Program Manager
Dr Linda McGuire, BEc (Hons) LaTrobe MAdmin Griffith PhD Monash
linda.mcguire@buseco.monash.edu.au
Dr Linda McGuire is a Senior Lecturer with 20 years experience teaching postgraduate and undergraduate units in strategic management, public management and services management, with a particular interest in case teaching. Prior to this Linda had 18 years experience in the Australian Public Service as a research economist in the Treasury, Department of Finance and Industry Assistance Commission, and public relations in the Australian Electoral Commission.
Linda's research activities are closely aligned to her teaching. Her particular interest is the transfer of business concepts to the public sector and performance management of public services. Linda has a Master of Administration from Griffith University which included a study of corporate planning in the public sector. Her phD completed at Monash was a study of reporting on quality for professional public services.
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Continuous improvement and reform are recurring themes for governments throughout the world. This requires the knowledge and skills to understand, manage and adapt to change in fields as diverse as governance, service delivery, management and public enterprise. Global moves towards competitive, flexible and managerial models of public administration force political leaders and managers to face challenges such as sophisticated regulation of privatised utilities, managing contracted services and active engagement with citizens. These challenges are likely to continue for the foreseeable future. The Public Policy and Management program will provide managers with the analytical and managerial skills to deal effectively with continued pressure for reduced budgets, more rigorous accountability and improved services.
Career opportunities
Career opportunities include a wide range of policy and management positions in the public sector, the private and community sectors which deliver many public services; consulting within Australia; and international consulting, especially in development assistance programs. International participants can expect to use skills from the MPPM in work in their own countries.
Please check the course admission requirements before applying.
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