Darcy Lower Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, VIC, AU

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

• Generalist consultant at a leading global management consultancy.Achievements include:
• Developed the business case for a $350M+ capability uplift program for a FederalGovernment agency, including development of a case for change, modelling costs& benefits, and managing complex inter-agency relationships.
• Mobilised a major transformation at a rail operator, including the development ofa new organisational strategy, implementation of a new operating model &organisational structure, and leading executive governance forums
• Planned and implemented a major transformation for a State-owned utility,including the development of a 10-year strategy, set-up of a new transformationoffice, and coaching & training staff
• Created a suite of people and organisation reform options for the Commonwealthpublic service to support high-level meetings with Ministers and senior executives,including the establishment of an internal government.
• Designed cooperative, public-private clean energy policy options for a FederalGovernment agency in preparation for a major international forum

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

• Providing strategic policy, program management, and liaison support to the NationalEnvironmental Science Program (NESP) and the State of the Environment Report.Achievements include:
• Re-developed NESP’s monitoring and evaluation strategy, including an overhaul ofthe program logic and KPIs to drive iterative program evaluation
• Oversaw a complex procurement process for the delivery of a digital platform tohost program research outputs to increase research utilisation
• Successfully led the processing of sensitive freedom of information (FOI) requestsand related briefings to senior department executives ahead of Senate Estimates
• Developed new stakeholder database and coordinated implementation across theprogram using human-centered design process

Melbourne, Australia

• End-to-end management of full and part-time educational programs. Coordinatingregional growth strategy and innovation projects across Asia-Pacific business.Achievements include:
• Developed and coordinated APAC regional growth strategy in consultation withsenior stakeholders across the company, delivering two new Australian campuses
• Led coordination of government relations initiatives arising from COVID-19pandemic, including a new training pilot initiative in partnership with theDepartment of Education, Skills and Training’s Digital Skills.
• Designed and implemented a new regional operating model to reduce operationalcomplexity, enable greater clarity & accountability in decision making, and unlockresources to be re-directed to support new growth initiatives
• Worked with global finance and compliance functions to review, update andintegrate regional admissions, enrolment and code of conduct policies to increasetransparency and streamline processes to improve productivity
• Led the discovery, development and implementation of new zero-interest coursefinancing programs to reduce enrolment barriers for >50% of full-time students

Melbourne, Australia

• Contracted to lead a co-working company through a major restructure.Achievements include:
• Reduced operating expenses across the Inspire9 group (3 entities) by 30% throughcost-out activities, including revised procurement policies and major contracts
• Refreshed company operating model to bring focus and transparency to decisionmaking, increasing employee satisfaction and engagement
• Developed targeted communications strategy to manage stakeholders throughmajor organisational changes, including the winding-up of an operating location
• Reviewed and re-developed recruitment strategy and onboarding processes for staff, contractors and residents
• Implemented a suite of management systems and processes across the value chain to improve ease and efficiency of day-to-day operations

Melbourne, Australia

• Led growth and development for an early-stage machine learning consultancy.Achievements include:
• Developed and implemented sales strategy, process and supporting systems toland the business its first clients
• Provided quality operational advice to the CEO on all matters relating to theoperations, finances and growth of the organisation
• Grew the firm’s networks and brand awareness across target industries, increasingreferral business to over 25% of leads

Melbourne, Australia

• Cross-functional innovation role with a mandate to grow the business in an early-stagetraining marketplace platform start-up.Achievements include:
• Drove a company-wide restructure to increase operational efficiency andcustomer outcomes, building headcount capacity for growth projects
• Led iterations of new client-facing digital products by pivoting existing IP to newmarkets and unlock new growth pathways
• Developed and coordinated multi-channel Christmas marketing campaign todeliver over 100% YoY sales growth for the same period

Melbourne, Australia

• Responsible for corporate external affairs, grants, sponsorship and fundraising at ayouth-run anti-poverty and youth empowerment not-for-profit.Achievements include:
• Developed a holistic external engagement strategy to leverage stakeholderrelationships to deliver over $600k of revenue and savings over 2 years
• Led a delegation of cross-functional staff to build relationships with keydevelopment partners in Cambodia
• Co-managed Oaktree’s Live Below the Line fundraising campaign in 2014, leadingpartnerships, participant strategy, and a web platform rebuild

Various Part-Time Bootcamp Courses

Completed short courses in Project Management, Data Analytics, and UX Design

Bachelor Of Business, Major In Marketing, Minors In Economics And Psychology, Graduated With Honours

Marketing Theory and Practice, Introduction to Management, Commercial Law, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Managerial Economics.