Adviser / Consultant Profile

Narelle K Kennedy

Prior to moving into HR Consultancy three years ago Narelle Kennedy enjoyed 12 years as a senior HR practitioner in the dynamic pharmaceutical industry. Narelle’s qualifications in business administration and training together with her earlier administrative and marketing experience in industries as diverse as social/youth services, heavy engineering/ mining and pharmaceuticals has anchored her approaches to HR strategy in a strongly commercial, practical and results oriented base. Accredited in 360 Facilitated^®/Upward Feedback^® and an Investors in People Adviser, Narelle has developed an insightful and constructive diagnostic approach which underpins the development of workable strategies.

Successful projects include:

• Development and implementation of competency based development systems and standards
  
  
• Extensive organisation capability review – mapping competencies for all jobs & jobholders, gap analysis
  
  
• Development and facilitation of innovation and strategy workshops
  
  
• Full HR management review
  
  
• Development of general HR good practice including selection and induction processes, employee handbooks, operating procedures, performance management and review, succession planning, employee communications, feedback systems, affirmative action
  
  
• Design and writing of policy & procedures and employee handbooks
  
  
• Development and implementation of training strategy and processes
  
  
• Investors in People advisory support, diagnostic review and pre-assessment review
  
  
• Development of competency matrices for all finance industry job families for remuneration & benefits survey job-matching purposes. In progress – similar project for fund managers body

Narelle’s client list represents a range of industries and organisations including Hanimex (Fuji), Taubmans, Perpetual Trustees, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Parramatta City Council, Financial & Investment Management Remuneration Groups, as well as smaller businesses in wholesale, design and finance sectors.

Narelle has been successful in selling new concepts to clients’ management and staff to gain acceptance by all stakeholders. After first establishing ownership and enthusiasm, careful and detailed project planning, tailored to reflect the individual organisation’s character and values, has delivered a range of successful outcomes.

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Sydney Australia

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