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Bermy Pokoati

Bermy Pokoati

Bermy Pokoati's Online Resume

Employed Open to opportunities
Service orientated with a strong focus on excellence. I work to achieve results through excellent communication skills, the development and execution of sound planning and organisation, and by forming strong trusting relationships with stakeholders, colleagues and staff.

A self motivated adaptive professional, I bring leadership, energy and team focus to the workplace.

Strengths:
  • strong process management, analytical, planning, financial management and organisational skills
  • proven relationship management skills
  • innovation and experience as a change agent
  • proven leadership ability and performance management skills
  • the ability to develop and foster sound customer relationships and build strong teams.

For more information about my experience and skills please visit www.bermy-pokoati.com
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Graduate Certificate in Social Sciences (Housing Management & Policy)

Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne

February 2006 to July 2007
Post graduate study in Social Housing Management and Policy

DipHRM

Victoria University of Wellington

February 1995 to May 1997
Post graduate study in Human Resource Management

Bachelor of Arts with Honours

Victoria University of Wellington

February 1989 to May 1992
Post graduate study in Education Policy and Practice

Bachelor of Commerce & Administration

Victoria University of Wellington

March 1987 to November 1990
Business Administration Major
  • Experience in leading high performing teams
  • Demonstrated ability to motivate and coach staff
  • Demonstrated success in a senior leadership role
  • Demonstrated ability to lead successful change
  • Experience in building a team culture around understanding customer needs and delivering agreed outputs
  • Strong customer service ethic with demonstrated experience in gathering customer information and using it to improve processes and services
  • Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively to develop solutions to meet customer requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically across complex business issues
  • Experience in service and technology design and business analysis
  • Sound project management skills & experience
  • Sound judgement, discretion and proven ability to work under pressure
  • Experience in implementing and developing a shared services model
  • Sound problem solving abilities with focus on understanding root cause and identifying appropriate solutions
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to foster good stakeholder relationships through consultation and partnering
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and in plain language
  • Responsible for ensuring the smooth operations of the Emergency Housing Response Team, as well as leading the delivery of the business readiness work stream to support the cross agency Emergency Housing Response team to deliver an additional 1400 new emergency housing places across New Zealand.
  • Responsible for providing programme management oversight and support to the Auckland Housing Response Team including reporting to external stakeholders.
  • Led a team of professionals accountable for business analysis and design, project management, system development, system testing and business intelligence to implement fit-for-purpose business solutions across people, process, and technology.
  • A key strategic role accountable for supporting the Tenancy Services Leadership Team to embed Transformation One systems and service delivery model
  • Work collaboratively across the organisation to mobilise resources to improve systems and implement missing enablers which will contribute to positive customer outcomes
  • Successfully led a multi-disciplinary team responsible for designing and building a new social housing system (Northgate Housing) in Housing New Zealand Corporation
  • Provided analysis and interpretation of performance to Chief Operating Officer and Directors of Operations
  • Led the overall planning and reporting across the Operations Group within HNZC frameworks
  • Provided skills, expertise and leadership to support service delivery design and improvement activities, including continuous improvement, across the Operations Group
  • Provided project management, co-ordination and functional service delivery expertise for initiatives across the Operations Group
  • Provided appropriate ways for people to access HNZC’s housing services, accurately assess their housing need and provided access to appropriate housing solutions or housing related services
  • Provided a case management approach to the assessment of housing needs (Social Allocation/Suitable Homes) and implemented and maintained income-related rent practice
  • Maximised the efficiency of tenancy and property management in order to provide service growth within fiscal and business constraints
  • Led the development of strategies, tactics, agreed initiatives and associated projects to achieve key Operations Group priorities
  • Led Operations group planning and development of group business plan
  • Provided strategic advice and challenged strategic thinking within the Operations group to improve the focus and targeting of planned responses
  • Coached, guided and provided support resources to managers in the implementation of sound people management practices
  • Developed and maintained effective HR policies, procedures and systems
  • Provided management information and analysis on people related success indicators
  • Managed the payroll function
  • Managed people-related issues and provided advice and support to senior managers
  • Developed and implemented training and development programmes