Education
Queensland University of Technology
- Masters in Business Communication (Organisation Communication)
- Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)
Professional Affiliations
Australian Human Resources Institute (Professional)
Employment History
2004 – Present
Nicole Zipf – Human Resources and Communications
Providing professional and practical support to a diverse range of organisations, including
Private Sector:
- Review and analysis of existing policies and international employment conditions for various Merger & Acquisition (M&A) projects.
- Development of position descriptions across operations for M&A projects
- Review and development of HR policies, including harmonisation across multiples sites.
- Research, analysis and reporting in the area of EEO and work-life balance
- Training facilitation – EEO, Contact Officer & policy training
- Development and implementation of recruitment policies and processes
- Development of employment contracts
- Professional writing services
- Management of recruitment activities
- HR audit and review services
- Employee surveys
Public Sector:
- Development and implementation of HR strategy and HR plans.
- Management of recruitment activities, from administrative support through to executive positions
- Organisation and job design and remuneration reviews
- Development and implementation of performance management systems
- Transitional activities associated with restructure of industry in consultation with CEOs and executive staff.
- Training and facilitation - EEO & bullying, interviewing skills, compliance training
- Development and implementation of employee surveys, employee communications and general HR advice and support
- HR program development including workforce planning, performance management and succession planning
2002 – 2004
Comalco Aluminium Limited - Corporate Human Resources Group
Senior Human Resources Advisor
Key Achievements:
Development, implementation and project management of:
- "One Comalco" Graduate Recrutiment Program
- "Bringing the Vision to Life" - rollout of Comalco's strategic plan
- "One Comalco" employment contracts across all sites
- Writing and rollout of "Code of Conduct" across all sites
2001
Nicole Zipf – Human Resources and Communications
- Provision of human resources and recruitment services across various industries.
1997 to 2000
AUSTA Energy -Senior Human Resources Consultant
Key Achievements
- "Wind up" of AUSTA Energy, including transactional HR activities, redundancy processes, counselling and redeployment for over 200 employees.
1995 to 1997
AUSTA Electric - Human Resources Consultant
1991 to 1995
Argyle Diamond Mine – HR Graduate/Employee Relations Officer
