Melinda Everett Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Cities Power Partnership (CPP) is Australia’s largest local government climate network, with 185 council members across the country. It is an initiative of the Climate Council and exists to give local governments the tools, connections and momentum to take bold action on climate change. Local governments who join the partnership make five action pledges in either renewable energy, efficiency, transport or working in partnership to tackle climate change. Councils then have access to a range of resources to support the implementation of their pledges.As EV Project Officer for CPP, I am responsible to support local councils accelerate electric vehicle uptake in local government fleets across Australia. Key responsibilities include:-Consult and collaborate with leading EV experts to deliver high quality resources and events to councils across the country- Oversee the delivery of advocacy and media activities in collaboration with Climate Council advocacy, media and communications team-develop best practice guidance, business case templates and communications materials

North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Commencing operations in January 2022, the Academy delivers an Australian-first program of advanced professional learning for high-performing teachers in government, Catholic and independent schools. The emphasis on professional learning for Victoria’s highly skilled teachers and school leaders builds on and incorporates the Department’s existing Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership, providing an unprecedented opportunity for leadership statewide in teaching excellence and benefits to every school, classroom and student.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Transferred over within the branch to the Asset Management Reform (AMR) program, a significant reform journey encompassing all Victorian government schools. I worked on the new asset information management system (AIMS), a new IT system to replace numerous platforms and be a new central system used by both VSBA and schools across the State. Key responsibilities included:- Problem solve with cross-functional groups, managing relationships with program or project stakeholders. Establish and implement QA process, provide information and communications-Participating in strategic planning activities and contribute to key decision-making processes-Ensure change initiatives are well coordinated and assist with changes to business processes, technology and job roles.- Actively promote and drive change using broad influencing skills to overcome barriers and gain support.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Working within the Asset Management Branch, I facilitated training workshops for Victorian government school leaders equipping them with the information, tools and capability to more effectively manage their school assets under the shared responsibility model. Evaluated the effectiveness of programs to inform implementation and intervention activities as well as connecting insightsfrom analysis into strategy and policy development.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Short-term contract leading the planning and delivery of events and providing project support on two major national education initiatives within the Australian education sector.As part of the secretariat team, I also undertook quality assurance, drafting and preparation of government meeting papers and documents.This role supported the following national education initiatives:The National Teacher Workforce Strategy AITSL is charged with the development of a strategy providing a data-driven view of what the teacher workforce of the future needs in order to attract and retain quality teachers. This work was undertaken with close consultation and collaboration with education authorities and other key stakeholders. The Australian Teacher Workforce Data (ATWD) The ATWD unites and links data on initial teacher education and the teacher workforce to build a national picture of Australia’s teaching profession.The ATWD is a joint initiative between, and is funded by, all state, territory and Commonwealth governments. It is implemented by AITSL in partnership with the Australian Government Department of Education and Training, the states and territories, teacher regulatory authorities and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

India

Melbourne, Australia

As a lead executive at CPA Australia, I oversaw the content development, effective marketing and project execution of CPA Australia's major events portfolio across Australia and New Zealand. With CPA Congress one of the largest annual financial and accounting events regularly attracting over 10,000 attendees+ in locations held around Australia and overseas.I have extensive experience working alongside multidisciplinary teams across marketing, event operations, business development, member services, sponsorship and leadership teams ensuring effective delivery of projects and timely communication across the stakeholder chain.I am a highly capable collaborator working closely with presenters, artists and external providers in the development of engaging presentations and workshops and building innovative audience activities and experiences.Key responsibilities included:-Strong stakeholder management and engagement with members, taskforces and committees-Detailed event research and program formulation- Ensure continual product innovation mapped along audience segmentation needs- An ability to spot and acquire up and coming speaker talent - Effective and fair minded negotiator - Assist in the writing and development of event marketing campaigns and promotional materials -Setting event KPI's, manage event gross margin/budget spend and implementing pricing strategy My portfolio developed events tailored towards state and federal public sectors, the not-for-profit, health, public practitioner and management accounting industries.

Melbourne, Australia

As a conference producer I developed timely and relevant conferences in the construction, mining and energy sectors. This encompassed research and content development, speaker acquisition, developing event marketing strategy and content as well as delivering onsite event management.Key Responsibilities:-Gathering intelligence to determine commercial viability and timing of the event-Source collaboration opportunities with strategic partners i.e state governments and industry bodies-Identify and recruit appropriate speakers-Develop agenda within stipulated timeframes-Communicate key conference information to team members-Write promotional copy for marketing purposes-Oversee pre-conference preparation and on-site event management

Melbourne, Australia

Provided full administrative support to busy AR team with domestic and international ledgers across multiple business divisions.

Melbourne, Australia

Undergrade Certificate, Antarctic And Climate Science

Advanced Diploma, Professional, Technical, Business, And Scientific Writing

Certificate Iv Broadcast Journalism