PEP Intern Profiles

Brandi Harrison

PEP Cohort November 2020

PEP Role Traffic Control Assistant / Spotter

Pastoral Care Organisation Te Whānau o Waipareira

Current Role Executive Assistant & Programme Coordinator, Education Unlimited

What did you find rewarding about the PEP?

“I came from a hospitality background, so just being around such brilliant and educated minds and people who were passionate and progressive in their roles was a really different experience for me, which I believe really helped me to grow professionally, plus working and seeing my peers also hit the ground running in their own new roles”.

Henare Thompson

PEP Cohort 2019

PEP Role Traffic Control Assistant / Spotter

Pastoral Care Organisation Te Whānau o Waipareira

Current Role Health and Safety Assistant, Link Alliance

What did you find rewarding about the PEP?

“I experienced and learned how construction operates, how it all comes together. I got educated in multiple unit standards that caught my interest in the health and safety career I've chosen to walk. On-Site experience was the most beneficial as I learn better practically. I had a great mentor that helped me in my journey too, and I still catch up with him when we can.”

$79m Link Alliance spend with Māori and Pasifika owned sub-contractors and suppliers

41 contracts worth $79m invested

$188,000 spent with mana whenua (8 City Rail Link Mana Whenua)

39 engagements with socially innovative businesses

Supplier Diversity

While constructing the largest transport infrastructure project in New Zealand, CRL Ltd has the opportunity to effect positive change in the lives of Aucklanders.

CRL Ltd and the project’s contractor, Link Alliance, seek social outcomes during the delivery phase of the project that have lasting positive effects on the communities of Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. This means seeking out opportunities that will benefit communities and the people that live in them. The practice promotes a culture of equity, inclusion and diversity.

Link Alliance has a strong focus on supporting supply chain opportunities for Māori and Pasifika businesses and socially innovative businesses.

Link Alliance’s Formula for Social Procurement

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Social outcomes and procurement teams identify and connect with Māori and Pasifika businesses, with the potential for tender participation through Amotai and Mana Whenua

Maximising opportunities for participation by alerting these organisations of potential tenders and supply opportunities, with detailed supplier briefings for bigger packages

Suppliers tendering for packages with high social outcomes opportunities are required to provide details of their social outcomes’ initiatives and a social outcome weighting is applied to the evaluation of those tenders

Providing feedback on unsuccessful tenders to support future success

Building whanaungatanga (kinship) with contracted businesses