Melinda Jess

Experience

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  St Mary MacKillop College

  Jan 1997 - Aug 2001

  Secondary School Teacher

  During my years of teaching, I designed and delivered over 100 different courses in the fields of Science, Mathematics, English, and Religion to students from Year 7 through to Year 12. I also spent some of this time in a leadership position as a Year Coordinator, responsible for 15 staff and over 300 students.

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  Department of Finance.

  Aug 2001 - Aug 2016

  • Enable the delivery of corporate objectives for the team, branch and group, in particular deliver a centralised Learning and Development (L&D) Framework to ensure human capital development and manage the associated budget;• Extensively evaluate the L&D Framework and training program/plan;• Provide leadership to staff ensuring a service-excellence culture to enhance the Team, Branch and Group reputation;• Provide strategic direction to staff and input to Branch and Group issues;• Maintain knowledge of all Branch issues, including staffing, to support senior management; and• Work collaboratively within the Corporate Services Group and with high-level stakeholders and senior officers across the Department. Show less • Provide strategic direction to the Finance Transformation Program, particularly the People Stream, with a focus on driving cultural change, organisational capability and communication;• Provide leadership to staff ensuring a service-excellence culture to enhance the HR Branch and Group reputation;• Provide strategic direction to staff, and input to Division and Group issues;• Deliver a range of human resource (HR) services to the Department including: o Management and provision of Learning and Development opportunities and targeted recruitment programs; o Assist the Department to embed its strategic goals through workforce planning, workforce analysis and reporting; o Advice and support on employee relations (including the new Enterprise Agreement); HR policy and conditions of employment; work health and safety services; employee diversity; and performance and well being case management; o Recruitment and payroll services;• Deliver the branch objectives and manage resources within budget; and• Work collaboratively within the Corporate Services Group and with high-level stakeholders and senior officers across the Department. Show less

  • Director of Learning and Development

    Mar 2006 - Aug 2016

  • A/g Assistant Secretary, People Branch (HR)

    Dec 2014 - Mar 2016

  • A/g Director, Business Relations

    Sept 2005 - Mar 2006

  • Assistant Director, IT Education & Client Relationship Manager

    Jun 2003 - Sept 2005

  • IT Account Manager

    Aug 2001 - Jun 2003
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  Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

  Aug 2016 - Oct 2022

  Marketing Communications Specialist
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  Australian Signals Directorate

  Oct 2022 - Dec 2023

  Communications Specialist
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  Services Australia

  Jan 2024 - now

  Communication & Change Manager