>Tania Winslade
Governance+ executive advice, disputes resolution, public law, fractional CEO/leader
About Tania
Te Patuwai, Ngāti Awa
Tania offers incredible value for clients having worked across every level of an organisation and leadership - she is a governance leader and innovator, a public law and dispute resolution expert, and an executive leader who has driven systems transformation and national operations at significant scale. This means she is uniquely positioned to support organisations and leaders to ensure they are future-ready, and set up to perform at their best. This results in tangible outcomes for the people and communities organisations serve.
Her experience spans almost every sector: finance, legal, education, health, international and Māori economic development, government, NGOs, communities, and commercial entities.
Also a seasoned disputes resolution lawyer who has worked for leading international and NZ firms, she is trusted for operating at the highest levels. Her technical expertise is grounded in culturally intelligent practices. Tania helps organisations to resolve the most sensitive disputes through independent reviews, investigations, and as an accredited mediator.
Governance advisory + innovation
Governance leadership including Ministerial appointment, education services, significant transformation bodies, and expert panel appointments.
Advising on governance arrangements for new statutory bodies including Māori entities.
Advising on innovative governance arrangements, particularly in relation to increasing participation and commitment to Te Tiriti.
Advising on accountability mechanisms for Auckland Council-Controlled Organisations.
Advising on new governance arrangements for targeted rates.
Strategic planning.
Fractional CEO/leader
Fractional CEO or leader to navigate organisations through periods of change, growth, transformation, establishment of new services eg leading complaints services across NZ and Pacific; leading new national rollout of services.
Executive Leader, Auckland Council leading turnaround of $150 m portfolio.
Deputy Chief Executive of largest reforms to vocational education.
Leading post-implementation reviews of significant change processes.
Corporate strategy leader.
Change lead for significant organisational change and transformation.
Founder of social enterprise leading education services.
Strategic planning.
Dispute resolution + public law
Sensitive independent reviews, investigations, mediations.
Public law expert on working with government, public bodies, and complex regulatory environments.
Working with international and local NGOs.
Qualified in England & Wales and Aotearoa.
Accredited mediator.
International arbitration.
Commercial disputes (Europe and Middle East).
Kaupapa Māori
Led rollout of national kaupapa Māori legal services
Led world-leading research and integrated data project on achieving equitable educational outcomes for 270,000 learners in vocational education
Led transformation of largest local government portfolio for Māori outcomes
Iwi/hapū governance
Led first report on Auckland's Māori economy
Legal counsel for Wai2336: Matua Rautia Kōhanga Reo
Leadership development
Mentoring and coaching of executive leaders, emerging leaders, and teams.
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