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Specialisation:
Recruitment, Selection, Scribing, Shortlisting, Research & Analysis, Reporting, Coaching for Job
Applicants
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Career Details
Alice-Anne joined Merit Solutions in 2010 as a Senior Consultant working in recruitment, selection
and providing coaching for job applicants. She also currently consults to Australia's Open Garden
Scheme, promoting Queensland's most inspiring private gardens to the public. Her impressive
career in arts management spanned work as an arts manager and museum director, including
marketing heritage venues, major arts projects, exhibitions and festivals both in Australia and
New Zealand. As Inaugural Director of Museum of Brisbane, Inaugural General Manager of the
Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts and Inaugural Director of Cairns Regional Gallery,
Alice-Anne has a track record of innovation and considerable experience in leadership and
management. She has also steered the Ipswich Regional Gallery and the touring exhibitions
program of Queensland Arts Council. Alice-Anne has served on the Boards of national and state
funding bodies and organisations and has been selected for participation in prestigious
international study trips and courses.
Recruitment and Selection
As a senior manager in the Brisbane City Council for seven years, Alice-Anne has significant
experience chairing selection panels and managing all aspects of recruitment and selection for
highly skilled professionals and administrative staff. From this role and her prior experience in
the Australian Government, she has a strong appreciation of merit principles and considerable
practical experience in the design of selection processes including the development of well
targeted interview questions. Her outstanding writing and editing skills ensure the delivery of
high quality selection reports. Alice-Anne’s early career including three years with the
Commonwealth Employment Service where she was part of a small team that established a
successful hospitality caseload service in the Brisbane CES Office, working directly with major
clients such as Sheraton and Hilton Hotel groups.
Research, Analysis and Reporting
Alice-Anne was the Project Manager and Researcher/Editor for Brisbane: 150 Stories, Brisbane
City Councils major sesquicentenary publication and also edited Griffith University’s 2009 Master
of Visual Arts Graduation Exhibition Catalogue. She was a Consultant to PricewaterhouseCoopers
in a major review of Hutt City museums in New Zealand and Indigenous art centres in Katherine,
Northern Territory. She has prepared successful funding submissions to the Australian
Government, Queensland Government, Brisbane City Council and private trusts and
foundations. Alice-Anne also has considerable experience in the evaluation of tenders and
funding proposals and the documentation of recommendations. She is currently completing a
Graduate Diploma in Editing and Publishing with the University of Southern Queensland.
Coaching and Training
Alice-Anne combines an excellent understanding of recruitment and selection processes with both
analytical skills and creativity. She has a long history of coaching job applicants in the
development of well targeted resumes and applications. Her current work as a Lecturer at the
Queensland College of Art, Griffith University includes teaching students about how to present
themselves in professional and industry settings.
Qualifications
Australian Institute of Management, Fellow
Getty Museum Leadership Institute, Graduate
Australian Libraries and Information Association, Member
Queensland Writers’ Centre, Member
Direct Contact
M: 0417 772 827
E: alice-anneboylan@meritsolutions.com.au
* Photograph used with permission from Brisbane News.
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