Experience

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  STRONGER local

  • Victoria, Australia

  • Director

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Victoria, Australia

    I believe in the critical role of local government in strengthening social connection, developing local economies, sustaining environments and promoting meaningful civic participation. STRONGER local expresses a career-long commitment to the value & the Values of the public sector and a life...

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  Robertson Strategic Support

  • Victoria, Australia

  • Principal

    • 2015 - 2023
    • Victoria, Australia

    Robertson Strategic Support complements the detailed analysis and strategic reviews that I conducted in my role as a Principal for INCITE information. Robertson Strategic Support provides a highly experienced, strategic capability and tailored, ongoing support which goes far beyond simple admini...

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  INCITE information

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Principal

    • 2011 - 2023
    • Melbourne, Australia

    We (myself & co-founder, Wendy Malkiewicz) started & evolved INCITE information to guide & support decision-making that matters. We'd been disappointed too often by big-brand management consultancies that promised a lot and failed to deliver. All our work is conducted exclusivel...

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  State Services Authority

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Manager, Governance and Projects

    • 2009 - 2010
    • Melbourne, Australia

    The Victorian public sector comprise over 1,800 different organisations and employs over 250,000 people. The State Services Authority was established to be of Centre of Excellence for public sector improvement, to lead and engage the Victorian public sector in continually improving services, sta...

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  Ministerial Taskforce on Indigenous Affairs

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Senior Policy Advisor

    • 2008 - 2009
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Indigenous Affairs has been described as the most complex policy area facing Australian Governments. I led the development and drafting of key national and State conceptual frameworks to guide the reform of service delivery for Indigenous Australians, including the Service Delivery Principles fo...

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  Schneider Australia Consulting

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Senior Consultant

    • 2005 - 2007
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Schneider was the Australian arm of an international consultancy practice that developed its reputation in Australia and overseas as a specialist consulting firm that assists clients to simultaneously improve their operating performance and their stakeholder/workplace relationships. As a Senior C...

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  Department of Treasury & Finance

  • Project Manager, Victorian Government Asset Management Framework Review

    • 2004 - 2005

    The size of Victorian Government capital holdings (the asset base is valued at about $44 billion) and annual investment (approximately $2 billion per year) demands that assets are managed effectively, efficiently and in the best interests of the Victorian community. This project analysed existin...

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  Office for Youth, Dept for Victorian Communities

  • Melbourne CBD

  • Manager, Youth Programs / A/Director

    • 2002 - 2004
    • Melbourne CBD

    The Office for Youth is the key agency driving a whole-of-government agenda in relation to young people in Victoria. The Office for Youth is responsible for policy advice, research and strategic planning for Government policies, programs and service delivery for Victorians aged 12 to 25. As Mana...

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  Department of Treasury & Finance (Vic)

  • Melbourne CBD

  • Senior Analyst / A/Assistant Director

    • 2000 - 2002
    • Melbourne CBD

    I had prime day-to-day responsibility for Treasury analysis and advice on the Justice Portfolio. Among other things I prepared advice on the operational and strategic priorities of the Department of Justice. I managed a small, specialist team, providing leadership, coaching and mentoring. This...

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  Mental Health Branch, Dept of Human Services (Vic)

  • Melbourne CBD

  • Senior Project Officer

    • 1998 - 2000
    • Melbourne CBD

    The role of the Mental Health Branch is to plan, fund, review and develop specialist mental health services for children, adults and older people who have or are at risk of having a serious mental illness.In this period, I conducted a review of Victorian Mental Health Key Performance Indicators (...

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  Corporate Strategy Division / Office of the Sec...

  • Melbourne CBD

  • Business Planning Analyst

    • 1996 - 1998
    • Melbourne CBD

    The Department of Human Services (DHS) planned funded and provided health, housing and community services for the State of Victoria. The Department of Human Services was Victoria's largest Government department employing over 12,000 people directly and over 80,000 people indirectly. The d...

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  Dept of Premier & Cabinet

  • Melbourne cbd

  • Policy Officer

    • 1995 - 1996
    • Melbourne cbd

    I was one of thirty successful applicants from a field of over ten thousand to enter the Victorian Government Graduate Recruitment Scheme in 1995. I was recruited by the Department of Premier and Cabinet (Social Policy Branch) and rotated through positions within the Cabinet Office and Cabinet S...

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  Graduate and post-graduate studies; extensive t...

  • Australia and Europe

  • Student and misc work

    • 1983 - 1995
    • Australia and Europe

    In this period I successfully completed graduate studies at the University of Melbourne, where I majored in political science (Bachelor of Arts, Honours). My study interests included international relations (particularly in relation to development issues) organisational analysis, political theory...