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Rob Eland

Senior Consultant

Key Skills

  • Programme and project assurance (including ICR)
  • Business and data analysis
  • Assurance and advisory to senior leadership
  • Development of strategic insights
  • Strategic and operational reporting
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Technical expertise

Overview

Rob is adept at navigating complex environments and engagements, with a strong background in the public sector and extensive experience across multiple agencies. He has a proven track record providing strategic guidance and assurance to senior leaders and decision-makers at all levels.

Rob's strengths lie in his ability to transform raw data into meaningful insights and actionable strategies. By leveraging his analytical skills, he enables leaders to make data-driven decisions to improve performance and achieve long-term objectives.

A problem-solver by nature, Rob quickly builds trust and rapport with clients. His breadth of experience is reflected in his ability to quickly and effectively adapt to the situation to secure the best possible outcome for his stakeholders.

Rob has volunteered with the New Zealand Red Cross since 2018, most recently in the refugee resettlement and support programme.

 

Recent Experience 

  • TE TĀHUHU O TE MĀTAURANGA | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (MOE) – Uplift of programme artefacts and assurance following IQA. Led a full refresh of data, analytics, reporting, and information management within the Ka Ora, Ka Ako (healthy school lunches) and Ikura (period products in schools) programmes.

  • TE PAPA ATAWHAI | DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION (DOC) –Established corporate data and insights function, developed and led performance reporting. Regular briefings to the Director-General of Conservation. Key contributor in projects to design and develop the future of DOC.

  • TE PAPA ATAWHAI | DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION (DOC) Led multiple workstreams for Investor Confidence Rating (ICR) improvement activities, contributing to an uplift from ‘C’ to ‘B’ rating.


Qualifications

Rob holds a Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT), in addition to professional qualifications in PRINCE2, Power BI, Azure, and ITIL.