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NIKKI STEVENS

Organisational Development & Learning Leader
Brisbane,Queensland

Summary

Team leader, leadership coach, Learning & OD specialist, HR professional and registered psychologist with more than 15 years’ experience in supporting individuals, teams and organisations improve the way they work. Specialises in quickly building stakeholder relationships and connecting strategy to operational action. Possesses an eye for detail, excellent communication and rapport-building skills and the ability to work autonomously.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Manager (Consulting Psychologist)

Davidson
07.2022 - Current

Major achievements

  • Achieved 50% of full year revenue target in Q1
  • Large-scale culture and capability reviews, including operating model and implementation framework design for NFPs and large corporate clients
  • Design and implementation of multiple employee experience management programs including facilitated insights sessions for executive teams
  • Manage project resourcing and profitability
  • Individual and leader triad 360-degree feedback assessment facilitation
  • Psychometric assessment debriefs for recruitment and development
  • Development and mentoring of team members
  • Ad hoc leadership coaching on request

Psychologist

Paper Crane Psychology
06.2021 - Current

Major achievements

  • Provision of psychological support services to clients, specialising in the ACT intervention
  • Conducted patient observations by monitoring behavior and documented physical health, family history and medications in mental health assessment reports.
  • Disseminated reports and briefings for program management and to drive patient care improvements.

Senior Consulting Psychologist

Davidson
07.2021 - 06.2022

Major achievements

  • Facilitated an award-winning safety leadership development program to multiple middle management cohorts in the manufacturing industry
  • Facilitated multiple group coaching sessions to support the development of leader skills in growing and fostering a safety culture in the manufacturing industry
  • Designed and implemented bespoke employee experience management programs for multiple public and private sector organisations
  • Designed multiple tailored leadership development programs underpinned by psychometric assessment/insights (remote and in-personal delivery) for local government, GOC and Health clients
  • Developed and facilitated bespoke training and development sessions for executive and middle manager cohorts (topics include: Coaching Skills, Empathy & Cultural Awareness, Ethics & Safety Leadership)
  • 3-year People and Culture Strategy design

Organisational Development Specialist

Data#3
07.2018 - 06.2021

Major achievements

  • Design and launch of Leadership Development, Induction & Onboarding, Talent Management, Succession Planning and Workforce Planning projects
  • Organisational Change and project management
  • Design, facilitation and evaluation of tailored face-to-face and online learning and development solutions, competency frameworks and skills matrices
  • Leadership and employee coaching (individual and group)
  • Employee engagement and program evaluation survey development

External Consultant

Various Clients
01.2020 - 02.2021

Key Projects/Deliverables

  • Development of end-to-end Director Recruitment Process and supporting skills matrix
  • Facilitation of strategy, culture setting and operational planning workshops

Placement Student

Master Org Psychology
01.2018 - 11.2020

Caterpillar Safety Solutions

  • Process improvement project with external client organisation – this project focused on walking the client team through a multi-step process to improve

Davidson Consulting

  • Development of a maturity framework and corresponding assessment to determine organisational response to domestic violence
  • Administering and debriefing psychometric and psychomotor assessments
  • Remuneration benchmarking study

WORC – Work & Organisational Resilience Centre (Griffith University)

  • Leadership Coaching (entry-level, middle managers and senior leaders)
  • Design & initial development of biopsychosocial return to work assessment following physical or psychological injury

Shape Consulting

  • Design and delivery of blended leadership development program for team leaders in manufacturing environment

HR Programs Specialist

Data#3
07.2015 - 07.2018

Major achievements

  • Design and launch of INSPIRE reward/recognition program
  • Design and launch of SOUL corporate social responsibility program
  • Implementation of employee wellness and benefits events,

HR Business Advisor

Data#3
07.2013 - 06.2015

Major achievements

  • Creation and delivery of training modules for new manager onboarding
  • Full end-to-end employee lifecycle management with sole responsibility for a single business unit (Software Solutions)
  • Specialised recruitment/management of 15+ open roles at any given time

Other duties

  • Employee engagement survey development
  • Performance management/counselling and termination
  • Career counselling and succession planning
  • Onboarding and induction of new employees

OD&HR Specialist

Data#3
03.2010 - 07.2013

OD&HR Coordinator

Data#3
07.2008 - 02.2010

Education

Master Organisational Psychology -

Griffith University
02.2017 - 11.2020

Bachelor Psychology (Hons) -

University of Southern Queensland
02.2012 - 11.2013

Bachelor Arts (Psychology) -

University of Queensland
02.2003 - 11.2008

Certificate IV Human Resources -

Deakin University
02.2006 - 11.2006

Skills

    Consulting

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Timeline

Manager (Consulting Psychologist)

Davidson
07.2022 - Current

Senior Consulting Psychologist

Davidson
07.2021 - 06.2022

Psychologist

Paper Crane Psychology
06.2021 - Current

External Consultant

Various Clients
01.2020 - 02.2021

Organisational Development Specialist

Data#3
07.2018 - 06.2021

Placement Student

Master Org Psychology
01.2018 - 11.2020

Master Organisational Psychology -

Griffith University
02.2017 - 11.2020

HR Programs Specialist

Data#3
07.2015 - 07.2018

HR Business Advisor

Data#3
07.2013 - 06.2015

Bachelor Psychology (Hons) -

University of Southern Queensland
02.2012 - 11.2013

OD&HR Specialist

Data#3
03.2010 - 07.2013

OD&HR Coordinator

Data#3
07.2008 - 02.2010

Certificate IV Human Resources -

Deakin University
02.2006 - 11.2006

Bachelor Arts (Psychology) -

University of Queensland
02.2003 - 11.2008
NIKKI STEVENSOrganisational Development & Learning Leader