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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I provided strategic advice on Indigenous university partnerships and also worked with universities to look at ways of improving pathways for Indigenous young people to study STEM based degrees. One partnership that I led for CSIRO was with JCU and the Building Indigenous Research Capacity (BIRC) initiative. This work looked to foster future researchers and leaders in Indigenous Science. In this role I assisted with the development of the CSIRO Indigenous Graduate Program which was… Show more I provided strategic advice on Indigenous university partnerships and also worked with universities to look at ways of improving pathways for Indigenous young people to study STEM based degrees. One partnership that I led for CSIRO was with JCU and the Building Indigenous Research Capacity (BIRC) initiative. This work looked to foster future researchers and leaders in Indigenous Science. In this role I assisted with the development of the CSIRO Indigenous Graduate Program which was launched in 2023, and the refresh and expansion of the CSIRO Indigenous scholarship program with 11 university partners. Show less

Deakin University, Victoria, Australia

I worked as the Union Organiser for both Monash University and Deakin University, advocating for union members through campaigns designed to address collective workplace issues and improve working conditions for staff. During this time I worked on countless campaigns including 4 Enterprise Bargaining rounds.

Monash University, Victoria, Australia

Victoria, Australia

Provided strategic advice on HR to the Institute of Koori Education and helped to develop policies to increase Indigenous staffing numbers Deakin wide. To support this work I developed Deakin's first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Strategy.

Human Resource Division

Provided advice, training and support to staff in utilising a number of different HR systems and databases (Peoplesoft, Pageup, Intelledox), providing datasets to both the University and external stakeholders and maintaining the Universities HR content on the web using Drupal.

Human Resource Division

College Of Asia And The Pacific

Human Resource Division

National Centre For Indigenous Studies

In this role I represented Indigenous university students' nationwide, meeting with and helping to advocate for students on campus. As part of this role, I ran National Indigenous Student Conference and also a national campaign centred around equal representation for Indigenous Students on student union/associations. I was also an Observer on the Review Panel in to Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Higher Education -… Show more In this role I represented Indigenous university students' nationwide, meeting with and helping to advocate for students on campus. As part of this role, I ran National Indigenous Student Conference and also a national campaign centred around equal representation for Indigenous Students on student union/associations. I was also an Observer on the Review Panel in to Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Higher Education - https://www.dese.gov.au/uncategorised/resources/review-higher-education-access-and-outcomes-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people Show less

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