VIC Public Sector Women in Leadership Masterclass

Take charge of the next phase of your career

This is a watershed moment in your career, and the skills and behaviours that you cultivate now will become the cornerstones of your senior leadership in the years to come. This intimate and engaging masterclass is designed to provide you with the crucial skills and behaviours to grow and scale your senior leadership for what comes next.

Specifically designed for women in public sector leadership roles from all jurisdictions, this highly engaging two day masterclass will give you key tools to thrive as a senior leader and set yourself up for success for the rest of your career.

Former Deputy Secretary Alex O’Mara will take you on a journey of lightbulb moments and strategically grow key skills so that you walk away refreshed, inspired and more confident in your leadership and the path ahead.

Your facilitator

Alex O’Mara (She/Her)

Former Group Deputy Secretary, DPIE & Director, Sustainable Solutions Advisory

Alex is an experienced Senior Executive, Board Director and advisor with over 20 years
of experience leading strategy, policy, organisational transformation and program
delivery across a range of sectors including environment, infrastructure, energy,
precincts, planning, culture, place and natural resource management.
Prior to undertaking a portfolio career, Alex was a Deputy Secretary in the NSW
Government for over 5 years, as the Group Deputy Secretary, Place Design and Public
Space and as Deputy Secretary Create NSW. Alex was also the Executive Director for
Resources and Industry Policy and led Government legal teams for over 7 years in
environmental and planning law.

Who will attend

Current and emerging women in leadership across all public sector jurisdictions in management & leadership roles such as:

• Managers
• Senior Officers
• Team Leaders
• Senior Advisors
• Senior Analysts
• Project Officers
• Assistant Directors

This masterclass is also relevant for other supervisors with broader leadership requirements