Marcus Smith Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Working on reforms to consumer credit legislation in the consumer policy team

New Zealand

I’ve been engaged by Te Arawhiti on a contract that’s due to end with the financial year. I’ll review my options at that point.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

I started off leading a copyright reform process in the intellectual property policy team at MBIE. In February 2021 I was redeployed to alleviate more urgent demands on the competition and consumer policy team by leading the legislative process for a Commerce Amendment Bill. I developed a passion for competition policy, and formally switched teams to develop policies relating to regulation of the grocery sector (supermarkets).

Wellington, Nz

Auckland

Worked as a teaching assistant (or Tutor), running 3 tutorials on a weekly basis for Stage 2 & 3 university students studying the Philosophy of Mind.Responsibilities:In Tutorials:Clarify lecture topics, settle any confusions, and answer remaining questions.Explain technicalities.Spell out the meaning and purpose of points made in prescribed readings and course material.Facilitate constructive debate between students.General:Grade essays.Be the first point of contact for all students, via email and in person.Compose supplementary course notes.Skills gained:Leadership qualities (i.e. agenda-setting, leading discussion inclusively, mediating dialogue, managing queries and issues through to resolution).Being able to make sense of challenging ideas orally.Relationship building, being open-minded, and available to others.Administrative competencies and organisational skills.

First-Class Honours, Philosophy

Philosophy of the Arts A Science, Religion, and Atheism A - Dissertation A + Metaphysics 1 A + Epistemology 1 A Logic and Argument A +.

Bachelor Of Arts, Philosophy And Sociology