leading the Product Development Office (PDO) for programme and courseware development and is accountable for ensuring that delivery of products projects is aligned to Open Polytechnic strategic priorities and incorporates Learning Design and Development (LDD) ways of working. The role is ultimately responsible for leading the products project portfolio and processes.

o Engaged Product Owners to craft and measure benefits.o Established benefits profiles and reporting views for the organisation’s Board.o Coached and mentored teams struggling with change.o Created and implemented change strategies to maximise change uptake and minimise resistance.o Managed activities that result in staff engagement and adoption of change initiative outputs.

o Managed large projects inline with Agile/Scrum project methodologieso Led complex, technical and far reaching projects. i.e. spanning years, organisations, and IT systems. o Facilitated and chaired retrospectives, strategy discussions and workshops. o Reported and presented progress to Governance groups.

o Responsible for defining and scoping projects inline with stakeholders’ requirements.o Managed and implemented projects within agreed schedule, budget and in accordance with agreed project management methodology and organisational policy.o Managed project budgets and resource requirements.o Ensured project team’s work met quality standards.o Onboarded and upskilled a team of 14 dedicated contractors to support delivery of a transformation project.o Mentored jr… Show more o Responsible for defining and scoping projects inline with stakeholders’ requirements.o Managed and implemented projects within agreed schedule, budget and in accordance with agreed project management methodology and organisational policy.o Managed project budgets and resource requirements.o Ensured project team’s work met quality standards.o Onboarded and upskilled a team of 14 dedicated contractors to support delivery of a transformation project.o Mentored jr. PMs.o Improved portfolio level reporting and project templates. Show less

Common Unity is a community-based urban development project. We grow food, skills, leadership and enterprise. Common Unity Project Aotearoa started off as a community māra kai (food garden) at a local kura (school) and grew through the natural leadership and aroha of the Māmā’s, tāmariki (children) and whānau of our community. After over 10 years of serving communities throughout Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui, our grassroots kaupapa continues to ensure every child has a village, a… Show more Common Unity is a community-based urban development project. We grow food, skills, leadership and enterprise. Common Unity Project Aotearoa started off as a community māra kai (food garden) at a local kura (school) and grew through the natural leadership and aroha of the Māmā’s, tāmariki (children) and whānau of our community. After over 10 years of serving communities throughout Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui, our grassroots kaupapa continues to ensure every child has a village, a well equipped connected community that cares. Show less

o Analysed and reviewed Better Business Case guidance to support Agile/ DevOps/SAFe delivery for all Government departments.

o Supported the Portfolio Office implement and communication Agile ways of working.o Analysed and developed insights on applicability of SaFE & DevOps.o Presented to groups on technology enablers and All of Government best practices.o Conducted analysis and research for ELT to inform decision making.o Acted for Resource Specialist (2 months).

o Led the roll out of the Ministry’s Project Portfolio Management, and time-sheeting tool to 400 users across the organization.o Controlled risks according to Information Security Risk Assessment and Change Advisory Board.o Maintained strong relationships with internal and external parties to help manage change.o Developed training material and guidance.o Rolled out Health, Safety and Security project to prepare MoE for H&S policy changes, as part of larger programme… Show more o Led the roll out of the Ministry’s Project Portfolio Management, and time-sheeting tool to 400 users across the organization.o Controlled risks according to Information Security Risk Assessment and Change Advisory Board.o Maintained strong relationships with internal and external parties to help manage change.o Developed training material and guidance.o Rolled out Health, Safety and Security project to prepare MoE for H&S policy changes, as part of larger programme. o Developed succinct reports illustrating accident incident management to Leadership Team. Show less

o Provided efficient and effective planning, and co-ordination support to multiple projects and programmes through the EPMO. o Provided analytical support through preparation of monthly portfolio reports to governance group. o Supported the TSY investor confidence rating. o SME for consultation on new financial management system. o Support for the Ministry’s Governance and Management Boards. o Led tri-annual GPP data collection for reporting to the Treasury.

Taught English as a Second Language to primary through to high school students, university and adults.