Heather Macdonald

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Creator of Opportunities for Australian School Students, Education and Communications Specialist @ The Crawford Fund
australia
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Australia
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About Heather Macdonald

Education Partnerships creates greater opportunities for educators and students by developing mutually beneficial relationships between business and education. Our mission is: To provide support to business to:• Plan, implement and review Education programs and resources for schools. • Develop creative and effective marketing and communication strategies for Education• Review internal Education Programs (schools and adult training) and make recommendations for improvement. • Provide sustainable and meaningful education programs and resources. • Navigate the technology available in schools and develop programs to match resources.What do we value?• Creating innovative and creative solutions for business that does not compromise their values or objectives.• Building strong relationships with our business and education partners.• Seeing students strive, thrive and achieve through the programs we create.• The flexibility to be creative and to build a program that is 'different from the rest'.• Creating opportunities to network across education, business and industry sectors.

Heather Macdonald's Current Company Details
The Crawford Fund

The Crawford Fund

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Creator of Opportunities for Australian School Students, Education and Communications Specialist
australia
Website:
crawfordfund.org
Employees:
10
Heather Macdonald Work Experience Details
  • Education Partnerships (Schools) Pty Ltd
    Director And Founder
    Education Partnerships (Schools) Pty Ltd Aug 2004 - Present
    Australia
    Education Partnerships (Schools) supports organisations to develop education programs and resources for schools through Strategic planning, Program and Resource development, Stakeholder Engagement and Management, and Communications.
  • Education Partnerships (Schools) Pty Ltd
    Professional Mentor - Educators, Secondary And Tertiary Students, And Young People
    Education Partnerships (Schools) Pty Ltd Apr 2015 - Dec 2021
    Dedicated to supporting young people reach their potential and to think outside the square, Heather supports them to identify and building on strengths and demystify negotiating the rapidly changing work environment.
  • Entropolis Pty Ltd
    Head Of Education
    Entropolis Pty Ltd Oct 2017 - Present
    Sydney, Australia
    Heading up the Education focus of the Kidpreneur Challenge program - a national primary school entrepreneurial program for Years 4 - 6. Kidpreneur Challenge schools program is Australia's biggest and only curriculum aligned entrepreneur education program, co-designed by Educators and Entrepreneurs to provide high quality experiential learning for the 21st century.Students in years four to six take the challenge in their schools, joining our community of 14,000+ Kidpreneurs who have already learnt to think, act, create and build resilience like an entrepreneur.
  • The Crawford Fund
    Educational Lead
    The Crawford Fund Jun 2020 - Present
    Australia
    Developing Secondary project-based curriculum materials on Global Food and Nutrition Security. The Crawford Fund raises awareness of the benefits to Australia and developing countries of Australia's engagement in international agricultural research and development.
  • International Olympic Committee
    Olympic Values Education Trainer
    International Olympic Committee Nov 2016 - Present
    Australia
    Trained to deliver IOC Olympic Values Education Program (OVEP) through physical activity to teachers, community groups, coaches, youth and other interested groups. The aim of OVEP is to encourage greater participation in physical activity that is inclusive, fun and highly engaging.
  • International Olympic Committee
    Senior Education Advisor
    International Olympic Committee Mar 2017 - Nov 2022
    Manage the Facebook Page of Olympic Values Educators (OVEP) internationally for over 30 National Olympic Committees. This page allows NOC's to share their work and learn from other Olympic Committee's on how to implement OVEP. Former advisor to an International consultative group providing support and advice on the monitoring and evaluation of the Olympic Values Education Program and resources implemented by National Olympic Committees, National Sporting Groups, Schools and Community groups. We are developing a model to monitor and evaluation qualitative and quantitative outputs.
  • Conflict Resolution Service
    Senior Education Consultant
    Conflict Resolution Service Feb 2022 - Nov 2022
    Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
    Strategic direction for managing conflict within the school education sector. Can it be done better and what do schools, principals, educators and students need to create an environment for all to thrive?
  • Australian Olympic Committee
    Education Advisor
    Australian Olympic Committee Jul 2015 - Nov 2022
    Sydney
    Education Partnerships supports the Australian Olympic Committee to inspire Australian School students to be the best version of themselves by identifying and following their passion. Education Partnerships trains Olympic and Paralympic athletes to deliver presentations for impact to school audiences, develops resources and support materials for Educators in Primary and Secondary Schools, and supports the key messages and communications to schools.
  • Fiba Women'S Basketball World Cup 2022 Local Organising Committee
    Senior Education Consultant
    Fiba Women'S Basketball World Cup 2022 Local Organising Committee Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
    National
    Super excited to be working with innovative companies and amazing events!
  • Creatable
    Education Consultant
    Creatable Mar 2021 - Oct 2021
    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Audit of their Professional Development offering. Successfully prepared and presented the PD to NESA for formalised accreditation.
  • Young Change Agents
    Student Mentor
    Young Change Agents Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
    Australia
    Young Change Agents is a not for profit social enterprise focused on developing the mindset, skillset and toolset of youth aged 10 - 21. I support and provide advice to young entrepreneurs on their pitch, MVP and new venture
  • Mission Australia
    Senior Education Consultant
    Mission Australia May 2019 - Jul 2019
    North Queensland
    Project Kind, launched in July 2018, was established to create opportunities for students to plan, implement and share acts of kindness in their community. The program ran over 12 months – the financial year 2018/2019. Education Partnerships was appointed to produce an Evaluative Report on the project and included interviews with Educators, Project Managers and Community members.
  • Abcn
    Program Facilitator
    Abcn May 2016 - Jun 2019
    Australia
    The Focus and Focus2 programs provide young women from high-needs schools with the essential leadership skills they need to engage in a successful, meaningful career. Female executive role models mentor the students in small groups to develop their skills and build their confidence, encouraging them to aspire to senior roles in business and the community. Participants may already be holding leadership positions or are about to enter into leadership positions in their schools.
  • Club Kidpreneur Foundation
    Education Consultant
    Club Kidpreneur Foundation Mar 2017 - Sep 2017
  • Emerging Entrepreneurs
    Education Specialist And Consultant
    Emerging Entrepreneurs Jul 2016 - Dec 2016
    Act, Vic And Nsw
  • Australian Paralympic Committee
    Education Consultant
    Australian Paralympic Committee Jun 2014 - Mar 2015
    Sydney
    Education Partnerships developed a strategic plan on "education" across the Australian Paralympic Committee. This included an audit of their education programs for Athletes, Coaches, Medical Practitioners and Allied Health; Performance Services Providers and Education specifically targeting Australian Primary and Secondary Schools.
  • Gecko'S Indoor Play Centre
    Director
    Gecko'S Indoor Play Centre Sep 2009 - Dec 2013
    Smithfield Cairns
    To compliment her interest and experience with education, and to give her a challenge in a new area, Heather created Gecko’s Indoor Play Centre and Café. A giant playgound and café situated in the northern suburbs of Cairns, Gecko’s provides a sun smart, safe, and active play area for kids. The café provides fresh, no fuss food for adults with superior Genovese coffee!! Gecko’s also specialises in children’s birthday parties and with over 16 parties on a weekend, there is a lot to organise. Gecko’s is a tremendous challenge for Heather. It challenges her to work creatively in a business that involves numerous staff, negotiation with suppliers and landlords, creative problem solving in a challenging economic environment, marketing, financial planning as well as customer service.
  • Commonwealth Bank
    Education Advisor Indigenous Financial Literacy
    Commonwealth Bank 2006 - 2011
    Queensland, Australia
    Designing and developing Enterprise Education Programs for Indigenous Youth. This involved establishing a small business within the school, with the support of business mentors, community leaders and Education.
  • Australian Rugby Union
    Education Manager
    Australian Rugby Union 2002 - 2004
    Lead a team of educators to develop an education program for ARU leveraging of Rugby World Cup 2003. The program included an online resource, 'money can't buy' opportunities for Australian School Students, and professional development and support for educators.
  • Commonwealth Bank
    Education Manager
    Commonwealth Bank 2001 - 2003
    Developed the Commonwealth Bank's Education Program within their Corporate Reputation and Communications area of the business. The program was developed as a means to educate young Australians on finance and managing their money without promoting products or services. A leading edge program at the time the program included resources for students and teachers, professional development, Bank staff engagement through a Speakers Program (financial workshops in schools program) and a state of the art online tool directly aimed at youth and their needs and wants.
  • Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
    Education Coordinator
    Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games 1998 - 2000
    Developed an education program and support material that lead to over 350 000 students attending the Paralympic Games in 2000. This included managing a team of volunteers, liaising with athletes and developing the largest correspondence program between athletes and students in the days where email wasn't the preferred mode of communication. Was responsible for securing a 1.5 million dollar Federal Government travel subsidy for Australian School students and a $200 000 travel subsidy from the NSW State Government making the Games the most accessible to school students in Paralympic history.
  • Qld Olympic Council
    Cairns Secretariat
    Qld Olympic Council 1995 - 1996
    Project managed the administration and operations of the Cairns Fundraising division of the QLD Olympic Council.

Heather Macdonald Skills

Event Management Strategic Planning Public Speaking Program Management Strategy Management Marketing Communications Coaching Public Relations Staff Development Project Management Event Planning Change Management Sponsorship Leadership Team Management Business Strategy Stakeholder Engagement Strategic Communications Business Networking School Education Stakeholder Management Marketing Strategy Leadership Development Sports Marketing Mentoring Training Marketing Team Leadership Internal Communications Business Planning

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Heather Macdonald attended University Of South Australia, First Choice Training, University Of Technology, Sydney, Mt Gravatt Teachers College, Fairholme College Toowoomba.

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Heather Macdonald has interest in Children, Strategic Planning For School Education, Civil Rights And Social Action, Education, Indigenous Financial Literacy, Health.

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