Tess Macintyre POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Oct 2019 - Present Justice Committee Chair New Zealand Labour Party Policy Council • Responsible for drafting the justice section of the Party's 2020 election manifesto • Convening regular meetings of the committee, which consists of party members, including activists, experts and members of parliament Nov 2018 - Present Policy Council Representative New Zealand Young Labour • Responsible for representing the youth sector at the Party's Policy Council, which is responsible for the development of all party policy • Developed and executed Young Labour's Abortion Law Reform campaign, including the chairing of a 15-person campaign team • Ran consultation on, designed and implemented a new internal policy selection process Apr 2017 - Nov 2018 National Secretary New Zealand Young Labour • Facilitated monthly executive teleconferences, including the management of action items and work programs • Coordinated volunteer recruitment and activation through the largest influx of around 400 per week • Organised several national events, including a fundraiser and conference that were the largest in a decade • Contributed graphic design and copy writing to the Communications Committee, including Facebook posts with several million impressions Apr 2016 - Apr 2017 Auckland/Northland Regional Organiser New Zealand Young Labour • Responsible for volunteer activation across New Zealand's most populous region • Assisted with copy writing for a new website and served on the organisation's Communications Commitee Other Elected Roles Executive Member, New Zealand Labour Women's Sector Council Executive Member, Auckland/Northland Regional Council Branch Chair, Princes Street Labour New Zealand ACADEMIC: Feb 2017 - Feb 2021 Bachelor of Health Sciences (Health Management and Policy) University of Auckland Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and International Relations) University of Auckland • First Place in POLITICS 249: Freedom and Limits of State Action 1 Tess Macintyre EMPLOYMENT: Dec 2019 - Present International Projects Administrator Habitat for Humanity New Zealand • Supporting organisational compliance requirements for multi-million dollar international development contracts and relevant sector standards. • Coordinating engagement with partner agencies, international development sector groups, and Habitat for Humanity International. • Research and document-writing for major funding contracts (primarily with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) • Facilitating implementation of new organisational policies, especially Safeguarding and Child Protection) Dec 2018 - Dec 2019 Board Secretary Habitat for Humanity New Zealand • Project managed the inaugral Pacific Peoples’ Housing Forum and its two international lead-in events in Samoa and Tonga, which together attracted more than 150 attendees • Work closely with the CEO, Deputy CEO and other Senior Managers to assist in managing action items and work programmes • Drafting of Board Papers, including a recent organisational capacity study, which I helped to design, conduct interviews for, and co-write • Contributing to and minuting meetings of the Senior Management Team, the Mori Advisory Group (comprising Mori Directors from around New Zealand) and the Pacific Task Force (comprising CEOs and Programming Managers from Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, and Habitat International's regional office in Manila) • Managing the development and implementation of organisational policies Aug 2015 - Dec 2018 National Campaigns Team Leader Habitat for Humanity New Zealand • Managed a team of six fundraisers in the Individual Giving programme, supporting them to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity's international programmes • Lead the re-launch and management of successful direct mail and digital marketing programmes, consistently exceeding fundraising targets VOLUNTEERING Aug 2019 - Oct 2019 Project Intern (through the University of Auckland) Auckland City Mission • Worked with reception and service Team Leaders to develop infographics that summarised the key services of the Auckland City Mission to improve reception practices December 2018 Supervisor Dementia Auckland ο I oversaw a team of 12 volunteers who gift wrapped presents in a mall to raise funds for Dementia Auckland’s Christmas Appeal 2 .