Lavenia Taliai-Mataitini
Rivervale
Summary
Highly organized and detail-oriented professional with strong work ethic and dedication to achieving goals. Skilled at developing and maintaining documentation systems, managing calendars and preparing reports. Knowledgeable in project management principles, business processes and customer service best practices. Dependable Coordinator provides excellent office management and administrative support. Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines. Creative problem solver with strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Community Partnership Coordinator
Auckland Transport
12.2022 - 12.2023
- Provide input into delivery plans in line with different portfolios initiatives and strategies that contribute to safe and sustainable travel across Tamaki Makaurau and operationalising the road to zero and vision zero principles
- Delivering Road safety initiatives alongside communities ensuring all engagements, activations and Hui training, workshops and skill sessions are culturally appropriate and enhancing the Mana of communities
- Build strong relationships with stakeholder partners, mana whenua and hard to reach communities to increase capability in delivering road safety, initiative in their own whanau and communities
- Complete evaluations, report, post activation, documentation and discover to find solutions and rooms for improvement.
- Studied processes, implemented cost reductions and developed reporting procedures to maintain administrative workflow.
- Managed company schedule to coordinate calendar and arrange travel.
- Resolved issues through active listening and open-ended questioning, escalating major problems to manager.
- Coached employees through day-to-day work and complex problems.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Conflict Resoltuion And Criminology
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) City Campus
Auckland, New Zealand08.2023
Skills
- Problem solving with collaborative work ethic and attitude
- Regulatory Compliance,
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Customer Service Management
- Multitasking and Organization
- Negotiation
- Report Writing
- Exceptional Internal and external stakeholder engagement with the ability to build trust with the wide variety of stakeholders and partners
- Personal resilience, when the organization or group is under pressure, able to sustain a high level of energy and positivity
- Professional, pragmatic and customer focused
- Relationship Building
- Project Coordination
- Report Preparation
Additional Information
Flood Recovery Team – Auckland Transport (02/2023 - 03/2023), Mentoring Program - Kiwa KPMG (08/2022 - 10/2022), AUT Edge Award (07/2022 - 12/2022), AUT- Student Ambassador (02/2023 - 07/2023), Training – AUT edge award (10/2023), Graduated August 2023 BA in Arts AUT Auckland New Zealand, Kiwa Mentoring Program KPMG Auckland New Zealand 2022, Languages Spoken – English & Fluent Fijian dialect.
Voluntary Experiences
- Auckland University of Technology Student association (AUTSA), Auckland, New Zealand, 07/2021, 11/2022, Events Activation Crew (EAC), Help students improve the AUT student experience, volunteering on and off campus with AUTSA, event planning, personal development opportunities, sharing stories with other students, building new friendships, and creating memories while studying at Uni.
- Waitakere Emergency Hospital Volunteer West Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 08/2022, 12/2022, Give out instructions and mapping out which route is best to navigate the hospital especially with Public enquiries.
- Community & Church involvement, 04/2012, 12/2023, Team building - assist in creating team activities for youth and young adults and help establish great relationships within society and youth members. Problem Solving - Solving the cause of conflict and finding solutions to the problem. Building trust and building great relationships within a community or team (communication is the key).
References
- Laressa Tanner, Delivery Lead, Community Partnership Team, Auckland Transport, Auckland, New Zealand, Laressa.Tanner@at.govt.nz, +64211433007
- Anne Barnard, Manager, Lollipop Education Centre, Warkworth, Auckland, New Zealand, cm.warkworth@ledu.co.nz, +64275056970
Timeline
Community Partnership Coordinator
Auckland Transport
12.2022 - 12.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Conflict Resoltuion And Criminology
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) City Campus
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