Bianca White Email & Phone Number

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Supporting the regions' Cyclone Recovery Plan's design, development, and advisory aspects.Building and maintaining relationships with various Government and non-Government stakeholders, locally, regionally and centrally.Integrating and coordinating multiple agencies and local authority plans to provide a whole of system plan, and progress against the.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

• Responsibilities:
• Undertaking detailed planning to co-design implementation, advising on the development of effective and workable practices and processes to implement new operational policy design initiatives.
• Establishing and co-ordinating information collection, planning, and consultation processes that feed into the development of operational policy design.
• Tracking and responding to emerging issues that pose a potential risk, advising on priorities, and focusing effort where it has the most impact.
• Producing high-quality advice to support internal and external decision-makers including Ministerial, Rapid Requests, briefings, memos and Education Reports.
• Collaboratively working with key stakeholders to provide timely, creative, quality advice and support, as well as practical solutions for the management of issues.

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

• Planning Manager COVID, Incident Management Team (alongside Service Manager’s Role with the Ministry of Education)Planning Manager responsible for:
• Understanding the Coordinated Incident Management framework and role of Planning Lead within this.
• Facilitating diverse thinking and active debate during phases of planning, implementation and evaluation with the planning team.
• Engaging with stakeholders to align plans vertically and horizontally, while ensuring accuracy in content of the current situation.
• Decisive problem solving in complex situations under time and operational pressures.
• Anticipating future planning requirements by thinking forward.

Christchurch

• Responsibilities:
• Engaging and collaborating with multiple stakeholders; schools, early childhood centres, Kāhui Ako, government/ NGOs, to ensure the development and provision for effective services.
• Providing clear, accurate, and timely advice within the organisation, and in the multi-agency space.
• Leading 14 field staff in the co-ordination of effective and equitable services for tamariki with learning support needs. Empowering others by building capability and confidence.
• Planning Lead in the Incident Management team for Canterbury. Engaging with Civil Defence Emergency Management and other government organisations to align emergency planning. Anticipating future planning requirements.
• Problem solving around current issues and the impact of these on tamariki and the wider community. Facilitating the right services at the right time to provide wrap-around support and interventions.

Massey University, New Zealand

During the first year of my postgraduate studies in 2016, I explored four key areas of international development: development and underdevelopment, sustainable development, development management and research design. Focusing on sustainable development theoretical perspectives allowed me to consider development concerns on local, regional and global.

Rolleston, New Zealand

My role as Team Leader and Classroom Teacher included: - Conducting team appraisals - Data analysis and implementation of learning intervention programmes - Classroom teacher focusing on e-learning and inquiry based learning - Curriculum Development Team member responsible for the review of the school curriculum and professional development to staff.

Williamstown, Victoria, Australia

My role as a classroom teacher included:- Integrating thinking tools such as Tony Ryan’s Thinker’s Keys, DeBono’s Thinking Hats and a Community of Inquiry, encouraging students to think on a local, national and global level and develop their personal attributes further when creating opinions on issues- Successfully using Doctor Helen McGrath’s Friendly.

Bachelor’S Degree, Education

Activities and Societies: Student Ambassador Leadership Programme Student Exchange ProgrammeStudent Ambassador Leadership Programme.

Master’S Degree, International Development, Distinction

Management In Action

He Tirohanga Taketake: Māori Perspectives, Māori Knowledge

An analysis of: -Māori knowledge, custom and economic foundations. - Customary lifestyles within a context of ritual, philosophy.

He Tirohanga Taketake: Māori Perspectives, A

As part of my ongoing journey to learn and look through a te ao Māori lens, I just completed a paper last semester called He Tirohanga.

International Relations And Politics