Experience

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  GO Foundation - The Goodes O'Loughlin Foundation

  • Australia
  • Education Management
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Chairperson

    • Aug 2020 - Present

  • Board Member

    • Sep 2018 - Aug 2020

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  The Law Society of NSW

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • Aug 2020 - Present

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  Lawcover

  • Director

    • Sep 2020 - Present

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  The College of Law Australia

  • Foundation Ordinary Member

    • Sep 2020 - Present

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  Rugby Australia

  • Committee Chair

    • Sep 2021 - Jul 2023

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  Arrilla Indigenous Consulting

  • Australia

  • Interim Chief Executive Officer

    • Feb 2020 - Aug 2020
    • Australia

    Arrilla Indigenous Consulting has been providing specialist support to Australian workforces for nearly three decades and more recently became a joint venture with KPMG Australia. We provide consulting services and are the leading provider of Indigenous Cultural Competency Training for workplaces.

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  Department of Premier and Cabinet (NSW)

  • Deputy Secretary, Social Policy

    • Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

    Led a business group responsible for policy advice, strategy and initiatives for Government with a focus on improving outcomes for the people of New South Wales in the areas of social and justice spending and policy. Support the Premier and senior Cabinet Ministers with relevant portfolio responsibilities and chair and participate in very senior forums to drive improvements for NSW, including the A&NZ Counter Terrorism Committee (Co-Chair); State Counter Terrorism Committee (Chair) and the Council of Australian Government processes.

  • Deputy Secretary, Operations and Engagement

    • Nov 2015 - Sep 2018

    Led 350 staff focussed on delivering: all corporate services to the Premier, 23 Government Ministers and the Department; high profile and complex functions across the public sector (Government advertising, branding, social media, media monitoring), regional delivery and major events. Responsible for governance, risk and compliance management for the Department as well as membership of boards responsible for procurement, shared corporate services and cyber security for the whole Government sector.

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  Lord Howe Island Board

  • Chairman Of The Board

    • 2015 - 2019

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  NSW Public Service Commission

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Deputy Commissioner

    • Feb 2012 - Nov 2015
    • Sydney, Australia

    Responsible for developing and implementing policies, strategies and projects to improve the performance of the NSW public sector workforce to better meet Government priorities and deliver better services to the people of NSW . In very tight timeframes delivered significant projects for the Board including the first state-wide employee survey, the first state-wide customer satisfaction survey and sector performance reporting

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  National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy

  • Board Member

    • 2006 - 2014

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  Department of Family and Community Services (NSW)

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Executive Director

    • Apr 2004 - Feb 2012
    • Sydney, Australia

    Responsible for developing and delivering policies and strategies to improve outcomes for children, families and communities across NSW. Led the team responsible for reforming and regulating 5,500 early education and care services across NSW including preschools and childcare services (approx. 500,000 children aged 0 to 5 attended daily). Delivered the $85 million Pre-School reform program; $279 million commitment to pre-school access and the building of 9 Aboriginal child and family centres across NSW worth $75 million.

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  Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University

  • Board Member

    • 2010 - 2012

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  Sydney Local Health District

  • Board Member

    • 2009 - 2012

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  Department of Premier and Cabinet (NSW)

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Director

    • 2002 - 2004
    • Sydney, Australia

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  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

  • Sydney, Australia

  • State Manager

    • 1994 - 2002
    • Sydney, Australia

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  Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)

  • Export Finance and Insurance Corporation - Sydney

  • Loans Portfolio Manager

    • 1989 - 1994
    • Export Finance and Insurance Corporation - Sydney

    Started as an Aboriginal Cadet while completing degrees and was promoted to loans portfolio manager.