Experience

Telco Together Foundation

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager, Industry Impact Hub (addressing modern slavery and domestic and family violence)

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Uniting Australian telcos to support Australians in need. The Telco Together Foundation is a unified platform enabling the telecommunications industry to make a significant social contribution within Australia. Telco Together’s Industry Impact Hub brings the telecommunications industry together to establish collaborative industry approaches to issues confronting our community. Domestic and Family Violence and Modern Slavery have been identified by members as the initial areas for collective action. - Creating projects that build on the industry’s strengths of technology, reach and resources. - Identifying approaches that benefit from industry wide involvement and can be scaled to support the wider community. - Working with members to deliver tangible and measurable outcomes. - Seeking opportunities for greater engagement between the industry and the non-profit sector. Show less



Good2Give

• Australia
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Charity Relations Manager. Project Manager, Giving Circles at Work Research Pilot

  • Aug 2014 - Mar 2020

  Good2Give is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to building a more giving society by inspiring and enabling businesses and people to support communities they care about. Since 2001 we have distributed over $200 million to more than 7,000 charities. As Project Manager of the Giving Circles at Work Research Pilot, I manage all aspects of the project. This includes: - Multi-stakeholder engagement with project partners: the Department of Social Services, Westpac Banking Group and the Centre for Social Impact at Swinburne University. - Researching and designing the corporate Giving Circles process (the first time this has been implemented in Australia) - Advising Westpac on the power of Giving Circles grants to enhance their corporate giving strategy - Advising and working with Westpac's community relations team to implement corporate Giving Circles, as part of the Trial - Program management to a structured timeline. - Training and mentoring Westpac employees in the process of Giving Circles community grants - Writing and producing all resources materials - Developing internal processes at Good2Give and multi-team coordination for a smooth delivery of workplace giving, through the Westpac Trial corporate giving circles. - Progress reporting to all stakeholders. This is the first time in Australia Giving Circles have been established in a corporate setting. The research is testing the value corporate Giving Circles can provide to companies, employees and charities. As Charity Relations Manager, I'm responsible for: - Maximising the potential of Good2Give's workplace giving platform through building strategic relationships with some of the 2,500+ charities registered on the Platform - Providing advice, mentoring and training to charities on how to achieve their strategic corporate partnership goals through effective use of the Good2Give Workplace Giving platform - Implementing and managing the workplace giving disaster response program, when needed. Show less



ANZ

• Australia
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager of Reporting and Communities

  • Oct 2012 - Aug 2014

  Managed ANZ Bank's sustainability reporting, volunteering, workplace giving and community investment programs. Jointly managed the bank's quick response to global natural disasters. - Partnered with ANZ Bank staff clubs and raised $200k for Philippines Haiyan typhoon - Promoted workplace giving partners through staff clubs partnership - Introduced post disaster-relief volunteering for ANZ staff at Australian Red Cross - Facilitated ANZ call centre use for flow-on Red Cross fundraising after Australian natural disasters - Represented ANZ on London Benchmarking Group (LBG) Steering Committee - Reintroduced and wrote ANZ Bank's Sustainability Report, in compliance with GRI, documenting social impact, community initiatives, environmental responsibility, governance and internal and external stakeholder engagement practices. Show less



Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation

• Australia
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• GM, Corporate and Community Partnerships

  • Mar 2011 - Oct 2012

  Developed and implemented inaugural corporate community investment and partnership strategy between the Foundation, business and community organisations. - Introduced three potential partnerships in six months - Managed the 2011 Feed Melbourne community campaign (Between 2009 and 2019 this has raised over $5m) - Managed the strategic partnership with Leader Community Newspapers and FareShare - Project managed the Heart of Melbourne Ball, annual major fundraising event, generating close to $100,000. Show less



The White Horse Chilgrove

• Chichester, United Kingdom

• Marketing and Sustainability Manager

  • 2005 - 2009

  Joint owned business: Well known UK rural hotel with over 600 wines and a focus on seasonal organic produce. - Managed the sustainability strategy, which received a Gold Tourism Award. - Managed the marketing and communications, increasing website visits by 420% per week over a two month peroid - Increased online bookings to 93% through website restructure, SEO, cross marketing and broadsheet media editorial focused on the sustainability program Joint owned business: Well known UK rural hotel with over 600 wines and a focus on seasonal organic produce. - Managed the sustainability strategy, which received a Gold Tourism Award. - Managed the marketing and communications, increasing website visits by 420% per week over a two month peroid - Increased online bookings to 93% through website restructure, SEO, cross marketing and broadsheet media editorial focused on the sustainability program



CSRNetwork

• London, United Kingdom

• Sustainability Reporting and Corporate Social Responsibility Consultant

  • 2001 - 2005

  Clients included: BP, Thames Water, London Electricity, HMV, Trinity Mirror Group, BAA, Balfour Beatty, ITV, MOD. - Advised FTSE100 clients on sustainability strategy and communication - Wrote and project managed sustainability reports - Benchmarked companies and their reports against CSR best practice standards - Wrote fact sheets, speeches, case studies, client reports, proposals - Conducted training in sustainability reporting - Restructured dedicated sustainability website for BAA - organised and chaired industry debates. Show less



Independent Communication Consultant

• Owner

  • 2000 - 2001

  Clients included: Expocentric (internet technology company launching a new 3D online exhibition and e-conferencing service), AccountAbility (leading organisation providing research and strategic advice in corporate responsibility), Styles Harold Williams, Nimbus Partners - Reviewed and re-wrote marketing communication documents; - Developed communication strategy; - Provided website advice regarding structure, usability and analytics; - Increased web visits by 25% after re-launch, improved SEO and introduced links. Show less



Asthma Australia

• Australia
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • 1998 - 2000

  My role was at the Victorian branch of Asthma Australia, before the State offices combined to become one entity. Managed team of six spanning marketing, advertising, PR, fundraising, donor relations. Introduced corporate community partnership strategy - Positioned the organisation as business-focused in addition to philanthropic focus - Restructured and managed the marketing department of six - Managed $1.6m budget - Introduced Corporate Partnership Program and developed two new partnerships - Initiated and implemented State-wide public awareness campaign 'Lace Up For Asthma' - Increased website visits by 133% within three months of extensive redevelopment - Redeveloped the Membership Program, initiating and implementing a loyalty programme - Increased National Asthma Week media exposure to 416 hits in 2000 from 88 in 1999 Show less



Department of Education and Training

• Melbourne, Australia

• Assistant General Manager Communications, followed by Curriculum Publications Manager

  • 1994 - 1997

  ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, COMMUNICATIONS - Wrote and implemented Communications Strategy for Dpt of Education - Managed team of 22 - Managed media, advertising, publications, employee comms and customer liaison - Developed new brand: ‘Schools of the Future’ - Implemented Government’s live media launch of interactive satellite TV network - Negotiated partnership with The Age newspaper, resulting in 10 supplements/year - Negotiated partnership with regional radio station, resulting in a monthly talk-back radio spot - Initiated and established student questions of role models on interactive satellite TV network - Increased positive news coverage from average of three per week to over 30 - Managed development of inaugural ‘starting school kit’ for parents - Initiated and introduced School Term Calendar for parents - Doubled staff resources and led a team of communication professionals CURRICULUM PUBLICATIONS MANAGER - Project managed printing and distribution of two-year roll out of high profile curriculum initiative - Managed Government tender for design, printing and distribution of curriculum materials - Prepared detailed submissions to the Government Purchasing Board and Minister - Controlled and tracked budget of $2m - Initiated and managed cost tracking system for the budget - Managed production of 64 publications in 12 months - Increased product marketing, resulting in over 20 new projects in 12 months - Co-ordinated production of 150 publications in 12 months with a further 85 in development - Developed Stakeholder Engagement Framework with teachers Show less



Commonwealth Bank

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Editor, State Bank of Victoria, followed by Managing Editor Commonwealth Bank of Australia

  • 1989 - 1992

  STATE BANK OF VICTORIA - Produced full colour monthly staff publication for 12,000 staff/525 branches - Focussed on meeting corporate and staff informational needs, through the publication - Managed a team of two - Interviewed Chief Economist of the Central Bank of Russia - Developed comms program to help staff with change - Designed double page spread board game to communicate Staff Benefits - Increased readership by 32% in year one, during a complex merger COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA - Developed a new staff publication for 55,000 staff/1,500 branches - Merged the internal State Bank Victoria publication - Developed and implemented a national 20 page colour staff newspaper in ten weeks - Managed a design consultancy, and 11 staff in two States - Liaised across 2 organisations to produce one newspaper during a complex merger - Implemented series of articles to help staff with the merger transition - Negotiated with CEO to implement internal stakeholder engagement messages Show less



Lendlease

• Australia
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Manager

  • 1986 - 1989

  - Developed communication objectives and a range of new communication vehicles; - Launched a new staff magazine across the five companies of Lend Lease; - Introduced Health and Safety Bulletin notices. - Developed communication objectives and a range of new communication vehicles; - Launched a new staff magazine across the five companies of Lend Lease; - Introduced Health and Safety Bulletin notices.