Experience

Language Institute Regina Coeli

• Netherlands
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• English Language Trainer

  • Sep 2016 - Present



Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Administrator (contract)

  • Apr 2015 - Nov 2015

  Following the restructure of a small department I was brought in to provide proactive administrative support during a sensitive transition period. Initially this was a three week role, but was extended for far longer whilst I was able to help in developing the new team alongside the new management team, and help with short and long term strategies. - Support of disestablished staff during their notice period, and coordination of the staff engagement programme of the remaining and new staff, to counteract change fatigue and raise productivity. - Coordinating replies to official correspondence, whilst building and sustaining positive working relationships with a number of stakeholders. - Strategic support to the Unit Manager, advice on rephrasing of budgets and event management of team days, for the 30 strong team spread across four offices. - Provision of personal support and diary management to an all new management team, arrangements and preparations for internal and external meetings, travel, drafting presentations, document formatting and proofing support for the whole team. Show less



Ministry of Education of New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Coordinator (contract)

  • Jun 2014 - Dec 2014

  This was a large migration programme with 70,000+ identities accessing 23 applications moving to a secure, future proof Identity and Access Management service for the Education sector.- Assistance of project managers with the creation and maintenance of all project and programme artefacts, including RAID and change registers and regular reporting requirements, ensuring all documentation was uploaded to the document management system to ensure an auditable trail.- Coordination of Governance Board meetings and liaison with Board members and senior Sector representatives. - Procurement, including engagement and variations of contracts, onboarding of new staff, maintenance of staff records and associated resource tracking.- Financial tracking for multiple work streams, processing and monitoring of invoices against statements of work, and reconciliations of project financials in line with capital and operational expenditure budgets. I was asked on-board this programme by my previous Project Manager as we had a great working dynamic. Show less

• Project Support Officer (temp)

  • Sep 2013 - May 2014

  Business Intelligence project, following PRINCE2, established to produce an operational support tool to aid Ministry accountability, consistency and quality of service delivery. This was initially a three month position which was extended as I proved my capabilities. Unfortunately the project was halted due to OPEX funding. - Preparation and minutes at Governance Boards and ICT deployment meetings. - Proof reading and formatting of project documents, migrating these to a new FMS, and ultimately archiving during project closure activities. - Financial management, travel arrangements, preparation for workshops and participant reimbursements.- I also provided part-time support to the new Partnership Schools initiative in the form of Due Diligence investigation, event organisation and provision of note-taking at Governance Boards. Show less



Anglian Water Services

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operational Science Technician

  • Dec 2007 - Jul 2011

  Providing administrative and organisational support with data interpretation, manipulation and analytic skills within the Operational Science teams, gaining extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office packages. Key tasks included use of QDW (Lab reporting program with LIMS input), and SAP systems, for the maintenance of databases, and compilation of Water Quality reports, as well as customer correspondence.

• Drinking Water Safety Planning Coordinator (Secondment)

  • Feb 2010 - Jul 2010

  This versatile role concerned maintenance and roll-out of a new portal to meet regulatory requirements, based on risk assessment and safeguarding drinking water supplies from source to tap, via regular communication, face-to-face and indirect, at all employee levels. This rated the existing system’s risks – using monetary and public health measures– to focus future investment, as well as to optimise plant performances, delivering clear company savings. (Secondment to cover leave)

• Network Scientist (Secondment)

  • Jul 2009 - Jan 2010

  Case Management of water quality events, such as bursts, contaminations and water re-use issues, responding to customer complaints, by providing timely advice, diagnosis and resolutions; conducting auditing of network activities, ensuring compliance with internal and external standards, so that work is carried out hygienically; training and coaching both Anglian Water Services employees and contractors on hygienic practice and Anglian Water’s water quality requirements; identifying and mitigating risks to water quality from planned and un-planned activities, to ensure customers are protected and excellent water quality is maintained; interpreting and manipulating performance data/ compile water quality reports for wider business; developing and updating water quality procedures and methodologies; supporting and helping implement new regulatory requirements and new technologies. (Secondment to cover leave) Show less