Experience

Suicide Prevention Australia

• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Manager

  • Oct 2023 - Present



School Infrastructure NSW, Department of Education

• Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Communications Manager, Asset Activations

  • Nov 2022 - Oct 2023

  Write, plan and mplement communications strategies across the Educational Development Program, including for Infrastructure Traineeships, School Infrastructure Cadetships and School Infrastructure Graduate Program. Write, deliver and promote integrated communications for the promotion of the programs in schools, universities and colleges; event communications and stakeholder engagement with trainees, cadets, industry, and other identified stakeholders. Support other areas of Asset Activation for communications requirements, including tender communications for the Shared Use Facilities. Show less



Suicide Prevention Australia

• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Lead - Campaigns

  • Oct 2021 - Aug 2022

  Established networks across the sector, researchers and experts, including establishing and managing an Advisory Group and Reference Group. Strategic: Prepared project plan for the Male Suicide Prevention Project and integrated communications strategy and delivered new integrated platform, Doing It Tough. Prepared and managed Doing It Tough ministerial launch at NSW Parliament House, including event management, speech writing, postcards. Established networks across the sector, researchers and experts, including establishing and managing an Advisory Group and Reference Group. Strategic: Prepared project plan for the Male Suicide Prevention Project and integrated communications strategy and delivered new integrated platform, Doing It Tough. Prepared and managed Doing It Tough ministerial launch at NSW Parliament House, including event management, speech writing, postcards.



Western Sydney University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Change Communications Specialist

  • Jul 2021 - Oct 2021

  Manage change communications for new student management system project, including strategic communications to academics, staff and students. Manage change communications for new student management system project, including strategic communications to academics, staff and students.



Suicide Prevention Australia

• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Manager

  • Mar 2021 - Jun 2021

  Write communications collateral across all platforms - social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) and website. Prepare members communications, including enews, alerts and event collateral. Manage media releases and media liaison. Write communications collateral across all platforms - social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) and website. Prepare members communications, including enews, alerts and event collateral. Manage media releases and media liaison.



University of Technology Sydney

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Online Exams - Communications

  • May 2020 - Jul 2020



NSW Ombudsman

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Nov 2019

  Manage staff in media and communications unit and prepare organisational and strategic communications strategies, deliver media and communications protocols and project manage key publications including 3 annual reports and Aboriginal report. Manage staff in media and communications unit and prepare organisational and strategic communications strategies, deliver media and communications protocols and project manage key publications including 3 annual reports and Aboriginal report.



NSW Telco Authority

• Australia
• Telecommunications
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Change Communications Specialist

  • May 2018 - May 2019

  Deliver integrated communications across a number of change programs from development of communications strategies through to delivery of communications collateral. Deliver integrated communications across a number of change programs from development of communications strategies through to delivery of communications collateral.



Department of Planning and Environment

• Sydney, Australia

• OHC Communications and Senior Program Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

  Support the Office of Housing Coordination in strategic communications and projects to promote the implementation of the Housing Affordability Strategy. Support the Office of Housing Coordination in strategic communications and projects to promote the implementation of the Housing Affordability Strategy.



Life Without Barriers

• Sydney, Australia

• Communications and Publications Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Nov 2017



Western Sydney Local Health District, NSW Health

• Blacktown Hospital

• Communications Manager - Integrated Community Health Directorate

  • Nov 2016 - Jul 2017

  Greenfields position to establish communications strategy for directorate, implementing a strategic communications framework to promote the directorate’s work, projects and initiatives across the Local Health District, including Western Sydney Diabetes, Integrated Care Forum, and Chronic Care Program. Greenfields position to establish communications strategy for directorate, implementing a strategic communications framework to promote the directorate’s work, projects and initiatives across the Local Health District, including Western Sydney Diabetes, Integrated Care Forum, and Chronic Care Program.



NSW Kids and Families (NSW Health)

• North Sydney

• Communications Coordinator

  • Jun 2014 - Oct 2016

  The communications and media specialist for the organisation, I advise staff on communications needs and implementing appropriate and strategic communications activities, including communications collateral, and liaise across media. Develop and implement communications strategies for projects in consultation with project managers in line with strategic goals. Manage website, monitor templates, publications and campaigns implemented in the organisation. Update organisational communications strategy, implementing a strategic communications framework to promote the organisation’s work, projects and initiatives. Show less



Transport for NSW

• Communications - Taleo Implementation Project (contract)

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

  Develop strategic communications plan to deliver communications collateral and adapt educational/training resources to implement the Taleo online recruitment system across all Transport agencies. Identify strategic communications needs and delivery options for all stakeholder groups to communicate benefits of new project to different agencies (eg. Transport for NSW, STA, RMS, Sydney Trains, NSW Trains). Deliver change management messages through publications and intranets, ensuring consistency of messages to support Taleo implementation. Show less



NSW Health

• Communications Specialist - Non-Emergency Patient Specialist (contract)

  • Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  Develop strategic communications strategy and communications collateral across the project in line with NSW Health goals. Identifying strategic communications options across all stakeholder groups, particularly internal communications. Implementing change communications for the program through publications and website. Develop strategic communications strategy and communications collateral across the project in line with NSW Health goals. Identifying strategic communications options across all stakeholder groups, particularly internal communications. Implementing change communications for the program through publications and website.



Roads and Maritime Service

• Government Information Services Officer (contract)

  • Aug 2013 - Jan 2014

  Provide issues, research, analysis and writing expertise in the preparation of CE and ministerial briefing notes for Chief Executive, Minister for Roads and Ports/ Minister for Transport. Provide issues, research, analysis and writing expertise in the preparation of CE and ministerial briefing notes for Chief Executive, Minister for Roads and Ports/ Minister for Transport.



Civil Contractors Federation NSW

• Baulkham Hills, NSW

• Communications & Policy Support Manager

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013

  External communications and policy development for this employer member organisation. Provide communications across news and current issues across the industry and policy areas, as well as marketing communications including the training arm. Support Members and stakeholder engagement in policy formulation, including submissions to government policy and consistent messaging for the stakeholder base. External communications and policy development for this employer member organisation. Provide communications across news and current issues across the industry and policy areas, as well as marketing communications including the training arm. Support Members and stakeholder engagement in policy formulation, including submissions to government policy and consistent messaging for the stakeholder base.



Australian Catholic University

• North Sydney

• HR Communications

  • Apr 2012 - Sep 2012



PCEHR, Cumberland Hospital, NSW Health

• Communications Manager PCEHR

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2012



Transport Construction Authority

• Manager Corporate Communications

  • 2010 - 2011



Housing NSW

• Senior Communications Officer

  • Oct 2006 - Dec 2010