Experience

Divine Word University

• Papua New Guinea
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lecturer (International Relations)

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Teaching foreign policy and theories of international relations courses. Using the blended approach to teaching and learning. Use of tools like Moodle with the traditional method of face-to-face teaching.

• Member of Student Disciplinary Board

  • Jul 2019 - Present

• Chair Faculty Curriculum and Assessment Committee

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2023

  To provide quality assurance and enhancement of good practice in respect of curriculum and assessment practices within the faculty and faculty information to be displayed on DWU web pages. To ensure faculty programs match market needs and serve the interests of the nation. To consider proposals for new programs, training needs and awards, ensuring an adequate level of consultation and market research before making recommendations to the Faculty Board.To review program specification documents and recommend approval or amendments with consideration for the logical structure and sequence of units within a program. To monitor unit outlines for quality, accurate use of approved codes and unit titles, learning outcomes/competencies, variety in teaching and learning strategies, number and nature of assessment tasks, and use of updated references. To review assessment tasks in unit outlines which are to be given to students at the start of each semester and recommend the approval of these by the Faculty Board. To monitor quality delivery and evaluation of units by lecturers that, after delivery, units are reflected upon and outlines updated, to ensure they reflect current trends. To make recommendations for resources and strategies to improve teaching and learning. To review examination papers and recommend amendments, where considered necessary, prior to recommending their approval by the Faculty Board. To ensure assessment results each semester are collated accurately, in an appropriate format and timely manner, with an acceptable distribution of grades, recommending standardization of results where appropriate, consider failures and make appropriate recommendations prior to results being submitted to the Faculty Board for endorsement. To monitor faculty implementation of assessment policies and give guidance and direction on improved assessment practices within the faculty. Show less

• Faculty Assessment Coordinator

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2023

  Liaise with Curriculum and Assessment Committee Reps from the 4 Departments including the Dean. Collate assessments for all students from the 4 Departments enrolled in the various programs in the Faculty. Present assessments to Faculty Board for approval.

• Staff Elected Male Representative to Academic Board

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

  Academic Male Staff Representative to Academic Board for 2021-2022.

• Acting Head of Department (PNG Studies and International Relations)

  • Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

  The Department of PNG Studies and International Relations housed in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Divine Word University offers a degree program called the Bachelor of Arts (PNG Studies and International Relations). It is an area studies program focusing on PNG and is divided into 4 strands; International Relations, Political Studies, Culture Studies and Community Development. We have a total of 6-7 units relating to the 4 Strands that spreads across the 4 academic years. Our key outcome is to produce citizens with in-depth knowledge of PNG and our place in the world. Show less

• Staff Elected Male Representative to Academic Board

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

• Chair Department Social Committee

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2017

  To provide advice and technical support to the Department Open Day Committee led by year 3 class. To liaise with Faculty Corporate, Innovation and Enterprise Committee and University Open Day Committee. To monitor the staging of the Open Day and report to Department. To provide advice and technical support to the Department Social Committee representatives in regards to fundraising events. To ensure fundraising events are planned and staged to help raise finance for the Department’s social events. To provide technical assistance to students seeking funds from willing donors. To manage finance and write timely acquittals for Faculty Corporate, Innovation and Enterprise Committee and University Finance Division. To ensure social events are planned and staged to promote social inclusion. To monitor staging of the social events and report to the Department. To report to the Department on a regular basis. Show less



PNG National Research Institute (PNG NRI)

• Papua New Guinea
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2009 - Sep 2009

  A field interviewer for the "Ethical and Effective Governance Survey Project". Conducted household interviews in the National Capital District, selected villages in Rigo District, Kaivieng Town and surrounding villages in New Ireland Province. A field interviewer for the "Ethical and Effective Governance Survey Project". Conducted household interviews in the National Capital District, selected villages in Rigo District, Kaivieng Town and surrounding villages in New Ireland Province.



The University of Papua New Guinea

• Papua New Guinea
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Teaching Fellow

  • Mar 2009 - Sep 2009

  Job description includes research, student consultation and tutoring. Job description includes research, student consultation and tutoring.