Jo Grant

Consultant

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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

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Timeline
About me
Delivery Owner
Education
- Hillcrest High School
  1997 - 2001
  'A' Bursary
  Activities and Societies: Head Girl
- The University of Waikato
  2002 - 2005
  Bachelor of Management Studies Human Resources Management & Public Relations First Class Honours
  Activities and Societies: Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society
Experience
- Deloitte New Zealand
  May 2006 - Sept 2007
  Consultant
  Tax Consultant May - October 2006HR & Growth Solutions Consultant November 2006 - September 2007
- P&O Cruises
  Sept 2007 - Mar 2008
  Junior Assistant Cruise Director
  A member of the entertainment team responsible for event management, activities hosting, performing, and customer service.
- New Zealand Rugby Union
  Mar 2008 - Jan 2009
  Rugby Operations Administrator
  A member of the Rugby Operations team responsible for the governance, planning, management, and administration of domestic rugby competitions and test matches.
- Julia Ross
  May 2009 - Nov 2009
  Recruitment Resourcer
  Working in the recruitment team writing job advertisements, administering skills testing, interviewing and selecting candidates for client roles.
- Marks and Spencer
  Apr 2010 - Nov 2011
  PMO & Change Analyst
  Administered programme processes, systems, governance and reporting to support the successful delivery of the Business Foundation Programme. Prepared plans, schedules and content for stakeholder engagement, training and testing to ensure project understanding and commitment from 99 expert users across the business.
- Legal & General
  Apr 2012 - Oct 2012
  PMO Analyst
  Responsible for facilitating and supporting the decision making, actioning, planning, and risk activities of the Retail Distribution Review project.
- England Rugby 2015
  Oct 2012 - Nov 2015
  Technology Project Manager
  England Rugby 2015 was the organising committee of Rugby World Cup 2015.Technology Project Manager August 2014 - November 2015Operations Programme Manager October 2012 - August 2014Project managed the implementation, operational support, and decommissioning of key tournament technology systems and the ICT services for Rugby World Cup 2015 headquarters.Established England Rugby 2015 project plans, roadmaps, processes, and governance structure.
- Wellington Rugby
  Jun 2016 - Apr 2018
  Event & Match Delivery Manager
  Event & Match Delivery Manager responsible for the planning and delivery of:- Rugby matches at Sky (Westpac) Stadium including Mitre 10 Cup, Super Rugby, All Blacks and the 2017 Lions Tour- Community engagement, member, and awards events for the Hurricanes and Wellington Lions.
- New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
  Apr 2018 - Feb 2022
  Project Lead - Technology
  August 2020 - February 2022: Project Lead - TechnologyApril 2018 - August 2020: Project Lead - Event and Logistics Planning for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2021.
- New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
  Jun 2022 - Sept 2023
  Senior Project Manager
- Meridian Energy
  Oct 2023 - now
  Delivery Owner
Licenses & Certifications
- ICAgile Certified Professional
  ICAgile
- Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) - Foundation & Practitioner
  AXELOS Global Best Practice
  Jun 2020