Mia Meckel

Researcher & Evaluator

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

About

Kia ora, I am an experienced researcher and programme evaluator with a deep passion for turning numbers into meaningful, actionable insights that inform strategy, inspire change, and deliver measurable impact.

Experience

  • Survey Specialist at Tracksuit
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Volunteer & Events Coordinator at Big Buddy
    Apr 2023 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Served as key contact for mentors and mentees’ caregivers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to foster positive, long-term match relationships and address specific match needs or challenges. • Supported Mentoring Managers with mentor referee calls and coordinated events and mentor support evenings. • Led programme evaluation for both Big Buddy’s one-to-one and newly developed group mentoring programmes. • Directed a research project in collaboration with AUT University, assessing the impact of Big Buddy’s programmes on mentors, mentees, and caregivers.

  • Health Promotion Advisor at The University of Auckland
    Nov 2022 - Apr 2023 · 6 mos

    • Coordinated a range of student wellbeing programmes across portfolios including online trainings, sexual health, mental health, physical wellbeing, and financial wellbeing. • Identified and implemented improvements to support programme delivery and effectiveness. • Developed and delivered trainings and presentations, ensuring content was evidence-based and informed by student voice. • Managed programme administration, evaluation, and reporting. • Supervised and supported four casual professional staff.

  • Professional Training & Development Programme Coordinator at Family Planning
    Jul 2021 - Nov 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Assisted in the design and delivery of Family Planning’s courses and programmes, providing administrative support to ensure smooth operation of the Professional Training and Development Unit. • Served as Super-User for the Learning Management System, managing course planning, editing, administration, and reporting. • Analysed course evaluations and data to inform programme improvements and generate internal and external reports. • Coordinated and helped manage the National Contraception Training Services LARC programme, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to organise practical training for health professionals seeking certification.

  • Auckland University of Technology (4 yrs)
    • Marker/Teaching Assistant
      Jul 2021 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

      • Provided marking assistance across two semesters for undergraduate psychology papers, including Abnormal Psychology and Psychological Challenges in Childhood and Adolescence.

    • Clinical Administrator (Nursing)
      Nov 2020 - Jun 2021 · 8 mos

      • Provided administrative support to the School of Clinical Sciences (Nursing) at AUT, including organising clinical placements, maintaining student placement records and hours, generating reports, and reconciling provider invoices.

    • Research Assistant - Gambling & Addictions Research Centre
      Oct 2018 - Nov 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      • Collected qualitative and quantitative data via telephone for a large clinical trial on problem gambling interventions. • Administered suicide risk assessments.