Experience

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  Study Melbourne

  • Australia
  • Education Administration Programs
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Deputy Director, International Education

    • Jan 2021 - Present

  • A/Manager, Strategy, International Education

    • Dec 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Senior Policy Analyst - International Education

    • Mar 2017 - Jan 2021

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  Wells Advisory Pty Ltd

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Consultant

    • Sep 2016 - Mar 2017
    • Melbourne, Australia

    At Wells Advisory I played a significant role contributing to the development of strategic advice for clients undertaking major organisational reforms, market entry and development of new higher education providers, and assisting higher education providers meet standards and quality requirements. I also provided advice to clients on data management and governance improvements, maximising use of business intelligence systems, and improvements to indicator-based quality and compliance reporting. Clients included significant public and private education providers across international and domestic markets.

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  Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Senior Risk Analyst

    • Jan 2012 - Aug 2016
    • Melbourne, Australia

    At TEQSA I played a significant role in the development and implementation of TEQSA’s Risk Assessment Framework (RAF), a quantitative and qualitative indicator-based profiling tool of higher education providers across Australia that helps prioritise TEQSA’s focus in undertaking assurance activities. I also led the review of the RAF into it’s second iteration, which included public consultation, and led the implementation of operational changes.While at TEQSA I also led the development of the first nationally comprehensive Statistics Report on TEQSA Registered Higher Education Providers. For the first time this report included comparable data on various aspects of students, staff and financial statistics for all higher education providers in Australia, particularly for those where data was not reported to the Australian Government Department of Education.

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  Department of Education, Employment, and Workplace Relations

  • Canberra, Australia

  • Assistant Director - Early Childhood Education Data Reform

    • Jul 2008 - Sep 2011
    • Canberra, Australia

    In this role I played a significant role in developing, negotiating and managing the National Information Agreement on Early Childhood Education and Care. This Information Agreement was fundamental to improving the collection, sharing and reporting of early childhood education and care information nationally. I played a major role in managing the Information Agreement five year work plan and associated funding of $3 million per annum; negotiating with stakeholders; providing written and oral reports and analyses to senior management, and; providing advice to Ministers.

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  Australian Bureau of Statistics

  • Canberra, Australia

  • Analyst

    • Jan 2007 - Jun 2008
    • Canberra, Australia

    Starting in the ABS as a Graduate in Demography, I participated in the well regarded ABS Graduate Training Programme and quickly built on my strong statistical analysis and writing skills. The skills I developed at the ABS were effectively utilised when I wrote the Treasurer’s speech for the 2006 Census of Population and Housing Data Launch. I went on to be involved in the dissemination of quarterly population statistics in the publication Australian Demographic Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0), which is required by legislation to allocate GST funding to the states and territories.I then worked in the National Centre for Education and Training Statistics. I was involved in the development of surveys, including the 2008 Childhood Education and Care Survey. I also provided advice on available early years learning data sources and how these could meet COAG indicators. I also coordinated and developed the publication, Health Literacy in Australia, using information from the 2006 Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey.