Chandni Bumb
Project Evaluation Advisor
Rosanna,VIC
Summary
Qualified Victorian Public Servant with over 15 years of experience delivering outcomes which resonate with the Victorian community. Expertise in project coordination and negotiation with various stakeholders. Motivates to learn,grown and take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Evaluation Advisor
Department of Transport
Melbourne , VIC
2018.01 - Current
- Role purpose: To lead continuous improvement in investment evaluation through collaboration with stakeholders to develop tools, processes, and guidelines, to build organisation capability in applying best practice approaches in investment
- Key achievements:
- Assisted in project management of expansion of road-based benefit and evaluation framework to other transport portfolio such as rail, bus and tram to achieve consistency in the organisation
- Directed an increase in road project/program evaluations completed across the organisation by consulting with program areas to understand key issues and blockages, and by promoting and raising awareness of the benefits of evaluation
- Developed a unified learning system to ensure lessons learned from project and programs are effectively captured
- My efforts enabled organisation-wide accessibility and consistency of lessons learned
- Established a learning dissemination strategy by collaborating and negotiating with program areas which resulted in effectively enabling knowledge sharing of outcomes from the evaluation reports throughout the organisation and establishing best practice in road investments
- Built a road data resource library to assist the program area to sustenance the relevant key performance indicators that were identified in business case which supported them to create evidence based new proposals
- Assisted in providing technical advice in planning and developing investment logic for new proposals to increase the chances to procure funds
- Facilitated face to training on undertaking Investment Evaluation to more than 50 staff in 2019 which increased staff understanding of and capability to undertake evaluations that aligned more closely to best practice.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.
Data Accquistion Officer
2017.02 - 2018.12
- Role purpose: To manage the collection and validation of Transport and Traffic data to enable internal and external customers to effectively plan for maintenance and construction of the arterial road network in Victoria
- Ey achievements:
- Project managed 80 complex collection of Transport Traffic data contracts within 8 months to enable engineers to make decision related to upcoming investment proposals
- Presented a comprehensive list of services that Information Access (IA) provided to VicRoads staff by going on road shows, in turn increasing the number of data requests by 30%
- Streamlined the data request process by engaging and listening to customers with resulted in effective data request
- Provided customers with extensive Interpretation and validation of traffic data to facilitate clear understanding of trends and patterns
- Provided excellent financial administration and support to Information access staff ensuring effective management of the annual allocated work area budget
- Successfully executed and administered conditional structure survey contracts, valued around $200K.
Recruitment Consultant
VicRoads
2013.09 - 2016.10
- Role purpose: To ensure appropriate selection and appointment of employee candidates by effectively managing the end-to-end recruitment process
- This involved managing 250 jobs through the end-to-end process within workforce budgeting
- Key achievements:
- Transformed the application process by negotiating and influencing senior leaders to remove the mandatory process of responding to key selection criteria for all the jobs applications to create more attraction from candidates
- Constructed and designed job description and prescreening questions for difficult to fill vacancies to facilitate successful outcomes when for hiring managers
- Worked with recruiting teams and human resources representatives to accomplish hiring objectives.
- Proactively used different recruitment campaigns to source candidates for hard to fill roles
- Ensuring hiring managers, candidates and other stakeholders are regularly updated on relevant vacancies in a timely manner
- Undertook more than 200 pre-employment checks for all the recommended candidates to ensure suitability and compliance as per recruitment policies
- Supported online recruitment management systems by undertaking Level 2 queries form internal and external stakeholders.
- Supported management in developing and implementing personnel policies and procedures.
Learning and Development Consultant
2012.05 - 2013.09
- Role purpose: Maintaining and improving the quality of learning and development programs across the organisation
- I consolidated range of programs on offer and provided consultancy services in accordance with organisation needs
- Key achievements
- Successfully project managed and implemented 2 years of Kerry Burke scholarship award for excellence in Road engineering to help promote continuous innovation in the transport industry
- Co designed and developed 200 self-learning modules for organisational technical skill needs by researching and engaging with relevant staff
- Successfully coordinated and administered the new performance management plan by undertaking user acceptance testing and ensuring the new system was easy to use and aligned with the existing process of performance plan
- Successfully developed and rolled out an interactive learning management system to 3000+ VicRoads staff using my well-developed project management skills.
Education
Diploma - Project ManAgement
Kangan Institute
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration (HRM
Symbiosis International University
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
University of Madras
Skills
Project evaluation
Additional Information
- BUSIENSS SUPPORT OFFICER, VICROADS , SEPTEMBER 2009 TO APRIL 2013 SENIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICER, VICROADS SEPTEMBER 2007 TO AUGUST 2009
Corporate Contribution
· Event lead for Women’s steering committee 2020 to date- Organise around year multiple events to make a difference and help form a strong Women community connected by a shared passion
· Portfolio lead for Ability plus committee to make difference and help staff with limited ability – Organised Department wide event to spread awareness and educate staff to grow for inclusive workplace
· Event lead of the 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021 DoT Diwali function on behalf of the DoT Diversity & Inclusion Team
VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE
· Volunteer at AMEP Tutor scheme - Teaching English and showing ways of getting around in Australia to refugees and new immigrants
· Parent representative at School – Assist the school in fund raising programs and support teachers with routine classroom activities
· Volunteer at making meals for collecting funding for refugees arriving in Australia
Timeline
Project Evaluation Advisor
Department of Transport
2018.01 - Current
Data Accquistion Officer
2017.02 - 2018.12
Recruitment Consultant
VicRoads
2013.09 - 2016.10
Learning and Development Consultant
2012.05 - 2013.09
Diploma - Project ManAgement
Kangan Institute
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Administration (HRM
Symbiosis International University
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
University of Madras