Matthew Oliver Email & Phone Number

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Managing the historians who support and advise on Treaty settlements and Treaty awareness training across the public service.

Member of the Ministry leadership with responsibility for corporate functions: communications, facilities, finance, human resources, information management and technology, legal, ministerial services, and portfolio and accountability reporting. Nine direct reports and a group of approximately 60 staff. Acted for the Chief Executive during the summer 2023 break.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Chief of staff role in the Office of the Chief Executive, working alongside the Chief Executive to lead and set the direction for the Ministry, trouble-shoot issues and risks as they arise, and advise the Chief Executive on emerging issues in the portfolio and organisation. Worked closely with the Chief Executive and other staff to manage the office.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Private Secretary to Hon Carmel Sepuloni, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, and providing Private Secretary cover and support for Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, and Hon Grant Robertson, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage and Minister for Sport and Recreation.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Managed content management, design and development staff responsible for the Ministry’s digital publishing products and platforms. Jointly led the Research and Publishing teams to set and implement strategic direction and worked with other third-tier managers in the Ministry’s Delivery Group to agree shared plans across the group. Provided advice to ministers and worked with officials across government.

Established a new team bringing together content management, design and development teams from across the organisation tasked with managing all web publications and servicing internal publishing teams.

Project management, stakeholder relationship manager and line management of a small team for the Ministry’s partnership with Eventfinda.

Provided editorial oversight and technical management of the NZLive website, an events and cultural information website.

LIAC is a statutory body that advises the Minister of Internal Affairs, whose portfolio includes responsibility for the National Library of New Zealand, about the latest developments and opportunities within the library and information sector.

Voluntary position on the board that oversees the National Digital Forum, a network of people working together to enhance digital interaction with culture and heritage. Convenor and programme organiser for the Forum's annual conference 2012 to 2014 and Chair for 2015 to 2016.

Product manager for digital products and services, including Papers Past, the Kiwi Research Information Service, and Publications New Zealand.

Various roles in project management for online subscription reference products.

Project manager for the Grove Art and Music websites.

Project management on looseleaf legal texts SGML conversion.

Full-colour medical publishing.

Print and some online production of Commission reports and papers.

Bachelor'S Degree, English Literature

BA in English Literature

Certificate, Publishing

Publishing

Bachelor'S Degree, English Literature

Study towards BA completed at Canterbury in 1991.

Education record