My concerns about this organisation and its behaviour are currently the subject of a federal complaint and investigation.

I work with government and non-government clients in the Human Services, Mental Health, Disability, Child Protection, Health and Education sectors, providing expertise in strategic planning, policy development, co-design, communications and stakeholder engagement.

Provided policy, systems and communications advice to the Minister and the Premier in areas including community and family services, disability, child protection, social and community housing, youth justice and other areas of the human services portfolio.

Established and lead a team of senior staff responsible for the Department’s overall response to the COVID-19 crisisEstablished key relationships and working groups across portfolios, government agencies and the non-government sector to facilitate information flow and issues resolutionProvided COVID-19 related health and policy advice to DHS executives and business units, the Minister’s office, the non-government sector and other key stakeholdersSupported executives in the… Show more Established and lead a team of senior staff responsible for the Department’s overall response to the COVID-19 crisisEstablished key relationships and working groups across portfolios, government agencies and the non-government sector to facilitate information flow and issues resolutionProvided COVID-19 related health and policy advice to DHS executives and business units, the Minister’s office, the non-government sector and other key stakeholdersSupported executives in the development of protocols, operational procedures and response plans to protect the safety of clients and staff while continuing to deliver essential servicesDeveloped communications activities to support non-government organisations Provided strategic policy and project advice to the Acting Chief Executive and state’s Social Recovery Committee to inform the state’s long-term social resilience and recovery Show less

Supported the movement of more than 300 staff from the Department of Education into DHS including establishing all internal and external communications requirementsProvided advice to the Executive Director on the merging of internal directorates and the establishment of a new Child and Family Support systemContributed to the development of key agency strategies including the three-year Youth Justice State Plan and the three-year Youth Action PlanManaged international and local… Show more Supported the movement of more than 300 staff from the Department of Education into DHS including establishing all internal and external communications requirementsProvided advice to the Executive Director on the merging of internal directorates and the establishment of a new Child and Family Support systemContributed to the development of key agency strategies including the three-year Youth Justice State Plan and the three-year Youth Action PlanManaged international and local relationships to plan the world’s biggest congress for the prevention of child abuse and neglect, due to be held in Adelaide in 2020 (now postponed due to COVID-19) Show less

Led stakeholder engagement and collaborated on the strategic direction for the state’s new Child and Family Support SystemWorked with the cross-government Executive Taskforce to collaboratively achieve recommendations from the Nyland Child Protection Royal Commission report Collated findings from more than 150 academic research reports and co-wrote the new system strategy for Cabinet, including recommendations for a significant Machinery of Government changeEstablished a co-design… Show more Led stakeholder engagement and collaborated on the strategic direction for the state’s new Child and Family Support SystemWorked with the cross-government Executive Taskforce to collaboratively achieve recommendations from the Nyland Child Protection Royal Commission report Collated findings from more than 150 academic research reports and co-wrote the new system strategy for Cabinet, including recommendations for a significant Machinery of Government changeEstablished a co-design process for the new system with service providers, users and experts and prepared a summary review with recommendations to inform the implementation of the new systemSuccessfully built renewed relationships with other government agencies, academics, media and NGOs in a highly sensitive environment Show less

Managed the communications team for the Department’s twelve disability and domiciliary care major service reform projects, involving 3,000 staff and 16,000 clients including the transition of many services and staff to the non-government sector Developed and implemented complex communication and engagement strategies, contributed to high level decision making and advice provided to the Minister and Cabinet, and worked with HR on change management activities Worked closely with the… Show more Managed the communications team for the Department’s twelve disability and domiciliary care major service reform projects, involving 3,000 staff and 16,000 clients including the transition of many services and staff to the non-government sector Developed and implemented complex communication and engagement strategies, contributed to high level decision making and advice provided to the Minister and Cabinet, and worked with HR on change management activities Worked closely with the Minister’s office and department executives, as well as non-government sector, clients, families, unions and media, to mitigate risk and ensure C&E activities aligned with the projects’ strategic goalsManaged a large scale NDIS awareness campaign and other activities to drive public understanding of the new scheme Show less

Provided leadership and advice on communications, media and policy issues Supported the Minister on matters including risk management, media liaison, public communication, stakeholder management and parliamentary processesReviewed policies, strategies, reports and communications materials prepared by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health, as well as and other government bodiesWorked with the Department of Human Services on initial communications and… Show more Provided leadership and advice on communications, media and policy issues Supported the Minister on matters including risk management, media liaison, public communication, stakeholder management and parliamentary processesReviewed policies, strategies, reports and communications materials prepared by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health, as well as and other government bodiesWorked with the Department of Human Services on initial communications and engagement planning for the rollout of the NDIS and associated service reformsWrote Ministerial media releases, speeches, communications and other materialsIncluded periods as Acting Media Adviser and Acting Policy Adviser Show less

Managing Destination Publicity, Corporate Affairs and Events PR staff plus external agencies