Carol Parreno

Experience

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  EPIC Events NZ

  Mar 2014 - now

  Managing Director
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  NZ Philippines Business Council

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  Director
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  CMC Business Services

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  Programme Manager

  Programme management and consulting

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  Ministry of Social Development (MSD)

  Apr 2011 - Jun 2012

  Programme Management, Welfare Reform

  * Provided technical direction and management support to ensure effective project management* Provided effective management and co-ordination of specific projects as part of the Social Policy work programme, the inter-dependencies, and any risks and other issues that may arise. * Work with team leads and managers to define implement key programme management standards, guidelines, processes roles and responsibilities (e.g. risk management, planning, progress tracking, documentation and controls) * Proactively plan, arrange, and co-ordinate business group work programmes in order to support the achievement of objectives in a timely and efficient manner.* Establish and maintain appropriate programme/project governance arrangements * Contributes to the development and manages the Programme Management Plan and any other plans as required (including schedules), its updating and publication.* Manages and/or co-ordinates planned projects for the business unit to ensure the delivery of project outcomes* Building capability in project management Show less

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  Ministry of Social Development (MSD)

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2017

  * Developed project management process adopted and used as “best practice” for all of MSD* Ensure appropriate programme and project management processes are in place and are being used effectively. Identify risks and issues and escalate to the Programme Owner as required* Achieve value for money, provide project management support that leaves projects to focus their goals and objectives while ensuring that progress, achievements and impacts are known to all stakeholders and to all other interested parties* Apply project management expertise across a wide range of complex / high profile projects. * Organisation, planning, management, support and reporting provided to helped drive the achievement of complex policy development in tight timeframes that is coordinated and integrated across the Ministry and key government agencies. Show less * Applied PRINCE 2 methodology with Agile monitoring and reporting. Project management processes are applied and implemented to successfully manage the SSAR programme of work* Fit for purpose programme plans are set up and agreed in a timely manner, and monitored and reported on regularly and effectively* Progress reporting is completed on time and accurately. Scope is monitored and variations on scope, issues and risks are identified and reported on. Milestone linkages with other Ministry work are identified and monitored, and impacts to other key MSD projects Show less

  • Project Manager, Social Services Policy

    Apr 2006 - Aug 2017

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2000 - Aug 2017

  • Project Manager, Social Security Act (1964) Rewrite

    Aug 2013 - Jul 2015
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  Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission

  Jul 2015 - Apr 2016

  Workstream Project Manager, Social Investment Unit

  * Project managed large social sector change programme run across 8 government agencies. Role included programme planning based on both PRINCE2 and Agile methodologies.* Responsible for Investment Workstream project management includes planning, deliverables sheets, status, risk and issues reporting and manages team meetings and linkages to the SSIC Programme* Responsible for Data Infrastructure and analytics workstream includes development of vision, sprint planning, task prioritisation, status risk and issues reporting, manages team meetings and linkages to the SSIC Programme* Providing specialist input as appropriate to the project process. Show less

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  Ministry of Health New Zealand

  Jun 2017 - Mar 2018

  Senior Project Advisor - Cross Government Mental Health Priorities

  Mental Health Inquiry

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  Social Wellbeing Agency

  Aug 2017 - Mar 2018

  Project Management Lead

  Mental Health Social Investment Fund Initiatives

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  Medical Council of New Zealand

  Mar 2018 - now

  Strategic Project Manager