James Ritchie

Diverse senior consulting projects: Governance Review and developed a Governance Handbook for State-based Policing organisation. Strategic change plans. Board training initiatives on Corporate Governance for a leading not-for-profit organisation. Facilitated various Strategic Planning and Governance reviews for the public, private and NFP Sectors. Designed and facilitated scenario-based exercises and programs for leadership training in the emergency and disaster management sectors.

I am a non-executive Director of the Board of the Royal Victorian Aero Club (RVAC). The RVAC is a leading flight training and registered training organisation in Melbourne Australia with a diverse aircraft fleet, flight instructors and flight maintenance facilities that meets the needs of its students and club members while being a strong advocate for the general aviation community.

Executive leadership and management of a diverse operations division with accountability that includes procurement, business strategy performance, governance, information technology, volunteer recruitment, volunteer mobilization, learning and development, contracts and tenders; and Executive responsibility for the Governance and Audit and Risk Committee

Barrington Centre offers a range of specialist psychological services including Leadership Programs, Mediation, Cultural Change and Change Management Programs, Workshops, Coaching, Employee Assistance Programs and Psychological and Vocational Assessments. This was an interim Chief Executive Officer role to undertake a strategic organisational review and implement organisational changes for a set period of time.

Not-for-profit provider of community mental health services with offices across Australia. Executive management and leadership of diverse corporate services functions with accountability for governance, business strategy and performance, information technology, communication, marketing, human resources, property services, work health and safety, strategic projects and all procurement and tender matters.

Executive management of a diverse division with accountability that includes customer service, business strategy, performance, governance, information technology, knowledge management, contracts and purchasing, stores, laboratory services, risk management, building services, fleet management, freedom of information and privacy including executive responsibility for the Occupational Health and Safety and the Audit and Risk Committees.

Central government agency within the Victorian Government with key responsibilities for the development and reform of Whole of Government (WofG) procurement policy, developing WofG strategies and policies that delivered the Efficient Government Policy Agenda and the management and leadership of a diverse team of strategy and policy experts. I commenced at the DTF as the Manager, Governance, Corporate Strategy and Services and then moved into the Assistant Director, Strategy and Policy role.

State government agency responsible for the development of strategic environmental stewardship programs with key responsibilities for project management and program design for priority products and program areas identified in the Towards Zero Waste draft strategy and the business plan. My main focus was innovative models in reducing and eliminating waste paint and electronic waste. EcoRecycle Victoria was renamed to Sustainability Victoria.

Various business and project consulting roles and post graduate education with key responsibilities developing and implementing a marketing campaign for a professional association.

Project management consultant. Responsible for project management, feasibility studies and consulting throughout South East Asia and Australia. During my business studies, I was also appointed as the business development lead.

Project management consultant. Responsible for project management, feasibility studies and consulting throughout South East Asia and Australia. Minenco (Engineering arm of Rio Tinto) was sold to Bechtel Australia in 1997. I started with Minenco as a trainee draftsman on a study scholarship in 1981. I also managed international cross cultural teams in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Disaster Risk Management

International Relations

Business Management and Industrial Relations