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Deslea Selmes

Deslea Selmes

IT Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Service through excellence in public administration and management

  • Education

    • Curtin Graduate School of Business

      2012 - 2013
      Master of Business Administration 76.6 Weighted Average (Distinction)

      Economics, business, international business, organisational behaviour, business improvement (top of class), natural resources management, marketing, financial management.

    • Australian Institute of Company Directors

      2014 - 2015
      Company Directors' Course

    • Catholic Institute of Sydney

      1992 - 1996
      Bachelor Theology

      Activities and Societies: Treasurer, Catholic Institute of Sydney Students' Association Focus included history, classical languages, and ethics

    • TAFE NSW

      2007 - 2008
      Diploma Project Management

      This course was from a PMBOK perspective. I also hold PRINCE2 Practitioner from the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) (UK) and a Certified Practicising Project Manager (formerly RegPM) qualification from the Australian Institute of Project Management.

    • Flinders University

      2010 - 2011
      Graduate Certificate Public Sector Management 5.75 GPA (7 point scale)

      Completed through the Australia Public Service Commission's PSM (Public Sector Management) Program. The program had a Federal government focus.

  • Experience

    • JCS School

      Feb 2000 - Jun 2007
      IT Manager

      Deslea had a long and successful relationship with JCS School, spanning communications consultancy, IT management, infrastructure project management, and website design and management. Among other achievements, she delivered a major electrical infrastructure upgrade. Deslea has overlapping achievements during this period as she worked at JCS part time.

    • Thomson Legal & Regulatory

      Feb 2004 - Feb 2005
      Regional Communications Assistant, Asia-Pacific

      In this demanding role, Deslea managed an intranet environment to support the very diverse needs of many subsidiary companies with extremely different profiles for language, technology availability, and skills. She was heavily involved in rolling out a new intranet platform and delivered the new environment fully populated with content.

    • Workplace Authority

      Aug 2007 - Jan 2009
      Project Officer

      Deslea entered the Australian Public Service at the Workplace Authority, where she delivered support services to a resource pool of project managers and business analysts. She delivered a program of project management training and qualifications, a Small Projects Framework, and a suite of online tools to support her clients. She also provided high-level governance and secretariat to the Strategic IT Steering Committee.

    • ComSuper

      Jan 2009 - Jan 2015

      Deslea had day-to-day carriage and strategic leadership over the delivery of the administration of PSSap, providing superannuation services for over 125,000 Australian public servants. She delivered strategic contract governance and the delivery of effective outsourced activities, as well as operational management of some residual functions. She delivered an increase in annualised SLA performance from 62% on commencement, to 82% one year later, to over 99% on her departure, across a portfolio of 98 service standards. She also served on the ComSuper Mental Health Advisory Committee and the ComSuper Change Advisory Board, as well as the ACT Committee of Women in Super. Show less Deslea worked in several executive positions at ComSuper, with achievements including delivering fraud control plans (2012), an agile strategic risk model based on low-impact, high-value horizon scanning (2011-12), development of multi-party risk management capability in relation to an outsourced business delivery line (2011-12), project management governance and oversight (2011), delivery of the high-profile Business Recovery Project within the Superannuation Administration Reform Program (2010), and risk and insurance management (2009-2013). Show less

      • Director

        Jun 2013 - Jan 2015

      • Assistant Director

        Jan 2009 - Jun 2013

    • International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC)

      Dec 2012 - Dec 2013
      Member, Enterprise Risk Management for Government 2013 Advisory Panel

    • Women's Centre for Health Matters

      Sept 2014 - Sept 2015
      Non Executive Board Member and Deputy Chair

      As Deputy Chair, Deslea supports the WCHM Board, Chair, and Executive Director in carrying out WCHM's vision to advance women's health in the ACT and surrounds, with particular emphasis on evidenced-based advocacy and health promotion. WCHM conducts innovative campaigns such as the Summer of Respect, as well as robust social research in support of ACT health objectives. As a member of the Governance Sub-Committee, Deslea has also supported the Board in its strategic and risk management activities, as well as specialist areas such as policy work in relation to auspicing of smaller NGOs. Show less

    • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

      Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
      IT Governance Consultant

      In partnership with Governance In Motion Pty Ltd and Talent International, Deslea provides IT governance advice, analysis, and support to the Information Management and Technology Division of DFAT, with specific focus on risk management and assurance in an environment of complex organisational change.

    • JDA/Applus Wokman

      Oct 2017 - Mar 2020
      Capacity Building Specialist

      Deslea offered strategic support, governance development, and capacity building on a consultancy basis to corporate, government, and NGO clients in Papua New Guinea.

    • Palladium: Make It Possible

      Sept 2018 - Mar 2019
      Agreements (Grants) Manager, PNG Education Capacity Development

      Deslea had senior carriage of grants and subcontracting arrangements at the PNG Education Capacity Development Facility (ECDF), supported by the Australian Government and managed by Palladium. Her portfolio of grants included coverage of basic and higher education, vocational training, inclusion education, and literacy. She led a team committed to building capacity in grantee organisations and the education sector and community in Papua New Guinea.

    • Office of Northern Australia

      Sept 2021 - Jan 2022
      Senior Policy Officer

    • Torres Strait Regional Authority

      Jan 2022 - now
      Independent Governance Advisor

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Practising Project Manager (CPPM)

      Australian Institute of Project Management
      Dec 2008

    • PRINCE2 Practitioner

      Office of Government and Commerce (OGC UK)
      Nov 2008

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Deslea Selmes
      Australia Day Achievement Medallion The National Australia Day Council Jan 2011 The National Australia Day Council provides Australia Day Achievement Medallions to Commonwealth Government departments and agencies for presentation around Australia day each year. The medallions are presented to staff who have made a "noteworthy contribution to the work of their Department during the past year, or given "outstanding service over a number of years.” The medallion was awarded to Deslea for "Achieving industry standard business continuity at ComSuper," recognising her role as… Show more The National Australia Day Council provides Australia Day Achievement Medallions to Commonwealth Government departments and agencies for presentation around Australia day each year. The medallions are presented to staff who have made a "noteworthy contribution to the work of their Department during the past year, or given "outstanding service over a number of years.” The medallion was awarded to Deslea for "Achieving industry standard business continuity at ComSuper," recognising her role as Project Manager of the high-profile Business Recovery Project. Show less
    • Awarded to Deslea Selmes
      Australia Press Council Prize (Tertiary) Australia Press Council Nov 1994 For decades the Australian Press Council has sponsored an annual prize for an essay or thesis submitted by a tertiary student. This is for work focusing on the investigation and discussion of journalistic ethics, and serious investigation of the freedom and the responsibility of the press. Deslea won for her essay "Freedom of the Press and its Responsibility."