Shaymaa Elkadi
Executive Director
Brunswick
Summary
- High-achieving senior executive bringing expertise in transformation and change management. Offering 15 years of leadership in justice and mental health along with an entrepreneurial, forward-thinking mindset and demonstrated track record of accomplishment.
- Exceptional and visionary leader, complex problem solver with a focus on optimising organisational performance.
- Adept at implementing improvements to optimize efficiency in business operations. Highly skilled in process optimization and system and service design.
- Demonstrated talent in building strategic partnerships with stakeholders and influencing structural and systemic change.
Overview
5
5
years of post-secondary education
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Programs Manager
01.2005
- Clinical Epidemiology and Health Service Evaluation Unit, Melbourne Health.
Research Fellow
Monash University
01.2004
- Supervising general practitioners enrolled in the program for the delivery of their primary care research projects and the training of general practitioners in research methods and data analysis.
Executive Director
04.2020 - Current
- Strategy, Policy and Performance Forensicare, Leading the development of strategic and business planning Leadership of Model of Care development Oversight and implementation of Information Management Strategy and Data Governance Partnering with Clinical Leaders of the Organisation to enhance organisation wide clinical governance of Forensicare Oversight of Performance Monitoring and service valuation Developing strategic partnerships across the mental health sector Oversight of strategic communications Organisational wide leadership of the following stakeholder portfolios: Victoria Police, courts, Area Mental Health Services, Youth and First Nations.
Executive Director
Forensicare
05.2019 - Current
- Oversight of the Forensicares’ Community Forensic Mental Health Service including strategic planning, financial management, service and workforce planning and service operations.
- Partnering with Clinical Leaders of the Organisation to enhance organisation wide clinical governance of Forensicare Organisational wide leadership of the following stakeholder portfolios: Victoria Police, courts, Area mental Health Services, Youth, First Nations and Priority Communities Clinical Governance and Performance Lead.
Acting Chief Executive Officer
01.2001 - 12.2020
- Participation and submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health Services.
- Leadership of the development of Forensicare Strategic Plan and Model of Care.
- Design, development and implementation of Corrections Victoria’s Family Violence Strategy and Service Response to Royal Commission into Family Violence.
- Transformation and reform of Corrections Victoria’s policy and practice for the reintegration of prisoners into the community.
- Design, development and implementation of a new Offending Behavior Programs Service Delivery Model in response to the 2003 Callinan review of Victoria’s Adult Parole System and Serious Violent Offender legislation.
- Development of Workforce Capability Framework across key Corrections service role.
- Development of Statewide Performance Measurement Framework across Corrections Victoria’s rehabilitation service models.
- Evaluation of inaugural Family Violence Specialist Courts.
- Successful negotiation of $15 million project with the Commonwealth for a national training program for the education and training of collaborative mental health care models.
- Development of a national training tool for collaborative mental health care.
- Board Appointments Foundation House (The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc.) – Board Director – Appointed 2020 Co-Opt Appointment to Governance Task force of Women’s Health Victoria –Appointed 2020 Professional Expertise, -17 January 2021 Acting for Forensicare CEO during leave., Forensicare 23 October – 5 October 2019 Acting for Forensicare CEO during leave.
General Manager
BEYOND BLUE
09.2018 - 05.2019
- Establishment of an organisation wide Clinical Governance to inform the ongoing quality assurance of Beyond Blue programs and services nationally.
- An overarching Clinical Governance Framework was developed and endorsed by the Beyond Blue Board in December 2018.
- Establishment of strategy and infrastructure for the national implementation of a commonwealth funded suicide prevention program.
- Sentence Calculation and Warrant Administration Unit.
Deputy Commissioner
11.2017 - 08.2018
- Oversight of the operational processing of all legal instruments for the holding and discharge of prisoners statewide across Victoria’s prisons.
- This includes the coordination of court attendance, bail applications and sentence calculations.
- Review of operations to inform the development of strategic objectives and plans that will form a foundation for future policy, practice, process and workforce requirements.
- Acting/, , Offender Management Division, Corrections Victoria.
Principal Workforce Advisor
07.2011 - 11.2017
- Leading the design, development, implementation and monitoring of high level and complex rehabilitation and reintegration policy, projects, service models and processes across Corrections Victoria for: Family Violence, Violence and general offending, Specialist vulnerable cohorts including women, youth, those with cognitive impairments, culturally and linguistically diverse cohorts and the ageing, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (inclusive of Aboriginal Justice Agreement).
- All project management occurs in accordance with the Project Management Excellence (PME) Framework, Modeling and Spatial Analysis, Business Planning and Communications Branch.
Acting Deputy Director
Regional Services Network
12.2016 - 04.2017
- Portfolio responsibilities include Sex Offender Management Branch inclusive of Serious Offender Reform and Supervision Order Scheme, Adult Parole Board, Rehabilitation and Reintegration, Offender Management Development.
General Manager
05.2016 - 07.2016
- Portfolio responsibilities included Metropolitan Remand center, Melbourne Assessment prison and Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, Regional Prisons and Offending Behavior Programs and services.
- During this time, I initiated a key reform program for the regional Offending Behavior Programs Team which has been sustained and contributed to a significant improvement in performance.
- Rehabilitation and Reintegration Branch Offender Management Division, Corrections Victoria.
Deputy Director of Policy and Projects, Psychiatrists
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of, RANZCP
07.2008 - 07.2011
- Provision of high-level authoritative advice to Ministers and the Health Executive regarding key statewide workforce issues and challenges.
- Stakeholder engagement of educational, health, training and unions in key workforce initiatives.
- Strategically inform statewide workforce planning in line with community health priorities.
- Redevelopment and oversight of Department wide a workforce modelling and collections.
Pilot of Aboriginal Disability Program
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Provision of high-level expert advice expert to the College General Council, Boards, Branches, Faculties and Sections on key policy, projects and research Lead and manage policy, research and project teams Building strong stakeholder networks including with Commonwealth and State Governments.
- In partnership with the CEO negotiate major policy issues and projects within and between RANZCP, stakeholders and Governments.
- Complex policy and impact analysis in response to recommendations and reviews in relation to health service delivery and operations, funding, education, workforce, community and broader issues., Redevelopment of Corrections Victoria’s Approach to driving and supporting the reintegration of prisoners in the community through the development of a new unprecedented innovative pathway that commences on entry to prison through to post release.
- Leading the development of the inaugural Corrections Victoria Prisoner Reintegration System that would change the way programs are recorded, monitored, reported to inform service delivery Development of a new Remand Service Delivery Model for unsentenced prisoners Development of a new Individual Service Delivery Model for unsentenced prisoners Development and implementation of a new Family Violence (FV) Specialist Pathway including leading the development of: Corrections Victoria’s strategic policy response to FV Innovative practices and services including:.
- Men’s Behavior Change Programs (MBCP).
- Family Safety Contact Service,.
- FV Flags,.
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse MBCPs.
Research Development & Projects Manager/ Manager of Clinical & Workplace Support
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Responsibilities Implementing and monitoring and development of forensic assessment programs in line with evidence based best practice principles.
- Provision of authoritative advice to Company directors to inform Strategic and Service directions.
- Leadership of clinical service delivery, service delivery research as well as implementation of new initiatives and service innovations.
- Engagement of key stakeholders The Department of Justice and Regulation, Department of Health and Human Services and Victorian Courts.
Project management and stakeholder engagement across key multidisciplinary projects including
01.2003 - 01.2006
- The review of clinical treatment guidelines for arthritis treatment (Arthritis Foundation) and The Development of a National Patient Safety Toolkit (Australian Quality Council).
- Research Neuropsychologist Department of Neuroscience, The Alfred Hospital.
- Responsibilities Management of statewide delivery of research grants including: Engaging and communicating with private and public practicing health professionals for recruitment, Neuropsychological assessments and statistical analysis.
- Presentations at national and international conferences (see below).
Education
Juris Doctor -
Commenced University of Melbourne
Company Directors Course - undefined
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Executive Masters of Public Administration - undefined
Cranlana Program for Future VPS Leaders Myer Foundation 2009 Leadership and Management, Performance Management - undefined
Australian and New Zealand School of Government
01.2010 - 01.2013
PhD - Psychology
Monash University
Graduate Diploma - Applied Psychology
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology & Criminology
Monash University
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University of Melbourne
01.1993 - 01.1995
Skills
Strategic objective execution
Policy Development
Growth planning
Analytical skills
Adaptability
Planning and execution
Accomplishments
- System wide Offending Behaviour programs service transofrmation and reform in response to judicial review.
- Development of Forensicare New 5 year Strategic Plan (2021-2026).
- Participation and submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health Services.
- Leadership of the development of Forensicare Model of Care
- Development of Beyond Blue Clinical Governance Framework
- Redevelopment of State-wide Women’s Services Review including:.
- Development of design principles.
- Development of Aboriginal Cultural Guideline
- Development of National Patient Safety Toolkit
- Two major workforce restructures.
- Sentence Calculation and Warrant Administration.
- Offending Behaviour Programs
- StatewideI nformation Management
Involvement in:
- Ombudsman Own motion investigation
- Unfinished Business VAGO review
- Treasury Base review
Board Directorship
Foundation House (The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc.) – Board Director – Appointed 2020
Co-Opt Appointment to Governance Task force of Women’s Health Victoria –Appointed 2020
Timeline
Executive Director
04.2020 - Current
Executive Director
Forensicare
05.2019 - Current
General Manager
BEYOND BLUE
09.2018 - 05.2019
Deputy Commissioner
11.2017 - 08.2018
Acting Deputy Director
Regional Services Network
12.2016 - 04.2017
General Manager
05.2016 - 07.2016
Principal Workforce Advisor
07.2011 - 11.2017
Cranlana Program for Future VPS Leaders Myer Foundation 2009 Leadership and Management, Performance Management - undefined
Australian and New Zealand School of Government
01.2010 - 01.2013
Deputy Director of Policy and Projects, Psychiatrists
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of, RANZCP
07.2008 - 07.2011
Pilot of Aboriginal Disability Program
01.2007 - 01.2008
Programs Manager
01.2005
Research Development & Projects Manager/ Manager of Clinical & Workplace Support
01.2005 - 01.2007
Research Fellow
Monash University
01.2004
Project management and stakeholder engagement across key multidisciplinary projects including
01.2003 - 01.2006
Acting Chief Executive Officer
01.2001 - 12.2020
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University of Melbourne
01.1993 - 01.1995
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology & Criminology
Monash University
Graduate Diploma - Applied Psychology
University of Melbourne
PhD - Psychology
Monash University
Executive Masters of Public Administration - undefined
Company Directors Course - undefined
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Juris Doctor -
Commenced University of Melbourne