Simone Zelencich
Executive Director People and Culture
GradDipAdmin, MEd, MBA, GAICD
Simone Zelencich is the Executive Director People and Culture at The Royal Children’s Hospital, with responsibility for Workplace Health and Safety, Organisational Development and Workforce Capability, Human Resources, Library Services, Wadja (Aboriginal) Family Place and the Early Learning Centre.
Simone has worked in management roles for more than 25 years spanning both private and public sectors including manufacturing, private education, universities, emergency services and the public health sector.
Simone has a Graduate Diploma in Administration, a Master of Education (Research), a Master of Business Administration which included an academic award for excellence, is a certified PROSCI change practitioner, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Simone was the recipient of the 2011 ‘New RCH award’ for her leadership and management of key change initiatives having an organisational wide impact and she continues to lead employee engagement, culture and workforce development programs and initiatives. Simone is passionate about improving processes and systems that support a strong employment brand and experience, ensuring that the organisation can deliver on its promises and values.