Jo Higgins Email & Phone Number

20+ years of senior leadership experience working in the public and private sectors with over 18 years in the education sector primarily in international education, 9 years as a consultant and experience leading productive teams.Experience includes working within large and complex organisations and small businesses, with firsthand knowledge of contemporary Commonwealth Government priorities, the ability to analyse policies and capacity to develop business strategies to address threats and opportunities.Skilled at researching and writing reports to enable senior executives to make informed decisions on matters of strategic importance.Strong competencies in marketing and financial management as well as managing competing priorities and all the other day-to-day responsibilities of a small business owner.Knowledge of all education sectors and expertise in compliance with government regulations.Expertise in communicating clearly and concisely, liaising, negotiating and building relationships with a range of stakeholders including government representatives and Ministers; peak body representatives; a network of overseas education counsellors; vice-chancellors and deputy vice-chancellors; deans, directors; students; and members of the public.Professionalism and interpersonal skills are cited as key strengths by supervisors and colleagues.

Listed skills include Public Policy, Quality Assurance, Higher Education, International Education, and 9 others.

• Independent Consultant

  Jo Higgins - Consultancy

  Sep 2023 - Present

  Undertaking higher education reviews with a current focus on academic integrity and a special interest and knowledge of higher education quality assurance with third party providers and transnational education.