Jo Cribb is a New Zealand civil servant who headed the

Ministry for Women The Ministry for Women ( Māori: ''Manatū Wāhine'') is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the government on policies and issues affecting women. It was formerly called the Ministry for Women's Affairs (MWA), b ...

. She has given a talk at TEDxWellington and published work on volunteerism.

Education

Cribb is a graduate of

Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III of England, Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world' ...

and has a PhD from

Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington ( mi, Te Herenga Waka) is a university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. The university is well kno ...

in Public Policy that investigated the contracting relationship between governments and NGOs which completed in part as a New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women Fellow.

Career

Between 2012 and 2017, Cribb held the appointment as chief executive for the Ministry for Women Affairs. Prior to this, she led policy and research functions at other New Zealand government agencies, such as the Ministry of Social Development, the Families Commission, the

Department of Internal Affairs The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), or in te reo Māori, is the public service department of New Zealand charged with issuing passports; administering applications for citizenship and lottery grants; enforcing censorship and gambling la ...

, and the State Services Commission. Cribb also held appointment as the Deputy Children's Commissioner and led the Children's Commissioner's Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty. Cribb's book, ''Being Accountable: Voluntary Organisations, Government Agencies and Contracted Social Services in New Zealand'' (2007) analyzes the way that people in the voluntary sector view accountability to the government and nonprofit service providers.

Honours

* Westpac Leadership Fellowship 2014 * Finalist, New Zealand Woman of Influence Awards 2015 * Finalist, New Zealand Woman of Influence Awards 2016 *Winner, Not-for-Profit Governance Leader, Women in Governance Awards 2021

Publications

* Cribb, Jo, and Rachel Petero. 2020. ''Take Your Space : Successful Women Share Their Secrets''. Auckland: Onetree House Ltd. * Cribb, Jo, and David Glover. 2018. ''Don’t Worry about the Robots : How to Survive and Thrive in the New World of Work''. Auckland, New Zealand: Allen & Unwin. * ‌Cribb, Jo, and Victoria University. 2006. ''Being Accountable : Voluntary Organisations, Government Agencies and Contracted Social Services in New Zealand''. Wellington N.Z.: Institute Of Policy Studies.

References

External sources

Profile
on the Institute of Directors website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cribb, Jo Victoria University of Wellington alumni Alumni of the University of Cambridge People from Wellington City New Zealand public servants New Zealand women public servants Living people Year of birth missing (living people)