Nick Cox

Education and social services strategy and delivery

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

About

I bring 15 years’ experience in strategy, policy, design and operations and organisational transformation in education, health and human services. I’ve had a diverse career. I am currently in a strategy and delivery leadership role for early childhood education at the NSW Department of Education. Before then, I directed and managed complex, high-priority projects at Nous for six years. I was also a board director of a medium-sized NFP that provides child and family services. Before consulting, I was both a public servant and a ministerial adviser in the Australian Government, a deputy principal of a Bronx high school, and manager of Aboriginal youth community programs in far western NSW.

Experience

  • Lead, ECE Reform at NSW Department of Education
    Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Strategy and delivery for early childhood education policy and sector reform.

  • Director at Nous Group
    Jan 2016 - Jan 2022 · 6 yrs 1 mo

    I advised organisations operating in highly regulated sectors—especially education, health and human services. My focus was public policy development and review, strategy, business operations, and organisational transformation.

  • Board Director at Weldon Children's Services
    Jan 2018 - Dec 2021 · 4 yrs

    Weldon is a medium-sized NFP organisation that provides early childhood education and care, out of school hours care, and community services across Sydney, as well as a sector recruitment agency Worked with my fellow board directors to govern, direct and monitor the organisation's overall performance, as well as its compliance with legal, regulatory and industry obligations. I worked with the board and executive to navigate a series of major industry issues while acquiring new businesses, modernising the organisation, and sharpening our offer to families.

  • Deputy Principal | Education Pioneers Fellow at International Leadership Charter School
    Jun 2014 - Nov 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Consultant at The Brookings Institution
    Jan 2014 - May 2014 · 5 mos