Lindsey S. Email & Phone Number

Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Managing Communications for a major operational and technical change program, including content creation, channel management and data analysis and reporting. Working closely with senior managers for key messaging and engagement strategies.Designing and leading engagement activites with staff at all levels to ensure stakeholder engagement and facilitate.

Responsible for supporting UnitingCare Queensland Internal Communications activities for whole organisation.Content creation for newletters, social media posts, video scripts, executive messages, presentations and media statements.Central source of advice for senior managers and project leads for communications and engagement content creation, activities.

• Managed policy portfolios in an account management/business partner capacity for multiple service/business streams, overseeing competing stakeholder and compliance requirements against review reschedules.
• Led organisational change management initiatives through the transformation of practice and policy by facilitating negotiations, into policy and workshops to achieve agreed streamlined operational and strategic.
• Managed nominated intranet policy portal including sub-sites, document libraries, announcements, maintenance of policy related documentation including content, metadata and templates.
• Applied operational and specialist knowledge to make recommendations to the Executive and Board on policy related activities, legislation and standards compliance and associated projects.

• Identified external funding opportunities and assist in the development of effective strategies and initiatives to significantly increase the volume and quality of grant applications – with a particular focus within.
• Provide accurate advice to staff (and external parties where relevant) with regards to specific funding scheme rules and requirements.
• Provided assistance to QUT’s research community including the review of research grant applications to ensure each application’s eligibility and competitiveness against the scheme requirements and priorities
• Reviewed and negotiated complex contracts in relation to research projects, including contracts with funding agencies, industry and other end users of research.
• Developed, organised and participated in targeted workshops and one-to-one sessions with the University’s academic researchers on grant funding and grant management topics.

Worked closely with Board of Directors, Executive Leadership Team, State Office staff and local Branch teams to evaluate, write, maintain and implement State-wide policies and procedures. Maintained strategic operational and governance knowledge to ensure best practice translated into policy and procedures, contributing to continuous business.

• Pre- and post-award grants administration – for research grants, equipment and other in-kind donations, trust and foundation awards, and significant individual donations.
• Contributing to major grant proposals for trusts and foundations, major partners and individual donors.
• Contract negotiation and management.
• Grants policy and procedure development and implementation.
• Acquittals and grants financial accounts and records management.

• Administration of grants and fellowships and coordination of the pre-award and post-award processes.
• Maintaining and developing relationships with external funding agencies to progress the interests of UQ.
• Liaising with key sections of the University such as the Associate Deans Research, Institute Deputy Directors, Research Partnerships Managers, Human Resources, and Finance and Business Services.
• Preparing discussion and policy-related papers arising from the administration of research grants.

Led a major change management project to develop and populate a new faculty intranet site.Created a new process and led content development for the Faculty’s multimedia production for all channels.Central source of knowledge for the Faculty for communications, marketing and promotionsChannel management for Intranet, Website, and Social Media.

Content creation for print publications, wesites and intranets. Stakeholder management for university markting and communications activities.Policy and procedure development for best practice marketing and communcations strategies and activities.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Cultural Anthropology Focus In Discursive Practices

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba (Magna Cum Laude), Communications And History