HR Consulting

Our HR consulting practice provides advice and support to senior academics and executives and their teams. Director Carol Watson’s executive HR management experience across government and tertiary institutions provides clients with fresh insight into contemporary people management issues within the sector and the best possible base of knowledge.

That base is complemented by our team of consultants, each with executive and HR management experience from within, and without, the education sector.

We provide HR consulting services in:

• Change facilitation
• Organisational and team review
• Maximising team performance
• HR policy and strategy.

Some typical HR consultancy projects have included:

• Organisational reviews including providing advice to the Vice-Chancellor’s offices, faculties and departments
• Provision of strategic recruitment and academic search skills to an HR function
• Development of a new executive structure and bonus scheme
• Review of executive remuneration policy
• Development of remuneration framework
• Review of current remuneration levels for senior staff
• Development of market and performance-loading systems for faculties
• Investigation and resolution of conflict situations impacting on performance
• Management of a 360° feedback process and delivery of feedback and support
• Delivery of change management advice and support services
• Provision of team and organisational development programs
• Executive coaching support for senior executives

We have provided consultancy support to:

• Deakin University
• Griffith University
• QUT
• RMIT
• Southern Cross University
• The University of Adelaide
• The University of Melbourne
• University of Canberra
• University of Queensland