Angela joined Merit Solutions in 2019 with approximately 20 years’ professional experience as a HR manager, senior consultant, and talent acquisition specialist in a mix of government and commercial organisations. She has worked across diverse Queensland Government agencies including Corrective Services, Queensland Audit Office, Child Safety, Youth & Women, Transport & Main Roads, and Emergency Services. Angela has delivered consulting services to a wide range of clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

Although she has now relocated back to Brisbane, for most of 2023 Angela worked for NSW Government, as a Talent Scout with Transport for NSW, where she managed volume recruitment for business-critical positions across the cluster. With an inclusion and diversity lens on every campaign, she partnered with key stakeholders to deliver service efficiency, candidate excellence and quality talent pipelines aligned to business strategy.

Angela is dedicated and genuine in her approach, with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. She operates effectively at strategic and tactical levels and displays a pragmatic style aligned to business drivers. Her reputation for consistent service excellence is supported by her key values of integrity, trust and fostering long-term relationships.

Angela combines a comprehensive understanding of the principles and processes of merit-based recruitment with practical experience in talent management. Her skills in providing panel support for public sector clients include shortlisting, assessment centres, interviewing, scribing, references, and pre-employment checks. She has produced written documentation including selection reports and is noted for the quality and timeliness of these materials. She is adept at working to client requirements and delivering quality hiring outcomes through preparation, processes, and candidate care.​

Whilst in government, Angela led and managed divisional HR teams in the delivery of projects, processes and services, and provision of advice on employee conditions and entitlements. She has developed and implemented various policies and practices such as HR delegations and induction programs, and facilitated change management working groups, leadership development programs and staff engagement strategies. At Child Safety, Youth & Women (CSYW), Angela produced a state-wide on-boarding toolkit for Child Safety Officers and undertook benchmarking and research to inform development of a workload management guide. She has a track record of promoting and embedding continuous quality improvement frameworks and measures into policy and procedures.

Angela has partnered with managers on contemporary learning and development initiatives including building staff capability, addressing performance issues, and enhancing team culture. She has delivered workshops and other fit-for-purpose offerings covering recruitment and selection, performance management, capability development and change management. Her clients have acknowledged her well-developed communication skills, professional expertise and ability to influence towards adoption of best practice solutions.

Angela has played a key role in organisational restructuring including design of the CSYW Redress Scheme Secretariat and developing and benchmarking Queensland Treasury Corporation role descriptions. She understands the principles of job evaluation and is trained in the Queensland Government (JEMS) methodology, enabling her to provide clients with assistance in preparing job analysis documentation. Through her involvement in public sector reform projects, she has provided specialist recruitment and retention support, and liaised effectively with internal and external agency partners and stakeholders.