Eva Nankivell
Aranda Canberra,Australia
Summary
Strategic leader with transformation and strategy experience across an extensive range of environments.
Recognised for demonstrated results in the areas of transformation strategy, change management and stakeholder engagement. Experience speaking to forums of 1000s of people regarding change management and successfully chairing forums with over 1,000 members to enhance operational efficiency. Proven ability to build and lead transformation offices while contributing to major APS programs such as Indigo (AEC) and serving on key committees for investment and change.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Secretary and Director, Defence Transformation Branch, Associate Secretary Group
Department of Defence
Canberra, Australia
10.2023 - Current
- Lead and support the development of the Department of Defence Enterprise Transformation Plan, Enterprise Change Management, and Enterprise Web teams.
- Lead significant transformation, capture, and align initiatives.
- Chair of the Change Agent Network, which currently has over 1,000 members and facilitates presentations from a broad-ranging set of stakeholders from across Defence.
- Senior Responsible Officer for a significant intranet refresh program.
Assistant Commissioner Enterprise Transformation
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
07.2023 - 10.2023
- Member of the National Election Delivery Committee and Change Advisor to the Investment, Change and Transformation Committee.
- Identify and manage risks associated with the Referendum.
- Lead and deliver the National Referendum Dashboards at the AEC.
- Lead and managed a branch with multiple teams, accountable to deliver strategic transformation programs, enterprise transformation strategies (the AEC Transformation Strategy), enterprise wide portfolio and change management enabling services, data framework creation and implementation, interdepartmental government policy creation, redesign of operational activities and organisational structure.
Director Transformation Strategy and Change
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
09.2021 - 07.2023
- The Director of Transformation Strategy and Change is within the Enterprise Transformation Group (ETG) and leads a diverse set of teams including the AEC Transformation Strategy, The Enterprise Change Management Office and the ETG Communications Team.
Head of Change and Portfolio Management
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
02.2020 - 09.2021
- Lead CASA's Enterprise Change and Portfolio Management capability.
- Work with the Executive, governance committees, internal, and external stakeholders to identify both dependencies and interdependencies with large transformational programs of work.
- Implementation of a gender diversity working group.
Branch Manager Transformation and Strategy
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
03.2021 - 08.2021
- Lead and manage a branch responsible for a significant number of teams including Information Management, Change Management, Enterprise Portfolio Management, the Corporate and Governance team and a large program of work aimed at transforming service delivery within CASA.
Head of Automation and Re-engineering Portfolio
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC)
06.2017 - 02.2020
- Strategic enterprise portfolio management position within CSC.
- Requires an understanding of the strategic organisational objectives, and to lead a number of large programs of work.
- Setting the organisation's strategic direction and providing guidance and direction to both ICT and business areas to promote a seamless approach to service.
- Accountability of the organisation's program of work, which had almost 20 projects within its responsibility.
- Included was the introduction of a new customer platform, a digital workspace for business areas, robotic process automation, digitisation, and the introduction of a casework management platform.
- Chair of the Workplace Relationship Committee.
Branch Manager Casework Services
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC)
01.2017 - 06.2017
- Lead Casework Services, Reconsiderations and Legal teams.
- Decisions related to Defence personnel invalidity, Death and Financial hardship.
Education
Master of Public Administration - organisational behavior, leadership, economics, change management, public sector management
ANZSOG
01.2019
Diploma of Superannuation -
Macquarie University
12.2017
Diploma of Business Administration -
Canberra
12-2008
Skills
- Leadership
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Enterprise Strategy
- Data, Analytics, and Reporting
- Transformation
- Public Administration
- Stakeholder Management
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Finance
- Superannuation
- Automation
- Business Strategy
- Robotic Process Automation
- Mental Health First Aid
- Workplace Relations
Affiliations
- Change Agent Network, Defence, 11/01/23, Present, Chair
- National Election Delivery Committee, AEC, 07/01/23, 10/01/23, Committee member
- Investment Change and People Strategy Committee, AEC, 06/01/22, 10/01/23, Advisor
- Gender Diversity Committee, CASA, 02/01/21, 12/01/21, Leader
- Workplace Relationship Committee Chair, CSC, 07/01/17, 07/01/19, Chair
- Interdepartmental Working Group, CSC, 01/01/13, 11/01/17, Member
Certification
- Change Management Certification, PROSCI
- Portfolio Change Management, Change Management Institute
- Mental Health First Aid, Greg Sebbery
- Prince2 Foundation and Practitioner, Knowledge Academy
References
- Rhianne Jory, Band 2 of Enterprise Transformation at AEC, Rhianne.jory@aec.gov.au, 0439 487 053
- Amanda Toms, Band 2 Enterprise Transformation and Governance at Defence, 0439 332214
Timeline
Assistant Secretary and Director, Defence Transformation Branch, Associate Secretary Group
Department of Defence
10.2023 - Current
Assistant Commissioner Enterprise Transformation
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
07.2023 - 10.2023
Director Transformation Strategy and Change
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)
09.2021 - 07.2023
Branch Manager Transformation and Strategy
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
03.2021 - 08.2021
Head of Change and Portfolio Management
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
02.2020 - 09.2021
Head of Automation and Re-engineering Portfolio
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC)
06.2017 - 02.2020
Branch Manager Casework Services
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC)
01.2017 - 06.2017
Master of Public Administration - organisational behavior, leadership, economics, change management, public sector management
ANZSOG
Diploma of Superannuation -
Macquarie University
Diploma of Business Administration -
Canberra
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