Experience

Save the Children Australia

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Communications Specialist, International Programs

  • Oct 2021 - Present

• Quality & Evaluation Advisor, International Programs

  • Sep 2020 - Nov 2021

• National Contracts & Operations Manager, Australian Services

  • Mar 2019 - Sep 2020

  Managing contract compliance, coordinating emergency response and preparedness and driving operational improvements to promote quality programming across Australia. Reporting to the Head of Strategy and Growth, my position managed two staff members where were deployable resources across our Australian services footprint.

• Project Coordinator, Australian Services

  • May 2017 - Feb 2019

  As a part of the Australian Programs surge team, my role was a deployable resource and I worked across regional and remote Australia as a program manager and regional coordinator. Melbourne-based responsibilities included project management; drafting ministerial correspondence; reporting coordination; bid writing; emergency preparedness planning and response coordination.



United Nations

• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programme Assistant, UNESCO

  • Oct 2016 - Nov 2016

  Voluntary placement supporting UNESCO’s natural sciences Programme Specialist for the Pacific region. Responsibilities included revision of reports and project material, website development and programme design of a major regional project on loss and damage associated with climate change in five Pacific nations. Voluntary placement supporting UNESCO’s natural sciences Programme Specialist for the Pacific region. Responsibilities included revision of reports and project material, website development and programme design of a major regional project on loss and damage associated with climate change in five Pacific nations.



The Australian Greens

• Australia
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Officer, Campaigns Team

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2016

  Project Officer for the office of former Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Richard Di Natale, coordinating key campaign moments and managing internal and external stakeholders. Responsibilities included supporting state-based teams to roll out national campaigns, designing and delivering campaign moments, travel logistics and responsive problem solving of day-to-day obstacles in a high-paced, challenging environment. Project Officer for the office of former Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Richard Di Natale, coordinating key campaign moments and managing internal and external stakeholders. Responsibilities included supporting state-based teams to roll out national campaigns, designing and delivering campaign moments, travel logistics and responsive problem solving of day-to-day obstacles in a high-paced, challenging environment.



Mayibuye

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

• Operations & Development Manager

  • Feb 2014 - Mar 2015

  Fixed term contract independently managing and capacity building staff within a small not-for-profit delivering traditional Cambodian arts education to children in regional Cambodian public schooling. Responsibilities included project cycle management, creation of policies and procedures, project monitoring and reporting, recruitment, management and training of national staff, partnership management with Khmer schools and partner NGO, budgeting and financial monitoring. Fixed term contract independently managing and capacity building staff within a small not-for-profit delivering traditional Cambodian arts education to children in regional Cambodian public schooling. Responsibilities included project cycle management, creation of policies and procedures, project monitoring and reporting, recruitment, management and training of national staff, partnership management with Khmer schools and partner NGO, budgeting and financial monitoring.



Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

• Australia
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intake Coordinator

  • Aug 2013 - Oct 2013

  Responsibilities included advising clients on complex refugee determination process, client advocacy, referrals and counselling. Seconded from my voluntary position as a caseworker to temporarily backfill a position, this role sat in the SMT and included managing the intake and referral process for all new presentations of people seeking asylum at the ASRC. Responsibilities included advising clients on complex refugee determination process, client advocacy, referrals and counselling. Seconded from my voluntary position as a caseworker to temporarily backfill a position, this role sat in the SMT and included managing the intake and referral process for all new presentations of people seeking asylum at the ASRC.