Our HR has been delivering HR services for over 20 years across a wide range of sectors, including the arts, not-for-profits, disability, hospitality, IT, professional services, retail, property, education, and healthcare. Vikki Southey, founder of Our HR is a human resource specialist who works with small to medium sized businesses assisting them to achieve better business results. Vikki’s team are trained to deliver HR to the same methodology and standard. The focus is not only on what we do, but how we do it – we deliver with respect, recommending HR methods that maintain a positive workplace culture.
recent work
Establishing HR processes and systems for a newly opened regional museum, including development of Employee Value Proposition (benefits to employees) program to improve engagement levels and employee retention.
Working with the Director of a Museum to review the organisational structure and develop a board paper to gain approval for a new and expanded organisational structure. This included developing and updating position descriptions, gaining salary market data.
Assisting museums / galleries with challenging team members, including managing poor performance, casual conversion, bullying situations, managing neurodiversity to name a few. Individual tailored approaches were required, involving the guiding and coaching of managers to resolve issues without causing further disruption.
Assisting with board reporting, including employee engagement scores, staff turnover figures, exit interview reports.
HR audit to determine gaps in compliance with employment law and developing an action plan to address noncompliance.
The Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the lands where our office is located, and all Traditional Owners of country throughout Victoria and Australia. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples enduring traditions and continuing creative cultures. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
We are an LGBTQIA+ friendly organisation that celebrates diversity. We are committed to providing safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive services for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.