Jacinta Syme Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Wellington Region, New Zealand

Working to the Executive Director Transformation and Executive Leadership Team, I am leading design and implementation of a transformation engagement programme with iwi-Māori, priority populations, central and local government, and our people. Engagement will inform Statistics NZ’s decision on the future of social and population statistics, including.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

One year commemoration programme design and delivery to mark the occasion of Whaikaha’s one-year anniversary.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Co-leading communications and engagement for the Pae Ora NZ Health strategies – a suite of six population health strategies that set the direction and priorities for NZ’s transforming health system. Design and execution of the strategic communications and engagement programme for sector and consumers, spanning virtual and face to face engagement, radio and.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Communications and media for the District Court Judiciary including the Chief District Court Judge, Principal Youth Court Judge, Principal Family Court Judge Design delivery lead - District Court of New Zealand 2022 Annual Report

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

• Chief Advisor supporting the Disability Directorate’s transition to Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People on 1 July 2022, and business-as-usual directorate operations
• Internal and system change and transformation communications lead for the directorate’s transition to the new Ministry
• Oversaw delivery of disability COVID work programme in consultation with the sector, and supporting the transfer of the programme to the new Ministry

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

• Principal communications and engagement advisor to the Deputy Director-General
• Responsible for COVID and business-as-usual communication to the sector, media, and ministerial servicing throughout the Omicron pandemic
• Internal and system level change and transformation communications lead for the Disability Directorate’s transition to Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People
• Established regular COVID-19 engagement and information forums for providers and community

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

• Engagement lead for the business and education sectors, and local and central government throughout New Zealand’s COVID-19 Vaccination programme and the Delta outbreak
• Workplace vaccination programme engagement lead for major corporates including Mainfreight, The Warehouse Group, Foodstuffs and Woolworths NZ
• Secured essential worker priority vaccination status for the education sector

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

• Senior Leadership Team - Strategic Engagement Group
• Strategic direction, marketing, and promotion of TEC and careers.govt.nz services
• Team leadership of six, a strong performance and development focus
• Campaign oversight of $4 million Vocational Education campaign “The choice” running across TV, digital and radio
• Corporate service design and implementation: translation and language services operational policy; digital performance monitoring and reporting to the Executive
• Co-developed the FY21/22 marketing strategy and work programme with the marketing team

Wellington, New Zealand

• Executive Leadership Team, making agency-wide strategic and operational decisions
• Agency brand manager, communications, marketing, media and public relations
• Corporate service leadership – established the business partnership model
• Secondment to Land Information NZ as Principal Digital Advisor and Project leader – budget bid and business case preparation for multiyear, multimillion-dollar redevelopment of LINZ’s corporate website and technical.

Wellington, New Zealand

• Community engagement strategy for school structural changes – in response to the Ombudsman’s report on the handling of school mergers and closures

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Engagement, communications and media, chief editor and design director for the Treasury’s 2018 Investment Statement He Puna Hao Pātiki - Investing for Wellbeing
• Advisor to Treasury Secretary and Chief Economic Advisor
• Advisory board Secretariat: Chief Executives of Ngai Tahu Holdings, Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Inc, HRL Morrison and Chair of Public Finance profession

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Strategic engagement plan for the incoming Chief Executive and Senior Leadership
• Engagement strategy for WorkSafe's signature meat industry safety programme
• Stakeholder analysis framework for key account classification

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Mar-comms programme lead for government’s national strategic plan for Science in Society, CuriousMinds.nz
• Produced national science brand Curious Minds including logo, assets and narrative
• Marketing communications, ministerial communications and public affairs including cross-agency liaison

London, United Kingdom

• Europe Senior Leadership Team
• Private sector advisory service for 200+ export clients across Europe
• People management: 23 private sector consulting executives, 41 key accounts

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Wellington, NEW Zealand

• After leading a successful merger and acquisition, I led the establishment of the new peak body, the Sustainable Business Council — now the singular and preeminent voice on business sustainability. Memberships were.
• Strategic partnerships and business development
• Marketing-communications, conference and events
• Policy consultations, submissions and business sector representation
• Secretariat to the Executive Board of Chief Executives

Wellington NEW Zealand

• I joined BusinessNZ to make an idea, reality. A handful of major companies had challenged BusinessNZ to establish New Zealand’s peak sustainable business body. Seed money was raised, and I was tasked with standing-up a.
• Forum establishment: brand, strategy, member sales, work programme, marketing-communications
• Work programme design and delivery
• Business development: Strategic partnerships and memberships
• Policy consultations, submissions and business sector representation

Wellington NEW Zealand

• Marketing studio manager
• Lead copywriter – global products and retailing
• Production management – marketing collateral manufacture, ex China

Wellington NEW Zealand

• Residential property portfolio management: business development, letting + contracting

Wellington NEW Zealand

• Statistical document management for a 2006 Census district – 15 800 residents
• Staff management of 13 - recruitment, contracting + training
• Wellington Hospital data flow management
• Respondent management + dispute resolution

Bachelor Of Tourism Management, Development Economics And International Development

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Japanese Language And Literature

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Marketing

Studies contributed towards Bachelor degrees conferred at Victoria University of Wellington