Experience

• 

  New Zealand Search and Rescue (NZSAR)

  • New Zealand
  • Public Safety
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Principal Adviser

    • Jul 2022 - Present

    Assisting NZSAR to meet its objectives by leading the development and implementation of the Search and Rescue sector governance performance system to ensure it is fit-for-purpose, transparent, and demonstrates value for the investment made in it through public resources.

  • Senior Advisor Governance, Monitoring and Reporting

    • Dec 2020 - Jul 2022

    Assisting NZSAR to meet its objectives by leading the development and implementation of the Search and Rescue sector governance performance system to ensure it is fit-for-purpose, transparent, and demonstrates value for the investment made in it through public resources.

• 

  New Zealand Customs Service

  • Wellington, New Zealand

  • Senior Strategic Planner

    • Nov 2016 - Dec 2020
    • Wellington, New Zealand

    Providing advice and support to senior leadership to underpin the definition of Customs' medium and long-term strategic intentions as part of the agency wide integrated planning process, ensuring it is translated into executable work programmes.

• 

  Ministry of Social Development (MSD)

  • New Zealand
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Manager Social Sector Budget (secondment)

    • Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

    Identifying opportunities to develop and enhance social sector planning and Budget processes including contributing to cross-agency teams developing a social investment framework and tools so social investment principles can used by agencies to ensure the delivery of effective social services.

  • Manager Government Budget

    • Oct 2013 - Jan 2015

    Leading, managing and delivering the Annual Government Budget process across the MSD ensuring it was integrated with organisational strategic planning, workforce planning, value for money initiatives, and key policy and operational developments.

• 

  New Zealand Ministry of Justice

  • Wellington, New Zealand

  • Senior Financial Advisor

    • Aug 2010 - Sep 2013
    • Wellington, New Zealand

    Leading and/or contributing to the development of robust financial and economic analysis of existing and proposed expenditure to ensure resources are optimised and available for priority areas of focus across the sector contributing to Justice Sector Budget processes and prioritisation.

• 

  Ministry of Health New Zealand

  • New Zealand
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Team Leader - Financial Monitoring

    • Mar 2006 - Jul 2010

    Leading the District Health Board (DHB) financial monitoring team working on: monthly ministerial reporting; improving financial reporting and performance monitoring systems; consolidation into the Crown Financial Information System; and developing financial policies for the DHB Operational Policy Framework.

  • Senior Advisor (Financial Monitoring)

    • May 2005 - Mar 2006

• 

  Ministry of Education of New Zealand

  • Lower Hutt, New Zealand

  • Financial Advisor

    • Oct 2001 - Apr 2005
    • Lower Hutt, New Zealand

    Establishing a new financial conduit role, between schools and the Government to provide assistance, ranging from training in financial management to full monthly financial monitoring; working with Boards of Trustees and/or senior management to maintain or restore the financial viability of a sch...

• 

  Wellington East Girls' College

  • Wellington, New Zealand

  • Finance Officer

    • Nov 1998 - Oct 2001
    • Wellington, New Zealand
• 

  Millar & Miller

  • Wellington, New Zealand

  • Chartered Accountant

    • Jun 1995 - Oct 1998
    • Wellington, New Zealand
• 

  David Johnsen

  • Wellington, New Zealand

  • Chartered Accountant

    • May 1990 - Jun 1995
    • Wellington, New Zealand
• 

  Plumbers Supreme Ltd

  • Wellington, New Zealand

  • Office/Show Room Administrator

    • May 1994 - May 1995
    • Wellington, New Zealand
• 

  Paul Wright, Newspaper Contractor

  • Wellington, New Zealand

  • Office Administrator

    • Jun 1984 - Feb 1990
    • Wellington, New Zealand
• 

  Inland Revenue NZ

  • Wellington, New Zealand

  • Tax Inspector

    • Nov 1979 - May 1984
    • Wellington, New Zealand