PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Dedicated Senior Commerce educator with 14 years' secondary teaching experience across Accounting, Economics and Business Studies, including five years leading a Commerce department.

Well-versed in the structural shifts of the NCEA Change Programme, including delivery of the unified Level 1 Commerce matrix, and committed to embedding Ako, Tātaiako and Whanaungatanga principles to build inclusive classrooms in which Māori and Pacific learners thrive.

Advocated curriculum leadership, staff mentoring and lifting outcomes in high-stakes external assessment, with a consistent focus on connecting classroom learning to real-world enterprise.

Seeking a secondary school Commerce teaching position where strong subject expertise and a genuine commitment to student success can make an immediate impact.

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KEY SKILLS

• Subject expertise: Accounting, Economics and Business Studies, Years 9–13 (NCEA Level 1–3 equivalent)

• Curriculum & assessment design: programme planning, internal/external assessment, national exam-paper design

• Department leadership: staff coaching and mentoring, lesson observation, performance reporting

• Culturally responsive pedagogy: Ako, Tātaiako, Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga and Tangata Whenuatanga principles

• Enterprise & extra-curricular: BEST Programme / Young Enterprise Scheme coordination, enterprise week organisation

• Statistical analysis & reporting: exam and standard results analysis, department and MOE reporting

• Digital tools: Smart Boards, MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook/Publisher, online learning platforms

• Communication & collaboration: strong relationships with students, whānau and colleagues; experienced Master of Ceremonies

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Head of Department – Commerce — Kalabu Secondary School, Nasinu, Fiji 2024 – Present

Ministry of Education, Suva (January 2013 – current)

• Lead a Commerce department of three teachers, overseeing curriculum, assessment and reporting across Accounting, Economics and Commercial Studies.

• Coach and mentor teaching staff to build professional capacity and ensure consistent, high-quality teaching and learning practice.

• Observe, monitor and report on teachers' lesson delivery to improve learning and teaching programme outcomes.

• Use Ako principles to guide Year 13 (NCEA Level 3 Economics equivalent) students in contextualising resource scarcity and market interdependency through their own family and community structures.

• Affirm Tangata Whenuatanga by integrating indigenous business frameworks and Pacific models of sustainable commerce alongside traditional corporate structures.

• Foster Whanaungatanga by building deliberate learning partnerships with whānau, tracking student progress collaboratively in high-stakes NCEA Accounting external standards (Years 11–13 equivalent).

• Exhibit Manaakitanga by co-constructing an emotionally secure classroom environment, delivering a measurable lift in confidence and performance among priority learners.

• Engage in Wānanga through class focus groups where students work with local business mentors to critically analyse real-world economic and financial impacts on regional infrastructure.

• Plan and deliver teaching and learning programmes to a maximum of 18 one-hour classes per week, across Years 9–13, class sizes of 6–45 students.Head of Department – Commerce — Rampur College, Fiji Jul 2021 – 2023

• Provided professional advice and curriculum leadership across Accounting, Economics and Commercial Studies to all department teachers.

• Led and managed the department's internal assessment and reporting across all designated subject areas.

• Received a Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contribution to the teaching profession (2023).

• Achieved 100% employee performance appraisal rating.

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Research Officer – Economics & Exams (Secondary) — MOE Headquarters, Suva, Fiji Feb 2017 – Jun 2021

• Assisted in developing the Year 13 Economics curriculum and textbook in consultation with stakeholders, improving outcomes for students nationally.

• Benchmarked Fiji's curriculum against New Zealand's NCEA framework and assisted in implementing Financial Education (FinEd) in Fiji schools in collaboration with New Zealand teachers.

• Designed and marked national examination papers for Year 10 Commercial Studies, Years 11–12 Economics and Year 12 Accounting.

• Raised Year 12 National Economics pass rate above 60%.

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Secondary Teacher — Gospel High School, Suva, Fiji Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

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Secondary Teacher — Nasavusavu Secondary School, Savusavu, Fiji Jan 2013 – Dec 2015

• Taught Commercial Studies, Accounting, Junior Mathematics and Economics to Years 9–13.

• Planned and implemented teaching and learning programmes in line with the Fijian curriculum.

• Implemented strategies to achieve, monitor, evaluate and report on student learning outcomes in key learning areas.

• Achieved 94% student engagement in Young Enterprise Scheme Program.

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EDUCATION & LICENSURE

Registered Teacher, Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

Registration No. 440719 — Provisional, valid until 6 March 2028

Fully Registered Teacher, Fiji

Registration No. 16878

Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce – Economics (NZQA-approved Level 8)

The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji — 2018

Bachelor of Arts & Graduate Certificate in Education – Accounting and Economics (NZQA-approved Level 7)

The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji — 2013

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Scope and Sequence Professional Development for CAS Officers — 2020

• Computer Skills Training, JICA Volunteers, MOE Headquarters — 2019

• Capability Building on Citizenship Development Unit — 2017

• Strengthening Assessment Process – Accounting & Economics — 2017

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INTERESTS & HOBBIES

Travel & macroeconomic observation, community volunteering & exploration, sports, cultural activities, reading financial publications

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REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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