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Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington, New Zealand

Supporting the development and delivery of New Zealand Aid Programme Partnerships and Funds, in the Pacific and Development Group of Manatū Aorere - the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Dili, Timor-Leste

Managing the delivery of Aotearoa New Zealand’s development cooperation with Timor-Leste.

Wellington, New Zealand

As a New Zealand Institute of Technology with a 90-year history, Wintec's mission is to build stronger communities through education, research and career development. My role in Wintec is to identify opportunities, design and manage projects which link the institutions expertise with the development needs of communities in the Pacific and beyond. I.

Wellington, New Zealand

• During my time at Caritas my primary responsibility was to coordinate the design and delivery of international development projects in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Solomon Islands.
• Designing and managing innovative, collaborative partnerships with multisector stakeholders including NZ Tertiary Education Providers and Renewable Energy firms for NZ Aid Programme Activities in Solomon Islands
• Leading the development of organizational policies on Self Directed Work Teams and Volunteer/Intern Employment
• Researching, developing and managing the successful delivery of Caritas Regional Strategies for Africa and Latin America
• Representing Caritas at Development Conferences, NZ Aid Sector meetings, public and NZ Government meetings, and as member of the official Vatican delegation at UN SIDS conference in Samoa, 2014
• Supporting management and Board to simplify internal processes, implement best practice so as to deliver organizational outcomes

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• This position was held alongside the Senior Programmes Coordinator role with Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand above. My accountabilities included:
• Managing relationships with Pacific partners requesting volunteers, and assisting them to gauge organizational needs and capacity and prepare job descriptions
• Recruiting suitable volunteers to fill placements
• Managing and evaluating volunteer placements in partner organisations
• Preparation of Volunteer Strategy documents for Board

Pursat, Cambodia

• Strengths
• Developing and implementing effective systems for monitoring, evaluating, reporting and learning
• Assisting with Participatory Rural Appraisals and consultations with village residents and commune councils to obtain project impact information
• Assisting with revision of organizational structure, job descriptions, and recruitment process
• Developing a disaster response strategy and strategy for distributing aid relief after floods

Osaka, Japan

• Strengths
• Curriculum development and English instruction at Primary, Junior High and High Schools
• Engaging and leading others towards common goals, as a confident communicator, while motivating students and fellow teachers
• Very resilient with perseverance to reach goals and stick to difficult tasks when confronted by obstacles and challenges
• Ability to be humble and respectful of others, value different approaches, and build mutual trust

Auckland, New Zealand

• Strengths
• Research and financial analysis to support credit decision-making and relationship management with ANZ Bank’s corporate and institutional clients (Clients with annual turnover of over NZ$10 million)
• Analysis of industry statistics and operating context for key sectors
• Monitoring client financial reporting and compliance with agreed financial covenants
• Organising professional development opportunities for graduate recruits

Master Of Arts (Ma), International Development, High Distinction

Bcom, Information Systems

Bsc, Human Geography