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Work History
Education
Skills
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Rajiv Pattani

Johnsonville,Wellington

Summary

I am an organised and dedicated employee, with excellent attention for details and strong analytical, numerical and report writing skills. I have a very strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills. I enjoy work that is challenging, interesting and allows me to take ownership. I am currently working as a Senior Advisor, Planning & Performance at Environment Protection Authority (EPA) on a fixed term contract.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Advisor, Planning & Performance

Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
11.2023
  • Provide expert advice and contributions to planning and performance team, develop performance framework and measures, review and update business continuity system management policies and plans.

Senior Business Analyst

Ministry of Primary Industries (New Zealand Food Safety)
05.2002 - 11.2023
  • Provide strategic and analytical advice, support senior management in accountability reporting, identify key risks and establish risk register.

Senior Business Advisor

Ministry of Primary Industries (Policy and Trade)
07.2020 - 05.2022
  • Provide strategic and analytical advice, support senior management in accountability reporting.

Senior Business Advisor, Planning and Reporting

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (LSE)
03.2017 - 07.2020
  • Provide expert contributions to planning and performance deliverables, support accountability reporting requirements.

Senior Advisor, Strategy, Planning and Performance

Statistics New Zealand
04.2015 - 03.2017
  • Provide expert contributions to planning and performance deliverables, establish business continuity and crisis management plans.

Business Advisor, Planning, Reporting and Risk

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (LACE)
09.2013 - 04.2015
  • Provide expert contributions to planning and performance deliverables, identify and mitigate group-wide risks, establish business continuity plan.

Business Analyst – Monitoring and Reporting

New Zealand Transport Agency
12.2011 - 08.2013
  • Provide business analysis to improve business performance, identify and implement operational reporting efficiencies.

Reporting Analyst

Ministry of Social Development
05.2010 - 11.2011
  • Support funding and contracting manager in analysis and reporting of funding contracts, monitor and report key performance indicators.

Business Analyst, Strategy & Reporting

Barnardos New Zealand
11.2005 - 11.2009
  • Support business development manager with data collection and analysis, meet reporting requirements of stakeholders.

Claims Analyst/Business Analyst

IAG NZ Limited
07.2002 - 10.2005
  • Provide advice and guidance to customers, settle insurance claims, analyze claim settlements and customer behavior.

Temporary assignments in Administration/Call Center

Various Employment Agencies
04.1999 - 06.2002
  • Temporary assignments in administration and call center roles.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) -

Victoria University

PG Diploma in Advance Business Computing -

WelTec

Bachelor of Commerce -

Calicut University (India)

Skills

  • Sound knowledge of accountability reporting in public sector
  • Strong business report writing skills
  • Sound knowledge of government machinery
  • Strong customer service skills
  • Sound knowledge of OIAs, PQs and Ministerials
  • Strong stakeholder management skills
  • Sound knowledge in performance reporting methodologies such as Balanced Scorecard and PuMP and Business planning
  • Strong relationship building skills
  • Sound knowledge and experience in developing performance framework and Outcome/ Output measures
  • Adaptable and flexible
  • Ability to convert numbers into information
  • Ability to multitask and prioritise across multiple stakeholders
  • Strong analytical & Process mapping skills
  • Customer Focussed
  • Sound knowledge in Business Continuity Planning and Risk management
  • Mentoring/Coaching skills

Accomplishments

  • A key member of the Policy and Trade (MPI) branch work programme prioritisation framework development project team.
  • Successfully designed and developed monthly management report to LSE (MBIE) leadership team.
  • Part of a project team in Statistic New Zealand, that successfully developed a new performance framework and organisation wide performance measures for the new strategic direction using Balanced Scorecard and PuMP framework.
  • Part of the project team in Statistics New Zealand that involved in developing Business Continuity System Management policy/Plan and Crisis Management Plan for Statistics New Zealand.
  • Established a system of prepopulating some of the accountability reports, such as quarterly report to SLT (Senior Leadership team) and six-month report to Ministers. This has considerably reduced the workload of concerned general managers and senior managers as they need to only review the report before it gets signed off by the Deputy Chief Executive.
  • Successfully designed and developed risk register for LACE group (Labour and Commercial Environment) at MBIE.
  • Designed, Planning and Investment group’s (NZTA) monthly/quarterly performance reporting system based on Balanced Score Card methodology.
  • Successfully designed and implemented Performance reporting system for Barnardos Child and Family Support Services This was a major shift from the conventional reporting of output measures to Outcome measures. The development of the new system was a significant business process improvement for the organisation as it significantly improved quality of data and usage of data.

Other Information

  • Member of the Government Sector Business Continuity steering committee
  • Member of the Government Planning and Performance Network

References

On Request

Timeline

Senior Advisor, Planning & Performance

Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
11.2023

Senior Business Advisor

Ministry of Primary Industries (Policy and Trade)
07.2020 - 05.2022

Senior Business Advisor, Planning and Reporting

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (LSE)
03.2017 - 07.2020

Senior Advisor, Strategy, Planning and Performance

Statistics New Zealand
04.2015 - 03.2017

Business Advisor, Planning, Reporting and Risk

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (LACE)
09.2013 - 04.2015

Business Analyst – Monitoring and Reporting

New Zealand Transport Agency
12.2011 - 08.2013

Reporting Analyst

Ministry of Social Development
05.2010 - 11.2011

Business Analyst, Strategy & Reporting

Barnardos New Zealand
11.2005 - 11.2009

Claims Analyst/Business Analyst

IAG NZ Limited
07.2002 - 10.2005

Senior Business Analyst

Ministry of Primary Industries (New Zealand Food Safety)
05.2002 - 11.2023

Temporary assignments in Administration/Call Center

Various Employment Agencies
04.1999 - 06.2002

Master of Business Administration (MBA) -

Victoria University

PG Diploma in Advance Business Computing -

WelTec

Bachelor of Commerce -

Calicut University (India)
Rajiv Pattani