Prior
to commencing private consultancy work, Cheryl held senior professional, research, managerial and human
resource positions in the community, university, state and federal government sectors. Her most recent
qualifications include:
- Graduate
Diploma of Business Administration
- Graduate Diploma
of Law
- Accreditation as a mediator.
As a Regional HR and L&D Manager for an Australian Government
Agency, and as a National HR Manager for a Statutory Authority she has worked closely with senior executive teams and applied
her generalist knowledge and practical experience to strategic and workforce planning, negotiating employee agreements, organisational
development strategies to support change, and developing policies across the full range of human resource functions.
While working for the Australian Public Service Commission,
Cheryl gained considerable experience promoting better practice initiatives related to developing the capabilities of human
resource practitioners, leadership development, recruitment and selection, and indigenous employment. She has been a member
of the Queensland Regional Heads Conference committee and has successfully initiated across-Agency executive and HR networks.
She has a strong understanding of administrative law, having chaired large numbers of promotion review committees,
and reviewed complex employment related decisions (including breaches of the code of conduct) and used investigation and alternate
dispute resolution to resolve employee grievances.
Her first qualifications were in Speech Therapy and Audiology. As a Speech Therapist, Cheryl has
worked with many clients with different disabilities. As an audiologist, Cheryl annually visited most Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander communities in Queensland, and completed a thesis in this field. She uses knowledge and
experience from this work when conducting workshops and developing strategies that aim to improve employment outcomes for
indigenous Australians and employees with a disability.
Cheryl has provided workplace consultancy services for the community and public sector, and has conducted numerous
learning and development workshops covering topics such as streamlining merit selections, values and code of conduct, discrimination
and harassment, contemporary employment trends, and exploring leadership capabilities. She brings to her
workshops substantial practical experience in people management, and enthusiasm for using leadership to improve the quality
of workplaces for employees and business outcomes for employers.
Cheryl is a 'digital immigrant' who has recently developed an interest in social media trends in the
workplace and is keen to share this interest with others.
You can contact Cheryl on cheryl@camillsconsulting.com
