Merit People

Anne-Marie Carroll

Managing Director 

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Commerce 
Master of Management

Professional Associations:    
   
Australian Human Resources Institute, 
Certified Professional 
Action Learning, Action Research and Process Management Association, Life Member

Career Details:

Anne-Marie is a Managing Director of Merit Solutions.  She consults extensively in the areas of 
strategic HR, job design, recruitment and selection.  She has worked in human resource 
management for twenty years as a manager, internal consultant, central agency adviser and, 
since 1991, as an external consultant.  Anne-Marie previously held senior positions in Human 
Resource Management in a number of Commonwealth Government Departments.  She was 
Human Resources Manager and Manager Corporate Planning at the Greenslopes Hospital and a 
Senior Advisor with the Commonwealth Public Service Board.

Organisational Design Skills:

Anne-Marie has extensive experience in workforce planning, structural reviews and job design.  
She has considerable experience in the review of organisational structures and re-design to meet 
current and future requirements including the challenges of business structures for public sector 
organisations.   Typical assignments include a strategic review of the Trade Measurement 
function within the Office of Fair Trading and a review of the management structures in one 
Region of the Queensland Ambulance Service. She regularly reviews and develops position 
descriptions for clients and coordinates job evaluations.  

Selection Skills:

Anne-Marie has extensive experience in recruitment and selection advice and assistance 
including a track record of effective delivery of executive selection services.  She has frequently 
worked as an independent panel member, providing HR expertise and advice, for selections for 
a 
range of agencies across local and State Government including statutory authorities.  She has 
advised on strategies to enable the effective management of the selection aspects of corporate 
restructuring. As a Director of Merit Solutions, Anne-Marie has coordinated teams of consultants 
to assist in large scale selection exercises.  Anne-Marie has also designed and facilitated high 
quality training in recruitment and selection techniques.