Independent Civic & Social Organization Professional
New Zealand
- Current
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- Freelance: project manager, advisor, facilitator, trainer. at Various at ...
- Past
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- Manager, Community Relations at Families Commission komihana a whanau
- Project Manager at Ministry of Social Development
- Project Advisor at Ministry of Social Development
- Various roles at Department of Internal Affairs
- Education
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- Massey University
- University of Canterbury
- Connections
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5
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- Industry
- Civic & Social Organization
- Websites
Stephen Blyth’s Summary
I am a self-employed community ICT development worker. My focus is on supporting community organisations and government agencies to run capacity building, advocacy and knowledge sharing projects.
Currently I am project manager for a national project building an online communications platform for the tangata whenua, community and voluntary sector.
While I'm excited by the potential for using social media and online tools to help bring about social and environmental change, I'm also conscious that without training and support people can't use them powerfully. That's why I'm writing and running training sessions, as well as consulting and advising organisations.
Stephen Blyth’s Specialties:
Project management, community development, writing, policy analysis, relationship building, research, training.
Knowledge of policy environment and machinery of government related to tangata whenua, community and voluntary sector in Aotearoa New Zealand. Specialist using ICT for community building, consultation and edemocracy.
Online veteran: Manager CommunityNet Aotearoa (2000-2004) and The Couch (2006-2007) websites, blogger since Jan 2004. I've commissioned and developed web content.
Stephen Blyth’s Experience
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Freelance: project manager, advisor, facilitator, trainer. at Various
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(Online Media industry)
2007 — Present (1 year)
I'm working on a number of assignments for community and voluntary organisations and government agencies, including the State Services Commission, Forest and Bird and NZFVWO.
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Manager, Community Relations
Families Commission komihana a whanau
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
April 2006 — May 2007 (1 year 2 months)
Managed small team of community relations advisors and the Couch website.
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Project Manager
Ministry of Social Development
(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
February 2005 — April 2006 (1 year 3 months)
I worked on a NGO capacity building project for Family and Community Services. One of the products was the Managing Well catalogue.
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Project Advisor
Ministry of Social Development
(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Individual & Family Services industry)
August 2004 — February 2005 (7 months)
Member of the Working for Families Implementation Team.
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Various roles
Department of Internal Affairs
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
January 1996 — August 2004 (8 years 8 months)
Analyst/ Advisor, Community Information and Development Services Team (CIDS)
Acting-Team Leader, Programme and Service Development Team (now CIDS)
Advisory Officer, Lottery Welfare, Lottery Grants Board
Grants Administrator, Trusts and Fellowships
Stephen Blyth’s Education
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Massey University
MA, Social Policy, 1998 — 1999
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University of Canterbury
BA (Hons), Politics and History, 1987 — 1990
Additional Information
Stephen Blyth’s Websites:
Stephen Blyth’s Interests:
When not online, you might catch Stephen cycling around Wellington, spending time with family and friends, or tilling the soil.
Stephen Blyth’s Groups:
Trustee, Wellington ICT, charitable trust. May 2005 - present
Stephen Blyth’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
