Jim Round Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Assisted establishing the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee

Melbourne, Australia

I led the Industry Coordination and Recovery Group (established August 2020 in response to Covid 19). This was a demanding role which included: • consulting with industry on the Chief Health Officer’s industry restrictions; • working with the Department of Health on industry restrictions; • developing and approving public messaging and overseeing a large call center;• overseeing field engagement (currently 16 teams) with businesses regarding COVIDSafe obligations; • developing policy to assist economic recovery; and • managing a number of large grant programs.In this role I have had to quickly build, motivate, manage and oversee a number of very large teams. In March 2020, I was seconded from Precincts to help establish Working for Victoria – a substantial job creation program. This meant setting up the policy architecture for the program and negotiating and executing a substantial number of large grant agreements (to create socially useful jobs) across local government and the not for profit sector. As Executive Director in Priority Precincts (April 2019 - March 2020) I built and managed several high performing teams of urban planners, architects, economists and project managers to plan, secure funding for, and execute urban renewal programs in a range of priority areas – including Sunshine, Footscray and Parkville. In this role I also acted as Deputy Secretary, managing the division, on multiple occasions.

Melbourne, Australia

I managed a team of policy advisers, writers and analysts to provide advice to the Premier on strategic policy direction.

Melbourne, Australia

I led a branch of over 60 staff to provide rigorous research and analytic work that helped inform policy making in the Department of Health and Human Services.

London, United Kingdom

Undertook postgraduate study at the London School of Economics and Political Science as a Sir John Monash Scholar http://monashawards.org/. Areas of focus include 20th century economic history, history of economic thought, econometrics and history of firms and industries. Dissertation focused on full employment in Australia.

I led a team of nineteen staff in the Attorney General’s office to support the AG achieve a substantial range of law and policy reform including increased protections for whistleblowers, changes to discrimination law, increased funding to community legal services and legal aid, implementation of online enrolment and the management of disaster recovery arrangements. My core responsibilities included political advice and strategy, oversight of the budget process and policy priorities, hiring staff and managing a large political office.As Chief of Staff to the Cabinet Secretary I managed an office of eight. We provided timely policy advice on a broad range of areas including climate change policy and intellectual property policy, and supporting the Cabinet Secretary in his work administering Cabinet and its sub-committees.

Advised the Prime Minister on fiscal policy and budget strategy for the 2011-12 Federal Budget.Advised the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) on economics, budget and higher education policy. Developed and managed the DPM’s portfolio budget submission to ERC and SPBC for the 08-09, 09-10 and 10-11 budgets. Coordinated the development of the educational elements of Australia’s second (December 2008) and third (February 2009) stimulus packages. Designed a response to the Bradley Review of Australian Higher Education with Dr John Spierings.

Melbourne

Managed projects and client relationships and prepared reports on a variety of complex economic policy issues. Key policy areas included innovation and medical research, water policy, economic impact assessments and skills and training. Worked with academics at the Centre of Policy Studies (CoPS) to interpret the Monash Multi-Regional Forecasting Computable General Equilibrium Model and also worked with the MMA Strategist Energy Market Model.

Sourced material, edited copy, wrote, did layout and design, managed volunteers, organized printing and fundraising.

Master'S Degree, Economic History (Research)

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.) Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics, Politics, Philosophy

Education record