Ruby Lee Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

From the mobility coordinator role to exclusively managing International and Partnerships in late 2018, I've navigated an accelerated career path. Within five years, I earned a promotion to oversee all critical areas for the faculty, showcasing my ability to drive results and lead transformative change. Leading a team of 20 staff members, I've successfully steered the faculty through change and post-pandemic recovery.International & Partnerships:- Driving business development for academic partnerships and transnational education programs.- Ensuring quality in academic program management and fostering industry engagement.- Facilitating student mobility to create a diverse and enriching educational experience.Research Partnerships:- Operationalising the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Deakin University Research Academy co-supervised PhD programs (Cotutelle PhD).- Leading a cohort of thirty scholarship students in ground-breaking research addressing global challenges from climate change to healthcare.Student Transition & Engagement:- Steering strategic faculty orientation activities and peer mentoring program.- Crafting tailored support for domestic and international students, aiming for elevated success rates and retention.Work Integrated Learning:- Leading a team to ensure optimal graduate outcomes through industry engagement and career education.- Supporting over 1500 students annually on their journey toward professional success.High School Outreach:- Pioneering high school STEM outreach programs, attracting over 100 high schools for engaging activities and competitions.- Building a robust pipeline of high school students choosing Deakin for STEM education.- Passionate about shaping the future of education through global partnerships, impactful research, and student empowerment. #InternationalEducation #ResearchCollaborations #StudentSuccess #GlobalPartnerships #STEMEducation #HigherEducationLeadership #CareerDevelopment

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

- Drive the development and delivery of strategies and programs relating to the Faculty’s international engagement objectives and domestic educational pathways partnerships by providing timely information on opportunities to the Executive Dean, Associate Dean (International) and Faculty Executive.- Analyse and assess the potential impact of international engagement programs and domestic educational pathways partnerships for Faculty success while also reviewing existing programs to determine their impact on the achievement of Faculty objectives, within budget and with appropriate return on investment. Regularly identify opportunities to establish or participate in high impact programs that optimise opportunities for the Faculty’s students at all levels.- Establish, maintain and improve relationships with the Faculty’s domestic and international partners, in particular pathway and offshore teaching partners and actively work to identify and establish new partnership relationships that support Faculty objectives for internationalisation.- Lead and support the International and Partnerships Group to ensure comprehensive management and support is provided for Faculty international activities through a cohesive, team-focused approach to the program and the professional development of individual team members.

Melbourne, Australia

- Provide high level advice and support in the development, delivery and evaluation of overseas student programs that align with Faculty’s and University’s internationalisation goals and targets- Work with academics to identify students’ needs, and actively encourage and assist academics to engage in developing and championing mobility programs- Plan and deliver 20 student mobility programs with over 200 participants per year- Lead the planning, coordination and undertake negotiations with identified providers and university partners to form mutually beneficial partnerships- Deliver proposals and pitches to secure funding from both government and private sectors- Develop and execute marketing and communication plans to maximum the student participations in mobility programs- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with key stakeholders, including academics, head of schools, faculty managers, student support services and the central international officeKey Achievements- Streamlined the mobility program application process to reduce repetition and workload as well as increase customer satisfaction- Improved the usability of the online application process and created new webpage to enable students applying for the mobility programs within three clicks- Increased the number of participants for the European Innovation Academy Summer School from four students in 2016 to 22 students in 2017, a 550% increase- Gained a €5500 group discount for 22 students and sponsorship of two staff to travel to Italy to participate in the European Innovation Academy- Negotiated 5 x AU$1000 scholarships for international students to travel to Vietnam to take part in a FPT University study tour

Sydney, Australia

- Develop a strategic plan to engage with international and emerging alumni and gain buy-in from senior staff, faulty colleagues and other areas in the University- Develop and execute the activity and budget plan for the China alumni community which includes over 20,000 alumni- Mobilise international alumni chapters and volunteers to engage with overseas alumni, to increase the number of contactable alumni, support student recruitment and establish mentoring opportunities- Develop and execute volunteer-led programs to collect, verify and enhance contact details of overseas alumni- Establish best-practice processes for the gathering and recording information related to international constituents to maintenance of data integrity- Identify emerging alumni cohorts, develop and implement strategies for effective engagement, including indigenous alumni and lead athletics- Manage budget for the international alumni portfolio and manage two staff members Key Achievements- Developed a finding ‘lost’ alumni strategy and found over 300 alumni in China within two months of commencing of the role- Developed a data cleaning strategy and Chinese name and address guideline to standardise the way information is stored in the alumni database- Redesigned the event registration form to capture names and addresses in Chinese characters- Successfully developed a mutually beneficial relationship with alumni chapters in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, US and UK- Successfully gained event sponsorships from senior alumni- Increased number of Weibo followers from 333 to 789 within three months- Established WeChat as the key communication tool to engage alumni in China

Melbourne, Australia

- Digital communications strategy development and implementation for alumni engagement, events and fundraising using a variety of channels- Social media campaigns development and execution for alumni, donors and student engagement- Digital communications strategy development and implementation for the Campaign for the University of Melbourne – a $500 million fundraising initiative (campaign.unimelb.edu.au)- Web development – create new websites and redesign existing websites for alumni, students, donors and public- Execute and manage video production – manage internal stakeholders e.g. Deans, Professors, Executive staff members; and external production agencies, students and alumni- Develop eDM communication strategies and implement eDM campaigns for events, engagement communications, donor relations communications, fundraising communications- Develop matrix measures and reports on web traffic, eDM statistics andsocial media engagement rates- Staff management – manage a team of four staff members- Provide digital communications and social media advice and support to Faculty sta and Advancement professionals at the UniversityKey achievements - Established the University of Melbourne alumni social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Pinterest. Continued growing and driving these communities to be the most engaging alumni communities amongst other universities in Australia- Designed the Melbourne University Magazine websites from 2011 to 2014. Established a responsive mobile friendly website for the magazine in 2013. (mag.alumni.unimelb.edu.au)- Redesigned and rebranded the University Alumni website including implementing an event registration system and payment gateway (alumni.unimelb.edu.au)- Developed a training program which assisted University staff to use the event management system and create content for the Alumni website

- Develop an online teaching and learning strategy to use online tools innovatively to promote and enhance online teaching- Develop online teaching and learning materials for the Business College using Flash, HTML and CSS- Film and edit videos for education and promotional purposes- Provide technical advice and support to academic staff to unveil how to use web technology to enhance distance learning- Staff management – managed a team of two staff membersKeys achievements- Awarded the Vice-Chancellor Recognition Award for outstanding contribution to the University and the Business College- Designed and produced online learning materials for all the Business College undergraduate programs- Designed and produced portable learning materials for the MBA and JD programs

- Manage and maintain various audiovisual equipment in radio on-air studio, multi-track recording studio and TV edition suite- Provide technical advice and support for students and staff in their use of audiovisual equipment such as DVC pro camera, digital still camera and audio recorder- Supervise the use of audiovisual production studios and computer labs

Master Of It (Graduate Certificate), Internet And Web Computing

Master Of Arts, Online Communications

Activities and Societies: World Bank – Water and Sanitation Website Redesign (major project)To provide advice and recommendations.

Bachelor Of Arts, Communications And Media

Activities and Societies: SBS Radio Trainee Journalist/Broadcaster Fairfax Community Newspapers, Frankston Journal InternshipJournalism.