A start up learning and development company. I focus on short courses for managers, supervisors and team leaders. www.onedaytraining.co.nz

Strategy, planning and implementation for capability development for our clients. Designing courseware and delivery of targeted, interactive training sessions.

E-learning development, rollout of LMS usage for new on line modules. Project Management, instructional design, delivery of workshops. Strategy formulation and planning. Reporting on learning needs analysis, team leadership. Development of change workshops and rollout.

Developing strategy and delivery programmes to improve both leadership and management for various groups within the Ministry. Procurement and managing contracts with vendors and working with individuals to address performance or development issues. Lead for Performance Management.Development of people management frameworks including talent management; leading and consulting with managers on the development of staff to promote through Career Boards.Introducing and embedding capability expertise into the Ministry using needs analysis, development and feedback on business outcomes. My team and I have provided a range of management and leadership opportunities via a robust and flexible delivery framework. Our opportunities are aligned to the people strategy and capability development required for the Ministry.Cross Government collaborative work with Policy Analysts, IT SFIA (Skills Framework for the Information Age) and Talent and HR Managers. Acting as Secretariat for the newly formed Education Sector Career Board.

Project Management, consulting, advising, instructional design, leading a team, quality assurance, budget managment, estimating, pricing, reporting, client liaison.

Development and implementation of management training initiatives and needs analysis. Designing and delivery of programmes to senior levels. Ensuring that longer term learning events are delivered according to budget, scope and required outcomes. Liaising and negotiating with vendors and senior managers on various training plans. MBTI workshops and debrief sessions.L&D Consultant Business Improvement and TechnologyDevelopment and implementation of suite of personal, technical and professional development frameworks. Ranging from standard soft skills to academy frameworks. Accredited with the Schroder Model of Competence Assessment (2009). Implementation of the competency model introduction and rollout. Development and delivery of the Induction programme. Coaching of team members.

Development and implementation of strategy, policy and guidelines for employee learning and development. Ensuring that specific service programmes are delivered according to budget, scope and business needs. Liaising and negotiating with service providers and senior managers on various training plans. Managing staff, budgets, planning, preparation of reports, business cases, project plans and providing advice to senior management teams on future directions.Organisational development: working with staff and managers to set up company wide competence framework and implementation through the annual performance review process. Influencing staff and managers through an organised change programme, to embed the updated vision and values (Meridian Way). Used action research approach to further develop management and leadership skills with selected, high profile, managers and potential leaders. Presentations and research findings handed to CEO and senior executives.Responsible for Graduate Development Programme for three year rotations of engineering graduates. Overseeing apprenticeship programme for trades staff. Liaison with Industry Training Organisation (ESITO) and acting as a Judge on the “Apprentice of the Year” Awards.Overseas speaking engagements on leadership and competence frameworks. Managing other trainers, ensuring coaching and skill levels are maintained.

This role involved project management work, consulting and advising on projects. Implementing Post Merger Integration Office Auckland. Responsible for vendor management with KPMG and Arthur Anderson as part of the initial Integration Office set up. I was part of a team responsible for introducing Portfolio Management. Change management approach undertaken to introduce this new concept involving scoping, consulting, education, risk and scenario planning. The process was used to score and prioritise projects. Regular reporting to management and steering committee. Travel to USA, Malaysia, Venezuela and UK to assist in project set up, risk training and project methodology implementation for marketing and sales projects. Projects involved the scoping of marketing initiatives for new milk products, business case preparation, cost/benefit analysis. Implemented the coaching of others through the exam and qualification process for professional qualifications for the Project Management Institute.

Consultancy company: involved with assessing needs of various companies to develop training solutions, both on-line and classroom based e.g. How to deliver feedback, presentation skills, time management.Team Leader for a group of nine trainers who delivered a variety of corporate, tailor-made, change interventions to organisations throughout New Zealand. Managing resources and co-ordinating with business partners. Initial contact and problem definition completed, then solutions presented to customer for approval. Our approach to new customers was to use action research as a tool to view the problem; we engaged the clients to both describe the problems and to work out what would be the best approach for their needs; to address the issues and in what time frame. Statistics were taken on such things as error rates, staff retention, skill levels, then an action oriented plan was agreed. Data and results of training interventions were are fed back in open joint sessions. Project management from inception, proof of concept, scoping, estimating, budget management, resourcing, planning, control and development, delivery and implementation of many types of projects. Training others to PMI standards in Project Management, training corporate clients in the use of MS Project software. I was contracted by Project Management Institute NZ to run several courses on Why Projects Fail.

Responsible for the technology training in The National Bank - instructional design and implementation of business unit needs. Communication with business units and design of roll out plans for new computer installations and training. Human resource management.Managed budgets, consultants, developers and designers, purchased equipment and programmes. Instructional design, follow up on effectiveness, course evaluations and development of courseware. Assessment of post intervention effectiveness and recommendations to the Bank. Maintenance of existing training vendor relationships by liaison with key vendors. Vendor assessment and review.This position also involved project work on various Human Resources programmes, e.g. Interpersonal Skills, Presentation Skills, evaluation of training deliverables and documentation.