Experience

Policy Performance Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  Supporting the business of government: - planning: business case development, investment logic mapping (ILM) and policy planning - implementation: delivering priorities, grant programs, public sector reform - program evaluation: monitoring, literature review, benchmarking, surveying and performance data analysis for program and organisational reviews. Supporting the business of government: - planning: business case development, investment logic mapping (ILM) and policy planning - implementation: delivering priorities, grant programs, public sector reform - program evaluation: monitoring, literature review, benchmarking, surveying and performance data analysis for program and organisational reviews.



Tennis Seniors Australia

• Australia
• Health, Wellness & Fitness

• Secretary

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Secretary of the Tennis Seniors Australia executive. Leading agenda, minutes and other communication channels with seniors (30+) tennis networks across Australia. Secretary of the Tennis Seniors Australia executive. Leading agenda, minutes and other communication channels with seniors (30+) tennis networks across Australia.



Australian Evaluation Society

• Australia
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Mar 2020 - Aug 2022

  - Invited Board Member, March-September 2020 - Appointed as an Ordinary Board Member in September 2020 (two year term). - Member of the AES Relationships Working Group - Victorian AES Committee Member - Invited Board Member, March-September 2020 - Appointed as an Ordinary Board Member in September 2020 (two year term). - Member of the AES Relationships Working Group - Victorian AES Committee Member



Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Online Facilitator

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

  Online facilitator for 8-week Evidence in Public Policy course, focusing on guiding students from around the world on evidence-based research and policy concerns. Modules include: causality and randomized controlled trials; causality without randomized controlled trials; aggregating and finding evidence; external validity and applicability of evidence; practicalities: and designing monitoring systems and impact evaluations. Online facilitator for 8-week Evidence in Public Policy course, focusing on guiding students from around the world on evidence-based research and policy concerns. Modules include: causality and randomized controlled trials; causality without randomized controlled trials; aggregating and finding evidence; external validity and applicability of evidence; practicalities: and designing monitoring systems and impact evaluations.



University of Melbourne

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tutor

  • Feb 2015 - Jun 2018

  Served as subject tutor for the Master of Ealuation program at the University of Melbourne since 2015. Subject tutor for: Impact Evaluation: Forms and Approaches. Offering student support and guidance on online forums and mark assessments in liaison with the subject coordinator. Served as subject tutor for the Master of Ealuation program at the University of Melbourne since 2015. Subject tutor for: Impact Evaluation: Forms and Approaches. Offering student support and guidance on online forums and mark assessments in liaison with the subject coordinator.



KPMG Australia

• Australia
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director

  • Aug 2015 - Feb 2018

  Played a leadership role at KPMG through contributing to evaluation framing, research design, methodology development, systematic data collection and in-house evaluation capacity building. Led business case development, as KPMG's accredited Investment Logic Mapping (ILM) facilitator. Completed 20+ problem definition, benefits management and strategic response workshops for business cases in Victoria and interstate. Managed evaluation and research projects for various Victorian Government departments and agencies, and contributed to projects for the Australian Government and other State and Territory governments. Major sectors of work included: economic development and industry policy, education (school and skills), justice, sport and recreation, tourism, natural resources and Indigenous affairs.



ACIL Allen Consulting

• Principal

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2015

  Worked as project manager for 30+ consulting projects over a five year period. Major engagements included: - A three-year longitudinal evaluation of the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan 2010-2014 - Organisation review of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies - Review of coordination and engagement of the Northern Territory Emergency Response - A 12-month nuclear and renewable energy workforce development consultancy in Saudi Arabia. Major areas of focus include workforce development, education and skills, Indigenous policy, emergency services and youth affairs.



HLB Mann Judd

• Australia
• Accounting
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Consultant

  • 2008 - 2010

  Contributed to evaluation for justice programs (dispute resolution, judicial education), grants management and Indigenous programs. Contributed to evaluation for justice programs (dispute resolution, judicial education), grants management and Indigenous programs.



Department of Premier and Cabinet (Vic)

• Australia
• Public Policy Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Policy Officer, Economic Policy Branch

  • 2004 - 2008

  Adviser on industry policy, economic policy, major events, tourism, regional economic development, ports freight and marine, COAG reform projects. Adviser on industry policy, economic policy, major events, tourism, regional economic development, ports freight and marine, COAG reform projects.