Deanne McManus-Emery

Leadership

Experience in developing effective leadership, accountability and performance cultures. Proven success in motivating professional teams by providing them with a vision, setting short, medium and long term goals and providing strong leadership to facilitate high achievement. Ability to maintain high staff commitment and satisfaction during times of transition, high workloads and external pressures. Demonstrated ability to lead teams in the achievement of organisational milestones.

Change Leadership

Experience leading transformational change. Strength in maintaining staff engagement and business performance, while leading a high performing team through constant ambiguity.

Strategic Planning

Strength in leading strategic planning and the development of plans that have “buy-in” by the organisation and its community of interest. Ability to see the big picture, the external and internal influences and to channel the strengths of the organisation to develop timely and relevant responses.

Relationship Management

Highly developed relationship management skills. Maintained productive working relationships with senior management leaders, Social Sector providers, Local Government bodies, Government Agencies, Private sector and Iwi.

Financial Management & Control

Experience in financial control and allocation of resources to achieve organisational goals. Experience managing budgets with annual operating costs of $500M per annum.

Funding and Monitoring

Experience and understanding of Government funding frameworks, ensuring robust strategies align to meet the prioritised need.

Risk Management

Understanding and experience of identifying organisational and political risks and effectively managing mitigation strategies.

Ngati Patu Poo

Ngati Mahuta

Waikato

Ngati Whatua Ki Kaipara

Ngapuhi

• I led the successful allocation of $10m, Maori Partnership social housing funding to support Iwi social housing initiatives, across New Zealand. This required, engaging, with all applicants to understand their housing aspirations, and connecting them to commercial and government partners to support their aspirations. The successful housing initiatives that have been implement include: Ngati Mutunga - Chatham Islands Papakainga, Mangatawa - Papamoa Papakainga and Pukaki Trust - South Auckland Papakainga.

• I led the establishment of Kahui Arahi - a co-governance partnership with representatives from mana whenua- Waikato and Ngati Whatua- Orakei and Ki Kaipara, and the Auckland Regional Leadership from across Oranga Tamariki, Service delivery, and Maori Partnerships and Funding. The intent and purpose, was to give life to the s7aa legislation, to support joint decision making, to enhance our service delivery to reduce inequity for Maori tamariki.

• I led the tamariki workstreams, which was part of the Regional Leadership Governance (RLG) during COVID-19. The required co-ordination of a regional led Welfare response to COVID, through the provision of safe care/housing while isolating. I did this through working with Iwi, Police, MSD, DHB's, MOE, Corrections, Community providers and local government, to ensure a joint approach to safety and wellbeing.

• Led the Housing Housing New Zealand transformational change process with the Tenancy Services, moving from a community development delivery model, to a commercially focused delivery model, I was responsible for developing the communication plan , engaging the delivery of the transformational change key messages, facilitating staff feedback, and delivering on the change final change document. I also was responsible for engaging with staff directly impacted, and ensuring the right support to navigate them through the change.

• Developed and implemented the Training and Employment Strategy, to provide training and employment opportunities for Waikato-Tainui tribal beneficiaries, through the already established strategic commercial partnerships As an outcome of the raupatu settlement.
  Achievements Included 25 training opportunities with ACCOR, secured engineering scholarships with OPUS International, Secured 10 electrical training opportunities with Transpower.

• Reviewed the Hamilton City Council Community Grant Funding Policy, processes and procedures. Developed and implemented a new funding framework and policy to ensure a more targeted funding approach to prioritised need was applied.
  Implementation of a new online funding plateform was implemented and well communicated to Iwi, maori and the wider community sector.

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