ASSOCIATES

Huti Watson

Huti Watson (Ngāti Porou, Tainui) is a consultant in with over 25 years experience in health, research and economic development strategies. She has a strong focus in the protection of Māori rights and the integration of traditional knowledge in biomedical sciences in Aotearoa NZ.

Huti is a Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Fellowship for Social Equity (AFSE). Her current governance and committee roles include: Research Coordinator of Ngati Porou Hauora Charitable Trust (NPHCT) (Formerly Chair and Deputy Chair of the NPHCT Board), Chair of the Aotearoa New Zealand Genomic Variome Project, member of Variant Bio’s Ethics Advisory Board (EAB), member of the Maurice Wilkins Centre (MWC) Board, member of the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) Maori Data Leadership Panel, and member on the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) Global Working Group on Waiora Planetary Health and Human Wellbeing.

Vikashni Moore

Vikashni is an experienced Human Resources professional with a strategic mindset and practical experience in change management, leadership coaching and executive recruitment. She has worked as the GM HR for Fiji Airlines and Digicel, and has a strong academic and research base as a doctoral student and lecturer in Human Resources at Auckland University of Technology. She has significant strengths in:

• Organisational culture and values: analysis, re-design and tying up with employer branding

• Managing change

• Organisational re-design 

• Employee engagement initiatives

• Building capabilities in teams and organisations 

• Coaching, mentoring and people development, especially younger HR professionals

• Diversity and inclusion programmes

• Recruitment

• Internal equity programmes

• HR planning for changing workforce (e.g., flexible work, gig workers, ageing workforce)

• Performance management programmes (e.g., counselling and performance-managing problem children)

• Other strategic HRM activities (e.g., employer branding)