Simon Stephens Gaicd Email and Phone Number
I am currently looking for a new challenge and a new role in the public sector, the not-for-profit community services sector or as a contractor providing a range of senior leadership, management and governance and services.I have extensive experience in the Queensland Public Sector having been engaged in 10 discrete roles across seven different State agencies over my career. These roles have encompassed several skill sets including executive and team leadership, operational management, strategy development, service delivery innovation and improvement for community and industry, stakeholder engagement, risk management, policy development and implementation, change management and organisational governance improvement at a senior level. Since 2003, I have enjoyed appointments to seven different senior and executive roles. These leadership roles related to agency-level corporate governance improvement projects, drug testing services for the racing industry, agency executive leadership, budget and financial management, asset management, corporate governance service delivery, business planning and performance, sport infrastructure development and front-line regional community sport service delivery and stakeholder engagement. As Director, Racing Science Centre (RSC), I was a member of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Executive Leadership Team and an active contributor to a range of client-focussed service development, corporate governance and operational policy matters for a brand new organisation. This included provision of high-quality advice to the CEO on RSC priorities, deliverables and operations, innovation of new capabilities and contributions to whole-of-agency issues and strategy development. I effectively engaged with and contributed to all of the strategic and operational planning, strategy development and implementation, performance monitoring, policy review and refinement activities associated with an executive leadership role and as an internal key stakeholder.
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Leader, Executive, Director, Manager, ContributorFreelanceAustralia
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Assistant Director, Quality & SafetyAged Care Quality And Safety Commission Jul 2022 - PresentBrisbane, Queensland, AustraliaDevelopment of a national quality and safety checking program at aged care facilities to improve care for older Australians and complement the existing suite of care programs delivered by the ACQSC.
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Leader, Executive, Director, Manager, ContributorFreelance Sep 2020 - Present
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Project DirectorQueensland Racing Integrity Commission Mar 2020 - Jul 2022Leading a project to evaluate and assist delivery of internal audit recommendations in the agency in collaboration with responsible senior officers. The role involves assessing implementation progress and related barriers, potential amendments to match agency capability, identifying service improvement potential and resourcing needs within the agency’s risk appetite. It also includes identifying potential improvements to the agency’s overall risk management system and evaluating how high-volume integrity compliance activities are prioritised by the agency. -
GovernanceAustralian Government Department Of Veterans' Affairs Oct 2021 - Feb 2022AustraliaFocus on fulfilling governance requirements in business planning, risk management and internal engagement & collaboration and establishing new compliance processes in a newly formed division of a large decentralised public sector organisation. -
Project DirectorDepartment Of Agriculture And Fisheries (Qld) Sep 2019 - Mar 2020Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaLeading a project to improve whole-of-agency compliance with its Financial Management Practice Manual (FMPM) using ‘human centred design’ principles. I prepared a terms of reference to scope the project and designed, delivered and reported to the agency executive on Phase 1 of the project - a whole-of-agency collaborative Engagement Program aimed at ensuring that all relevant compliance barriers and causes were identified and defined ready for Phase 2 - solutions design. Phase 1 also included ideating system, practice, staff capability, workflow and communication improvements for consideration in Phase 2.
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Director, Racing Science CentreQueensland Racing Integrity Commission May 2013 - Sep 2019Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaThis role provided leadership, strategic and operational management of a highly specialised and professionally qualified group of officers undertaking delivery of integrity services and related innovation (sample testing and reporting prohibited substances breaches for three codes of racing in Queensland) to state agencies and the racing industry under the Racing Act 2002 and Racing Integrity Act 2016.
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Regional Manager, South East QueenslandSport And Recreation, (Former) Department Of Communities Jun 2008 - Apr 2013Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaThis role lead two of five Queensland regions managing 16 staff in regional offices in Brisbane, Logan and Gold Coast providing front-line service delivery to sport and recreation clubs including a range of funding and club development programs aimed at improving access to community participation opportunities and the quality of club facilities and governance.
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Principal Project Officer, Infrastructure Planning & DevelopmentSport And Recreation, (Former) Department Of Local Government, Planning And Sport Jun 2004 - Jun 2008Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaThis role was part of a dedicated project team that managed major sport infrastructure projects, such as the State Tennis Centre at Tennyson. I was responsible for the early development works contract and program preparing the site for further development in collaboration with the Department of Public Works and Mirvac and in early design and construction stages.
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Director, Corporate GovernanceDepartment Of Innovation, Information Economy, Sport And Recreation Queensland Jan 2003 - Jun 2004Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaAs a member of the corporate services leadership team my primary function was strategic and operational leadership of four teams that provided governance services, advice and compliance information to internal clients in respect of legal advice and administrative law, agency strategic procurement, records management, agency level business planning and internal and external WOG performance reporting.
Simon Stephens Gaicd Skills
Simon Stephens Gaicd Education Details
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(4 Modules Completed By End Of 2020) -
Public Administration
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Political Science And Government
Frequently Asked Questions about Simon Stephens Gaicd
What company does Simon Stephens Gaicd work for?
Simon Stephens Gaicd works for Freelance
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Simon Stephens Gaicd's current role is Leader, Executive, Director, Manager, Contributor.
What schools did Simon Stephens Gaicd attend?
Simon Stephens Gaicd attended Australian Institute Of Company Directors, Qut (Queensland University Of Technology), Qut (Queensland University Of Technology), The University Of Queensland.
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Simon Stephens Gaicd has skills like Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Operations Management, Project Management, Client Services, Stakeholder Engagement, Asset Management, Service Improvement, Role Modeling, Infrastructure Projects, Strategy Development, Regulatory Compliance.
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