Senior Digital Engagement Advisor

• Oct 2020 - Present

As the Senior Digital Engagement Advisor, I am responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of the digital engagement with communities and stakeholders across all Housing Division building projects.

Digital Advisor - Engagement (Roads)

• Sep 2017 - Oct 2020

I look after the digital experience users have with our organisation and my main focus is online engagement. It's my role to make sure our online engagement is continuously improving.Together with the project teams, I design relevant, genuine and appropriate online engagement processes. I'll advise the teams on the best tools for their projects and work with suppliers to build and monitor the online tools.I also provide the teams with the final data in a way that makes it easy for them to read and use the data in their report back to the community.

Online Engagement Advisor

• Oct 2016 - Sep 2017

Communication and Stakeholder Relations Advisor

• Feb 2016 - Oct 2016

• Build and develop strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders • Develop and lead stakeholder engagement activities• Develop key messages • Proactively develop communication content and collateral • Advise project teams how to implement stakeholder engagement in their projectsProjects:• Swan Street Bridge Upgrade• West Gate Distributor - Stage 1• St Kilda Road Safety Improvement Study• Monash Speed Trial

Senior Advisor in Communications and Stakeholder Management

• Mar 2012 - Nov 2015

Key responsibilities:• Advise project teams how to implement stakeholder management in their projects.• Develop stakeholder management strategies for the Ministry.• Develop integral stakeholder management plans for projects.• Develop tools to support the participation processes.• Develop (online) communication strategy for projects and for the Participation Directorate.• Execute participation processes.• Analyse participation results and embed them in government plans and policy.• Exchange knowledge about stakeholder management in the Netherlands with other governments.• Facilitate workshops on participation.Projects:• InnovA58 (innovative road upgrade and maintenance)• N35 Nijverdal – Wierden (road upgrade)• VIA15 (plans for a new road)• Airport Twente (possible change from a military to a civil airport)• Many more similar projectsInternational projects:• Workshops and advising in Macedonia for the General Urban Plan of the city of Skopje• Workshops and advising in Georgia for the Spatial Plan Ajara• Presentations on stakeholder management for Chinese, South Korean, Belarusian delegationsProfessional memberships:• Project Digital Awareness Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Ambassador (2012-present)• JIM, Young employees of Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (2007-present)

Advisor in Communications and Stakeholder Management

• Mar 2009 - Mar 2012

Key responsibilities:• Advise project teams how to implement stakeholder management in their projects.• Develop integral stakeholder management plans for projects.• Develop tools to support the participation processes.• Execute participation processes.• Analyse participation results and embed them in government plans and policy.• Exchange knowledge about stakeholder management in the Netherlands with other governments.• Facilitate workshops on participation.Projects:• A4 Delft – Schiedam (plans for a new road)• Develop a coordinated participation strategy for 40 minor road upgrades• Natura2000 (implementing European regulations)• Organise study trip for JIM (Young employees of Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment) to Romania• Many more projectsProfessional membership:• JIM, Young employees of Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (2007-present)

Advisor

• 2007 - 2009

Key responsibilities:• Organise conferences• Advise in innovative projects• Advise on Public Friendly Major MaintenanceProjects• Organise first ever WOW conference where different road authorities could meet• Organise Truckdiving event: Rijkswaterstaat employees experienced a day as a truck driver• Write final summary report for the European Commission on the INTRO project• Organise a session on the effects of the aging civilization• Organise a competition on Second Life: students could enter their idea for the highway of the futureProfessional memberships:• JIM, Young employees of Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (2007-present)• JIM Study Trip Committee (2008), Secretary• Organisation National Young Civil Servant Day (2007-2008), Logistics