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Administration Manager

Tasks:Manage and Plan Administrative services across the organisation, including, business administration (HR/payroll, IT, websites, membership database, annual publications, legal compliance, membership ID cards) support to the CEO, grant funding, fundraising support and event management (board meetings, management/staff meetings, AGMs and Conference).

CARL MCONIE, Chief Executive – all media enquiries

Tasks: Ultimately responsible to the Board for the organisation’s performance. Oversees the management of LandSAR’s administrative functions, its relationship with external individuals and organisations, its finances, and its promotion to ensure its role and objectives are understood by both those within the SAR community and the general public throughout New Zealand.

Phone: 027 910 1250

Email: ceo@landsar.org.nz

PO Box 13182
Christchurch 8141

CELESTE TOBIN, Financial Manager

Tasks: To analyse and provide accurate financial information to the CE, Board and management.   To ensure accurate and efficient administration, monitoring and reporting of both entities’ financial matters, ensure the efficient, profitable and compliant running of the organisations, through developing and managing the process, financial quality management requirements.

Phone: 021 2255 677

Email: celeste.tobin@landsar.org.nz

DALE INWOOD, Accounts Administrator

Tasks: To provide administrational support to the Financial Manager by accurate and timely financial data entry and administration tasks of the Creditors and Debtors. Assist to achieve monthly consolidation of data from creditors and debtors for the preparation of monthly management accounts for the Management Team.

Phone: 027 313 9101

Email: accounts@landsar.org.nz

PO Box 13182
Christchurch 8141

CLARE TEAGUE, National Safer Walking Coordinator

Tasks: Responsible for provision of the leadership and coordination for the ongoing implementation of the Safer Walking Partnership Framework across all Stakeholder Reference Group entities. The role includes liaising and supporting LandSAR groups with the implementation of the Safer Walking Partnership Framework. The National Coordinator Safer Walking Program is responsible for the ongoing identification and assessment of new technologies, that might have application for reducing the search and rescue risk for vulnerable people.

Phone: 027 282 2510

Email: clare.teague@landsar.org.nz

KELLY HOSKIN, Group Support Officer
Lower South Island

Tasks: Focus on maintaining and developing the network of well supported and engaged local LandSAR groups and Specialist Teams and ensuring they have the equipment to carry out their roles safely. This includes assisting groups with membership competencies, training, administration, equipment, fundraising, health and safety, the provision of advice and knowledge for continuous improvement and the maintaining relationship’s with Police and other key stakeholders.

Phone: 022 136 2962

Email: kelly.hoskin@landsar.org.nz

AIMEE MACDONALD, Group Support Officer
Upper South Island

Tasks: Focus on maintaining and developing the network of well supported and engaged local LandSAR groups and Specialist Teams and ensuring they have the equipment to carry out their roles safely. This includes assisting groups with membership competencies, training, administration, equipment, fundraising, health and safety, the provision of advice and knowledge for continuous improvement and the maintaining relationship’s with Police and other key stakeholders.

Phone: 027 578 2500

Email: aimee.macdonald@landsar.org.nz

PETER ZIMMER, Group Support Officer
Lower North Island

Tasks: Focus on maintaining and developing the network of well supported and engaged local LandSAR groups and Specialist Teams and ensuring they have the equipment to carry out their roles safely. This includes assisting groups with membership competencies, training, administration, equipment, fundraising, health and safety, the provision of advice and knowledge for continuous improvement and the maintaining relationship’s with Police and other key stakeholders.

Phone: 027 479 1926

Email: Peter.Zimmer@landsar.org.nz

LOUISE BEAUMONT, Group Support Officer
Upper North Island

Tasks: Focus on maintaining and developing the network of well supported and engaged local LandSAR groups and Specialist Teams and ensuring they have the equipment to carry out their roles safely. This includes assisting groups with membership competencies, training, administration, equipment, fundraising, health and safety, the provision of advice and knowledge for continuous improvement and the maintaining relationship’s with Police and other key stakeholders.

Phone: 027 655 5746

Email: louise.beaumont@landsar.org.nz

MIKE AMBROSE, Group Support Manager

Tasks: Maintaining and developing a nationwide network of well supported and engaged local LandSAR groups and Specialist Teams.  Strong focus on enhancing both the effectiveness and relevance of the local group support function, with particular attention given to improving local group: compliance, revenue generation capability, regional and national cooperation; and reliability and consistency in the application of LandSAR’s Safety Management System.

Phone: 021 274 1027

Email: mike.ambrose@landsar.org.nz

CANDICE TOVEY, Marketing Coordinator

Tasks: Managing and executing the LandSAR marketing plan across New Zealand. Engage and inform others of LandSAR and our activities e.g. Land Search and Rescue (SAR) Operations (SAROPs) & SAR Exercises (SAREX), working in close alliance with our key stakeholders through social media, PR, publications, multi-media and online communications. Work with Local LandSAR groups on how to optimise social media, to help coach them on their use of digital platforms and coordinate the organisation’s digital and online needs.

Phone: 021 022 57800

Email: candice.tovey@landsar.org.nz

JON MCQUEEN, Development & Fundraising Manager

Tasks: Building and maintaining sustainable and collaborative relationships with both operational and funding partners and to develop a sustainable future for LandSAR. This role is responsible for the public media profile of the organisation.

Phone: 022 064 9233

Email: jon.mcqueen@landsar.org.nz

MEGAN MACLEOD, Training Support

Tasks: Enables and empowers trainers to deliver training in a timely and meaningful manner. They are the logistical administration point person for LandSAR staff and stakeholders. They deliver logistical support to ensure training solutions are enabled to provide stakeholders with the correct skills to perform individual and collective tasks. Coordination of training events and is responsible for training administration.

Phone: 027 506 6722

Email: megan.macleod@landsar.org.nz

LISA MELLISH-MYTTON, Academic & Compliance Manager

Tasks: Managing academic quality assurances, accreditation, registration, instructional design, continuous improvement and evaluation of competency-based training and assessment. Oversee the management and implementation of LandSAR Quality Management Systems, ensuring self-assessments, evaluations, moderations and reviews (internal and external) are undertaken in accordance with LandSAR QMS and relevant SSB’s.

Phone: 027 568 9545

Email: lisa@landsar.org.nz

TONI HOLMES, Training Coordinator

Tasks: Enables and empowers trainers to deliver training in a timely and meaningful manner. They are the logistical administration point person for LandSAR staff and stakeholders. They deliver logistical support to ensure training solutions are enabled to provide stakeholders with the correct skills to perform individual and collective tasks. Coordination of training events and is responsible for training administration.

Phone: 021 0616 383

Email: toni.holmes@landsar.org.nz

KAREN HALLSWORTH, National Training Coordinator

Tasks: Enables and empowers trainers to deliver training in a timely and meaningful manner. They are the logistical administration point person for LandSAR staff and stakeholders. They deliver logistical support to ensure training solutions are enabled to provide stakeholders with the correct skills to perform individual and collective tasks. Coordination of training events and is responsible for training administration.

Phone: 027 200 1572

Email: karen.walker@landsar.org.nz

TONY WELLS, General Manger – Training

Tasks: Responsible for managing and overseeing all aspects of LandSAR training and quality operations including, PTE management, academic planning, execution, design, delivery, evaluation and budgeting. They oversee and manage the substantive; user pays and continuation training programmes.

Phone: 021 877 569

Email: tony.wells@landsar.org.nz

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