Jonathan Ward Email & Phone Number

Sydney, NSW, AU

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Key Responsibilities:
• Accountable for managing all the day-to-day operations, programming and prioritisation of the Property Team across a portfolio of over 80 properties.
• Management of Gateway 2015 Properties Limited - a Tier 3 Community Housing Provider.
• Creation of annuals budgets and completion of property related Board reports and Business Cases for both Sunnyfield and Gateway.
• Oversee all lease, property searches, development application and property purchases to enable Sunnyfield’s various divisions to continue and expand their services to people with disability.Key Achievements:
• Set up and managed an agreement for a private developer to build a brand-new short-term accommodation property for Sunnyfield which is now operational.

Sydney, NSW

• Key Responsibilities:
• Management of the Property Team and all planned, scheduled and reactive maintenance.
• Achieving the goals in the Business Plan – multiple, simultaneously scheduled Property projects including the procurement of land and building new Specialist Disability Accommodation properties, Development Approval.
• Lead the Property division in the delivery of professional, effective and efficient property management services to Sunnyfield’s divisional operations and clients.Key Achievements:
• Successful completion of $1.5 million fire safety upgrade program across headquarters site and over 45 property grants on time and within budget.
• Negotiation, development approval, fitout and set up of at least 9 community hubs and 24 houses for use by Sunnyfield clients.

NSW

• Key Responsibilities:
• Complete P&L responsibility ($11m+ budget) for whole state.
• Leadership, management and support of managers and staff in 25 sites ensuring that financial, performance and compliance targets are achieved.
• Implement contractual changes efficiently and effectively.Key Achievements:
• Delivered 10% above budgeted profit.
• Achieved continual performance improvement across all contracts and a high staff retention rate.

Sydney, Australia

• Key Responsibilities:
• P&L responsibility ($6m+ budget) for Sydney, Wollongong, Shoalhaven and Blue Mountains.
• Leadership, management and support of managers and staff in 13 sites ensuring that financial, performance and compliance targets are achieved.
• Implement contractual changes efficiently and effectively.Key Achievements:
• Delivered more than 10% financial budget excess.
• Achieved continual performance improvement across all contracts and a high staff retention rate.

Sydney, NSW, Australia

• Key Responsibilities:
• P&L responsibility ($1m+ budget) for the area.
• Leadership and day to day management 2 offices and 9 staff.
• Achieve all KPI’s (financial, performance and compliance).
• Deliver a quality and culturally sensitive customer service.Key Achievements:
• Turned around performance in low performing sites through implementing rigorous quality systems and engaging staff through strong leadership, training and coaching.

Simeulue, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

• Managed a team of over 200 staff across four bases and five different projects – Housing, Health, Water & Sanitation, Livelihoods and Disaster Risk Reduction.
• Oversaw the restart of the Housing project and managed the subcontractors to ensure its on-time completion - relocating a complete village to a safe location.

UK

• Visited, assessed and trained new partners in Croatia, Bulgaria, Botswana and South Africa on behalf of UK based company ‘Saddle Skedaddle’.

Muzaffarabad, Pakistan

• In the aftermath of of the Kashmir earthquake helped set up and then subsequently managed five basic health care units in remote mountain locations with over 100 resident staff throughout the winter emergency phase.
• Set up and established Muzaffarabad coordination office and launched helicopter mobile medical team for two months to reach remote communities with no road access.

Ampara, Sri Lanka

• In the immediate aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami was initially employed as Logistics Coordinator to set up Merlin headquarters in Colombo, recruit local staff and support the emergency projects ongoing on the.
• Moved across to the east coast at the end of February and was responsible for managing and expanding all Merlin project activity in Ampara district including hospital reconstruction, hygiene promotion and kit.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Contracted by ‘Saddle Skedaddle’, a company that specialises in adventure travel and fair trade holidays, to: - Set up procedures and systems to increase efficiency and enable rapid growth. - Recruit, manage and train.
• As planned, by December 2004 I had achieved this and helped double the growth rate to 60%.

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

• During the civil war ceasefire was responsible for overseeing the whole operation of the base and the three projects across the Jaffna peninsula including the management of over 30 staff.
• Working closely with the Project Managers, created and implemented suitable projects (e.g. livelihoods, water & sanitation) & project extensions, producing reports & hosting donors as required.
• Oversaw the management and eventually handover of an ACF constructed fruit processing factory.

Rangoon, Burma

• Responsible for the supply chain supporting Water and Sanitation, Food Security, Nutrition and Midwife Training programs across four bases in the security sensitive Rakhine State on the border with Bangladesh.
• Managed 95 staff across all bases, responsible for rationalising, managing and maintaining a large motor vehicle and boat fleet as well as the efficient processing of orders, both internal and overseas, and arranging.
• Created budgets, carried out monthly forecasts and managed daily expenditure in line with budgets and forecasts.

Mogadishu, Somalia

• Changed career and moved into the not-for-profit sector.
• Logistical support of four Therapeutic Feeding Centres, a Cholera Centre, Water and Sanitation project and a vaccination program in an extremely hazardous security environment.
• Supervision of over 80 staff and daily management of two separate offices and living quarters, warehouses and vehicles as well as implementation of tight security rules.

Derby, United Kingdom

• Promoted shortly after returning to the UK.
• Responsible for co-ordinating all required campaign activities either on-wing or in the overhaul shop, costing out the required budget & managing the logistics of supplying parts or personnel.
• Liaised with customers around the world (American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways) and managed a team of engineers. Accountable for customer’s maintenance contracts – managing their.

Hong Kong And Derby, UK

• Sent back to Hong Kong to rescue a $60 million engine upgrade project that had gone off track.
• Was responsible for identifying problems, setting up procedures and short-term management of the project to get it back on track. Returned to the UK to manage a different $80 million engine upgrade project.

Hong Kong

• Secured highly sought-after overseas posting.
• Seconded from Rolls-Royce plc into the Engineering Department of Cathay Pacific and had responsibility for the logistical and technical management of the 94 jet engines that powered their fleet of 21 Boeing 747-400.

Derby, United Kingdom

• Was the youngest ever Engine Management Engineer appointed and paved the way for future applicants.
• Responsible for project managing the testing on three new development engines for the Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 as part of the overall engine certification-testing program with the Aviation Authorities and accountable.

Derby, United Kingdom

• Responsible for ensuring that the airworthiness and reliability of new engine turbine hardware met the stringent criteria specified by Rolls Royce, the Customers and the Aviation Authorities to support safe passenger.
• Project Managed design, manufacture and testing teams to identify any deficiencies in component design or performance.

Derby, United Kingdom

• Two years training around my three years at university which included basic engineering training, a ‘Design & Make Project’ and periods in Research, Design, Manufacture, Testing, Production, Commercial and Customer.