Since returning from maternity leave, I have been managing the Australia-China Digital BRIDGE program, a collaborative, international, professional learning partnership program for educators across Australia and China funded by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations. Prior to this, I was primarily responsible for the coordination of the PNGAus Partnership Secondary Schools, an initiative of the Australian Government managed by Coffey International Development in partnership with Asia Education Foundation.

I am privileged to have been selected as an internal scholarship recipient to participate in the 2020 Asialink Leaders program, Asialink's flagship program for developing Asia capability in Australia in its 25th year.

Following my Chinese language learning experience in Chengdu, China, as a Hamer Scholar, I returned to Asia Education Foundation to support the delivery of the PNGAus Partnership Secondary Schools, an initiative managed by Coffey International Development, a Tetra Tech Company, on behalf of the Australian Government in Papua New Guinea. Through this initiative, I had the opportunity to travel to Port Moresby in October 2019 with a cohort of 60 Australian school leaders, teachers and students from NSW and NT as they established school partnerships with schools across Papua New Guinea. I was also involved in hosting 80 PNG school leaders, teachers, and students during their reciprocal visit to Australia in November 2019.I also contributed to the delivery of the first national Australia-ASEAN Youth Forum on Digital Connectivity with school teams from across Australia as well as live links to school teams in Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore. Held at Sydney Opera House, this forum was part of the Australian Government’s initiative, Australia now ASEAN 2019.

I was awarded a Hamer Scholarship to undertake a Chinese Language Course at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, in 2019.Thanks to this Hamer Scholarship, I was able to reach a higher level of fluency in Mandarin (HSK Level 4) to enable me to interact with Chinese speakers in a social context, whilst also building on my cross-cultural skills and understanding of China.

As Senior Project Officer, International, I manage the delivery of the Asia Education Foundation's flagship school-to-school partnership program, namely the BRIDGE School Partnerships Program, as well as the AEF’s youth programs.This includes liaising with Australian Embassies and High Commissions and education jurisdictions across the region to identify and establish partnerships between schools in Australia and schools across Asia-Pacific; and providing online and face-to-face professional learning programs to build teacher capacity to implement collaborative projects using technology. I also continue to coordinate and deliver Go Global Forums for high school students, as well as manage the AEF's Ambassadors Bureau.

The Asia Education Foundation (AEF) is the education division of Asialink at the University of Melbourne and a national organisation that supports the development of globally competent and Asia capable young Australians in primary and secondary schools. As Project Officer, I was primarily responsible for supporting all aspects of project development and implementation for the AEF’s Go Global programs which aim to inspire and empower young Australians to #GoGlobal. As such, I developed two new programs from the initial market research and opportunity identification to program design and development of program materials. Using the latest pedagogies, the Go Global Youth Forums invite students to share and generate ideas to address the challenges facing Southeast Asia and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. I have successfully coordinated and delivered eight forums engaging more than 500 students from 50 different schools across 4 states. Since February 2015, I have also coordinated more than 80 interactions between schools and professionals with experience working in and/or with Asia, including some in partnership with universities and industry bodies, engaging thousands of primary and secondary students across Australia.In addition, I have contributed to a range of professional development programs for teachers and school leaders, including coordinating the outbound component of a Victorian government language teaching scholarship program through which I assisted 30 teachers undertake personalised language learning and cultural short courses in 7 different countries across Asia and Europe. I also supported the delivery of an inbound professional development short course for Indonesian teachers and an inbound program for Sri Lankan teachers and Ministry of Education officials as part of the Australia Awards funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

I assisted high school students with French homework, including grammar and conjugation, reading and listening comprehension, writing and speaking skills.

My responsibilities included:Plan and deliver Model United Nations (simulation of the UN General Assembly) in schools and universities, including some in partnership with government bodies and community organisationsPlan and deliver public forums and meetings, including some in partnership with government bodies and community organisations(Since May 2013) Plan and deliver seminars and workshops for professionals on corporate responsibility and sustainability in partnership with government bodies, major banks and law firms(Until June 2012) Manage two national awards programs – Media Awards and World Environment Day Awards, including nominations, judging and awards presentation dinnerIdentify funding opportunities and write proposals and grant applications as well as accountability reportsPrepare and monitor budget for programsProduce and update program materials, such as background papers and information packs for teachers and studentsManage marketing and publicity campaigns for programs and activities, liaising with the media and other relevant organisationsRun teachers and students briefings, participate in and present at education and youth-related eventsMonitor, evaluate and review programsProduce regular reports on programs and activities and contribute to annual reportsManage the Association's website and social media channelsRecruit, train and manage volunteers and internsUndertake office management duties such as maintenance of office equipment and stock, filling and records management, and taking callsProvide administrative assistance and advice to the Executive Director, including maintenance of organisation’s policies and procedures, meeting preparation and minute-taking

As Research Assistant to the Manager of Sustainability Education, I assisted with the drafting of a professional development program on corporate responsibility and sustainability, including by preparing briefs on key issues, trends and developments in the field both in Australia and internationally, identifying Australian and international experts and compiling an extensive bibliography on the subject. I also helped with general office duties.

During the course of my internship with the Centre for Dialogue, I assisted with grant research and writing, membership database management as well as general office duties.

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