Claire Backhouse Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Siem Reap, Cambodia

My responsibilities included the development and management of award-winning social media campaigns, design of marketing and communications collateral, website development, and creation of content. I also wrote and designed This Life's 2020 Annual Report. As a member of the Senior Management Team, I regularly contributed to the organisation's development.

Brisbane, Australia

The focus of this position was the recruitment and engagement of doctoral (PhD) students. It also involved Internationalisation of the Three Minute Thesis competition across 85 countries. I developed websites using Drupal and Sharepoint, designed the Graduate School's Year in Review, travelled internationally to recruit doctoral students, created marketing collateral, and much more.

Brisbane, Australia

In the School of Education, I was responsible for internal and external communications. This entailed the creation of content for both online and printed materials, and management of the school's websites. I developed numerous resources that provided a very high level of service to students, academic staff, and the school's internationally recognised research community.

Siem Reap, Cambodia

I taught English as a Foreign Language at IDP Siem Reap's Australian Centre for Education. This involved teaching classes made up of Cambodian nationals of varying ages. I developed lessons that were fun and engaging, and regularly shared resources with other teachers. During my employment at IDP, I quickly built rapport with my students and fellow teachers.

Brisbane, Australia

I placed pre-service teachers into educational settings to complete the practical component of their teaching qualifications. My area of focus was to arrange international experiences for students whose aim was to teach outside of Australia. I also organised placements in regional, rural, and remote locations for students who were interested in a wider experience.

Brisbane, Australia

I administered the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme under the National Health Act. My responsibility was to issue authorisation to doctors to prescribe pharmaceutical items against the parameters of the scheme. This included drugs with very strict controls such as narcotics and highly specialised drugs that have complex and extremely narrow prescribing rules.

Rockhampton, Australia

I taught a range of Engish and Art classes across year levels 8 to 12, with student numbers ranging from 150 to 180 over six classes. Responsibilities included lesson planning, assessment, moderation, reporting, parent/guardian consultation, and curriculum development. I also taught Drama, Social Science, Physical Education, and Communications.

Celta, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor, Pass B

Graduate Certificate In Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction

Graduate Diploma Of Teaching (Secondary), Secondary Education And Teaching

Bachelor Of Visual Art (Fine Art), Fine/Studio Arts, General