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Wellington Region, New Zealand

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Responsible for leading the Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories project, managing the project budget, working with a team of 20 people across multiple workstreams, and delivering the implementation phase of the project.Key Achievements:► Introduced structure to the project by initiating improvements like a project Teams site and online project board, finance tracking, and streamlining the approvals process to avoid delays. ► Introduced virtual project team meetings to drive project efficiency, encourage information sharing, and bring team members together that were previously working in silos. This resulted in consolidation of work across the team.► I was able to optimise the allocation of spending by closely examining and monitoring expenditure.

New Zealand

Responsible for providing support to approximately 40 projects, and leading a team of project managers and programme coordinators in the product project portfolio. • Grew and managed a team of 10 employees• Responsible for portfolio and resource management• Handled the end-to-end management of product development and business improvement projects• Coached and mentored junior team members, and recruited and on-boarded new staff and contractorsKey Achievements:► Managed a high performing team during the challenging Covid-19 period, and delivered an Infection Prevention course for the NZ public in response to Covid-19. The course was delivered during lockdown in just 4 weeks.► Streamlined portfolio budgeting and forecasting to reduce completion times and improve output quality.► Standardised project reporting, resulting in key stakeholders receiving consistent and up to date information.► Introduced daily meetings to improve communication, build team culture, consolidate work, and remove roadblocks.► Embedded a new process to streamline the product development projects. This reduced the time and resources required to deliver 4 courses concurrently.

New Zealand

Led and coordinated the team for the product project portfolio, and was 2IC for the Enterprise Project Management Office Manager.• Recruited and onboarded new staff and contractors, and coached and mentored junior staff• Delivered a number of projects with either a product, business or change management focus• End to end management of product development and business improvement projects• Planning and resource management for the products portfolioKey Projects:• Government fees free initiative - project goal was to ensure our Student Management System could support zero fees enrolment of our students, successfully delivered on time and within budget.• Redevelopment of a Diploma in Construction and a Diploma in Architectural Technology (32 courses), successfully delivered this project on time and within budget despite challenges with finding suitable SMEs.• Redevelopment of a Diploma in Legal Executive (6 courses), project was a result of changes in legislation and courseware requiring updates, successfully delivered on time and within budget.• Redevelopment of the Bachelor of Social Work (20 courses), project was a result of changes in legislation and courseware requiring updates, during delivery I recommended a reduction in scope due to proposed further industry changes which was agreed. The reduced scope was delivered on time and within budget.• A new Bachelor of Information Technology (18 courses), project initiated to keep up to date with changes in technology. Project was handed over mid-development due to taking on more responsibility as Team lead & 2IC for the EPMO Manager.• Education Products Lifecycle (Analysis & Design phase) - project goal was to implement and embed a business process change across the end-to-end product development and maintenance lifecycle for all of Open Polytechnic’s courseware.

New Zealand

Seconded for 12-months, I secured a permanent project management role within 3 months based on my performance.Key Achievements:► Delivered the project for the redevelopment of the NZ Certificate in Horticulture (4 courses). I led a team of 6 people including SMEs, an editor, a graphic designer, videographer, and an educational designer. The project was successfully delivered on time and within budget.

New Zealand

Responsible for coordinating projects and providing administration support to the operations team.• Negotiated and managed contracts for all Education Design Services projects• Managed the quality assurance processes, templates, and documentation control• Provided financial management support, including procurement, timesheets, project reports, and project set up/closure• Prepared budgets and forecastsKey Achievements:► In collaboration with the legal team, I developed new contact templates and developed a contractor database, resulting in improved contract accuracy, and a more efficient process for validating contractor invoices.

New Zealand

Responsible for administrative support to the QAD office, Academic Board and various Committees

– Project management of all NZARH events– Coordinating development and printing of all advertising and marketing material – Coordination and negotiation of sponsorship contracts– Providing support to the Executive Committee, Competitions Committee and other sub committees, including coordinating meetings, agendas, drafting correspondence and reports, minute-taking, transcription, dissemination of documents and following up action points– Establishing and maintaining new administrative systems and policies– Managing team of two National Office staff and guidance and monitoring of 15 regional secretaries recruiting staff, preparing their contracts, managing training and performance– Strategic and business planning including preparing plans for Executive Committee approval and ensuring strategic goals are met– Website development and maintenance.

– HR including advertising, recruitment, induction, monitoring performance of 18 employees– Development of HR manual and team handbook.

Education record

Diploma In Business - Currently Studying