Sian Lees

Experience

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  St George Bank

  Nov 2009 - Jan 2010

  Recruitment Associate

  3 month Project Contract assisting with the recruitment of 120 FTE CSO/CSS roles

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  Université du Sud Toulon Var

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  In-Country Study

  Completed a year of in-country study in Toulon France where I attended French university classes and completed a research assignment for UTS looking at French immigration and assimilation trends. During this year, I also tutored French children in the English language

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  QPL

  Feb 2011 - Jun 2011

  Recruitment Administrator

  Assisting temp consultants with 360 degree recruitment within the banking and finance industrySound knowledge of various banking contract payment systemsRelationship building and management between candidates and clients

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  Westpac

  Jun 2011 - Sept 2013

  Human Resources Consultant supporting the Commercial & Argibusiness Banking Business at a National level. Activities include: Succession Planning and Talent Management; People Metrics reporting and analysis; Leadership Development; Diversity & Flexibility Action Planning; Staff Perspective Surveys; Health, Safety & wellbeing; Performance Management; Reward and Remuneration Review In-house consultant responsible for the end-to-end recruitment of banking professionals within the St George Bank Retail network across metro and regional regions in NSW, QLD & ACT. Roles include: Customer Service Officer, Customer Service Specialist, Assistant Branch Manager, Branch Manager, Lending Manager, Mobile Lending Manager, Lending Support, and retail Relationship Managers

  • Human Resources Consultant, Commercial & Agribusiness Banking

    Mar 2013 - Sept 2013

  • Recruitment Consultant, St George Retail Banking

    Jun 2011 - Mar 2013
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  AlixPartners

  Oct 2013 - Sept 2014

  HR and Recruiting Coordinator

  AlixPartners is a global firm of senior business and consulting professionals that specializes in improving corporate financial and operational performance, executing corporate turnarounds and providing litigation consulting and forensic accounting services when it really matters – in urgent, high-impact situations. (www.alixpartners.com)

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  Met Office

  Nov 2014 - now

  Supporting the Head of HR Operations to attract and retain key people with the capability to create competitive advantage for the Met Office in our chosen markets. Using team leadership skills and knowledge of best practice resourcing, I manage the provision of a professional first point of contact HR support service. The HR Services Team are responsible for two streams - HR customer service and recruitment; I manage a team of 8 advisor's, associates and assistants who are responsible for the delivery of this service. Work closely with the business to develop and deliver the recruitment strategy and support workforce planning and also have a key role in promoting governance of fair and open competition principles, promoting our external employer brand and developing HR service excellence within the HR Services and Resourcing Team. Show less

  • HR Programme Lead

    Jul 2018 - now

  • HR Operations Team Leader

    Nov 2014 - Jun 2018