Lorraine Jennings
Manager, IHR Consulting Services
Asia Pacific and Middle East
SIRVA Relocation Australia

Lorraine Jennings is an international Human Resource expert who specialises in global mobility and organisational and cultural diversity. Her passion as a practitioner is to challenge traditional thinking and prepare organisations for 21st century global mobility challenges.

In her position as regional Manager of Consulting Services and as a member of SIRVA’s Global Consulting Team, Lorraine is based in Melbourne and supports the strategic deliverables for international HR advisory through thought leadership and client driven consulting across Asia Pacific and Middle East (APME).

Lorraine leads SIRVA’s major research project aimed at creating policy and practices benchmarks for corporate HR practitioners in the APME region. Lorraine also leads cross-cultural and intercultural management programs and is responsible for continued development of these offerings.

With over 15 years experience in global human resources, Lorraine has worked in senior HR roles in multinational organisations that include BP-Amoco, Boeing, Deloitte, Western Mining and TRUenergy. She has been instrumental in modelling change management initiatives through the implementation of sustainable, cost-effective, integrated and outsourced global mobility models for a number of large corporations. Lorraine has also been responsible for leading HR initiatives including Competency/Skills Matrix Framework for business and technical professionals, facilitating 360-degree feedback, succession planning and career/personal development.

Lorraine’s expertise extends to global mobility benchmarking and policy development, employment benefits, HR audits/due diligence, driving service excellence through practical and systematic business improvement across various outsourcing solutions. She has served blue chip clients such as AXA, BHP Billiton, Citigroup, Foster’s Brewing Group, Gartner, National Australia Bank, Orica, Santos, Shell, Transfield and TRUenergy, as well as not-for-profit organisations like Australian Volunteers International.

Lorraine is a featured speaker at events organised by the American Chamber of Commerce Beijing and Shanghai, Australian Human Resources Institute, CPA Australia, the Singapore Human Resources Institute, SIRVA University and various other HR forums across the Asia Pacific region.

Lorraine has been published in HR Monthly, an Australian Human Resources Institute publication, and also by the Singapore Human Resources Institute among other mobility magazines.

Lorraine has a Business Degree with a major in HR and a Post-Graduate Diploma of Business (HR Management). She has lived and worked in the Asia Pacific region and can speak several languages. She is a member of the Australian Human Resources Institute and the Australian Relocation Network.