
Global Mobility, Senior Advisor - APAC
- Canberra, ACT
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Solutions Analysis: Analyze specific problems and issues to find the best solutions. Solutions could be technical or professional in nature.
- Recommendations: Recommend changes to policies, processes, standards, and practices that would improve operational support.
- Needs Assessment: Uncover emerging issues or needs, identifying potential causes, barriers, and key stakeholders, as well as related issues.
- Data Collection and Analysis: Conduct research using primary data sources, and select information needed for the analysis of key themes and trends.
- Client & Customer Management (Internal): Help senior colleagues manage internal client and customer relationships by using relevant sales or client systems.
- Knowledge Management System: Work within established knowledge management systems to deliver preset outcomes for an area of responsibility.
- Data Management: Manage basic aspects of the data management system with guidance from senior colleagues. This includes being responsible for developing or operating basic elements of the data management systems to deliver prescribed outcomes.
- Action Oriented - Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. For example, takes timely action on important or difficult issues. Identifies and pursues new opportunities that benefit the organization.
- Collaborates - Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. For example, readily involves others to accomplish goals; stays in touch and shares information; discourages "us versus them" thinking; shows appreciation for others' ideas and input.
- Communicates Effectively - Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. For example, listens attentively and takes an interest. Keeps others well informed; conveys information clearly, concisely, and professionally when speaking or writing.
- Manages Complexity - Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. For example, looks at complex issues from multiple angles; explores issues to uncover underlying issues and root causes; sees the main consequences and implications of different options.
- Courage - Steps up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said. For example, shares own ideas and points of view openly, regardless of potential criticism or risk; shows conviction when faced with adversity and challenges; raises difficult topics to be sure they are addressed.
- Tech Savvy - Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. For example, investigates technologies to learn some cutting-edge best practices. Uses digital/social media to benefit the team and add value to the work being done; understands how to avoid misuse of these tools.
- Optimizes Work Processes - Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. For example, uses metrics and benchmarks to monitor accuracy and quality. Takes steps to make methods productive and efficient. Promptly and effectively addresses process breakdowns.
- Action Planning - Works at an advanced level to review and evaluate recommendations and requirements and to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Creative Problem Solving - Works at an advanced level to find practical solutions for unexpected client problems. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Analytical Process Techniques - Works at an advanced level to apply appropriate analytical processes and procedures to support research schedules. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Perform Gap Analysis - Works at an advanced level to conduct gap analysis between current and future states to identify components of the overall change strategy. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Assessment - Works at an advanced level to assimilate and understand data and information from various sources in order to draw appropriate conclusions and make relevant recommendations. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Diagnoses Needs with Questions - Works at an advanced level to systematically assess and identify requirements, issues, or gaps by employing strategic questioning techniques to gather relevant information and determine appropriate solutions. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Effectively Presents Solutions - Works at an advanced level to communicate and articulate potential resolutions or strategies in a clear, compelling, and tailored manner to address specific challenges or meet organizational needs. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- In-Depth Questioning - Works at an advanced level to probe and explore complex subjects thoroughly, extracting comprehensive information through insightful questioning to enhance understanding and decision-making processes. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Questions Strategically - Works at an advanced level to employ purposeful and insightful questioning techniques to gather targeted information, promote critical thinking, and guide decision-making processes strategically. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Understands Issues/Motivations - Works at an advanced level to comprehensively grasp and analyze the underlying problems or motivations in a given context, enabling informed decision-making and effective solutions. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Qualifying - Works at an advanced level to spend the appropriate time for the size and potential of each opportunity. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Understands Buying Influencer Needs - Works at an advanced level to quickly and accurately define the needs of the key buying influencers. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Analyze Current State/AS-IS State - Works at an advanced level to understand business context, needs, rules, and architecture, as well as organizational structure, cultures, capabilities, and processes to document the current state of processes and the business. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Categorizing and Classifying Information - Works at an advanced level to utilize systems and tools to support categorizing and classifying data and information. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Information Retrieval and Searching - Works at an advanced level to utilize systems and tools required to search for new data or retrieve existing data in a database. Typically works independently and provides guidance.
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level
- General Experience: Wide and deep experience providing expert competence (Over 10 years to 15 years)
- Managerial Experience: Very limited (0 to 3 months)
- Need for Achievement - A tendency to work intensely to achieve and exceed difficult standards.
- Focus - Preference for organization, procedure, and exactitude.
- Adaptability - Comfort with unanticipated changes of direction or approach.
- Persistence - A tendency toward passionate and steadfast pursuit of long-term goals, in spite of obstacles, discouragement, or distraction.
- Curiosity - The extent to which a person is likely to tackle problems in a novel way, see patterns in complex information, and pursue deep understanding.
- Tolerance of Ambiguity - Comfort with uncertain, vague, or contradictory information that prevents a clear understanding or direction.
- Composure - The ability to stay calm and poised in stressful, difficult, or ambiguous situations.
- Sociability - The natural inclination to engage with and interact with others.
- Confidence - The degree to which a person is convinced that they control the course of events in their lives.
- Credibility - The degree of consistency between a person's words and actions.
- Openness to Differences - A desire to consider and explore differences in perspective, thought, and experience of persons from a variety of backgrounds.
- Empathy - Being attuned to others' feelings,motivations and concerns.
- Situational Self-Awareness - The ability to stay attuned to one's own experiences, motivations, and reactions in the present moment.
- Risk-Taking - A willingness to take a stand or take chances based on limited information.
- Optimism - The degree to which people are comfortable with themselves and positive about life.
- Assertiveness - The degree to which people enjoy taking charge and directing others.
- Trust - An expectation of honesty and forthrightness on the part of oneself and others.
- Influence - The ability to motivate and persuade others.
- Affiliation - A preference for aligning with a larger team or organization toward a common goal.
- Humility - The degree to which a person is seen as courteous, free from self-absorption, and easy to get along with.
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