with excellent communication skills, highly motivated, strong negotiating skills and able to work independently.
Seeking a role in an organisation with a strong impact mission that prides itself on using innovative, evidence-based approaches with a strong emphasis on team collaboration. Passionate about working from a systems perspective, where relationships and healthy dialogue are at the heart of development.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Consultant
Lewis Deep Democracy
Sydney, NSW
08.2023 - Current
- Scoping and reporting on opportunities to embed Lewis Deep Democracy into education settings. Collaborating and liaising with stakeholders to better understand needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
Senior Program Manager
Health, Education And Training Institute (HETI)
Sydney, NSW
01.2022 - 05.2023
- Leadership program lead- led the development, delivery and evaluation of the Next Generation of Leaders and Managers program with over 100 leaders and managers from across NSW Health. 75% of participants have achieved a leadership promotion within a year of completing the program
- Program Management- successfully led an Assessment Centre in partnership with Peter Berry Consultancy for 60 emerging leaders from across NSW Health using psychometric tools and techniques aligned to the Public Sector Capability Framework. After completing centre 100% of participants could identify their strengths and development areas and implement a development plan
- Stakeholder engagement- Facilitated online stakeholder engagement groups with senior leaders from across the private and public sector which lead to the development of the new NSW Regional Health Plan
- Facilitation Lead- led workshops with senior leaders on how to facilitate difficult conversation and hold tension when working in complex contexts. 100% participants left the workshops with the skills to know how to hold space and manage difficult conversations
- Led and managed a program team of two internal direct reports and external multi-discipline personnel including digital, finance and marketing staff to successful achieve the Ministry of Health’s key deliverables
- Coaching leaders- coaching senior and middle leaders using an evidence-based solution focused and strength-based coaching approach. Regular debriefing of assessment tools including Clifton’s strengths, Hogan Personality Inventory and Hogan’s 360.
Learning and Development Consultant
North Sydney council
Sydney, NSW
06.2022 - 07.2022
- Designed an innovative mental health and wellbeing learning program for educators mapped to the Australian curriculum using student centred learning techniques.
Senior Organisational Development Consultant
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Sydney, NSW
04.2020 - 01.2022
- Strategic Leadership- developed the inaugural NSLHD Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging strategy. Led to development employee networks (LGBTQI+, women in leadership, CALD and First Nations), a DIB council chaired by the Chief Executive embedding into People Manager Pathway
- Program Management- led the development of NSLHD People Manager Pathway, a new hybrid training pathway of eleven workshops mapped to the Public Sector Capability Framework and designed to develop the essential skills to manage and lead teams
- Coaching leaders- coached twenty senior to middle leaders using a combination of developmental, skills, performance, and transitional coaching techniques and psychometric tools including Hogan Personality Inventory and Hogan’s 360
- Senior Leadership Program- designed and implemented the inaugural Senior Leadership program for twelve clinical and non-clinical leaders used current evidence-based leadership approaches including Systems Theory, Design Thinking, Adaptive, Compassionate and Relational Leadership
- Coordination of NSLHD Graduate Health Management Program- responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of the program including orientation, marketing, business cases, action plans, recruitment, relationship building, development processes and relationship management with the executive team, including the Chief Executive and senior leaders
- Led and facilitated stakeholder negotiations, team building workshops, and interventions linked to employee lifecycle using Human Centred Design methodology, adult learning, and mentoring/coaching approaches with clinical and non-clinical teams across NSLHD
- Staff Wellbeing- developed and implemented a training program and coaching on topics such as Energy management and Psychological Safety to support staff burnout and fatigue during Covid-19.
Health Promotion Officer
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Sydney, NSW
08.2018 - 04.2020
- Strategic Leadership- Developed and led a new strategic direction for Northern Sydney health promotion team that aligned more effectively with key health and education priorities
- Managing and building external relationships- Strengthened relationships with senior leaders in Department, Catholic and Independent sectors
- Increased engagement of Catholic primary schools from 25% to 100% in one year
- Innovative and creative thinking- Completed a learning needs analysis and co-design process in collaboration with Mentally Friendly, a design and innovation studio.
Consultant
ReachOut Australia
Sydney, NSW
05.2018 - 12.2019
- Successfully scoped, designed, developed, and implemented creative and innovative learning programs for educators and health professionals including Wellbeing Fives, Action packs and Teacher Wellbeing resources. https://schools.au.reachout.com/.
Senior Program Manager
ReachOut Australia
Sydney, NSW
07.2017 - 05.2018
- Strategic and business development- Developed a 3-year strategic plan which received significant funding from the Telstra Foundation for implementation
- Influencing skills- Increased the number of schools and educators accessing the Schools program by over 50% in 6 months
- Leadership and people management-Led a multi-discipline team of digital, marketing, fundraising and research staff to achieve project outcomes using human centred design thinking methods
- Innovative and creative thinking- Development of innovative and creative learning and health promotion resources using human centred design and adult learning principles
- See https://schools.au.reachout.com/
- Built new external relationships- New relationships built within the corporate, health and education sector with Telstra, EY, Educational Services Australia, Headspace, NSW Health, Beyondblue and Batyr.
Education Consultant
Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of
Broken, NSW
01.2015 - 07.2017
- Strategic Leadership – provided leadership and coaching support to 44 primary and secondary school principals and senior leaders to embed evidence-based wellbeing and learning practices into their School Improvement Plans
- Project management- successfully embedded a social and emotional learning framework and training into 100% primary schools and 75% secondary schools
- Change management- Supported all schools to develop a wellbeing team, an action plan for wellbeing and to bring stakeholders on board with this identified priority in the system
- Built and managed new external relationships- relationships built with other education sectors e.g
- Department of Education, Australian Independent schools and wellbeing organisations such as Beyondblue, ReachOut and NSW Health.
State Coordinator
Principals Australia Institute
07.2012 - 12.2014
- MindMatters program
- Managed MindMatters, a federal government funded mental health and wellbeing initiative, with secondary schools in NSW
- Involved supporting senior leaders with wellbeing, culture change, strategic planning, and leadership development through innovative learning experiences
- Learning and development- led the co-design of implementation support workshops with school staff
- This involved UX style interviews, surveys and co-design sessions with school staff and leaders
- Used Human-Centred Design and adult learning principles
- Facilitation skills- consistently received high feedback with participants ranking my performance on average 4.7 /5 for all measures
- Resource development- responsible for developing interactive MindMatters website, including writing the workshop package for each module
- Utilised tools like PowerPoint/Google Slides, Prezi, Google Forms/Survey Monkey as well as storytelling, roleplay and interactive activities and created workbooks/handouts
- Supporting disadvantaged groups- responsible for developing strategies, approaches & practices to support Aboriginal, Refugee & CALD communities and Special Needs schools.
Volunteer team leader SAELAO Project
05.2011 - 12.2013
- This role involved organising fundraising initiatives in Australia and assisting the project team in Laos with project management activities
- Spent one-week teaching English to young people and adults in a rural community in Laos in 2011.
Volunteer Sri Lanka, VSL
01.2013 - 03.2013
- Involved in coordinating and teaching mental health and wellbeing programs in primary, secondary, and nursing schools in Galle, Sri Lanka.
Tutor, Education faculty
Australian Catholic University
07.2012 - 12.2012
- This role involved running tutorials for students completing their Masters in Primary Education on teaching health and wellbeing in a relevant, innovative, and engaging way to primary school children.
Lecturer, Education Faculty
University of Technology
03.2010 - 07.2012
- Developed an updated unit ‘Teaching Methods PDHPE’ which was taught to fourth year university students
- This unit was evaluated highly by students in providing the tools, skills and knowledge to improve their teaching practice and confidence.
Project Coordinator
Youthsafe
01.2008 - 07.2012
- Awards: My project was a finalist in the WorkCover NSW SafeWork Awards 2011 and winner in the NSW Sports Safety 2011 Awards
- Program management: Development, implementation and evaluation of a health and wellbeing package for Group Training Organisations across Australia which received significant funding from WorkCover NSW for it’s rollout across over 30 Group Training Organisations across NSW
- Research and program development: Used an Action research approach to research and develop a culture change strategy with the hospitality industry in NSW
- This work led to achieving significant funding from the Australian National Preventative Health Agency 2012.
Education
Master of Science - Coaching Psychology
The University of Sydney
03.2018 - 11.2019
Graduate Diploma Education - Education
Australian Catholic University
Sydney 01.1999 - 11.1999
Bachelor of Human Movement Studies -
Australian Catholic University
01.1996 - 11.1998
Timeline
Consultant
Lewis Deep Democracy
08.2023 - Current
Learning and Development Consultant
North Sydney council
06.2022 - 07.2022
Senior Program Manager
Health, Education And Training Institute (HETI)
01.2022 - 05.2023
Senior Organisational Development Consultant
Northern Sydney Local Health District
04.2020 - 01.2022
Health Promotion Officer
Northern Sydney Local Health District
08.2018 - 04.2020
Consultant
ReachOut Australia
05.2018 - 12.2019
Master of Science - Coaching Psychology
The University of Sydney
03.2018 - 11.2019
Senior Program Manager
ReachOut Australia
07.2017 - 05.2018
Education Consultant
Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of
01.2015 - 07.2017
Volunteer Sri Lanka, VSL
01.2013 - 03.2013
State Coordinator
Principals Australia Institute
07.2012 - 12.2014
Tutor, Education faculty
Australian Catholic University
07.2012 - 12.2012
Volunteer team leader SAELAO Project
05.2011 - 12.2013
Lecturer, Education Faculty
University of Technology
03.2010 - 07.2012
Project Coordinator
Youthsafe
01.2008 - 07.2012
Graduate Diploma Education - Education
Australian Catholic University
01.1999 - 11.1999
Bachelor of Human Movement Studies -
Australian Catholic University
01.1996 - 11.1998
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