Experience

Oxfam Aotearoa

• New Zealand
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Climate Justice Lead

  • Oct 2022 - Present

• Advocacy Coordinator

  • Jun 2022 - Oct 2022



New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Analyst

  • May 2017 - Jun 2022

  The Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (CTU) is the peak body for the union movement in New Zealand, representing more than 300,000 people in 28 affiliated unions. As Policy Analyst for the CTU I was responsible for preparing submissions, reports, strategic communications and advocacy. I led policy work on Migration, Tertiary Education and Skills, Climate Change and Just Transition.

• Health Policy Advisor

  • Nov 2017 - Oct 2019

  Secretariat support to the Health Sector Relationship Agreement tripartite steering group. I coordinated a series of successful Health Directions Forums that brought together leading decision makers from the Ministry of Health, District Health Boards, and health unions on topics such as responding to an ageing workforce and climate action in the health sector.



E tū

• Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

• Organiser

  • Oct 2019 - Feb 2021

  My team worked to support member-led organising across aged care and disability support workplaces as part of New Zealand's largest private sector union. My proudest achievements as an organiser were in supporting delegates to gain confidence and take on more responsibility for organising in their own workplaces. My team worked to support member-led organising across aged care and disability support workplaces as part of New Zealand's largest private sector union. My proudest achievements as an organiser were in supporting delegates to gain confidence and take on more responsibility for organising in their own workplaces.



Victoria University of Wellington

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jun 2018 - Nov 2018

  Developed, taught and managed a Masters course on Transnational Activism and Advocacy, with a focus on facilitating a supportive learning environment for students to workshop and present their own research projects. Developed, taught and managed a Masters course on Transnational Activism and Advocacy, with a focus on facilitating a supportive learning environment for students to workshop and present their own research projects.



Public Service Association Te Pukenga Here Tikanga Mahi

• New Zealand
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Analyst

  • Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

  Fixed Term parental leave cover. I was responsible for policy submissions and research, communications, and advocacy for a range of audiences. I worked with the PSA Deaf and Disabled Members' Network to produce an Agenda for Inclusion and arranged for members to meet with the disability spokespersons for National, Labour, and Green parties ahead of the 2017 election. Fixed Term parental leave cover. I was responsible for policy submissions and research, communications, and advocacy for a range of audiences. I worked with the PSA Deaf and Disabled Members' Network to produce an Agenda for Inclusion and arranged for members to meet with the disability spokespersons for National, Labour, and Green parties ahead of the 2017 election.



University of Warwick

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Fellow, Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation

  • Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  The Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation is a leading interdisciplinary research centre based at the University of Warwick. As a visiting Associate Fellow to the centre in July 2017, I presented a seminar on 'The Language of Border Security' and worked on the manuscript for my book: Asylum, Work, and Precarity: Bordering the Asia Pacific, published by Palgrave in 2017. The Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation is a leading interdisciplinary research centre based at the University of Warwick. As a visiting Associate Fellow to the centre in July 2017, I presented a seminar on 'The Language of Border Security' and worked on the manuscript for my book: Asylum, Work, and Precarity: Bordering the Asia Pacific, published by Palgrave in 2017.



Deakin University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer in International Relations

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2016

  Deakin University is a globally connected institution, known for innovative research and teaching with a strong focus on the student experience. As a Lecturer, I especially enjoyed the opportunities to work with students to develop their own critical understanding of the world, through projects ranging from undergraduate coursework to Masters and PhD theses. I designed, taught and managed courses on Global Governance and International Organisations and on International Relations of the Asia Pacific, delivered an interdisciplinary Masters course on Research Design, and led two student study tours to Indonesia.



Australian Catholic University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Officer, Development Studies

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

  Coordinating the student Immersion Experience programme, as part of the Bachelor in International Development Studies.

• Lecturer in Politics

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  Sessional Lecturer and Coordinator for POLS309: World Politics and Justice and POLS200: Issues in Australian Politics.



Victoria University of Wellington

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer in International Relations

  • Jan 2012 - Nov 2012

  Developed, taught and managed a third year course on International Organisations and and Honours course on Global Governance. Developed, taught and managed a third year course on International Organisations and and Honours course on Global Governance.



International IDEA

• Sweden
• International Affairs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Contracted Researcher

  • Sep 2011 - Nov 2011

  Commissioned to provide case study on Karen Women’s Organisation in Thailand for International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) report on Successful Marginalised Group Inclusion in Customary Governance. Commissioned to provide case study on Karen Women’s Organisation in Thailand for International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) report on Successful Marginalised Group Inclusion in Customary Governance.



New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Assistant

  • Jul 2003 - Dec 2004

  Duties included: coordinating website content, writing for newsletters and websites, preparing multimedia presentations for conferences, working on campaigns and other projects, including a development partnership project with the Federation of Trade Unions of Burma (FTUB). Duties included: coordinating website content, writing for newsletters and websites, preparing multimedia presentations for conferences, working on campaigns and other projects, including a development partnership project with the Federation of Trade Unions of Burma (FTUB).