Experience

Ministry for Ethnic Communities

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Advisor

  • Oct 2023 - Present



Ministry of Education of New Zealand

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

• Recruitment Advisor

  • Aug 2022 - Sep 2023

  • Providing end-to-end recruitment advice and guidance for Te Pou Hanganga Matihiko – Digital and Infrastructure team, particularly within the Contingent space (contractors and temps). • Supporting the hiring managers to conduct contingent recruitment and onboarding in a way that is inclusive, mitigates bias, prioritises good candidate care and taking practical action to give effect to te Tiriti o Waitangi. • Completing, processing and closing RSOs, variations and other related documents in the Procurement & Document management systems including Sharepoint. • Facilitating and coordinating with external agency suppliers within our All-of-Government Panel. • Providing information and insights on market trends, rates and various Contingent related queries with the managers. • Working with the wider team in providing process improvements & systems support for better efficiencies within the Contingent space. • Supporting the wider Sourcing & Selection team with other recruitment needs as when required with permanent and fixed term engagements. Show less



Playcentre Aotearoa

• Human Resources Coordinator

  • Apr 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Working closely with the HR Lead, HR Coordinators and other Playcentre hiring managers with end-to-end recruitment of staff and other forms of staffing requirements nationally across New Zealand.• Drafting letters, advertisements, procedures, variation letters and other related HR employment agreements.• Organising recruitment advertising. supporting managers in inductions of new employees and other day-to-day administrative HR tasks. • Assisting in the development and mapping of HR Policies and Procedures for Playcentre Aotearoa• Maintaining employee records of over 600 staff and setting up of emails for the new and existing employees.• Managing the Police Vetting and Safety Checking requirements under the Children’s Workers Act for all paid employees and volunteers taking part of Playcentre Education Courses.• Key Project 1: Migration of Manual Process to Sharepoint Online – Leveraging on the Office365 cloud platform, I created an online database and structure for the Police Vetting and Safety Checking process. • Key Project 2: Creating a Request to Appoint and Ready for Letter request system using Sharepoint to enable hiring managers to support the various regions and consolidate the requests nationally, for a more efficient tracking and a seamless automation of certain HR functions.• Key Project 3: Introduced and implemented online reference checking using CVCheck to improve efficiency on the recruitment process. Show less

• Centre Support Administrator

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2020

  • Mainly focused on administrative tasks for centre support workers, centre administrators, as well as other centre-based employees• Worked closely with the Centre Support Coordinator in ensuring coordination of requirements by the Lower North Island Playcentres, and to ensure compliance such as safety checks required under the Children’s Act • Managed Human Resources, Health & Safety processes and policies for Playcentre Aotearoa - Lower North Island Region such as employment, contracts, schedule changes, timesheets approval, IT administration and some payroll administration Show less



Sony

• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing Communications Manager

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

  • Monthly planning of upcoming marketing communications requirements for Sony’s B2B product categories: Visual Presentation (Projectors) Business, Video Security (Surveillance) Business and Medical Business • Managed day-to-day marketing needs for each business unit such as creation and dissemination of monthly eNewsletters to a select customer database, production of brochures and other shopfront collaterals, website content management, customer enquiries received via email, press release requests for new products and events management including product launches • Prepared status updates, contact reports and project timelines for each business unit • Coordinated with production, web developers, and advertising agencies for the delivery and implementation of marketing materials Show less



Frontage Asia

• Singapore

• Account Manager

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2013

  • Worked closely with Sony Electronics Asia Pacific and Singapore Marketing Communications department in managing, creating, and implementing through-the-line advertising activities which includes print ads, point-of-purchase collaterals, events, digital ads, and web content management • Supervised an account executive in the day-to-day client requirements from briefing to concept development to delivery of final artwork and HTML files for Sony’s CMS. • Prepared creative briefs, campaign strategies, status updates, contact reports and project timelines • Coordinated with production, web developers, and media agencies for the delivery and implementation of digital materials. Show less



W3-O Pte Ltd

• Singapore
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Account Executive

  • Apr 2008 - Jun 2011

  • Worked as a key project manager for Sony Xplod (Car Audio), Sony Eco – Environmental Website Launch, Robert BOSCH (Power Tools), Denso (OEM Carparts), Ministry of Manpower – Singapore, YMCA – Singapore, and Media Development Authority - Singapore • Managed the internal and external activities of the agency which included coordination with creative and production teams, preparation and management of timelines, creation of cost estimates, quotations and invoices, supervision of shoots and production press checks • Reported directly to the managing director of the company • Supervised a junior accounts executive in managing projects • Pitched and presented creative proposals for various brand/clients Show less



TBWA\SMP

• Philippines
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Account Manager

  • May 2007 - Dec 2007

  • Worked together with the Account Director in managing key accounts – NIVEA - Beiresdorf (Skin Care), Philippine Star (Broadsheet), Boysen (Household/Industrial Paint), Penshoppe (Fashion), and Tuseran - Unliab (Cough Medicine) • Developed print ads, television commercials and radio commercials with the strategy, creative and production teams from conceptualization to production to final output delivery and post-campaign analysis • Drafted and analyzed monthly competitive reviews for NIVEA • Attended FGDs (Focus Group Discussions) and consolidated research material results from Nielsen ad reports, and other media reports for client submission • Managed internal activities of the accounts team and creative team which include contact reports, campaign timelines, and other status updates to client Show less



Exposure Media

• Freelancer/Finance Manager

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Co-led and managed an events management company, which includes pre- and post-production such as video/photo coverage, hosting requirements and video linear editing Co-led and managed an events management company, which includes pre- and post-production such as video/photo coverage, hosting requirements and video linear editing