Steve Mcgill Email & Phone Number

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Initially from within Immigration New Zealand, and now on secondment to NZTE, I have led machinery of Government and policy changes around investor migration functions. This has included policy design and advice, programme and change management, complex service and operational policy design, strategy development, multi-channel stakeholder engagement strategy, governance and risk management.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Appointed to this role as part of an INZ restructure in 2019, I took on critical accountabilities for organisational strategy, governance, international and stakeholder relationships, along with an enhanced focus on enabling sectors through immigration, and public information functions. As a member of the INZ leadership team I continued to provide whole-of-system leadership and governance, whilst leading a team of 80 staff through six direct reports and operating budgets of ~$10 million p/a.… Show more Appointed to this role as part of an INZ restructure in 2019, I took on critical accountabilities for organisational strategy, governance, international and stakeholder relationships, along with an enhanced focus on enabling sectors through immigration, and public information functions. As a member of the INZ leadership team I continued to provide whole-of-system leadership and governance, whilst leading a team of 80 staff through six direct reports and operating budgets of ~$10 million p/a. Key functional responsibilities included:• strategic relationship management across Government, local Government, business sectors, employers, regions, and communities • INZ's organisational strategy, governance systems, and finance strategy• sector strategies to enable economy-critical sectors through immigration• leadership of INZ's international strategy along with delivery of labour mobility programmes with Pacific states• Head of Delegation to Geneva-based immigration and refugee fora • delivery of multi-channel information, marketing, and education programmes for immigration system users• global skills and investment attraction marketing programmes• cross-system governance of the international education system.• oversaw INZ’s public information system through the highly complex Covid 19 response. Show less

Wellington

Promoted to this role following my success as Business Manager where I developed and managed INZ’s organisational governance framework, strategy, and performance systems. Accountable for cross-sector engagement, partnership and programme development, global marketing strategy to attract skills and investment, and leadership of New Zealand’s refugee and migrant settlement programmes. • Led a team of 150 staff and operating budgets of ~$50 million p/a.• Initiated sector-based strategies… Show more Promoted to this role following my success as Business Manager where I developed and managed INZ’s organisational governance framework, strategy, and performance systems. Accountable for cross-sector engagement, partnership and programme development, global marketing strategy to attract skills and investment, and leadership of New Zealand’s refugee and migrant settlement programmes. • Led a team of 150 staff and operating budgets of ~$50 million p/a.• Initiated sector-based strategies to support immigration outcomes and the labour market development of economy-critical sectors• Led New Zealand’s international skills and investment market attraction strategies, successfully attracting around $14 billion of migrant investment to NZ and a pool of one million potential skilled migrants.• Led delivery of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) labour mobility scheme, including diplomatic relationships with Pacific Governments.• Established and delivered Regional Partnership Agreements with key regional economic development agencies, to support economic development through migration• Spent a decade as New Zealand’s Head of Delegation to migration and refugee fora in Geneva.• Established the cross-agency Sector Workforce Engagement Programme, to develop workforce strategy with six economy–critical industries.• Led the design, development and implementation of the Government’s New Zealand Refugee Resettlement Strategy and the New Zealand Migrant Settlement and Integration Strategy.• Led the delivery of New Zealand’s refugee resettlement programme, including the successful new build of the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre.• Developed the Global Impact Visa and Edmund Hilary Fellowship to attract global innovators to New Zealand• Led the development of INZ Strategy ‘Striking the Balance’, to drive transformational change through organisational integration and capability development. Show less

Wellington, Nz

Member of Immigration New Zealand leadership team, responsible for corporate and governance functions of INZ, including fiscal strategy, strategy development, planning, performance framework, etc. Also head Government Relations Unit responsible for supporting Ministerial decision-making on individual immigration cases.

Wellington

5.5 years as National Manager with accountability for the design and implementation of service delivery systems and practice in Work and Income. Included the development of customer segmentation and tailored service delivery strategies, as well as operational policy design and implementation. Work also included leading multiple cross-agency service initiatives.Prior to that, 2.5 years in corporate and governance roles including strategic planning, development and implementation of… Show more 5.5 years as National Manager with accountability for the design and implementation of service delivery systems and practice in Work and Income. Included the development of customer segmentation and tailored service delivery strategies, as well as operational policy design and implementation. Work also included leading multiple cross-agency service initiatives.Prior to that, 2.5 years in corporate and governance roles including strategic planning, development and implementation of performance frameworks, implementing machinery of government changes and establishment and oversight of governance boards and committees Show less

Key role establishing the Accident Insurance Regulator to regulate private workplace injury insurers. Included business process design, establishment of regulatory compliance monitoring framework, operational policy design and relationship management across government and the insurance sector.Following that I supported the GM of OSH with strategic advice across governance, policy and operations management.

Exec Master Of Public Administration, Public Management, Merit

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Public Policy And Politics

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