Joann Ransom Email & Phone Number

Lower Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Palmerston North, Wanganui-Manawatu, New Zealand

Wanganui-Manawatu, New Zealand

As a consultant to local government with experience in both the public and private sectors, experience on both sides of Council Controlled Organisations, a long and successful career in public libraries and working with the community, I believe Councils need to: • Work to the big picture with every person understanding how their contribution maps to the high-level strategic plan,• Invest in planning to ensure strategy is translated to action and ultimately outcomes,• Monitor… Show more As a consultant to local government with experience in both the public and private sectors, experience on both sides of Council Controlled Organisations, a long and successful career in public libraries and working with the community, I believe Councils need to: • Work to the big picture with every person understanding how their contribution maps to the high-level strategic plan,• Invest in planning to ensure strategy is translated to action and ultimately outcomes,• Monitor progress to ensure delivery; we are held accountable,• Work purposefully and efficiently with integrity and transparency, • Seek to improve the experience of ratepayers and officers by addressing poor performance due to inertia, incompetence, roadblocks or unnecessarily complicated procedures, • Work collaboratively with others not just our communities, but NGOs, Government agencies and neighbouring Councils so that we have a collective impact.My strengths are that I deliver, I grow and empower people, I am community minded and have a strong customer focus. I work in a consultative and collaborative way, am empathetic and build strong relationships. I a resilient and optimistic with a strong learning orientation. Show less

Palmerston North

• Member of Customer leadership team. Led development of business plans, reporting frameworks, KPIs monitoring to assess performance across the Unit including building services, planning etc. • Leading a team of 8 Community Advisors working with community organisations in the city safety, housing & homelessness, multi-cultural, community funding, arts, & social sectors. • Managing budgets including significant grant funding.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

18 month contract with Wellington’s premier commercial property maintenance company. Key responsibilities:• Implementing business planning systems including budgeting, performance measurement and management reporting.• Identifying & managing risk incl. Financial, Health & Safety.• Introducing business improvement initiatives.• Writing disaster response and business sustainability plan.• Heating, ventilating and air conditioning Service Coordinator.

Levin, Nz

Council Controlled Organisation and charitable trust. Responsibilities included:• Key contributor to the development of Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō, Horowhenua's community centre, library and isite. • Strategic leadership .• Day to day management of operations including finance, human resources, marketing and fundraising.• External relationship building with community partners including Council, community groups, funders, benefactors and supporters.• Board secretary… Show more Council Controlled Organisation and charitable trust. Responsibilities included:• Key contributor to the development of Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō, Horowhenua's community centre, library and isite. • Strategic leadership .• Day to day management of operations including finance, human resources, marketing and fundraising.• External relationship building with community partners including Council, community groups, funders, benefactors and supporters.• Board secretary leading the the development of good governance practice, development of strategic plans, preparing the agenda and supporting papers. • Accountability including writing the quarterly and annual reports to Council and leading the annual audit by Audit NZ. Show less

Levin, Nz

Managing library and community services in Levin, Foxton and Shannon.

Levin, Wanganui-Manawatu, New Zealand

Assisting the Head of Libraries to provide library services within Horowhenua. Key responsibilities:• Technical services including IT, cataloguing, acquisitions and collection management.• Securing grant funding, managing contracts and prparing accountability reports.• Software development. Koha: the world’s first open source library management programme widely used throughout the world.

Chartered Secretary, Generally Distinction.

Associate of Governance NZ and Chartered Secretary.

Certificate, Computer Network Administration

System Administration