Gillian Sandison

Experience

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  University of Western Sydney

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Career Development Consultant
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  Australian Institute of Sport

  Jan 2005 - Sept 2006

  Athlete Career & Education
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  AFL Players'​ Association

  Sept 2006 - Nov 2007

  National Manager, Career Development & Learning

  - Consultation and advice to clubs on the active fostering of proactive people development and talent management practices and policies. - Management of career development and professional development services to players in 5 states across the country- Formal partnership development and management with employers and education providers, including management of educational grant processes, policies and funding

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  Accenture Australia

  Nov 2007 - Jul 2014

  Management Consultant (HR Transformation & Change Management)

  - Management Consultant specialised in change management, training and HR transformation for large, global clients - Australian Change Management Practice lead in implementation planning and business and deployment readiness

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  Various Clients

  Jul 2014 - Jan 2016

  Independent Management Consultant

  - Provided management consulting expertise to large companies undergoing business and technology transformation- Delivered strategic change management advisory services, consulted on project estimating, planning, delivery- Partnered, coached, advised and collaborated with senior leadership teams across the business to plan and deliver transformation outcomes

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  Bupa Australia & New Zealand

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2018

  Head Of Change

  - Led the Change Management, Training and Communications delivery for the implementation of Workday, from business case, vendor selection and delivery and adoption.- Defined and executed the strategic direction for the organisational change service across ANZ within the People and Transformation functions. - Established the change function, growing it to over 20 resources - defined the value proposition, delivery model, services, governance and reporting, and talent management

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  Telstra

  Apr 2018 - Dec 2019

  HR Principal - Transformation

  - Lead the Change Management, Training and Business Implementation streams for the Global Workday implementation which deployed all HR modules globally, impacting 30,000 employees and 60,000 contractors across 21 countries - Accountable to HR Executive Leadership team, Program Steering Committee and Program Director to establish and drive readiness governance and measurement across the enterprise to ensure successful adoption of Workday and achievement of business transformation objectives.- Aligned the HR service delivery model and continuous improvement framework to the technology deployment Show less

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  Crown Resorts

  Dec 2019 - Mar 2021

  Consultant

  - Lead the strategy and delivery of all change management, training and communications activities for deployment of Workday- Provision of advisory services and support to HR leadership and program executive sponsor regarding HR service delivery implications for technology transformation and change leadership- Provide consulting and strategic advice regarding the establishment of a change management practice and best practice frameworks across the group- Provide coaching and mentoring to the Crown team in the development of change capability Show less

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  Deloitte

  Mar 2021 - now

  Director - Human Capital Consulting

  I work with clients who are implementing technology (Workday), to help them:- deliver an impactful and effective change experience for their people- drive adoption and benefits realisation- maximise their investment in technology through their peopleI am a leader within our Organisation Transformation practice as the National Digital Change & Adoption lead, and Workday Change Practice Lead.