Summary
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Work History
Education
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Certification
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Ahmed Kilani

Sydney

Summary

A highly experienced professional manager and chaplain, with excellent interpersonal, management and communication skills. Professional and widely respected with a high level of understanding of the challenges in managing a multi-disciplinary teams accountable to various key stakeholders.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Prison Chaplain /Team Leader Manager

Islamic Council Of NSW
01.2015 - Current
  • Providing spiritual guidance and pastoral care to inmates and staff under the custody of Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW).
  • Team leader to ICNSW team of 7 Chaplains providing training, mentoring, pastoral care and overall management of Islamic prison chaplaincy in NSW.
  • Provide guidance and advice to CSNSW Governors, Manager and staff on issues related to inmates.
  • Executive Member of Civil Chaplaincies Advisory Committee managing the provision of chaplaincy by over 100 Chaplains working in NSW jails and hospitals.
  • Member CSNSW Justice Sub Committee providing advice on policy and accreditation of Chaplains

Religious Support Officer

Corrective Services NSW
03.2016 - 03.2017
  • Worked on secondment as the Religious Support Officer with the CSNSW Proactive Integrated Support Model (PRISM) team providing theological assessments, mentoring and support to convicted terrorists as they reintegrated into the community.
  • Developed and provided Islamic Awareness Training sessions to CSNSW staff state wide.

Business Management / Consultant

Self Employed
02.1995 - 12.2014

Extensive experience in a diverse range of management roles in manufacturing, retail and commercial sales in a variety of small to multi-national business operations.


Strong focus on quality assurance management and implementing policies and procedures to drive organisational goals, centred around a hands on personal approach to managing relationships and business outcomes.


High level communication skills in report writing and presentations, with professional training in media engagement and lobbying and advocacy to government.


Education

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) 400hrs - Chaplaincy

NSW College of Clinical Pastoral Education
Sydney, NSW
2018

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology / Sociology

University of Western Sydney
Milperra, NSW
1995

Islamic Spiritual Training & Personal Development - Islamic Theology

Student of Sheikh Nuh Keller
Amman, Jordan

Skills

  • A professional, highly experienced and respected chaplain providing specialised spiritual and pastoral care to inmates, a majority of whom are suffering from significant trauma and mental health issues
  • Highly experienced team leader, corporate manger and mentor with strong analytical skills, visionary bigger picture thinking that is comfortable working independently or as part of a team
  • A highly skilled communicator with excellent interpersonal skills that is comfortable in a Executive setting or jail yard
  • Experienced in working proactively and reactively with CSNSW senior executives, governors and managers in improving policies and procedures, with a good understanding of CSNSW 2030 plan to reduce recidivism by focusing on rehabilitation and post release support

Certification

Accredited Chaplain


Accredited Positive Lifestyles Program (PLP) facilitator


KPMG - Quality Assurance Management Systems

KPMG - Internal Quality Auditing


CSNSW Internal Courses - Code of Ethical Conduct, Conflict of Interest, Information Security


Accredited Disaster Recovery Chaplain


References

Elias Attia

CEO, Islamic Council of NSW

0411 792 699 - elias@icnsw.org.au


Patrick Aboud

Governor, Corrective Services NSW

0418 426 351 - patrick.aboud@dcj.nsw.gov.au


Seti Letu

Chaplain, Anglicare 

0418 450 256 

Timeline

Religious Support Officer

Corrective Services NSW
03.2016 - 03.2017

Prison Chaplain /Team Leader Manager

Islamic Council Of NSW
01.2015 - Current

Business Management / Consultant

Self Employed
02.1995 - 12.2014

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) 400hrs - Chaplaincy

NSW College of Clinical Pastoral Education

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology / Sociology

University of Western Sydney

Islamic Spiritual Training & Personal Development - Islamic Theology

Student of Sheikh Nuh Keller
Ahmed Kilani