Jennie Howard

Results-driven professional skilled in simplifying complex products and concepts for stakeholders, clients, and customers. Demonstrated ability to foster strong relationships with external business partners, enhancing collaboration, and productivity. Passionate about empowering individuals and contributing to their growth, resulting in successful team dynamics. Career goals include leveraging expertise in communication to drive engagement and strategic partnerships.

Available Upon Request

• Fair Health Care Alliance, Senior Sales Consultant and Sales Coach, 12/01/23, Present
• Health Insurance Comparison (Compare Club), Melbourne, VIC, 06/01/23, 12/31/23
• Trustpilot, Melbourne, VIC, 06/01/22, 06/30/23
• Health Insurance Comparison (Compare Club), Melbourne, VIC, 12/01/17, 04/30/22
• ISelect Health Insurance Division, Cheltenham, VIC, 07/01/15, 10/31/17
• MLC Masterkey & Plum Financial Services, Melbourne, VIC, 04/01/12, 04/30/15
• ANZ Banking Corporation, Docklands, VIC, 08/01/10, 01/31/12
• Westpac Banking Corporation, Joondalup, WA, 03/01/09, 08/31/10

• Highly developed social skills, enabling me to easily build rapport with people from various different cultures, backgrounds and ages.
• Highly developed active listening skills. Part of being an excellent communicator is knowing when to be silent.
• Working in many different industries has taught me to be quite flexible and adaptable, also offering me the chance to develop a large knowledge base that covers many areas.
• I enjoy volunteering in my spare time and am on the board of Melbourne Meeples, a Board Game Enthusiast NFP, am member of the Vision Australia Carols by Candlelight Choir and have run Board Game and Craft afternoons for various organisations, both in SA and VIC since I was 18 years old.
• In my personal life I pursue various creative hobbies, such as Surface Pattern Design, sewing and creative writing, which have taught me how to be innovative and think outside the circle. I love to sing and play piano, and have been involved with Musical Theater.
• Having used various different databases for the different companies I have worked for, I quickly adapt to new systems both on DOS and GUI platforms.
• My skills in using standard programs, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, have been utilised by assisting in developing paperless processes to achieve a more environmentally friendly office environment.

• I am an enthusiastic and skilled seamstress, and I enjoy many different types of creative activities
• I supplemented my income while studying by making custom wedding dresses, which is still something I do in my spare time for friends and family, as well as teaching community sewing classes from my home.
• For three years, I was on the board of Melbourne Meeples, a non-profit organization that runs board game events all across Melbourne. These events are aimed very much at people who are neurodiverse or differently abled, helping to find social connections where they may be struggling.
• I also enjoy amature photograhy, painting and have tried my hand at many Bob Ross tutorials, which I find to be very relaxing.
• For the last 8 years, I have been a member of the Vision Australia Carols by Candlelight Choir, which I absolutely love. I wish it happened more than once a year.