Principle and Head of Practice GEDSI and Localisation

• Feb 2022 - Present

Senior Adviser Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

• Mar 2020 - Jan 2022

Senior Gender Consultant Asia and the Pacific

• Jan 2018 - Feb 2020

Consultancies include: Technical advisory services to development agencies in East Asia and Pacific, on gender and public policy, social policy, women's leadership, LGBTQIA rights, masculinities, gender based violence (GBV), child marriage and early pregnancy, gender responsive adolescent health, girls’ education, menstrual hygiene management, and gender mainstreaming. Conduct research, lead sector and country office programme design, lead training and programmatic reviews in GBV and gender for East Asia and the Pacific . Lead facilitator and trainer for global gender meetings. Author and lead consultant in developing UNICEF Menstrual Health and Hygiene Global Guidance. Lead facilitator for Australian Awards International, Gender Mainstreaming in the Public Service. Lead expert, country development programmes for UNICEF Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos. Senior technical adviser, adolescent health programming UNICEF Timor Leste, senior technical adviser, UNICEF Pacific Multi Country Office. Lead researcher and writer, DFAT Adolescent Girls Framework. Show less

Regional Gender Advisor

• Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

Gender advisor providing technical advice and programmatic and policy support to 22 country offices in the region. Initiated and maintained the regional gender network, policies, and guidance with a focus on multi-country programs in child marriage, LGBTQIA rights, masculinities, menstrual hygiene management, adolescent health and rights, girls’ education and gender based violence in emergencies and led the regional Female Talent Initiative, the women’s professional leadership program for UNICEF offices. Show less

First Secreretary, International Development

• Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

Gender lead for Australia’s development and humanitarian programs to Africa in WASH, food security, MNCH and education. Gender advisor, Australian foreign and trade policy. Program lead: civil society partnerships. Part of the Department’s Women in Leadership response team for Africa. Gender lead for Australia’s development and humanitarian programs to Africa in WASH, food security, MNCH and education. Gender advisor, Australian foreign and trade policy. Program lead: civil society partnerships. Part of the Department’s Women in Leadership response team for Africa.

Assistant Director

• Jan 2008 - Jan 2014

Gender focal point, developed gender inclusive programs in WASH, food security and SGBV prevention in Asia, Africa and Pacific. Led Australia’s partnership with civil society in humanitarian responses, led AusAID’s crisis room response to disasters, led response teams the Pacific, conducted humanitarian and gender training at missions and HQ. Set Australian engagement in Africa through a whole-of-government taskforce. Gender focal point, developed gender inclusive programs in WASH, food security and SGBV prevention in Asia, Africa and Pacific. Led Australia’s partnership with civil society in humanitarian responses, led AusAID’s crisis room response to disasters, led response teams the Pacific, conducted humanitarian and gender training at missions and HQ. Set Australian engagement in Africa through a whole-of-government taskforce.

Director

• Jan 2003 - Jan 2008

Training, research and resource mobilisation for women’s family domestic violence refuges across Australia and Chile, targeting indigenous and migrant women. Provided program and policy advice to Australian state governments on gender, women, children and youth affairs. Developed government policy on homelessness funding; reduced financial risk for various women's organisations by redesigning their financial systems; set policy on responding to domestic and family violence by coordinating with refuges, police and hospitals to assist women and children to stay safely in their homes after surviving violence; and analysed a wide range of data in various consultancies to build effective programs in preventing gender based violence. Show less

Research Assistant and Office Manager

• Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

Conducted research and wrote policy on violence against women and girls in New South Wales, Australia. Provided policy and program training and expertise to women’s domestic violence refuges. Set organisational strategy by writing policy and providing advice to 20 women’s refuges across the state; and built strong networks that enabled me to quickly pull together resources for a successful campaign to prevent the transfer of gender based violence funding to the housing department of the NSW government. Show less

Research Assistant

• Sep 2001 - Jun 2002

Developed policy for the agency in food security and food safety by writing a European policy on safe farming. Analysed data from a wide range of sources to develop policy, and developed a strong network of UN, NGO and farmer’s groups to promote and implement the policy. Presented at a European forum on safe farming practices at the European Parliament, Developed policy for the agency in food security and food safety by writing a European policy on safe farming. Analysed data from a wide range of sources to develop policy, and developed a strong network of UN, NGO and farmer’s groups to promote and implement the policy. Presented at a European forum on safe farming practices at the European Parliament,

Grants Officer

• Nov 2001 - May 2002

Reviewed proposals and allocated funding to women's civil society organisations in West Africa. Managed grant program to effective women’s programs in West Africa; analysed and integrated quantitative and qualitative data across a wide range of sources to determine the quality of proposals and their potential impact; and built a strong network of women’s organisations in West Africa and the Netherlands to promote the grant scheme for Mama Cash. Reviewed proposals and allocated funding to women's civil society organisations in West Africa. Managed grant program to effective women’s programs in West Africa; analysed and integrated quantitative and qualitative data across a wide range of sources to determine the quality of proposals and their potential impact; and built a strong network of women’s organisations in West Africa and the Netherlands to promote the grant scheme for Mama Cash.