Nikki Brough

Nikki Brough

Passionate about people and customers | Rainbow network co-chair | Design and Facilitation Manager at ASB Bank

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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About

Experienced Leadership & Human Resources Professional specializing in Leadership, Business Improvement, Project Management, Customer Service, Strategy and Organisational Development and Learning.

I’m a Business Customer Experience Design & Facilitation Manager ASB (Business Banking). I work with our people to help them unlock their potential, stretch them to the edge of their abilities so they can create even more value for our customers and business. I love what I do, and with a passion for excellence and customers feel very fortunate every day to be able to work with others who feel and act the same way too.

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Experience

  • ASB Bank Graphic

    Design and Facilitation Manager

    ASB Bank

    - Present 2 years 10 months

    Auckland, New Zealand

    As a BCE Design and Facilitation Manager, I have a passion for building capability through contributing to frameworks, facilitating workshops, creating tools, and contributing to embedding strategies across our Business Banking division.

    This ranges from business development, relationship management, coaching and other soft skill training coaching programmes. I also play a key role in embedding an environment of continuous improvement through effective and ongoing education that results…

    As a BCE Design and Facilitation Manager, I have a passion for building capability through contributing to frameworks, facilitating workshops, creating tools, and contributing to embedding strategies across our Business Banking division.

    This ranges from business development, relationship management, coaching and other soft skill training coaching programmes. I also play a key role in embedding an environment of continuous improvement through effective and ongoing education that results in positive changes and engagement.

  • Auckland Council

    Auckland Council

    3 years 2 months

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      Relationship Manager

      Auckland Council

      - 6 months

      Auckland, New Zealand

      Managing the relationship between Digital & Customer Services and key business partners and various departments, project teams and governance groups focused on service delivery across Council

      Acting as a single point of contact for business partners to liaise strategically with Digital & Customer Services, representing the department on enterprise initiatives and providing input to identifying new business opportunities or large-scale process changes.

      (Acting in role and…

      Managing the relationship between Digital & Customer Services and key business partners and various departments, project teams and governance groups focused on service delivery across Council

      Acting as a single point of contact for business partners to liaise strategically with Digital & Customer Services, representing the department on enterprise initiatives and providing input to identifying new business opportunities or large-scale process changes.

      (Acting in role and concurrently working as Business Improvement Manager)

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      Business Improvement Manager

      Auckland Council

      - 2 years

      Auckland, New Zealand

      Lead and manage a team of Business Improvement Advisers
      Champion best practice Business Improvement methodologies such as Lean, Agile and Design Thinking (Human Centered Design) – people and customer journeys at the heart of everything we do

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      Customer Services Manager (Cemeteries)

      Auckland Council

      - 1 year 3 months

      Auckland, New Zealand

      • Regional and community-based leadership role of Customer Services for Cemeteries; 3 direct team leader reports with up to 25 indirect reports
      • Provide a quality customer experience across all of cemetery operations which fulfil current and future customer expectations whilst meeting operational efficiency requirements and service standards
      • Internal and community stakeholder management

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    Head Of Client Services

    Fisher Funds

    - 11 months

    Auckland, New Zealand

    Head of Department role, leading all client-facing teams to put client services at the heart of what they do including Inbound Contact Centre, Outbound Contact Centre, Email and Live Chat teams, Significant Financial Hardship teams and office coordinator/reception role

    Achievements:
    • CRM Industry Finalist, Financial Services, 2017
    • CRM Silver Award Winner, Live Chat, 2017
    • CRM Silver Award Winner, Under 50 Seats, 2018
    • CRM Diamond Award Winner, Live Chat, 2018
    • CRM…

    Head of Department role, leading all client-facing teams to put client services at the heart of what they do including Inbound Contact Centre, Outbound Contact Centre, Email and Live Chat teams, Significant Financial Hardship teams and office coordinator/reception role

    Achievements:
    • CRM Industry Finalist, Financial Services, 2017
    • CRM Silver Award Winner, Live Chat, 2017
    • CRM Silver Award Winner, Under 50 Seats, 2018
    • CRM Diamond Award Winner, Live Chat, 2018
    • CRM Industry Award (Financial Sector), 2018

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    Team Manager

    ACC New Zealand

    - 1 year 1 month

    Auckland, New Zealand

    • Leadership, mentoring and coaching of a team of case managers helping them drive client centricity and results to achieve the best outcomes for injured New Zealanders
    • Leading and participating in Branch and Area Wide projects
    • Focus on results and continuous improvement of processes and procedures
    • Focus on privacy
    • Storytelling of strategy to inspire and engage team members on the “why” and how they fit into the bigger strategic picture

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    Organisational & Learning Development Consultant

    AMP New Zealand

    - 2 years 7 months

    • Senior organisational, learning and development role for AMP-based in Human Resources team
    • Research, design, delivery and evaluation of enterprise-wide learning and development programmes (for example corporate induction) including training needs analysis and ongoing embedding of deliverables
    • Research, design, delivery and evaluation of customer retention and customer sales programmes
    • Support teams to embed corporate strategy into operational deliverables focussing on…

    • Senior organisational, learning and development role for AMP-based in Human Resources team
    • Research, design, delivery and evaluation of enterprise-wide learning and development programmes (for example corporate induction) including training needs analysis and ongoing embedding of deliverables
    • Research, design, delivery and evaluation of customer retention and customer sales programmes
    • Support teams to embed corporate strategy into operational deliverables focussing on continuous improvement, aligning to AMP’s focus on human-centred design
    • Research, design, delivery and evaluation of bespoke team and department learning and development programmes (for example customer services, sales techniques, retention of customers, technical training, strategy sessions, team building, DiSC profiles)
    • Annual employee engagement survey
    • Project management across the organisation Agile, Lean Six Sigma and Human Centered Design methodologies
    • Leadership coaching and mentoring
    • Support leaders with employee performance improvement plans, helping to raise non-performance and enhance quality
    • NZQA mapping of training to qualifications, stakeholder management with the business and Skills Organisation and assessment of training to provide unit standards to employees

    Achievements:
    • CCiNZ National Trainer of the Year 2015: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1508/S00863/amp-trainer-takes-out-ccinz-trainer-of-the-year-award.htm
    • Rollout of Enterprise wide Net Promoter Score Redesigned training evaluation process to align with corporate strategy and NPS
    • Worked across Enterprise on Engagement – saw annual lift from 55% to 67%
    • Project managed successful delivery and embedding of Mary Gober (Customer Service Methodology) programme Enterprise wide
    • Project managed successful development and delivery of new frontline leadership programme, Galvanise!
    • Celebrate! Employee Award Quarter 2 2014 & Quarter 3 2015

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    HR Administrator

    AMP

    - 10 months

    Auckland

    Generalist HR role

    Achievements:
    • Creation of Employee Onboarding document for the business
    • Relationship and engagement built with Team Administrator community to enable successful upskilling of their HR understanding and capability
    • Creation of monthly People Dashboard for NZ business
    • Co-ordination of logistics for AMP Leadership Summit 2013

  • AMP Services (NZ) Ltd Graphic

    Customer Services Manager Existing Business , Wealth Protection

    AMP Services (NZ) Ltd

    - 2 years 8 months

    Auckland

    Leading and managing the Contact Centre & Administration team for AMP Life Insurance

    Achievements:
    • Biannual celebrate! Award (second half of 2011)
    • Overall celebrate! Award winner 2011 (AMP Employee of the Year)

  • Pumpkin Patch Graphic

    Customer Services Supervisor

    Pumpkin Patch

    - 7 months

    Auckland

  • ACC Graphic

    Team Leader

    ACC

    - 1 year

  • Contact Centre Team Leader

    Department of Internal Affairs

    - 3 years

Education

  • The University of Auckland Graphic

    University of Auckland

    Bachelor of Arts (Major: English, Minor: Linguistics)

  • Southern Institute of Technology

    National Certificate in Adult Education and Training (Level 5) Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching

  • Aoraki Polytechnic

    National Certificate in Specific Learning Disabilities (Theory)

  • Massey University

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    Postgraduate Diploma in the Arts (English Literature)

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • RainbowYOUTH Graphic

    Executive Advisor

    RainbowYOUTH

    - Present 4 months

    Human Rights

    Providing support and advisory services to the RainbowYOUTH Executive Board: Human Resources, policy, leadership, strategic thinking, fundraising etc

Honors & Awards

  • CCiNZ National Trainer of the Year 2015

    CCiNZ

    The Contact Centre Institute of New Zealand (CCiNZ) awards recognise and celebrate excellence in the Contact Centre industry. Finalists must demonstrate outstanding performance in leadership, education, stakeholder engagement, customer commitment and contact centre management.

    See the AMP press release here:
    https://www.amp.co.nz/amp/media-centre/2015/trainer-takes-out-ccinz-trainer-of-the-year-award

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