Karen Rogers
EVANSTON GDNS,SA
Summary
Resourceful Manager offering history of success coordinating and monitoring operations across various departments. Effective leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Highly committed with hardworking mentality to maintain quality of services.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Research and Business Services
Women's And Children's Health Network
09.2016 - Current
- Increased team productivity by implementing streamlined processes and effective communication strategies.
- Reduced operational costs through comprehensive process improvement initiatives and resource management.
- Financial Management of Capital and OPEX funds including Corporate Services, Capital Projects and Research Special Purpose Funding.
- Management, strategy and provision of advice for Leases and Agreements (including research grants and CTRAs)on behalf of WCHN.
- Coordinate space requirements and space strategies.
- Manage Recruitment and IR functions for Corporate Services.
- Draft Executive briefings and Ministerials.
- Ensure compliance with relevant legislative requirements.
- Ensure procedures are up to date as they relate to Corporate Services.
- Manage the Research Secretariat functions including Ethics and Governance approval processes and grant management.
- Management of Women's and Children's Hospital Foundation funding processes.
Acting Executive Director, Corporate Services
Women's And Children's Health Network
07.2023 - 09.2023
- Oversee Corporate Services directorate functions including Consumer and Community Engagement, Engineering and Buildings Services, Corporate Administration, ICT, Biomedical Engineering and Research.
- Plan, develop, implement and evaluate strategic framework.
- Ensure business plans are developed and implemented across key areas in Corporate Services.
- Ensure research governance processes are effectively managed through the Leadership of the Research Secretariat.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders both within government and external.
- Provide contribution to project investigation and studies to support the asset development and improvement across the region.
- Ensure WCHN has a sustainable, efficient and effective physical asset and support service environment.
Finance and Human Resource Manager
The University Of Adelaide
01.2013 - 05.2016
- Managed Finance, HR and Administration Teams across all precincts including hospitals.
- Negotiated staff contracts with hospitals and established Memorandum of Understanding for services.
- Forecasting and budgeting.
- Development of Business Cases to improve end to end services.
- Provision of financial strategic advice to researchers.
- Monitored research projects, managed acquittals and close out processes.
- Provision of financial and other reports.
- Recruitment, OH&S and HR Industrial functions
- Undertook review and change management processes to improve services.
- Enhanced team productivity with regular performance evaluations and targeted training programs.
- Developed comprehensive budgets, ensuring optimal resource allocation across various departments.
- Implementation of TRIM records management system.
Operations Manager, Adelaide Microscopy
The University Of Adelaide
06.2010 - 01.2013
- Managed budget including OPEX and Leif Grant Management.
- Procurement of complex high end imaging equipment and management of maintenance contracts.
- Managed daily operations including booking systems, event management and records management functions.
- Member of the AMMRF B & A Committee.
- Ensured key milestones of annual Operational Plan were achieved.
- Managed recruitment, OH&S and IR functions.
- Compose Executive briefings for key funding initiatives.
Senior Administration Officer
The University Of Adelaide
05.2010 - 06.2010
- Contributed to the establishment 21 maintenance contracts across all University of Adelaide campuses.
- Managed administration of maintenance contracts to ensure compliance with requirements.
- Managed tender processes for comprehensive maintenance contracts.
- Assisted to conducted review of maintenance and administrative functions across all Property Services departments.
- Assisted to implement change management processes to support the recommendations from the review.
- Assisted with the delivery of $21M Operational and Capital Management Plan activities annually.
- Ensured statutory compliance in relation to the facilities management environment.
Education
BBA - Bachelor of Busienss
Monash University
Melbourne12.2012
Skills
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Policy Implementation
- Business Development
- Business Administration
- Research Contract Management and Acquittals
- Property Management and Administration
- Lease Management and Strategy
- Contract Administration and Management
- Written Executive Communications and Ministerial Briefs
- Risk and Compliance
- Understanding of Health and University environments
- Staff Development
- Workforce Management
- Change Management
- Project Management
Timeline
Acting Executive Director, Corporate Services
Women's And Children's Health Network
07.2023 - 09.2023
Manager, Research and Business Services
Women's And Children's Health Network
09.2016 - Current
Finance and Human Resource Manager
The University Of Adelaide
01.2013 - 05.2016
Operations Manager, Adelaide Microscopy
The University Of Adelaide
06.2010 - 01.2013
Senior Administration Officer
The University Of Adelaide
05.2010 - 06.2010
BBA - Bachelor of Busienss
Monash University
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