Rebecca West
Kings Park
Summary
A dedicated HR Professional with a strong background in Recruitment, Leadership and HR Information Systems Technology transformation.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
People and Development Advisor
Hawkesbury City Council
06.2023 - Current
- Manage requisitions across all levels of the organisation
- Develop long term Talent attraction and retention strategies
- Leverage social media platforms and online job boards to advertise open positions and engage with potential candidates
- Maintain an updated database of potential candidates for future opportunities
- Place advertisements, evaluate candidate applications, conduct pre-screening assessments and interviews.
- Reduce time-to-hire with a focus on timely follow-ups with both candidates and hiring managers
- Conduct comprehensive interviews to assess candidate qualifications and cultural fit within the organisation
- Negotiate offer terms effectively, resulting in high acceptance rates among selected candidates
- Implement creative marketing techniques for job postings, showcasing company culture and attracting top-quality candidates
- Coach hiring managers on effective interview techniques, leading to more discerning candidate selection
- Organise attendance at Career expo and networking events, expanding company's presence in key talent markets
- Lead the development of Trainee, Apprentice and Cadet program
Product Manager - Talent Solutions
Woolworths Group
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Management of Recruitment and Learning solutions
- Team leadership, coaching and development
- Lead process improvement and optimisation initiatives
- Partner with stakeholders to scope business requirements for all Talent solutions
- Development, prioritisation and delivery of roadmap to align with Talent Acquisition goals and strategy
- Analyse metrics to measure system, team and product performance
- Risk mitigation and management
Development Operations Manager
Woolworths Group
10.2019 - 08.2021
- Team leadership and coaching
- Engagement with stakeholders to understand and scope business requirements
- Manage the prioritisation and delivery of the HRIS backlog for Recruitment, Talent, Performance and Reward modules
- Act in a key advisory and partner role to stakeholders, including leaders relating to HRIS development and timelines
- Mitigation and management of operational risks
- Defining and implementing processes inline with company policies
Senior Business Support Advisor - Talent
Woolworths
03.2016 - 10.2019
- HR System support for HR Information System - SuccessFactors across Recruitment, Onboarding, Performance, Employee Central, Talent
- End to end management of Quarterly Release processes
- HR Test script creation
- Lead Regression / Business Verification Testing
- Manage stakeholder engagement, communication and change process for implementation of enhancements
- Team Leadership, coaching & prioritisation of workload
- Project Management
- Governance, design build and ongoing management of Role Based Permissions across the platform
- Governance of documentation including configuration workbooks
HCM Transition Specialist
Woolworths
02.2013 - 03.2016
- Partnering between the HCM Project team and the Operational team to implement and transition new processes and system functionality to 'business as usual' as deployments occurred
- System transformation primarily involved : Recruitment, Performance & Goals and Succession
- HR System support for SuccessFactors
- End to end engagement and change management of Quarterly Release process
- Test script creation
- Regression / Business Verification Testing
- Manage the change process for implementation of enhancements
- Maintain configuration workbooks
Education
High School Certificate -
Mackellar Girls Campus
Manly Vale, NSW10.2001
Advanced Diploma - Human Resources Management
Tafe NSW
10.2011
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Administation -
SuccessFactors SFX Courses
11.2018
Skills
- Communication
- Strategy
- Stakeholder engagement and relationships
- Influence and Advisory
- Problem solving and effective issue resolution
- Incident management
- Team leadership
- Work prioritisation in complex environments
- Change management
Timeline
People and Development Advisor
Hawkesbury City Council
06.2023 - Current
Product Manager - Talent Solutions
Woolworths Group
08.2021 - 06.2023
Development Operations Manager
Woolworths Group
10.2019 - 08.2021
Senior Business Support Advisor - Talent
Woolworths
03.2016 - 10.2019
HCM Transition Specialist
Woolworths
02.2013 - 03.2016
High School Certificate -
Mackellar Girls Campus
Advanced Diploma - Human Resources Management
Tafe NSW
SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Administation -
SuccessFactors SFX Courses
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