James Holland Email & Phone Number

Sydney, NSW, AU

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• The National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA) is Australia’s peak non-government organisation representing community-based groups of people living with HIV across Australia. NAPWHA provides advocacy.
• Lead and implement effective communication and government relations strategies, focusingon ensuring effective working relationships at the federal level.
• Optimise positioning of the organisation with regard to government policies and projects.
• Monitor and advise on policy, regulatory and legislative changes.
• Build strong and effective relationships with political and departmental stakeholders.
• Coordinate briefing papers, and correspondence related to government, ensuring timely andaccurate information to key stakeholders.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

As a Consultant, I:- Provided policy and strategy advice to the senior leadership team;- Led the conceptualisation, development and execution of grant applications (philanthropic and government);- Developed presentation resources, employment documentation and government correspondence with minimal supervision; and- Assisted NAPWHA’s Executive Director and.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• The Victorian Student Representative Council LTD (VicSRC) is Victoria's community-controlled, peak-body for students and student-aged young people that specialises in education and youth health advocacy. VicSRC.
• Lead the development, iteration and implementation of VicSRC's risk management system across strategic and operational matters, in consultation with VicSRC's CEO and Executive Committee, which is comprised by students.
• Provide oversight and strategic advice to VicSRC's CEO and Executive Committee.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Health Equity Matters is the national federation for the HIV community response. Health Equity Matters provides leadership, coordination and support to Australia’s policy and advocacy response to HIV.As Policy Manager.
• Led the development of organisational position papers, submissions and other documents profiling policy, legislative and regulatory reform to improve access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment.
• Led the research, conceptualisation and preparation of policy positions and organisational responses to government inquiries and processes.
• Cultivated networks of stakeholders, including Health Equity Matters' members, researchers, clinicians and others who can support Health Equity Matters' analysis and response to HIV.
• Supported the development of materials and processes to enhance Health Equity Matters' strategic engagement across Federal Parliament, with the various arms of government and the public in relation to contemporary.
• Supported Health Equity Matters' Strategic and Business Planning processes.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• As a Senior Policy Analyst, I:
• Actioned strategic deliverables arising from meetings of the Australian National Mpox Taskforce.
• Identified systemic and institutional barriers to effective Mpox prevention, health promotion, community and service delivery in Australia.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Nous is an international management consultancy with over 750 people operating across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland and Canada. As a Management Consultant, I:- Conducted a review of the NDIS’ referrals program, which included making recommendations to reduce the entry of younger people with disability into residential aged care.- Project managed.

Stadium Dr, Keilor Park VIC 3042

• Awards:- In 2015, I was named Referee/Member of the Year by the Keilor Basketball Referee Association. - In 2012, I was named best 1st year referee (male).As a basketball referee, I was selected to referee the:- 2016.
• Supported referees from across Victoria with formalised performance evaluations and real-time feedback on conflict de-escalation, communication styles and rule interpretation.
• Responded to complaints and queries from coaches, spectators, referees.
• Handled referee pay and the finances of the Keilor Referee Basketball Association as Committee Treasurer for two financial years (both surplus).

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• 180 Degrees provides pro-bono consulting services to NFPs in the community with the aim of helping those NFPs reach their full potential.As Team Leader, I led the development of a commercialisation, branding and.
• Led and mentored a team of 4 project consultants;
• Managed client-facing engagement and external meetings; and
• Was responsible for the development and iteration of deliverables.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• As a project consultant, I:
• analysed the financial sustainability of a hospice care NFP organisation; and
• developed an implementation plan to help the organisation expand revenue sources and deepen their relationships with current and prospective funders.

Clayton, Victoria

• As a Residential Support Assistant, I:
• Managed 12 direct reports to plan and project managed events for 150 tertiary students living on residential college;
• Developed and delivered training on sexual consent, suicide prevention, proactive resilience and LGBTQI+ rights for students and staff;
• Mentored current and emerging student leaders; and
• Managed internal and external facing incident management processes.

Melbourne, Australia

• Maurice Blackburn is Australia’s leading plaintiff law firm.As a paralegal, I provided post settlement administrative and other support across two class actions on behalf of:
• Patients who had received hip implants that were allegedly defective, not fit for their purpose and were not of merchantable quality in contravention of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth); and
• Customers of a payday lender that allegedly breached Queensland credit laws by effectively charging interest rates of more than 175 per cent per annum.

Melbourne, Australia

• As a clerk, I:
• Assisted lawyers in advocating to Federal Parliamentarians and other stakeholders on Indigenous land rights and the rights of children in detention;
• Provided corporation structures advice and other support to the Special Counsel representing the Adnyamathanha people to prevent their sacred site from being used as a nuclear waste dump;
• Drafted and finalised notice of appeal to Full Federal Court.

Melbourne, Australia

The Grattan Institute is an independent think-tank that produces public policy recommendations for Australia’s future. As Budget and Institutional Change Intern, I contributed to a report on youth unemployment and underutilisation in Australia.

Melbourne, Australia

I completed a 8000-word report on the Chinese Community’s access to aged care facilities in Victoria for Hong Lim MP, Member for Clarinda (ALP).

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• After a comprehensive, nationally-competitive selection process, I was selected to participate in a cultural exchange program that placed Australian students in the Washington DC offices of US Representatives and other.
• Represented the Congressman's office at Caucus meetings (including the Congressional Equality Caucus), Congressional Briefings, as well to constituents and other offices;
• Completed several research reports including a 6000-word research project on the implications of Section 116 of the Australian Constitution on the validity of a theoretical ban on halal and kosher food at the state and.
• Managed other community and administrative matters.I was selected by the fellow Australian interns to deliver a keynote address in the US Capital (Rayburn building) that reflected on the program, Australia's and the.

358 Main Rd W, St Albans 3021

• Comm Unity Plus Services provides a range of services to diverse and vulnerable communities experiencing disadvantage and marginalisation across the West and North Metropolitan regions of Victoria.As a Paralegal, I
• Undertook legislative research for client files and projects;
• Assisted lawyers with casework; and
• Supported non-English speaking clients to fill out legal forms.

Bachelor’S Degree, Law (Honours)/Arts

Honours Thesis (Constitutional Law focus): “Removing Religious Exemptions From Anti-Discrimination Rules: The Case Of LGBTQIA+ Aged Care”.

High School

Work experience (2012) at: - The Federal Court of Australia - Devers List (Barristers' Clerk) - Sunshine Magistrates' Court I was team.