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Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Highly experienced in designing, implementing and critically reviewing complex stakeholder and community engagement strategies and projects, with strong awareness of leading practice and theory.Delivers and oversees stakeholder and community engagement activities, including facilitation of complex or high profile events.Provides strategic advice and critically reviews information materials to ensure best engagement outcomes.Highly experienced in social research and demographic analysis and ensures quality control.Undertakes and critically reviews analysis and reporting of engagement outcomes, reports and other technical outputs, ensuring quality control.Identifies, pursues and attracts new project opportunities.Maintains extensive client network and a high profile across public, private and not for profit sectors.Maintains key client relationships across multiple sectors.Manages, delivers and oversees multiple complex projects on time, on budget whilst ensuring quality, timeliness and resources control. Experienced in trouble-shooting project issues.Identifies commercial risks on projects and determines strategies to mitigate. Manages and oversees high level of financial performance.Builds team rapport and maintains and models a positive and respectful team culture.Seeks solutions to issues and assists/guides others to do the same. Recognises and mitigates unsafe work practices and confidently manages personal health and well-being and supports others to do the sameDevelops the capability of others (including through mentorship) and transfers technical expertise.

Carlton, Victoria

Oversees the design and delivery of community and stakeholder engagement projects including the design of engagement strategies, tools and techniques; identification of innovative or new practices; review of engagement outcomes or reports; facilitation of key workshops or forums; and active participation in the engagement industry including events, conferences and other activities. Provides strong leadership and strategic direction to Capire’s team of consultants and fosters constructive relationships with existing and future clients.

Carlton, Victoria

Provide a range of services including overseeing and delivering on the planning and implementation of engagement processes, communication, group facilitation and ongoing client liaison.Works with public and private sector organisations to:- design and implement stakeholder and community engagement strategies and projects- design and facilitate stakeholder and community engagement activities including research focus groups, workshops and interviews- prepare project communication materials including newsletters, fact sheets, media releases and online communications- undertake social research and demographic analysis- develop the skills and knowledge of community members through capacity building- undertake analysis and reporting of engagement outcomes and prepare reports

Lead teams; provide authoritative multicultural policy and program advice; and lead a range community grant programs and initiatives aimed at strengthening social cohesion and community harmony; and promoting equitable access and participation across Victoria. The role requires a strategic whole-of-government perspective to provide practical solutions and options to policy issues that apply across multiple portfolios.

Casselden Place 2 Lonsdale Street

Manage community infrastructure investment programs and deliver policy outcomes through community infrastructure investment in growth areas and established areas of metropolitan Melbourne.Manage community investment programs including the systematic assessment, monitoring and review of projects; be accountable for the management of funds and delivery of community outcomes.Lead the implementation of continuous improvement in program management processes.Contribute to the identification, development and resolution of policy, procedural and financial issues.Provide team management as well as leadership, mentoring and support to team members across the branch to ensure effective delivery of programs.Initiate, coordinate and maintain effective relationships and partnerships with all government, community, and business sector stakeholders to achieve the community investment objectives.Effectively manage and monitor budgets for relevant Community Investment programs.Provide specialist support and advice to Government and stakeholder advisory bodies and contribute expertise and knowledge to project development, strategic planning and decision-making processes.

Melbourne, Australia

Manage a multi-million dollar funding program for planning and delivery of community infrastructure, and place making in metropolitan Melbourne particularly for growth areas

Melbourne, Australia

Manage Community Support Grants Program that provides funding to support community planning, community initiatives and community infrastructure in Metropolitan Melbourne.

Undertake a demographic analysis and a review of relevant government policy.Engage directly with community and key stakeholders to identify infrastructure needs.Research best practice examples of community infrastructure provision in high density developments.Identify and map opportunities and make recommendations for community infrastructure in Footscray and Broadmeadows in a report.

Working in the Urban Development Division to develop a Community Infrastructure Plan for the Footscray Renewal project in partnership with the City of Maribyrnong.

Consult and engage community and stakeholders to gather data Strategically plan for the delivery of priority community infrastructureWork with development team to deliver priority projectsReport to the Docklands Coordination Committee on progress and issuesPlan together with stakeholders to deliver place making initiatives for the Docklands community and local corporationsLiaise with community, government and developers ensuring effective communication about the progress of plans and projects.

Network and conduct research with community and key stakeholders to understand priority community needsProvide advice to deliver community strengthening initiatives with strategic partnerships and strong governanceUnderstand all government funding sources and how to leverage a funding packageDevelop community and government partnerships to facilitate strategic investment of community strengthening projectsFacilitate delivery of ‘A Fairer Victoria’ government policy initiativesProvide advice to government and represent the initiatives and commitments of government on relevant committees and at appropriate forums Review and recommend priority applications for DPCD/DVC fundingLead the Northern Metropolitan Team.

Plan, manage and be accountable for resources committed to specific community services projectsPlan, manage and implement social research on specific social issues and service development.

Shepparton, Victoria

Bachelor Or Arts, Recreation

Education record

High School Certificate