Sue French
Sydney,NSW
Summary
I am a highly motivated, values-driven, and compassionate professional with more than a 30-year career in Human and Community Services. I bring highly regarded leadership capabilities with experience in managing multidisciplinary teams across multiple geographic sites whilst engaging and collaborating with the Executive and Board Members. I enjoy working as a subject-matter expert, business partner, people leader, change agent, and key influencer, providing expert strategic leadership and guidance to support the business, managers and employees. I leverage a collaborative leadership approach that is founded on values of high performance and continuous improvement. I encourage and enjoy working with teams to seek ways to understand and improve the client and employee experience and organisational culture by applying fit-for-purpose solutions to areas of focus, whilst championing the organisational values and ensuring alignment to the organisational purpose and strategy. Multi-talented business leader bringing [Number] years of experience as successful [Job Title]. Strategic problem solver and change manager. Visionary executive implements plans that meet current and future needs. Key expertise in [Type] industry. Goal-oriented Founder with [Number] years of extensive experience securing funding, locating resources and marketing brand. Polished in transferring ideas into actionable plans and developing budget and finance strategies. Ethical leader possessing innovative problem-solving skills and outstanding articulate communication abilities.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Executive Officer
Early Links Inclusion Support Service
06.2011 - 11.2023
- Provide strategic and transformative leadership to lead NFP organisation through periods of intense change, driven from a quality perspective
- Lead and drive innovation, planning and operations of the organisation
- Lead a professional team to ensure provision of high-quality early intervention and disability support services
- Ensure services are provided within budget and comply with relevant statutory obligations, regulations, codes, guidelines and organisational directives
- Lead the development, implementation and monitoring of the organisational quality and performance system and targets which measure the success of the organisation against its strategic objectives
- Lead the Management Group, drive achievement of corporate objectives and business unit targets, and foster the organisation’s values-based culture
- Maintain growth of organisation, ensuring high staff engagement and retention.
Community Development Officer
Maitland City Council
01.2010 - 06.2011
- Responsible for facilitating the development, delivery and evaluation of priority projects and programs within the Community Development Team
- The focus of my position was the families, children and youth portfolio
- The position was required to engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders within evidence-based community capacity building frameworks to respond to community needs and pursue opportunities to build thriving and resilient communities.
Senior Project Officer – National Mental Health Initiative
Hunter Institute of Mental Health
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Employed to design, develop and promote digital resources in the areas of child and youth mental health, wellbeing, and resilience
- Appointed as Early Childhood subject matter expert due to in-depth knowledge and understanding of learning and development, knowledge translation, resource development, and research
- Delivered Conference presentations Australia wide at peak body conferences in the promotion and stakeholder consultation phases of the project.
Lecturer – Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary Education)
University of Newcastle
01.1996 - 01.2007
- Teaching within the School of Education I undertook the role of lecturer, tutor, researcher, placement supervisor with a focus on Early Childhood education, both in childcare and school settings
- As a lecturer, I was required to develop and deliver high-quality teacher education and professional learning in this field.
Lecturer – Child Studies
Hunter Institute of TAFE
01.1993 - 01.2007
- Teaching within the Community Services team I undertook the role of lecturer, tutor, content writer, placement supervisor with a focus on Early Childhood education
- As a lecturer, I was required to develop and deliver high-quality Children’s Services content and professional learning in this field.
Children’s and Families Coordinator
Gosford City Council
01.1996 - 01.2000
- As Senior Community Development Officer – Children and Family Coordinator I was responsible for facilitating the development, delivery and evaluation of priority projects and programs within the Community Development Team
- This extended to the management and operation of services including long day care, occasional care, OOSH and vacation care
- The focus of my position was the families, children and youth portfolio
- The position was required to work with a range of internal and external stakeholders within evidence-based community capacity building frameworks to respond to community needs and pursue opportunities to build thriving and resilient communities.
Child Care Worker/Teacher/Director - Various Long Day Care Centres
Campbelltown City Council and Gosford City Council
01.1990 - 01.1996
Education
Master’s Degree - Educational Leadership
Macquarie University
Bachelor of Education - Early Childhood
Dare to Lead – Leadership Training -
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment -
Provide First Aid Certificate -
Skills
- Exceptional strategist
- Innovative, out of the box solutions
- Organisation Development
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Governance and Risk Management
- Business partnering
- Customer focused and outcome driven
- Relationship building and management
- Collaboration, consultation and engagement
- Coaching and Support
- Excellent communication (written and verbal)
- Strategy Development/Implementation
- Continuous improvement
- Business process & systems improvement
References
Available on request.
Accomplishments
- Awards
- Resources
Timeline
Chief Executive Officer
Early Links Inclusion Support Service
06.2011 - 11.2023
Community Development Officer
Maitland City Council
01.2010 - 06.2011
Senior Project Officer – National Mental Health Initiative
Hunter Institute of Mental Health
01.2007 - 01.2010
Lecturer – Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary Education)
University of Newcastle
01.1996 - 01.2007
Children’s and Families Coordinator
Gosford City Council
01.1996 - 01.2000
Lecturer – Child Studies
Hunter Institute of TAFE
01.1993 - 01.2007
Child Care Worker/Teacher/Director - Various Long Day Care Centres
Campbelltown City Council and Gosford City Council
01.1990 - 01.1996
Master’s Degree - Educational Leadership
Macquarie University
Bachelor of Education - Early Childhood
Dare to Lead – Leadership Training -
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment -
Provide First Aid Certificate -
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