Experience

The University of Auckland

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Lecturer

  • Feb 2022 - Present

• Lecturer

  • 2021 - 2022



The University of Auckland

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • 2018 - 2020

  Research: Soil values; sustainable food systems; food waste; food production and big data; community food economies; dairy and meat production; Kindness in Science; STS; intersections of care/inequity/environmental justice (and food/other) and citizen science research. Principal Investigator: Te Pūnaha Matatini (TPM) - Centre of Research Excellence Associate Investigator: Food Waste Innovation Research Group (University of Otago) Acting Chair: School of Environment Equity CommitteeFounder and Lead -Critical Food Studies Group, UoAGender and Geography Aotearoa New Zealand Geographical Society - Auckland Branch Committee Australasian Agrifood Research Network (AFRN)Politics, Economies and Place (PEP) research group

• Doctoral Candidate

  • Jan 2013 - Feb 2018

  https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/people/profile/el-sharp



Scope Global

• Australia
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scholarships Manager

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2013

  Worked with NZ Aid Programme under MFAT to start delivery on NZ Development Scholarships, NZ Pacific Scholarships, NZ ASEAN Scholarships, NZ Regional Development Scholarships, Commonwealth Scholarships and the NZ Short Term Training Awards.

• Scholarships Consultant

  • Feb 2012 - Sep 2012

• Case Manager - Scholarships PNG

  • Jan 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Office start up in NZ• Provided pastoral/ academic support to PNG Awardees on New Zealand Aid Programme (MFAT) and AusAID Scholarships • Liaised with the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, AusAID, Immigration New Zealand, DIAC, PNG High Commission, NZ and Australian Tertiary Institutions and Scholarships PNG (Post) on operations and policy• Developed team M&E strategy - created programme database, manuals, reporting framework and M&E editorial• Headed programme online database change management process• Developed programme workshop materials for Integration, Reintegration and Academic Skills • Remotely managed with remainder of team in Australian states



Earthwatch Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Programme Manager

  • Jan 2009 - Feb 2010

  Environmental charity promoting and funding citizen science and volunteering in environmentally beneficial science projects run by academics around the world. Promotes development of emerging scientists through research fellowships in developing countries. • Led the Programme Management Team at Earthwatch Europe, managed departmental budget, 1 staff and 3 interns • Managed contracts, budgets and partnerships with Principal Investigators (PIs) at 17 international scientific project sites in Europe, Asia and Africa • Team liaison for partner corporate and institutional partners/ funders• Trained Earthwatch PIs and field staff • Team representative for organisational database change management process• Organisation-wide insurance and Emergency & Medical Response provider liaison • Member of International Incident Management Team – risk and emergency response planning

• Expedition Project Leader

  • Jun 2010 - 2010

  • On ‘Climate Change in the Rainforest’ expedition in the Australian wet tropics of North Queensland • Managed volunteer risk, incident management, learning outcomes, pastoral care, team dynamics• Assisted facilitation of Global Leadership Foundation programme



UN Environment Programme

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 2008 - Jun 2008

  Poverty Environment Initiative/Disaster Risk Reduction/Climate Change Adaptation at United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office Asia & Pacific• Regional reporting on UN Development Assistance Framework country needs including human resource development need• Coordinated and participated in the ‘[Mainstreaming of] Environmental Sustainability in UN Country Programming Workshop and Training of Trainers’ for UNEP, Bangkok, 5 - 9 May 2008 • Participated in the Concluding Regional Workshop on Sharing Experience on Building Community Resilience to Natural Disasters through Partnership sessions, Bangkok, 21 -23 April 2008



LSC

• Education Management
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Skills Development Adviser

  • 2006 - 2008

  QUANGO to plan deliver and fund further education in the UK.• Commenced at inception of Train to Gain programme for upskilling the labour force for economic development • M&E lead for UK SE region’s training provision, key education grants take-up, and programme delivery • Light touch contract management and training of 50 education providers throughout the SE UK, in funds access and training delivery• Management of the web communications and KPI reporting to internal and external stakeholders



International Student Volunteers

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Director

  • 2004 - 2006

  • Office start up in NZ• Trained and managed 20 staff • Coordination of project & tour logistics : 600+ volunteers from US/Can/UK/Europe & 200+ NZ volunteers to US/ Costa Rica• Established project involvement with 9 (8 procured personally) governmental, academic and NGO partner organisations • Established M&E and reporting framework for programme• Jointly coordinated the 1st Australasian ISV Partner Conference; Mar 2005 • Remotely managed from Australia and the US • Office start up in NZ• Trained and managed 20 staff • Coordination of project & tour logistics : 600+ volunteers from US/Can/UK/Europe & 200+ NZ volunteers to US/ Costa Rica• Established project involvement with 9 (8 procured personally) governmental, academic and NGO partner organisations • Established M&E and reporting framework for programme• Jointly coordinated the 1st Australasian ISV Partner Conference; Mar 2005 • Remotely managed from Australia and the US