Experience

Lighthouse Partnerships

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

• Director and Principal Consultant

  • Dec 2019 - Present



German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut fuer Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)

• Consultant

  • Oct 2019 - Dec 2019



UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

• Switzerland
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Training Content Development Officer

  • Jul 2019 - Oct 2019



Queen Mary University of London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• LLM candidate, Immigration Law

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2017



Young Roots

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager (Maternity Cover)

  • 2015 - 2016

  Provided comprehensive oversight and management of an organization working to decrease social isolation and improve communication skills of young refugees and asylum seekers. The role, inter alia, was inclusive of donor compliance, safeguarding, office/ staff management, and direct service deliveryKey Achievements:• Implementation of participatory activities to ensure optimum engagement of young people in identifying their rights and entitlements• Established peer support scheme through college system; trained mentors and increased visibility of organization throughout education structure – for both staff and ESOL students• Successfully project managing transitional period and organizational restructure• Successfully secured funding for continuation of peer support projects (3 years)



Australian Red Cross

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Team Leader, Migration Support Programmes

  • 2013 - 2015

  Provided comprehensive support to a team of eight caseworkers across two sites, delivering government funded casework support to asylum seekers – including families and UASCs – awaiting visa resolutionKey Achievements:• Regularly and successfully advocated to funding body and service providers for increased client support, developing programme-wide advocacy strategy• Successfully project managed change to regional community engagement service delivery model

• Caseworker, Migration Support Programmes

  • 2012 - 2013

  Provided complex case support to clients awaiting visa resolution, including referrals and advocacy to internal and external stakeholdersKey Achievements• Established working group to ensure child protection mechanisms were in place and complex referral pathways recognized for use in crisis intervention• Developed key processes in client arrival and primary settlement stages, including implementation of safeguarding procedures



ChildFund Australia

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

• Policy Researcher, Programmes Team

  • 2012 - 2012

  Carried out extensive intra-sector research on responses to non-beneficiary individuals in emergency situations, developing ChildFund policy response based on sector-wide practise and own recommendations Key Achievements• Established robust and transparent policy response for specific, individual emergency situations Carried out extensive intra-sector research on responses to non-beneficiary individuals in emergency situations, developing ChildFund policy response based on sector-wide practise and own recommendations Key Achievements• Established robust and transparent policy response for specific, individual emergency situations



UNICEF

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant: Proposal Writer/ Researcher, Child Protection Team

  • 2011 - 2011

  Provided support in research developing key concept notes and situational analysis for Team;Key Achievements• Drafted and delivered on two successful concept notes: ‘Regional Child Protection Conference, 2012’; and ‘Capacity Building of Police Officers in the Sexual Crime and Children’s Division’• Drafted detailed situational analysis on birth registration statistics in Malaysia to inform UNICEF Malaysia programme strategy direction Provided support in research developing key concept notes and situational analysis for Team;Key Achievements• Drafted and delivered on two successful concept notes: ‘Regional Child Protection Conference, 2012’; and ‘Capacity Building of Police Officers in the Sexual Crime and Children’s Division’• Drafted detailed situational analysis on birth registration statistics in Malaysia to inform UNICEF Malaysia programme strategy direction



UNHCR

• Netherlands
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Programmes Officer, Social Protection Fund

  • 2009 - 2011

  Established the Social Protection Fund team, developing and implementing refugee-led micro-projects throughout peninsular Malaysia, comprising comprehensive training and support for community groupsKey Achievements• Established stream-lined and robust project submission system, with an approval rating of 89%• Implemented concerted outreach programme, reaching all refugee communities in peninsular Malaysia • Established and managed budget monitoring system

• Caseworker, Best Interest Determination

  • 2009 - 2009

  Provided casework support to unaccompanied and separated children, identifying potential child protection risks, ensuring best interest of the child and advocating for enhanced protection interventionsKey Achievements:• Established key working relationship with community leaders in tracking and responding to missing children, ultimately defining robust referral pathways and safeguards• Developed inter-organization referral pathways, successfully advocating for expedited resettlement on numerous occasions



War Child UK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Programmes Assistant, International Programmes Team

  • 2008 - 2009

  Supported team in efficient and effective functioning, providing comprehensive provisions in institutional donor prospecting, proposal submission and report development and managementKey Achievements:• Established monitoring system for calls for proposals• Developed key country relationships with NGOs and others, particularly in the areas of (1) security and (2) collaboration• Developed key communications strategy with fundraising team, establishing Programmes’ fundraising template addressing areas of need