Teams
The OCG Public Sector recruitment team was created in recognition of the need for a specialist recruitment understanding of the Public Sector and specialist Government organisations throughout New Zealand. The team has the capability to source and expertly select specialist permanent and contract professionals at all levels, across the Public Sector.
Public Sector - Wellington

Wendy Sleath
ConsultantPhone: 04 498 8963
Email:
Policy Analyst, Data Analyst, Economist and Research & Evaluation roles
Wendy entered the Recruitment industry in 2005 following an extensive career in Public sector Policy roles. After completing an Honours Degree in Economics, Wendy joined the NZ Treasury as a Policy Analyst in 1995. She then went on to hold Policy positions at the UK Treasury and New Zealand’s Ministry of Education. Wendy has recruited positions from graduate to management level across a range of public sector clients, as well as Private sector positions that have a strong Government focus. She specialises in the recruitment of analytical and advisory roles - particularly Policy Analyst, Data Analyst, Economist, and Research & Evaluation roles.

Fiona Crocker
ConsultantPhone: 04 915 0565
Email:
Human Resources, Marketing and Communications roles across all levels and sectors
Fiona joined the Wellington team in 2008 from a boutique generalist agency where she recruited a broad range of roles in both the permanent and temporary space. Fiona holds a Bachelor of Business majoring in Human Resources and gained a solid work history in hospitality management. She brings with her well developed relationship building and customer service skills and thrives on the fast pace of the industry.
Fiona specialises in recruiting HR, Marketing and Communications for the Wellington executive team.
Fiona specialises in recruiting HR, Marketing and Communications for the Wellington executive team.

Matt Woodard
ConsultantPhone: 04 917 7356
Email:
Permanent and contract Accounting & Finance, Procurement, Financial Services and Business Analyst roles
Prior to moving to NZ, Matt spent eight years working in a range of roles across the banking, financial service and sales sectors. Matt particularly enjoys the challenge of finding candidates for those hard to fill roles, which has led to the development of his international sourcing expertise. After working for a large NZ owned generalist recruiter for over 18 months, Matt joined OCG in September 2009, bringing with him a wealth of experience in the Insurance, Superannuation and Banking sectors. He has built up an impressive database of contacts across the Public and Private sectors throughout Wellington.

Phillipa Mcdonald
ConsultantPhone: 04 915 0561
Email:
Programme and Project Management, Human Resources, Communications, Business Strategy, Procurement and Contract Management, General Management, and specialist public sector roles
Phillipa has over 10 years experience in delivering recruitment solutions to a range of public and private sector organisations in New Zealand and the Middle East. Phillipa specialises in providing contract resources for a broad range of positions primarily in Corporate Services and General Management.

Christabella Boardman
Consultant - Business Support TemporaryPhone: 04 498 8967
Email:
Temporary Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Clerk/Assistant, Payroll, Credit Control, Secretarial/PA/EA, Customer Services, Reception, Administration and Office Management roles, from entry to Team Manager
Christabella has a background in teaching and theatre before commencing her career in recruitment. Working in a local Wellington agency for over 6 years, with the last year as Manager, she has experience in temporary and permanent placements within the Corporate and Public sectors - in a wide variety of roles, from Business Support to Middle Management. After four years of travelling and contract work, Christabella joined the OCG team in September 2009, specialising in the recruitment of temporary Business Support roles.

Louise Morgan
Associate ConsultantPhone: 04 917 7352
Email:
Louise joined OCG Consulting in May 2010 after returning to New Zealand at the end of a two year working holiday in Australia. Louise completed a Bachelor of Business Studies with a major in Management in 2007 and in this same year received the NZIM Award for Academic Excellence before travelling to Europe and moving to Perth in 2008. Louise has six years experience in general administrative roles, including positions as an Office Administrator, Personal Assistant and HR Assistant in both the public and private sector.

Steve Scannell
ConsultantPhone: 04 915 0566
Email:
Temporary Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Clerk/Assistant, Payroll, Credit Control, Secretarial/PA/EA, Customer Services, Reception, Administration and Office Management roles, from entry to Team Manager
After graduating from the University of East Anglia with a BSc in Business Management Steve started working in the Sales industry in a number of specialist sectors. Immigrating to New Zealand in 2002 Steve worked in sales and sales management roles, he established his own business in 2003 which he sold as a going concern before entering the recruitment industry in 2005. Steve has over 5 years experience in the NZ recruitment market working on a range of roles from entry level to senior management positions. At OCG Steve specializes in Business Support, temporary and permanent positions.

Nikki Johnson
Associate ConsultantPhone: 04 917 7361
Email:
Nikki joins OCG Wellington, having just immigrated to New Zealand. She graduated from Northumbria University, and has 4 years recruitment experience in the UK Construction industry. Nikki holds a qualification in Recruitment Practice, and has enjoyed a variety of roles including Branch Administration, Resourcing and Account Management. She strives to build and maintain relationships, and joins OCG to manage the candidate database and provide recruitment support to the Executive team.
Public Sector - Auckland

Amanda Sextus
Consultant - ServicesPhone: 09 307 4883
Email:
Permanent mid to senior Sales & Marketing roles
Amanda joined the recruitment industry in January 2005 following a career in Insurance and Banking within New Zealand and the UK. She began her recruitment career within a specialist agency, moving to a role which specialised in recruiting permanent and contract Sales roles at the Executive level. Amanda joined the OCG Services team in 2008 and specialises in recruiting permanent mid to senior Sales & Marketing roles in the sector.

Jo Jossevel
Senior Consultant - Executive Leasing, Sales & MarketingPhone: 09 307 4580
Email:
ACCOUNTING: Contract Assistant Accountants, Financial Accountants, Management Accountants, Systems Accountants, Accounting Managers, Finance Managers, Financial Controllers, Chief Financial Officers, Business Analysts and Financial Analysts specialising in the, Travel, Tourism & Entertainment, Local Government and Public sectors
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ROLES: Contract Programme Directors, Project Managers, Project Co-ordinators and Business Analysts specialising in the Travel, Tourism & Entertainment, Local Government and Public sectors
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ROLES: Contract Programme Directors, Project Managers, Project Co-ordinators and Business Analysts specialising in the Travel, Tourism & Entertainment, Local Government and Public sectors
Jo has an extensive background in Accounting, both in New Zealand and the UK, and has worked in recruitment since 2000, predominantly with OCG. Jo joined the Executive Leasing team in 2003.

Kim Richards
Senior Consultant- Executive Leasing, Sales & MarketingPhone: 09 307 4338
Email:
Contract Sales and Marketing roles across the Services, Financial Services, Retail and Wholesale sectors
Kim joined OCG in 2000 after working in South Africa and the UK . During her time with OCG she has worked across a number of different parts of the business. For the past seven years she specialised in Sales & Marketing roles, with a particular focus on the Retail and Wholesale sector. Now as part of the sales and marketing team Kim is specialising in contracting roles across the services, financial services, retail and wholesale sectors.

Sian Ramirez
Consultant - Accounting, Finance & Business Support TemporaryPhone: 09 307 4585
Email:
Temporary Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Clerk/Assistant, Payroll, Credit Control, Secretarial/PA/EA, Customer Services, Reception, Administration and Office Management roles, from entry to Team Manager within Retail and Distribution, IT/Telecommunication, Public, Transport and Logistics Sectors.
Prior to joining OCG, Sian has worked in various roles in recruitment since 2004 both in Australia and NZ. Prior to this, Sian gained solid work experience in Customer Service and Sales at all levels within the Retail and Hospitality industry. Sian specialises in Temporary recruitment with a particular focus on the Retail and Distribution and Telecommunications sector.
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