Strategy and Development Manager

• Feb 2023 - Present

Consultant Researcher

• Nov 2022 - Dec 2022

- Map political and parliamentary landscape in Malaysia by developing metadata and content types, collating and processing information about political candidates and issues in GE15 (Malaysia’s 15th General Election)- Support anti-corruption and transparency efforts by tracking and displaying politician/company relationships on an open website for greater civic involvement

Technical Intern

• Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

- Update and maintain database of partners and resources across the Asia region as machine readable data- Support capacity-building and peer-learning workshop with organizational partners

YSEALI Professional Fellow 2022

• Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

Institute Partner: American Council for Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) Institute Theme: Governance and Society Placement Organization: Wisconsin Ethics Commission The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Professional Fellows Program (YSEALI PFP) is a fully-funded exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, providing selected emerging leaders from Southeast Asia the opportunity to spend four weeks in the United States in a work placement specifically tailored to their professional interests. In my fellowship placement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, I gained valuable knowledge about the commission's role in enforcing state laws regarding campaign finance, lobbying, and governmental financial ethics. I also supported with data management of statements of economic interests filed by public officials, and consolidated information for termination audits. Show less

Senior Programme Lead

• Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

- Conceptualized and executed Calon18: Penang Edition, a political literacy programme in collaboration with the Penang State Government, aimed at preparing 79 youth to potentially stand for elections - Designed and managed Demokrasi Lab, a civic tech challenge to empower 80 Malaysian youths to innovate democracy - Led the planning and execution of three youth roundtable discussions relating to institutional reforms such as the Right to Information, Anti-Corruption, and the Undi18 bill - Conceptualized and executed Calon18: Penang Edition, a political literacy programme in collaboration with the Penang State Government, aimed at preparing 79 youth to potentially stand for elections - Designed and managed Demokrasi Lab, a civic tech challenge to empower 80 Malaysian youths to innovate democracy - Led the planning and execution of three youth roundtable discussions relating to institutional reforms such as the Right to Information, Anti-Corruption, and the Undi18 bill

Senior Associate, Education Ecosystem Engagement

• Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

Associate, Partnership Development (Public Sector)

• Jun 2018 - Dec 2019

Intern, Partnership Development (Government)

• Mar 2018 - May 2018

Facilitator, FFL Digital Financial Inclusion Challenge

• Nov 2020 - Dec 2020

Organised by FWD Takaful and powered by Arus Academy, the Fun(d) For Life (FFL) Digital Financial Inclusion Challenge was a 3-week online course & challenge to push 30 youths to think about long-term solutions as well as advocacy strategies in meeting Malaysia's financial inclusion goals through microtakaful by exploring the question: "Can microtakaful end the circle of poverty?" Organised by FWD Takaful and powered by Arus Academy, the Fun(d) For Life (FFL) Digital Financial Inclusion Challenge was a 3-week online course & challenge to push 30 youths to think about long-term solutions as well as advocacy strategies in meeting Malaysia's financial inclusion goals through microtakaful by exploring the question: "Can microtakaful end the circle of poverty?"

Facilitator, Parlimen Digital

• Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

Parlimen Digital is a youth-led initiative to organize a virtual parliamentary sitting to propose recommendations to address the economic and health crisis in Malaysia. This initiative gathered 222 youth representatives from all across Malaysia on a virtual platform to debate, thus showcasing the feasibility of a virtual parliamentary democracy. Parlimen Digital is a youth-led initiative to organize a virtual parliamentary sitting to propose recommendations to address the economic and health crisis in Malaysia. This initiative gathered 222 youth representatives from all across Malaysia on a virtual platform to debate, thus showcasing the feasibility of a virtual parliamentary democracy.