Isla Pawson Email & Phone Number

Canberra, ACT, AU

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Canberra, Australia

London, United Kingdom

• 2 month placement as part of candidature in the MPhil Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.
• Responsible for research and reporting on a policy agenda for Britain's towns, a project spanning interviews and academic research into economic geography, regional inequality and public policy.

• Series of projects in University of Sydney Business School and Arts and Social Sciences
• Writing and compiling ethics applications, summarising survey data and reporting findings

Sydney, Australia

• Lead research assistant at Sydney Southeast Asia Centre on the Investing in Women Initiative, Cross-Institutional program spearheaded by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT)
• Managed small team of researchers from Sydney and Australian National University (ANU) to produce research material on gender policy and history in Southeast Asia
• Conducted specific country policy literature reviews and summary timelines of constitutional amendments
• Created a set of fact sheets on gender data for all 11 Southeast Asian Nations plus Australia

Sydney, Australia

• Full-time position over the summer in the Economics division of Consulting
• Worked with a diverse range of government clients such as Transport for New South Wales, Austroads and Volunteering Australia
• Proposal development, writing, editing and formatting
• Communicating with and visiting clients to understand their needs
• Management and organisation of project information in a large database
• Modelling economic changes in Excel to understand the impact on particular sectors

Collection and analysis of Australian housing association financial metrics, and various administrative duties

University Of New South Wales

Administrative and editing assistance with various projects in the schools of Social Science and the Built Environment

Master Of Philosophy - Mphil, Public Policy

International And Global Studies (Honours), Political Economy, Honours Class I And The University Medal

• University Medal - the highest recognition of academic excellence at the university, not necessarily awarded in any year or period of.

Exchange, History And Economics