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Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Wellington

Senior Project Manager across changes to the New Zealand Curriculum within the NCEA Change Programme. This includes standard development, pilot preparation and delivery and implementation.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Responsible for establishing programme management controls for the replacement of the school decile system and development of business-case justification for the development of a new equity index for the early learning sector.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Delivering a strengthened regulatory strategy for the land transport system

Wellington, New Zealand

Leading the development of a business case to increase investment to reduce the incidence and impact of sexual violence in New Zealand.

Wellington, New Zealand

Delivering an ambitious programme of change in the waste and resource recovery sectors.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

In this role I have been responsible for leading and advising on the development of the Ministry’s portfolio management function. This has also included a number of ‘hands on’ roles including the development and review of around a dozen business cases, leadership and oversight of the Ministry’s inaugural Investor Confidence Rating review and management of several large programmes of work.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Responsible for training policy teams on a policy project management methodology and tailored tools and templates for policy projects.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

In this role I was responsible for establishing a benefits and change management framework within a newly reconfigured ICT portfolio management office within the New Zealand Defence Force (CIS Branch).

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

I was brought into this role to implement a number of recommendations to project controls and governance. Also responsible for writing and developing a number of major business cases. This involved a wide range of activities such as facilitating workshops with senior stakeholders and undertaking detailed economic and financial analysis of shortlisted options.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Project Manager overseeing several high-profile programmes and projects in MPI's Policy Branch.• Implementing a range of initiatives to improve the project management capability of policy analysts working in MPI.• Establishing new project tracking and reporting processes to provide information to senior leadership teams.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Appointed as a Senior Adviser within the Investment Management and Asset Performance Team. Key responsibilities and achievements include:• Developed a business case exemplar and related training material for use in training for reviewers and practitioners of The Treasury’s five-case business case model.• Developed portfolio collection tool to assist with major project monitoring.• Developed guidance on best practice business case and capital asset management within the public sector.

Responsible for monitoring and advising on the financial management of a number of tertiary education institutions in New Zealand. Completed capital asset management financial reporting on behalf of the Tertiary Education Commission to The Treasury involving approximately $6.9 billion of capital expenditure. Also provided accounting and procurement advice to institutions to meet audit requirements.Led two key, large-scale projects; implementation of a Capital Asset Management… Show more Responsible for monitoring and advising on the financial management of a number of tertiary education institutions in New Zealand. Completed capital asset management financial reporting on behalf of the Tertiary Education Commission to The Treasury involving approximately $6.9 billion of capital expenditure. Also provided accounting and procurement advice to institutions to meet audit requirements.Led two key, large-scale projects; implementation of a Capital Asset Management Monitoring Framework and the Crown Asset Transfer and Disposal Project. These high profile projects carried significant responsibility involving the management of significant risk and regular liaison with senior managers and ministers. This role carries delegation for contracting and procuring commercial products and services. Show less

Wellington

In this role I had the responsibility for managing a team of four financial advisers and the oversight of approximately 2,450 state and state-integrated schools. Key projects I led included the implementation of New Zealand Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards and the implementation of a real-time financial monitoring IT system. Other responsibilities included reporting forecast and actual consolidated schools’ revenue and expenditure in the Crown’s financial statements… Show more In this role I had the responsibility for managing a team of four financial advisers and the oversight of approximately 2,450 state and state-integrated schools. Key projects I led included the implementation of New Zealand Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards and the implementation of a real-time financial monitoring IT system. Other responsibilities included reporting forecast and actual consolidated schools’ revenue and expenditure in the Crown’s financial statements and managing multiple accounting and audit firms involved in financial interventions in schools. Show less

Wellington

Developed and assisted in the implementation of policy initiatives involving the resourcing of schools. Key projects included policy initiatives to review schools’ operational funding and funding for schools’ heat, light and water.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.) Hons, Psychology

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Finance