Melanie Waanders

Experience

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  Loy Yang Power Ltd

  Nov 2004 - Feb 2005

  Vacation Student – Human Resources

  In my Vacation role I provided the HR Manager with support on basic HR administration activities

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  WMC Resources

  Apr 2005 - Aug 2005

  HR Services Support Officer

  In this casual role during my studies I worked on administrative activities associated with Performance reviews, Employment Agreements, Job Descriptions (including entering data on the internal HRIS).I also responded to general enquiries from employees and provided other basic HR administration support.

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  Hartlepool & District Hospice

  Dec 2006 - Mar 2007

  HR Project Assistant

  While travelling overseas I took on a short contract working within this palliative care organisation. I was responsible for a range of small projects including developing a volunteer induction & handbook; writing volunteer role descriptions; and a Policies and Procedures Review and Governance audit.

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  Department of Planning & Community Development

  Dec 2007 - May 2008

  Business Support & Project Assistant

  In this short term contract role I was the Personal Assistant to Community Engagement Manager. The role included general administrative support for the broader Community Development team.I was also involved in delivering two key projects: - An Indigenous Showcase held at Phillip Island in February 2009- Centenary of Women’s Suffrage celebrations

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  Newcrest Mining

  Oct 2008 - Nov 2023

  In this role I am leading the implementation of our Respect at Work Program for our Corporate functions while also providing support and guidance to our site Respect@Work leads.We are working towards eliminating sexual assault and sexual harassment from our business through culture change, knowledge building, risk management and mitigation, and education & training.In the past 6 months, I have travelled to our Australian & Canadian sites to understand risk factors at each site, to help them develop local controls and improvements, and to determine culturally appropriate, trusted and safe reporting pathways for each site. Show less I worked in this role 4 days per week, providing HR Business Partner support to the Legal, Risk & Compliance and the Commercial & Finance functions in the Melbourne office.This involved coaching and guidance to senior leaders and Executives; managing and supporting the functions through annual HR activities such as salary reviews and performance reviews; role grading and remuneration benchmarking; workplace behaviour investigations; team culture reviews and improvements; and providing general support to employees. Show less In this role I oversaw three key talent activities:- The design of the Graduate Program strategy including: development of the Graduate Learning Journey & delivery of associated training & development activities; development of framework agreements with key universities; socialization and engagement with the business regarding annual intakes, recruitment activities and event attendance; and management of the annual Graduate budget.- Management of the day to day activities associated with the Accelerated Development program including monitoring and reporting status of employees development & career progression, providing guidance to managers, and implementation and maintenance of the mentoring program - Management of the Talent Councils including the calendar of activities, data consolidation and provision to Functional Leads & attendees, supporting Functional Leads to lead their sessions, and coordinating key messages back to the business.I also worked with the rest of the Talent Management team on a variety of talent related activities including the annual Talent Review cycle, capability reviews and career pathing. Show less I partnered with our sites to lead the Diversity & Inclusion agenda to help transform, improve and embed a diverse & inclusive environment, particularly:- Develop the strategic approach to improve Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) across Newcrest, including company-wide approaches to embedding a diverse and inclusive culture.- Champion the D&I agenda across Newcrest and build awareness and understanding of D&I supports the organisation achieve high performance- Support and guide individual sites to develop, and deliver, their site-specific D&I action plans, providing specialist advice and counsel where needed.- Ensure Newcrest meets its compliance commitments in relation to diversity including preparation of annual diversity report, WGEA reporting, tracking and communicating the progress and status of Newcrest’s internal and external diversity measures. Identify, monitor and address all legislative requirements related to diversity for the organization.- Compile & present papers in relation to the D&I agenda & strategy to ExCo & the Board as required in line with the annual calendar.- Monitor internal and external diversity and inclusion trends, best practice approaches, and developments impacting policy and practice. Identify opportunities for change and drive change at all levels, locations and stages of the employee lifecycle.Following employee feedback and best practice research, I developed an industry leading (at the time) Parental Leave Program which won the Women in Mining Network Best Company Diversity Program award in 2018. Employee feedback since the program’s introduction has been excellent. Show less As the HR Advisor, I led activities for Newcrest's Graduate, Vacation and Scholarship Programs, including sourcing strategy, selection process (partnering with Careers team), coordinating deployment to sites, implementing development options within budget constraints (including travelling to site for CV coaching & careers discussions), & facilitating graduate transition at completion of their graduate program.In this role I was particularly proud of achieving our ASX gender diversity target of 40% females on the Newcrest Graduate program by December 2013 & winning the Australian Association of Graduate Employers Award for Best Vacation Program 2013/14 within a significantly cost constrained environment. I also provided generalist HR support to Newcrest's functional teams (Corporate & Minerals) on key annual HR activities including performance reviews, talent & succession (9 box matrix), remuneration cycle (salary review, STI review), and workforce planning/budget setting. Show less My primary responsibility in this role was talent acquisition activities for Corporate, Commercial & Support functions, at Newcrest's Australian and International locations (including Papua New Guinea & West Africa).I also provided talent acquisition support for site support departments such as Emergency Services, Environment, Health & Safety and some operational roles.In addition, I was a key point of contact for the attraction and selection activities relating to the Graduate Program.I also supported the annual Talent Assessment & Succession Planning cycle and a range of Talent Acquisition Projects including refreshing the Employee Referral Program and coordinating an Employee Benefits Expo. Show less After returning from my overseas travel, I joined Newcrest in the HR Services team.In my role as HR Officer I was responsible for general administrative activities such as employment contracts, HRIS (SAP) data maintenance, relocation coordination, monthly HR reporting, maintenance of employee files, payment of HR invoices, conducting exit interviews, issuing probation completion letters, and general enquiries from various stakeholders.In addition, there were several key projects I was involved in, including the: - creation and delivery of online forms system - transition between HRIS databases (Empower to SAP), including extensive data cleansing, integration testing, employee training and onsite support for our Indonesian office- HR activities associated with the acquisition of Lihir Gold (LGL) In this role I particularly enjoyed leading the coaching and training of new team members, working on process improvements, and acting as the contact point for the Graduate and Vacation Programs. 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  • Respect@Work Manager (Corporate)

    May 2023 - Nov 2023

  • Respect@Work Manager / Principal HR Business Partner

    Oct 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Principal HR Business Partner

    Oct 2020 - Oct 2022

  • Senior Specialist - Talent Management

    Oct 2018 - Sept 2020

  • Senior Specialist - Diversity & Inclusion

    Sept 2016 - Sept 2018

  • HR Business Partner

    Jul 2014 - Aug 2016

  • HR Advisor

    Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Talent Advisor

    Jul 2011 - Jun 2013

  • HR Officer

    Oct 2008 - Jul 2011
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  Newmont Corporation

  Nov 2023 - now

  Respect@Work Manager (Corporate)

  Following the Newmont takeover of Newcrest, my employment has transferred to Newmont. My responsibilities continue as in my previous role.