Vanessa Seagrove
Kellyville,NSW
Summary
A passionate Leader with more than 30 years of experience and skills in strategy, planning, advocacy and leadership. Dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged and empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Secretary
Unions NSW
04.2019 - Current
- Leading current campaigns with unions across all industries as peak body representing all Unions in NSW;
- Representing NSW Unions to employer bodies, community organisations, industry representatives;
- Working with communities to educate workers about unions;
- Lobbying government (both Federal and State) on better outcomes for workers;
- As an Elected Leader of UnionsNSW I am a member of the UnionsNSW Finance and Governance committee, UnionsNSW Executive, ACTU Congress and alternate to ACTU Executive.
Director
Caresuper
04.2021 - Current
- The role includes board oversight of operations of the Fund, including business planning, contract negotiation, mergers, arrangement and implementation of annual general meetings and annual reports, development, implementation and review of certain products and services, including administration, marketing and communications, and group insurance.
- Provide leadership on developing strategic planning initiatives and organisational development;
- Work with other board members and Senior Executive execute programs and initiatives to advance organisational objectives;
- Overseeing th management, supervision and responsibility of the $25+ billion, long term top performing superannuation fund.
- Management of risk and compliance, investments, oversight of all operations of the fund
- Reviewing and signing off on legal instruments and policies
Assistant Secretary
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
01.2015 - 04.2019
- The key responsibility of this role was to oversee the work of union organisers/campaigners;
- Putting together action plans on key indicators to achieve the Unions Objectives
- Responsibility for reviewing and signing off on enterprise agreements;
- Working closely with elected officials at National level (Both at the National Industry Committee and National Council) to set the objectives of the Union;
- Negotiation and drafting of policies (for use internally and with employers in workplaces);
- Meeting with employer organisations on issues confronting the manufacturing industry e.g., Classifications, Skilled workers, Build it here - Future of Manufacturing
- I was also on the National Rules negotiation committee which was to drive one union after many years of divisions - This was used develop strategies to change the culture and drive internal reform
- As an Elected Union leader I held fiduciary roles within the the AMWU. These roles are responsible for the governance of the union as a member of the National Council, National Admin and budget Committee (NABC), State Council and State Admin Committee.
Team Leader/ Organiser
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
03.2001 - 01.2015
- Developing plans with the team that can achieve the unions objectives;
- Monitoring team performance and providing constructive feedback on working to the plan;
- Resolution of Workplace disputes where it needed a senior official of the union to assist in resolution
- Negotiation and drafting of legal instruments (awards, enterprise agreements, contracts of employment, memorandums of understanding and deeds).
- Recruitment of members by educating them on why to be a union member
- Representing members in their workplace to ensure a fair outcome of individual grievances;
- Workplace meetings with workers to lead involvement into collective campaigns
Organiser
Finance Sector Union
01.1999 - 03.2001
Administration/Training Coordinator
Community And Public Sector Union
12.1991 - 12.1998
Education
Trustee Director Course
Australia Institute of Superannuation Trustees
Sydney11.2021
Leader As A Workplace Coach
Workshop Resolution Institute
Sydney, NSW02.2021
Project Management - Including Financial Literacy
Sydney University Masterclass
Sydney11.2020
Skills
- Stakeholder engagement and management
- Policy development and implementation
- Governance and Risk Management
- Team Leadership
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Performance Tracking and Evaluations
- Project Management
Accomplishments
- Unions NSW Executive
- Unions NSW Finance and Governance Committee
- Unions NSW First Nations Network - Co-ordinator
- Sydney International Women’s Day - Chair
- Sydney May Day Committe - Chair
- Correctional Industries Consultative Council NSW (CICC) - member
- Music Festival Roundtable - Committee Member
- ACTU Climate Action Group
- ACTU Executive – Alternate Delegate
- ACTU Conference - Delegate
- CareSuper - Compliance Risk and Audit Committee
- CareSuper - Member Services Committee
- CareSuper - Benefits Payment Committee
- ALP Administrative Committee - Member
Timeline
Director
Caresuper
04.2021 - Current
Assistant Secretary
Unions NSW
04.2019 - Current
Assistant Secretary
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
01.2015 - 04.2019
Team Leader/ Organiser
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
03.2001 - 01.2015
Organiser
Finance Sector Union
01.1999 - 03.2001
Administration/Training Coordinator
Community And Public Sector Union
12.1991 - 12.1998
Trustee Director Course
Australia Institute of Superannuation Trustees
Leader As A Workplace Coach
Workshop Resolution Institute
Project Management - Including Financial Literacy
Sydney University Masterclass
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