Experience

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade

• New Zealand
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Policy Advisor

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  This contract role focuses on implementing the recommendations of an independent review. Contract has extended until end January 2023. This contract role focuses on implementing the recommendations of an independent review. Contract has extended until end January 2023.



Ministry of Health New Zealand, (COVID-19)

• Principal Advisor

  • Jul 2020 - Sep 2021

  Initially placed in the COVID-19 Response Hub in mid 2020, I moved to a principal advisor role in the newly formed Testing and Supply Directorate in September 2020. This Directorate focused on the surveillance and testing strategies in place at the borders and across the country to support achievement of the elimination of COVID-19 from Aotearoa/New Zealand. In early May 2021 I moved into the COVID-19 Vaccination roll-out programme team. This role concluded in early September 2021. Initially placed in the COVID-19 Response Hub in mid 2020, I moved to a principal advisor role in the newly formed Testing and Supply Directorate in September 2020. This Directorate focused on the surveillance and testing strategies in place at the borders and across the country to support achievement of the elimination of COVID-19 from Aotearoa/New Zealand. In early May 2021 I moved into the COVID-19 Vaccination roll-out programme team. This role concluded in early September 2021.



New Zealand Food Safety - MPI

• Principal Advisor, New Zealand Food Safety

  • Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

  Principal Advisor to Director Food Regulation and to Manager Assurances (Food & Live Animal Exports). My main activity was to work with an international accreditation agency to develop an ISO level certification scheme for halal meat and dairy products for export. Principal Advisor to Director Food Regulation and to Manager Assurances (Food & Live Animal Exports). My main activity was to work with an international accreditation agency to develop an ISO level certification scheme for halal meat and dairy products for export.



Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Policy Advisor, Market Design

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019



Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Advisor, Regulation and Assurance, New Zealand Food Safety

  • Apr 2017 - Jul 2019

  As Principal Advisor, I provided advice to the Director across his role, but with a strong focus on the apiculture and red meat sectors and on wider traceability frameworks. Prior to this role I was senior policy analyst, Sector Policy (in the Animals, and Forestry and Plant teams).These roles had a variety of focii - developing and ensuring currency of regulations in the primary sector, including for the competitive milk processing market in New Zealand, work on regulations under the Commodity Levies Act 1990 regarding the setting of levies for industry-good purposes in the horticultural sector and regulatory policy relating to the viticulture sector. I was also involved in a project to develop a legality framework for timber exports.



Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Policy Advisor, Regulations [November 2015 - March 2017]

  • Nov 2015 - Mar 2017

  Developing policy proposals and discussion document for regulations under the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016 - a risk-based framework for identifying and managing earthquake-prone buildings. I led development of an Order in Council under the Hurunui/Kaikoura Earthquakes Recovery Act 2016 to require securing of vulnerable elements of unreinforced masonry buildings in certain centres affected by the November 2016 earthquake. Developing policy proposals and discussion document for regulations under the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016 - a risk-based framework for identifying and managing earthquake-prone buildings. I led development of an Order in Council under the Hurunui/Kaikoura Earthquakes Recovery Act 2016 to require securing of vulnerable elements of unreinforced masonry buildings in certain centres affected by the November 2016 earthquake.



Ministry for Primary Industries

• Senior Analyst, Food Act Regulations

  • Feb 2014 - Nov 2015

  Development of regulations to support commencement of the risk-based food safety regime under the Food Act 2014. Development of regulations to support commencement of the risk-based food safety regime under the Food Act 2014.



Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (Labour and Commercial)

• Senior Policy Analyst, Employment Standards (Labour and Commercial Environment)

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2014