Ishara Fernando Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

BlueRock is a multidisciplinary entrepreneurial advisory firm, a B Corp (since 2017) and Certified Great Place to Work. BlueRock do things differently and are entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. My work inspires charity giving to instill a greater sense of purpose in wealth generation so that together corporate and family foundations can build stronger communities. BlueRock's ethos is: Do things you love with people you care about and good things happen!My role:- I am leading… Show more BlueRock is a multidisciplinary entrepreneurial advisory firm, a B Corp (since 2017) and Certified Great Place to Work. BlueRock do things differently and are entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. My work inspires charity giving to instill a greater sense of purpose in wealth generation so that together corporate and family foundations can build stronger communities. BlueRock's ethos is: Do things you love with people you care about and good things happen!My role:- I am leading BlueRock's charity Public Ancillary Fund (PuAF), the Be BlueRock Foundation with the Board Trustees and the employee subcommittee.- I help establish charity giving strategies for our private wealth and business clients who open PuAF sub-funds and PAFs with ESG investment portfolios.- I build charity partnerships to connect donors with causes they care about.- I am engaging 350+ BlueRock staff in volunteer leave and pro bono opportunities.- I lead fundraising campaigns and events. - I lead impact initiatives, including B Corp re-certification and decarbonisation in our mission to use business as a force for good.- I produce content on philanthropy, foundations and impact.Be BlueRock Foundation focus areas (as voted by BlueRock employees):1. Environment and conservation2. Youth mental health3. Financial literacy for vulnerable cohorts Show less

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

My work inspires charity giving to instill a greater sense of purpose in wealth generation so that businesses and families can back charities to build stronger communities. My role:- I am leading BlueRock's charity Public Ancillary Fund (PuAF) - the Be BlueRock Foundation.- I work with the Board Trustees and the employee subcommittee on governance and strategy.- I help establish charity giving strategies for our private wealth and business clients who open PuAF sub-funds and… Show more My work inspires charity giving to instill a greater sense of purpose in wealth generation so that businesses and families can back charities to build stronger communities. My role:- I am leading BlueRock's charity Public Ancillary Fund (PuAF) - the Be BlueRock Foundation.- I work with the Board Trustees and the employee subcommittee on governance and strategy.- I help establish charity giving strategies for our private wealth and business clients who open PuAF sub-funds and PAFs with ESG investment portfolios.- I build charity partnerships to connect donors with causes.- I am engaging 300+ BlueRock staff in volunteer leave and pro bono opportunities.- I lead fundraising campaigns and events. - I produce content on philanthropy, foundations and impact.Be BlueRock Foundation focus areas (as voted by BlueRock employees):1. Environment and conservation2. Youth mental health3. Financial literacy for vulnerable cohorts Show less

Melbourne, Australia

My work empowers Australian businesses to grow whilst giving back, so that people in need have more opportunities in life. At Doing Good Rewards, every day, we energise, educate and connect people and organisations to unlock the shared value that powers positive change. We’re a tech start up disrupting the status quo in the CSR and charity-giving spaces, and benefiting businesses and the community in the process.Key responsibility areas:1. OPERATIONS: - Doing Good Rewards… Show more My work empowers Australian businesses to grow whilst giving back, so that people in need have more opportunities in life. At Doing Good Rewards, every day, we energise, educate and connect people and organisations to unlock the shared value that powers positive change. We’re a tech start up disrupting the status quo in the CSR and charity-giving spaces, and benefiting businesses and the community in the process.Key responsibility areas:1. OPERATIONS: - Doing Good Rewards platform (custom rewards/giving programs for businesses): Managing internal team members and third-party partners, I lead the Operations and Product Development for our tech platform to change the way consumers shop and give to charity, to change the way businesses reward their community and to drive sustainable income streams to charities.- Doing Good CSR consulting as the Lead CSR Consultant, helping audit businesses' CSR and helping build their social impact strategy & ongoing programs in Corporate Social Responsibility2. IMPACT: - Governance and Finance Manager of registered Australian charitable fund, the Doing Good Foundation- Creating fun and meaningful experiences for Australians through charity partnerships as the Australian ambassador of Sri Lankan charity partner Foundation of Goodness. Previous responsibility:- Facilitating Business Growth strategy to help small business owners power positive change by Doing Good - finding their why, building their movement and creating a collaborative tribe or community to help the world.Learn more:https://www.doinggoodrewards.comUnconditionalcompassion.orghttp://unconditionalcompassion.org/oyob-tuk-tuk-ride-2019https://doing-good-srilanka.raisely.com/"People believe in the good you do, not the good you intend to do." - Kushil Gunasekara (Founder of the Foundation of Goodness) Show less

Europe

Travelling throughout Europe for almost one year, I volunteered for local community organisations and learnt about social entrepreneurship and sustainability in Berlin, Germany.

Melbourne, Australia

Delivered positive outcomes for the bank and Australian businesses by facilitating delivery of twenty seven initiatives into the hands of customers in fifteen months.I worked closely with my Product Owner to lead a cross-functional team of thirty to deliver better banking experiences for customers. Driving agile and lean ways of working as a project professional, I facilitated three scrum teams towards customer-led design and change delivery. This Scrum Master role was an assignment on… Show more Delivered positive outcomes for the bank and Australian businesses by facilitating delivery of twenty seven initiatives into the hands of customers in fifteen months.I worked closely with my Product Owner to lead a cross-functional team of thirty to deliver better banking experiences for customers. Driving agile and lean ways of working as a project professional, I facilitated three scrum teams towards customer-led design and change delivery. This Scrum Master role was an assignment on the Customer Journeys program from the project management practice.The project I worked on was creating a world-class digital onboarding experience for Australians setting up a business. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

In an 18-month rotational graduate program, I immersed myself in project management and change management practices in the Banking industry. In a six-month rotation, I worked in Project Delivery to:1. uplift the project management practice with new ways of working using agile, lean start-up and human-centered design methodologies (project coaching, delivering an immersion training course and facilitating our team as scrum master)2. support shaping projects in the Banking… Show more In an 18-month rotational graduate program, I immersed myself in project management and change management practices in the Banking industry. In a six-month rotation, I worked in Project Delivery to:1. uplift the project management practice with new ways of working using agile, lean start-up and human-centered design methodologies (project coaching, delivering an immersion training course and facilitating our team as scrum master)2. support shaping projects in the Banking portfolio by developing business cases for investment3. support team meetings by facilitating lean and participatory meeting formats Show less

Melbourne, Australia

In an 18-month rotational graduate program, I immersed myself in project and change management practices in the Banking industry. For six months, I worked in one of the largest project support functions in change management in the Southern Hemisphere. I contributed to and learnt from two areas of the change practice, requiring strong time management and expectations management:1. I worked in an enterprise-wide change sequencing function two days a week administrating a tool used… Show more In an 18-month rotational graduate program, I immersed myself in project and change management practices in the Banking industry. For six months, I worked in one of the largest project support functions in change management in the Southern Hemisphere. I contributed to and learnt from two areas of the change practice, requiring strong time management and expectations management:1. I worked in an enterprise-wide change sequencing function two days a week administrating a tool used to better understand change impacts on our people, facilitating group training and executing my data quality improvement strategy.2. I worked as a change analyst three days a week delivering change management communications and stakeholder engagement on four projects in the bank’s Products & Markets portfolio. For example, the ability to block a lost or stolen bank card via self-service digital channels. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Thankyou is a social enterprise empowering consumers to fund life-changing projects through simple choices in their everyday life. See www.thankyou.coIn the Impact Team, I managed the relationships with Thankyou's NGO project partners and managed the funding and reporting of multiple global projects. I passionately communicated the international development impact of Thankyou's work internally through team member engagement, training and presentations and externally to consumers through… Show more Thankyou is a social enterprise empowering consumers to fund life-changing projects through simple choices in their everyday life. See www.thankyou.coIn the Impact Team, I managed the relationships with Thankyou's NGO project partners and managed the funding and reporting of multiple global projects. I passionately communicated the international development impact of Thankyou's work internally through team member engagement, training and presentations and externally to consumers through the web-based app Track Your Impact. Learn more at www.thankyou.co/projectsKey responsibilities:-Liaising with project partners World Vision, Oxfam, CARE, Red Cross, The Salvation Army and more-Communicating the international development approaches and communities' circumstances internally to our Thankyou team to equip them with the motivation and ability to convey the issues and solutions to other stakeholders-Analysing inefficiencies and bugs within internal processes, developing recommendations for action and implementing changes-Administrating the backend of the web-based app Track Your Impact-Researching and analysing potential opportunities and future next-steps for Thankyou's projectsI executed this with passion, excellence and a willingness to learn. Show less

Mordialloc, Melbourne

As a Christmas casual:-I was the first point of contact for phone and email customer enquiries and online orders through the website backend of up to $5000-I coordinated courier logistics and handled customer pressure for Christmas deliveries and customer complaints-I upheld quality control on hamper products throughout the manual packing process in the warehouse

Melbourne, Australia

Following prior tutoring and administrative experience at tutoring academies, I tutored students in English, maths and German from late primary school to Grade twelve. I managed my own curriculum, communication and marketing. I provided study skills advice and consulted families on managing school workloads.

Melbourne, Australia

I actively campaigned for the company’s values of activate self-esteem, protect the environment, against animal testing, support community fair trade and defence of human rights. I took initiative by completing administrative duties and supported the team by organising team meetings. I facilitated POS transactions, provided customers with product demonstrations and worked with unpacking stock. During the Christmas periods, this position involves strong communicative skills, flexibility and… Show more I actively campaigned for the company’s values of activate self-esteem, protect the environment, against animal testing, support community fair trade and defence of human rights. I took initiative by completing administrative duties and supported the team by organising team meetings. I facilitated POS transactions, provided customers with product demonstrations and worked with unpacking stock. During the Christmas periods, this position involves strong communicative skills, flexibility and problem solving. Show less

Dubai, Uae

"As Harvard's largest annual student connection in Asia, the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations creates a forum of exchange and facilitates discussion of the most important economic, political, and social issues relevant to the Asia-Pacific region. Since 1991, the annual HPAIR conferences have brought together students from the world's foremost universities and leaders in the fields of government, business, culture, and academia (www.hpair.org)."In representing Monash… Show more "As Harvard's largest annual student connection in Asia, the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations creates a forum of exchange and facilitates discussion of the most important economic, political, and social issues relevant to the Asia-Pacific region. Since 1991, the annual HPAIR conferences have brought together students from the world's foremost universities and leaders in the fields of government, business, culture, and academia (www.hpair.org)."In representing Monash University in Dubai, I actively participated in the International Development and Global Health panel, where we focused on the protection of Human Rights. Show less

North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia

As an administrative staff member and a tutor I performed clerical tasks including updating the client database, preparing study notes, tutoring maths, creating organisational policies and producing a business plan.

Bachelor Of Commerce And Bachelor Of Arts, Majors: Management Studies, Asian Studies, Distinction Average

Activities and Societies: Monash SEED: creating social impact through social enterprise and microfinance; Monash Touch: representing.

Vce Certificate, Atar: 97.95

Activities and Societies: cricket (captain), netball (captain), AFL, volleyball and squash (captain) School Captain 2010 • 2010 Achieved.