Christopher Birtwistle-Smith Email & Phone Number

Adelaide, Australia

The AIDS Council of SA was defunded by the Health Department and RASA have been funded to develop a replacement Gay Men's Health Service for SA. Over the next 18 months I will be leading a team to build a service which will develop engagement strategies to reach same sex attracted men, men who have sex with men and men who identify as gay. I am very much looking forward to the opportunity to make use of the engagement practices I have learned through my study both here and in America.I… Show more The AIDS Council of SA was defunded by the Health Department and RASA have been funded to develop a replacement Gay Men's Health Service for SA. Over the next 18 months I will be leading a team to build a service which will develop engagement strategies to reach same sex attracted men, men who have sex with men and men who identify as gay. I am very much looking forward to the opportunity to make use of the engagement practices I have learned through my study both here and in America.I currently sit on the following national bodies: • The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) Education Managers Forum • AFAO National Policy Officers Working Group• AFAO Gay Men’s Health Conference working party.I sit on the following state bodies:• HIV Interagency Taskforce as Chair• SA Sexually Transmissible Infection and Blood Borne Virus Advisory Committee (SASBAC) as the role of HIV/AIDS NGO representative • SASBAC STI sub-committee • Free Hepatitis B Vaccine Project, SA Health• SA STI Action Plan: Mid Term Review Working Group • Non-occupational post exposure prophylaxis (NPEP) Reference group• Advisory Reference Group for the ‘Free to be’ project, Aged Care and Housing Group, part of the Federal Government’s National LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care Strategy. Show less

Riverside Building, North Terrace, Adelaide, Sa, 5000

Responsible for:Providing high level advice to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet on the development of the across-state community engagement framework.The development and maintenance of the Department for Community and Social Inclusion Engagement Network.Stakeholder relationship management, strategic advice and executive support for the Minister's Disability Advisory Council.

Responsible for the development of the Housing SA community engagement strategy, to be used by all business units and core branches of Housing SA. The strategy is aligned to the Department for Families and Communities (DFC) Community Engagement Direction Statement, which is based on the International Association for Public Participation model of community engagement.

Management of the state-wide Aboriginal engagement consumer network. Responsible for the development and implementation of strategies and processes to improve the uptake of services by Aboriginal people with disabilities, their families and carers in South Australia’s disability services. The development of recruitment and retention strategies for Aboriginal staff for the Disability SA workforce in line with the South Australian Strategic Plan 2007, Target T6:24 Aboriginal Employees. The AIU… Show more Management of the state-wide Aboriginal engagement consumer network. Responsible for the development and implementation of strategies and processes to improve the uptake of services by Aboriginal people with disabilities, their families and carers in South Australia’s disability services. The development of recruitment and retention strategies for Aboriginal staff for the Disability SA workforce in line with the South Australian Strategic Plan 2007, Target T6:24 Aboriginal Employees. The AIU was a new business unit for Disability SA. Show less

• Contract management for non-Government organisations specialising in disability services which involved:Managing 29 service schedules for 21 agencies with a total value of approximately $7.5 million;• Respite portfolio: statewide respite reform, service tenders, information and assistance to NGOs and government services; • Aboriginal Service Developments and contracting; • Carers portfolio ensuring legislation reporting requirements are managed appropriately;… Show more • Contract management for non-Government organisations specialising in disability services which involved:Managing 29 service schedules for 21 agencies with a total value of approximately $7.5 million;• Respite portfolio: statewide respite reform, service tenders, information and assistance to NGOs and government services; • Aboriginal Service Developments and contracting; • Carers portfolio ensuring legislation reporting requirements are managed appropriately; • Multicultural services portfolio; • Development of an IT support program, the Electronic Sustainable Support Program (ESSP) for the Department for Families and Communities to provide mentor and training to the Department for Service Development and Social Welfare in Thailand for the devolution of disability accommodation services across Thailand. The role entailed development of a business case , project submission to the department and then travelling to and promoting the program across Thailand. Show less

Developement of new services to people with intellectual disability;Contract management with non government services; Service analysis of state respite services; Statewide consultation of consumer respite need and ensuing recommendations; Management of Aboriginal service developments (staffing and service delivery) developed web based cultural support developed for staff, drafting policy, developing organisational goals, assisting operational staff and networking for support from other… Show more Developement of new services to people with intellectual disability;Contract management with non government services; Service analysis of state respite services; Statewide consultation of consumer respite need and ensuing recommendations; Management of Aboriginal service developments (staffing and service delivery) developed web based cultural support developed for staff, drafting policy, developing organisational goals, assisting operational staff and networking for support from other government departments with Aboriginal service issues; Development of consumer/sector consultation system and commissioned data base and; Other adhoc projects as required Show less

Dialogue And Deliberation In Public Engagement Certificate, School Of Human And Organization Development

Post Graduate, Social Administration

Sociology, Psychology, Politics and Social Administration

Bachelor Of Arts, Politics And Sociology