Clients

Supporting Families New Zealand

Supporting Families is an organisation that helps families deal with mental illness in their midst. Alan has been a coach and mentor for managers in the organsation and assisted with facilitation for its strategic directions, the development of a national plan, the development of regional alliances, the implementation of a Customer Relations database system and periodically writing a National Narrative report on the state of mental health in the communities of the country.

http://www.supportingfamiliesnz.org.nz/

Foundation North

The ASB Community Trust is New Zealand’s largest Community Trust and responsible for granting over $40 million annually. Alan has assisted the Trust with an organizational review, leading to a pathway of organisational development, and the initiation of an integrated Planning Programing and Budgeting system.

https://www.foundationnorth.org.nz/

Oranga Tamariki

Alan has worked for almost a decade with Child Youth and Family advising on operational plan development, coaching managers, reporting on site locations, carrying out training activities, developing reporting systems and assisting to resolve complex issues. CYF have used Alan’s services to strengthen the capacity of CYF of its social services providers, particularly kaupapa Maori organisations.

https://www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/

Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury, the Canterbury Regional Council is a longstanding client that Alan assists with independent observation and advice on procurement panels. His advice has mainly been on the tendering, working with passenger transport services and infrastructure as well as IT and clean heat purchases by the Council.

http://www.ecan.govt.nz

Payments NZ

In 2010, Payments New Zealand was set up by the payments industry to manage the rules and promote innovative, safe and open payment systems.

Payments NZ’s role is to establish, run, and monitor the rules of engagement covering all these payment instructions between all participants in the New Zealand’s payments system to keep these transactions accurate and trouble-free.

http://www.paymentsnz.co.nz

The Tindall Foundation

The Tindall Foundation is one of New Zealand's most well known philanthropic Family Foundations, contributing in excess of $8 million per annum to various social enterprises and community organisations. Alan has assisted the Foundation with evaluations, strategic orientation and capacity building work with a range of the Tindall Foundation grant recipients. In particular Alan assists with the development of Community Foundations, increasing New Zealanders' giving to current and future generations.

http://www.tindall.org.nz

Auckland Transport

The Assets and Maintenance Division of AT is responsible for the maintenance of the transport infrastructure in Auckland with millions of dollars to spend each year on the city's most expensive asset. Under the leadership of Group Manager Tony McCartney the Division has an outward facing Plan. Working with this team, we have developed an internal organisation improvement plan to ensure the human resources are more than equal to the important work of the Division.

http://www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz/

PARS (People At Risk Solutions)

PARS has over 100 years history in rehabilitating prisoners into society, looking after their initial accommodation, helping find work, assisting with family re-integration, opening bank accounts, looking after their health. With a new contract environment they found themselves looking at a significant deficit. Working as a team we analysed the issues, improved internal processes, approached the necessary parties and put a compelling case; in six months we were looking at an exciting new service model and a very healthy surplus!

http://www.pars.co.nz

Youthtown

Youthtown is a dynamic organisation running research based programmes for 5 to 18 year olds and enabling young New Zealanders to reach their potential through sports, youth squads, holiday activities and a range of exciting programmes. I have worked with Youthtown on business strategy and helping develop new streams of revenue as it moves beyond complete reliance on its Youthtown Foundation money.

http://www.youthtown.org.nz

Te Tai o Marokura

Te Tai o Marokura is the social service and health arm of Ngati Kuri in Kaikoura. Based at the Takahanga Marae, this Kaupapa Maori provider runs services for budgeting, health clinics, social work, mothers and pepis, disease management, drug and alcohol counselling, strengthening families and more. My role was to assist them to develop their strategy, strengthen internal procedures and implement a CRM to capture data for their many contracts. 

LandSAR NZ

LandSAR NZ is the search and rescue organisation that saves lives when people are missing in the bush or have wandered off and not returned. Experts in tracking, bush craft, river crossings, and mountain safety and utilising the latest technology, these people find and save people! My role has been to carry out an organisational review, assist with a new structure, survey members and recommend internal changes to improve staff alignment with its diverse geographical membership.

http://www.landsar.org.nz

The Core 

If you want a refurbished computer or your Mac or Phone repaired, these are the guys. The Core has grown rapidly over the last few years to a turnover of a significant 7 figure sum. I have worked with the team there to develop and sharpen business strategy, put in place systems and structure - to see it on its next stage of growth.

https://www.thecore.co.nz