Sarah Jardine

Public policy professional, influential leader

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

About

Experience

  • Principal Advisor, Aviation Policy at Ministry of Transport (New Zealand) - Te Manatū Waka
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    Seconded into the Ministry of Transport from the Civil Aviation Authority to develop updated rules under the Civil Aviation Act 2023.

  • Ministry of Justice - New Zealand (5 yrs 5 mos)
    • Chief Policy Advisor
      May 2025 - May 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Director, Office of Deputy Secretary Strategy
      Oct 2024 - Apr 2026 · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Chief Policy Advisor to the Pou Whakatere, Deputy Secretary Māori
      Jan 2021 - Sep 2024 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Chief Advisor at Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-Based Institutions
    Aug 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Secondment

  • Principal Advisor at Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attacks on Christchurch Mosques on 15 March 2019
    Sep 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Strategic Advisor to the Head of Inquiry at Earthquake Commission (EQC)
    Feb 2019 - Sep 2019 · 8 mos