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Extensive leadership experience at senior management and executive level with a focus on policy and legislative reform. Committed to driving meaningful change and utilising an understanding of whole of government processes to successfully advocate for and negotiate good outcomes that are aligned with government priorities. Uses experience and judgement to respond sensitively to organisational dynamics, recognise underlying issues, trends and levers in order to provide advice and foresee and manage risk. Focuses on the end result and uses formal and informal processes and networks to influence decision-making at senior levels of government. A highly motivated, strategic thinker who is able to grasp complex issues and contexts to make links, identify risks and opportunities, and anticipate what needs to happen next. Able to quickly gather information across a breadth of topics, and bring people together to assemble advice, find solutions and get things done. Uses an agile thinking approach in order to contemplate multiple points of view and change direction if required in order to provide considered and authoritative advice that can be trusted.A strong people and policy leader who actively fosters relationships and networks to meet challenges, often in time critical and high pressured situations. Promotes the benefits of sharing ideas and building collective knowledge in order to be an effective leader of people and projects. Inclusive leadership style leverages the diversity of multi-disciplinary teams and supports staff development. A strong commitment to public sector values of integrity and accountability is proactively modelled and supports an open and transparent work environment.

Listed skills include Project Management, Policy, Research, Community Engagement, and 13 others.