Merit People

Penny Henwood

Senior Consultant

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)
Cert IV Training and Assessment

Professional Associations: 
Australian Human Resources Institute

Career Details:

Penny commenced with Merit Solutions late in 2007 and brings with her a range of skills across 
the private and public sectors. Since her career change to HR in 2002, she has specialised in 
training and development, generalist consulting, specialised projects and HR metrics and 
analysis.  Most recently, Penny worked with Infohrm as a Senior Consultant and Team Leader for 
the Member Services Department.  Here she used her diverse background in finance and HR to 
assist both public and private sector organisations focus on the importance of workforce reporting 
and analytics, and aligning HR strategies to business outcomes.  Previously, Penny spent many 
years working in the finance industry in key operational and frontline management roles.

Selection Skills:

Penny has worked as an independent panel member and selection consultant on a number of 
selection exercises as a HR Consultant with the Australian Securities and Investment 
Commission.  Positions range from Executive to Administration, with roles from Senior Lawyers 
and Project Managers to Administration and Graduate positions. Penny has managed the 
recruitment and selection process from concept to induction and has provided advice to panels 
on selection criteria; short-listing; interview preparation; and reporting writing. 

Other Achievements:

Penny completed her degree as an on-line "virtual" student, which fuelled her interest in 
the ‘borderless office’ concept.  She project managed the Australian pilot ‘work from home’ 
project, for a large multinational organisation.