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Joanna Newham

People Specialist
Avalon Beach,NSW
Joanna Newham

Summary

Joanna is an empathetic and conscientious People & Culture, Talent Acquisition and Early Careers Specialist that is employee focused and business accountable.

A highly experienced, and engaging people professional with an extensive background in Emerging Talent, Generalist HR, Employee Engagement, EVP, Talent Acquisition, Succession Planning and Global Mobility.

Recognised for only ever working to a standard of excellence and effectiveness, Joanna is renowned for fostering strong and significant relationships with internal and external stakeholders, championing change, and increasing engagement.

Equipped with superior communication skills, Joanna has the ability and maturity to support and work alongside the different behaviours, leadership styles and attitudes found in the workplace. Joanna listens with empathy and articulates clearly and concisely.

A proactive and self-motivated individual that identifies opportunities for improvement and encourages the development of people and their teams. Joanna fosters successful recruitment strategies, delivering sustainable results, productive relationships, and propelling the organisation to higher peaks of success.

Overview

17
years of professional experience

Work History

Boyce Chartered Accountants

Talent Acquisition & Early Careers Specialist
10.2022 - 01.2023

Job overview

  • Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates.
  • Developed communication and marketing plan and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources and campaigns to source and attract top talent.
  • Partnered with Leadership Team to create effective talent acquisition training materials that supported culture and performance objectives.
  • Acted as brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits and advantages of working for company.
  • Evaluated resumes, interviewed and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy.
  • Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
  • Promoted increased focus on internal talent mobility and emerging talent across organization.
  • Leveraged employee referrals, direct sourcing, Internet applications and recruitment agencies to source candidates for positions. Not
  • Created onboarding solutions to tailor options for company wide hiring needs.
  • Captured talent assessment data to identify potential candidates across [Number] businesses.
  • Created and implemented [Type] career website, recruitment selection tools and toolkits for onboarding and individual development plans.
  • Negotiated [Timeframe] contracts and managed budget for [Type] recruiting expenses.

Clifford Chance

People & Culture Project Coordinator (FTC)
03.2022 - 08.2022

Job overview

  • Coordinate the entire Human Resources Lifecycle, including onboarding and induction planning, global mobility and pre-employment verification.
  • Liaise with business leaders to operationalise strategy and support key strategic talent initiatives, programs, and projects.
  • Assist the wider HR team with complex HR issues, including case management, performance management and investigations and policy decisions.
  • Provide insights to business leaders, utilising data and analytics to enable commercially focussed HR strategies.
  • Design and deliver talent programs according to business needs in collaboration with Global HR and Recruitment.
  • Manage end to end recruitment for all Lateral Hires (Business Professionals and Fee Earners). Taking initiative to leverage all resources to unearth the very best talent for each role and partner closely with Recruiters.
  • Support leaders through change initiatives in relation to talent management strategies, including performance, reward, career paths, diversity, resource planning and retention.
  • Develop and deliver the Graduate and Clerkship Program.
  • Liaise with the business regarding biannual performance and remuneration reviews.
  • Perform ad hoc HR tasks, including global mobility and international secondments, staff retention, payroll review and headcount reporting.
  • Deliver specialist advice to managers and employees on performance management and probationary reviews, whilst acting as the primary point-of-contact for general HR queries.

BresicWhitney

Talent Acquisition and People Partner
06.2021 - 02.2022

Job overview

  • Delivered best in industry talent, overseeing BresicWhitney’s recruitment function.
  • Develop job descriptions and creative go-to-market strategies.
  • Coordinated informal meetings, single interviews and complex interview schedules.
  • Reviewed a high volume of applications to ascertain which candidates are relevant to progress.
  • Welcomed new team members and coordinated induction programs.
  • Developed and managed relationships with external recruitment agencies.
  • Proactively spot and nurtured relationships with top talent, developing a pool of future opportunity.
  • Maintained responsibility for entry and integrity of data in internal systems and producing reports.
  • Collaborated closely with external HR Partner and internal leadership team.

Joanna Newham Skin Health

Founder
04.2012 - 05.2021

Job overview

  • Created organization's mission and vision statements for use by employees.
  • Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
  • Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.
  • Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
  • Cultivated forward-thinking, inclusive and performance-oriented business culture to lead industry in innovation and push progress.
  • Studied market to determine optimal pricing of goods and services and to capitalize on emerging opportunities.

Herbert Smith Freehills

Early Careers and Campus Engagement Partner
10.2001 - 06.2003

Job overview

  • Aligned Early Careers recruitment outcomes with the firm's strategy and priorities, including the focus on diversity and inclusion, candidate experience and ideal profiles for future graduates.
  • Provided support to recruitment partners, lawyers, and students throughout the end-to-end interview processes.
  • Oversaw the graduate and vacation clerk program lifecycles, as well as the execution of key program-related development processes.
  • Conducted annual review of program feedback, market positioning and recommendations to lead strategies and improve the firm’s position as a leading graduate employer.
  • Performed an ongoing review of the effectiveness of the recruitment process, graduate, and vacation clerk program, as well as annual review of key data to ensure that offers remain competitive and contemporary.
  • Coordinated marketing strategies for early careers talent and recruitment, as well as selection approach for clerkship and graduate positions.
  • Collaborated on national graduate development programs and led brand awareness strategies within target universities and on-campus strategies, building strong relationships with law student and their faculties.

PwC

Early Careers and Campus Relationship Specialist
11.1996 - 10.2001

Job overview

  • End to end recruitment across Traineeship, Undergrad, Graduate and Internship Programs.
  • Delivered strategic advice to business stakeholders, HR colleagues and external parties on Early Careers talent acquisition matters, including sourcing strategies, building talent pools and selection process.
  • Acted as an Early Careers Ambassador in EMEA to promote the value of early careers to the leaders and identify external opportunities and campus events to position us as a Graduate Employer of Choice.
  • Established and implemented a best-in-class process/program for Early Careers hiring and ensured candidate care.
  • Liaised closely with other business areas to understand goals for Early Careers hiring, ensuring clearly defined objectives in line with desired outcomes and diversity goals.
  • Advised on and coordinated with the Employer Branding team to enhance the Early Careers Employer Brand.
  • Supervised campus partnerships and initiatives, as well as other related relationships, to drive business development and maintain a strong Employer Brand within Early Careers.

Education

ACAP
Sydney, NSW

Associate of Applied Science from Psychology And Counselling
01.2023 - Current

AACDS
Perth, WA

Graduate Diploma from Dermal Science And Allied Health
01.2020

Skills

    PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

  • Natural leadership qualities with strong sense of initiative and accountability
  • Exemplary work ethic; self-motivated and reliable with a high degree of diplomacy and professionalism
  • Communicator and motivator with the ability to influence and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to flourish with minimal guidance in a fast-paced environment, be proactive and handle uncertainty
  • Results-oriented with excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
  • Highly analytical and detail orientated with continuous improvement mindset
  • Flexible and fluid mindset to adapt to changes and new challenges

Timeline

ACAP

Associate of Applied Science from Psychology And Counselling
01.2023 - Current

Talent Acquisition & Early Careers Specialist

Boyce Chartered Accountants
10.2022 - 01.2023

People & Culture Project Coordinator (FTC)

Clifford Chance
03.2022 - 08.2022

Talent Acquisition and People Partner

BresicWhitney
06.2021 - 02.2022

Founder

Joanna Newham Skin Health
04.2012 - 05.2021

Early Careers and Campus Engagement Partner

Herbert Smith Freehills
10.2001 - 06.2003

Early Careers and Campus Relationship Specialist

PwC
11.1996 - 10.2001

AACDS

Graduate Diploma from Dermal Science And Allied Health

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