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Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Oxford, United Kingdom

Fixed term contract role during working holiday in the UK, providing support to Program Managers across a Portfolio delivering up to 80 projects for the University's IT Department.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Fixed term maternity leave contract completed while on a UK working holiday. Led project management as hosts of 4 day, 1300+ delegate international annual conference in Edinburgh. Coordinated training events and meetings; prepared event project plans, reports and briefs for internal and external stakeholders; provided support to Director; managed multiple complex diaries; procurement and office finances.

Melbourne, Australia

Fixed term contract until June 2017.In this role, I developed, managed and delivered components of three major events during Victoria’s leading annual multicultural celebration, Cultural Diversity Week (CDW), in Melbourne. My key responsibilities and achievements:◆ Built and managed key internal and external relationships with a range of corporate sponsors, venues, suppliers, statutory entities, government departments and contractors across multiple events. ◆ Led the planning, logistics and contract negotiation for Victoria’s Multicultural Festival, a large scale free outdoor event at Fed Square in the heart of Melbourne, attended by approximately 55,000 people. ◆ Procured, scheduled and coordinated a variety of live entertainment running from Midday to 10pm across multiple stages, as well as over 40 stall holders, resources, installations, film festival and evening Culture Waves music concert.◆ Recruited and managed upwards of 30 event staff and 15 volunteers. Developed rosters, information packs, inductions and managed the team and relevant key stakeholders on the day.◆ Liaised with corporate sponsors in relation to the two other major Cultural Diversity Week events, Premier’s Gala Dinner and Day at the Zoo to ensure delivery of their objectives. ◆ Assisted with the planning and event delivery of the Premier’s Gala Dinner, which hosted over 1400 attendees and Day at the Zoo event.

Ripponlea House & Gardens

My role at Rippon Lea was to coordinate resources and oversee the smooth running of daily operations and activities held on site. The responsibilities of the role were broad and encompassed people management, stakeholder liaison, events, budgeting, risk management, communications, visitor experience and more. Key to the role was coordinating and motivating staff and a large team of over 100 volunteers to achieve compelling visitor experiences and promotion of the Trust Brand. During my tenure, I championed change management around technology and implemented new processes around reporting, volunteer management and collaborated on the development of new public programming at the venue. The National Trust is the premier heritage and conservation organisation in Victoria, and the major operator of house museums and historic properties open to the public. Rippon Lea is one of Australia's finest suburban estates open to the public. Offerings include Exhibitions, Major Events, Weddings, Corporate functions, Education programs, Filming/Photography, House tours and more.

Mornington Peninsula

National Australia Bank is a financial services organisation that services Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the United Kingdom and United States. I worked for NAB at the retail level over the course of my degree. Some of my responsibilities included:◆ Providing Customers with a high quality customer service experience at the retail level and helping Customers with queries, transactions and resolving complaints◆ Managing client information in various NAB data management systems◆ Initiated product sales and conversion◆ Engaging in sales to provide appropriate products to meet customer needs◆ Assisting with administrative management◆ Training new staff

Australian Embassy, Washington Dc

During my final year of study I had the opportunity to travel to Washington DC to work as an intern at the Australian Embassy with Australian Education International.Australian Education International facilitate international collaboration and partnerships in order to support mobility and the global exchange of knowledge. AEI seeks to advance cooperation with international stakeholders, enhance government to government relations, and provide strategic and policy intelligence on developments in the education and research sectors.Some duties during my internship with AEI:◆ Coordinating events and conferences, assisting with interdepartmental events◆ Developing and maintaining stakeholder engagement◆ Scheduling and Advance (logistics and security) for ministerial visits◆ Managing contact databases◆ Monitoring education policy reform agendas in government, associations and think tanks◆ Policy research for specific education policy reports◆ Drafting of policy papers, summaries and updates◆ General office administration, diary management, reporting and filing.

Mount Martha

Warlimont & Nutt Real Estate has been combining in-depth local knowledge, latest technologies, vast experience and an impeccable reputation for excellence to set a benchmark in real estate services across Mt Martha and surrounding areas.During my degree it was a privilege to work with the team at Warlimont & Nutt. Some of my responsibilities during that time included:◆ Supervising the front office over weekend ◆ Producing and maintaining advertising/marketing products. ◆ Managing changes to website and client databases.◆ Liaising with clients and managing the switchboard◆ Training new staff members◆ Processing and monitoring of incoming payments, invoicing and cash handling

Bachelor Of Arts (Global) Hons., International Studies/Politics

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)

Diploma In Modern Language, German