Experience

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  NZ Police

  • Wellington Region, New Zealand

  • Programme Evaluation Advisor

    • Dec 2020 - Present
    • Wellington Region, New Zealand

    · Undertaking and contributing to evaluation activities, according to the objectives and priorities of the work programme, in order to expand existing organisational knowledge.· Working across all facets of the organizational research and evaluation process and utilise skills and knowledge to ensure that output is of the highest possible standard.· Contributing to the creation of an evaluation culture based on established criteria & prioritisation processes that encourages and empowers staff and maximises their contribution.· Contributing to the development and maintenance of the evaluation framework.· Actively supporting and contributing to the development, maintenance & improvement of systems, processes and tools within the team, including current work programmes and practices, and future work planning.· Preparing recommendations for improvements based on evaluation findings.· Developing and updating training resources and assessment instruments to incorporate required changes and implementation of findings from evaluation processes.· Publish material that clarifies concepts, principles and strategy.· Working collaboratively and effectively as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team within a dynamic environment.· Demonstrating a proactive outlook and a strong customer service and service delivery focus.· Contributing positively with other members of the team in order to achieve team goals.· Providing peer review and quality assurance for team members’ work.· Developing highly effective working relationships with colleagues within the organization and the wider service delivery business unit, as well as with Districts, Service Centres, and the Royal New Zealand Police College.· Monitoring & supporting the activities of external evaluators who are required to conduct evaluation work for the Police.

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  University of Canterbury

  • New Zealand
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Academic Learning Support [Casual Role], Student Advisory Services

    • May 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Research And Policy Analyst

    • Nov 2014 - Dec 2019

    1. Conducted background policy research and data support; synthesized research findings and made recommended reports for effective industrial practices.2. Used Policy Analysis and in-depth interviews as a qualitative and analytical research methods.3. Reviewed the policy cycle and connection with the mechanism of the New Zealand Government.4. Developed data visualizations, reports and presentations for academic conferences, Seminars and Journal articles.5. Reviewed the Network Interaction between the Global territorial structure of governance and the direction of domestic regulatory policies and approach to governance of nation states.6. Monitored and reviewed various state intervention programmes and policy trends of New Zealand political institutions.7. Reviewed the fiscal mechanism and global network of western neoliberal economic ideology and the role of institutional structures of Governance such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Trade Organization (WTO) and International Telecommunications Union (ITU).8. Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant on New Zealand and Global Media Policies at the University of Canterbury.

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant [Fixed Term]

    • Feb 2018 - Oct 2019

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  Research and Advisory

  • Research Project Lead

    • Mar 2020 - Sep 2020

    • Predictive modelling of Social Media-Enabled Audience Communication & Social Television Analytic Research.• Trends and Insight analysis, problem solving and data investigation.• Research collaboration with the Audience Research Centre of StarTimes Television Network.

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  University of Canterbury

  • Canterbury & West Coast, New Zealand

  • Research Assistant/Academic Support Position [Fixed Term]

    • Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
    • Canterbury & West Coast, New Zealand

    - Social Media Analytics Research Fellowship. - Quantitative/Comparative analysis on the strategic use of Social Media by African and European-based international refugee NGOs. - Data collection and Analysis.- Carried out administrative functions primarily connected with the research project.- Reported directly to the Head of School/Lead researcher.- Research grant from the Marsden Fund under grant number 12-UOW-033..

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  Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant/Academic Support

    • Mar 2013 - Feb 2014

    • All responsibilities related to support of tertiary education learning.• Investigated new areas of research methodologies and analysed results and conclusions to formulate new ideas and concepts. • Pre-doctoral academic support position held during the mandatory 12-month Nigerian Youth Service Corp (NYSC).