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challenge. Returning to work, Steph was able to do

things she would never have tried in the past, to

communicate messages to larger groups, articulate

her thoughts well, take others on a journey of

understanding Indigenous issues and she has a lot

more confidence in her abilities. This experience

has opened up a lot more opportunities for her in

the bank too, which is also fantastic for NAB.’

The APS actively evaluates the impact of the Jawun

secondment program on capability build across

its agencies (see case study, page 39).

Partners that align the Jawun program with their

talent management programs are not only better

able to understand capability build and capture

learnings, but to build

future leaders

.

At NAB, the internal Jawun selection process

includes criteria on tenure, performance and

manager approval; these criteria must be met

before a candidate will be considered for a

secondment. ‘Employees identified as high-

performing and high-potential are given the

opportunity to participate in this rewarding

leadership development opportunity,’ said

Rebecca Kotow, Head of Social Impact &

Community Investment at NAB. Having been

promoted twice within 12 months following her

secondment, Steph Stokes said, ‘Now they have

seen the investment they have made in sending

me and what that’s done. Not only for me, but

the value it has brought back to the business.’

At Westpac, some employees are offered

secondments as part of a broader leadership

program. CEO Brian Hartzer reflected on the

internal value dividend: ‘Westpac is a beneficiary

of Jawun. What we’ve found is that those

secondments have been transformative—they

really do turn our people into champions …

and many become leaders within Westpac.’

Susan Ferrier, National Managing Partner, People,

Performance & Culture at KPMG, reflected on

James Mabbott’s progression from business

development manager to Head of KPMG Innovate

following his secondment. ‘Doing the Jawun

secondment has certainly helped equip James

for his current role,’ she said. ‘Secondees learn

how to engage with a variety of people; how

to listen, consider and appreciate multiple

perspectives so their leadership capability is

expanded. I believe we will have better and

stronger leaders at KPMG if those who ultimately

end up in leadership positions have done a

secondment, like the ones that are on offer at

Jawun, at some stage in their career.’

From left: Jacob Azzopardi (RAC secondee), Richard Long (Outback School Bus Services) and Kevin Chen

(Macquarie Capital secondee), East Kimberley, 2015.

Photo: David Rennie

38 JAWUN 

2015 LEARNINGS AND INSIGHTS