Experience

Skills4Work

• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jun 2021 - Present



UP Education

• New Zealand
• Education Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Partnership Engagement

  • Sep 2020 - Jun 2021



NZMA

• New Zealand
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• General Manager - Operations and Business Development

  • May 2018 - Sep 2020

• Regional Manager

  • Jan 2016 - May 2018

  Following a successful career within the Education and Training Industry, I secured a role as Campus Manager with New Zealand Career College (2010). Significant campus growth saw me promoted into a National Operations Manager role where I was able to focus on Operational Efficiency and Business Development (2014). With the acquisition of New Zealand Career College by the Academic Colleges Group I have moved into my current role as Regional Manager - Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Manukau (2016). Functions of the position include:• Ensuring operational efficiency across the region's campuses• Achievement of academic and operational KPI• Development and implementation of annual business strategy• Proactively contribute to strategic growth through business development



New Zealand Career College

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Operations Manager

  • Apr 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Optimization in business operations achieving business excellence.• Organize and mobilize the human, financial, and physical resources required to ensure effective and efficient project orchestration. • Assist in the preparation of the organisation's Investment Plan.• Assist in planning, developing and implementing an annual strategic business plan to advance the company’s mission and objectives and to promote revenue, profitability and growth.• Ensure compliance with NZQA, TEC and other such regulatory body’s requirement.

• Campus Manager

  • Nov 2010 - Apr 2014

  • Established mutually beneficial relationships with stakeholders i.e. Schools, ITO, PTE, Government and non-Government Agencies etc• Provided input at a senior management level into the organization’s strategic, business and investment plans• Managed a large team of academic and administrative staff• Staff recruitment, selection, orientation and induction• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Campus• Orchestrated the successful implementation of sales, recruitment and marketing strategies



Ochre Business Solutions

• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Aug 2007 - Nov 2010

  • Managed large administration team and contracted teaching staff• Oversight of the organisation's Business Training Contracts • Implementation of marketing plan to recruit students for business programmes• Managed relationship between Ochre Business Solutions and Te Wananga O Aotearoa, Housing New Zealand and Auckland School of Business• Maintained the integrity and effectiveness of all IT and database processes• Managed office support services, including purchasing and facilities management



Mackay and District Education Centre

• Youth Services Manager

  • Jan 2006 - Jun 2007

  • Facilitate and manage the establishment of regional youth services• Manage, monitor, review and report on youth services projects schedule and budget• Manage departmental cost centre using best practice principles • Contribute to the development and implementation of MADEC Strategic and Business Plans• In consultation with Service Area Managers, develop and implement projects that contribute to organisational growth• Provision of departmental reports to Board of Directors and Commonwealth/State funding bodies



Ministry of Social Development (MSD)

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager, Contracts Assistant, Executive Assistant, Case Manager

  • 2001 - 2006

  • Oversee and facilitate community consultation process with stakeholders• Manage tender process• Implementation/set up of two Youth Transition Services (Northland)• Attend and contribute to inter-agency meetings with youth focus• Monitor and allocate Youth Transitions Funding• Project reporting to Minister of Social Development and Employment’s office and National office• Monitoring and reporting on performance of contracted service providers• Liaison between District Council and Ministry of Social Development National Office



YWCA

• President - YWCA

  • 2000 - 2003

  • Co-management of all local associations• Representing National YWCA at International level• Chairing board meetings• Spokesperson for organisation at National and International level• Overseeing finances of association• Setting up of strategic and business plans• Securing funding for association• Networking and stakeholder engagement • Co-management of all local associations• Representing National YWCA at International level• Chairing board meetings• Spokesperson for organisation at National and International level• Overseeing finances of association• Setting up of strategic and business plans• Securing funding for association• Networking and stakeholder engagement