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Tamarama, NSW, AU

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Managing the community and stakeholder engagement strategy and activities for three energy storage and gas projects in New South Wales

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Heading up the community engagement activities at a large number of utility scale solar and BESS projects in Australia and New Zealand

Sydney

I am excited to be joining a leading renewable energy developer and generator in Australia - RATCH Australia - www.ratchaustralia.com - who are producing more than 1.2GW of green energy every year. Hopefully I can help them grow exponentially during my time here so there can be more clean energy in the market and help Australia reach zero net emmissions.

Sydney, Australia

Working hard to enhance the communities - Broken Hill, Silverton and Nyngan - where we have renewable energy assets. - Developed and implemented stakeholder engagement plans- Executed sponsorship of events and community programs- Managed government relations in these communities- Managed outrage situations with community members

Sydney, Australia

• Managed the community programs for the Group Sustainability Teams
• Developed communications for the team
• Managed the operations of the community programs
• Developed the strategy for the Sustainability report

Sydney, Australia

• BRAND AND SPONSORSHIP PROJECTS Sydney, AustraliaManaged the Arts, CSR and Sports Sponsorship program for Optus Business
• Negotiated sponsorship agreements with community partners
• Managed relationships with community partners
• Developed communications to promote partnershipsCONTENT PROJECT MANAGER Sydney, AustraliaManaged the production, internal approval and publication of all content on the Optus Business Insights Blog.Key results:
• Supervised the contributors to the Optus Business Blog
• Edited all content for the Blog

Sydney, Australia

Managed the programs, projects, promotional campaigns and events of the Community Program of Scentre Group (Owner and Manager of Westfield).- Managed the end-to-end production of content to promote the work of the Community TeamRelaunched the Scentre Group Corporate Volunteering and Workplace Giving Program- Managed the activities of the Westfield.

Sydney

I worked closely with Corporate clients to produce powerful digital stories. http://mondomedia.com.au

Sydney, Australia

• Managed the programs, projects, marketing campaigns and events of the Commonwealth Bank Foundation (now the Community Investment Team).Key results:
• Doubled the reach of the Start Smart program, the Foundation's free, school based financial education program
• Re-branded the Start Smart and Teaching Awards programs to move from the Commonwealth Bank Foundation to become CommBank programs, including rebuilding websites, developing style guides, producing videos and photo shoots
• Managed the CommBank Teaching Awards Program for three consecutive years, involving event management, marketing the awards program to schools and creating a public awareness campaign
• Managed many community partner and corporate events, including for the CEO
• Contributed to the CBA Annual and Sustainability reports

Sydney, Australia

Managed the Corporate Partnerships of the major Australian organisation. Account management includes developing communications, marketing and staff engagement opportunities

Sydney, Australia

• Fundraising and Project Management of technology projects in remote Indigenous Communities. Managed the business development, operations, marketing, fundraising and project management to establish technology centres in.
• Developed a marketing plan and fundraising strategy for Dot Com Mob
• Executed communication, fundraising & operational plans for Dot Com Mob
• Established three technology centres in remote Indigenous Communities that are still operating sustainably by the local communities
• Managed digital story telling projects in Wujal Wujal and Palm Island
• Established micro-donation programs that ensure the centres are maintained

Identified potential corporate partners for community organisations and developing a partnership strategy for their projects. Also developing cause-related marketing campaigns and strategies, thus providing a holistic approach to fundraising.Key results:Developed marketing plan and rebranding strategy for Dot Com Mob www.dotcommob.orgIdentified online.

Management of The Good Guys (TGG) community relations program in NSW/ACT. Multi faceted role which includes Public Relations, Volunteering, Communications, Event Management, Cause Related Marketing, Relationship Management, Media Relations and Community Liaison work. Key results:Project managed the biggest employee volunteer activity ever undertaken by TGG.

Account management of Australian, New Zealand and Chinese partners. Identifying potential sales targets for the company and developing partnership agreements. Made sales presentations to a variety of audiencesKey results:Developed marketing plan and redesigned products for the regionSuccessful Trade Show presence at International Educators Conferences

Identifying potential sales targets for the Marriott Vacation Club and creating genuine leads for the Sales Team. Key results:Highest Sales Volume per guest (VPG)Lowest cost of each sales leadHighest numbers of leads for a member of the marketing teamDeveloped interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skillsGenerated largest ever sale at the Marriott.

Executive assistance provided to the Director, Institutional & Wholesale Compliance and project management for the Compliance Directorate.Key responsibilities:Liaising with large financial services providersInternal stakeholder liaisonProject managementMeeting coordination, facilitation and minute takingDiary managementTravel arrangementsActioning.

Personal and Office assistance provided to the Vice Chancellor and office staffKey responsibilities:Diary managementWord processing & Desktop Publishing & PowerPoint presentationsFacilitating executive meetingsEvent managementTravel arrangementHosting international guestsGeneral office administration

Special project with Chubb security NSW Sales Team.Key results:Designed and built a database of customers and potential targets Designed a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system for the NSW Sales TeamAnalysed the Australian security market and determined Chubb's market share, competitive advantages and potential target marketsGeneration of warm.

As the Marketing Assistant responsibilities included:Execution of marketing campaigns for Canada, including public relations and promotional campaigns Developing and executing a marketing plan for Australia As the Guest Services Manager, responsibilities included:Determining accommodation needs of guests Meal planning and sourcing supplies for the.

Provided relationship management activities Key results:Managed existing relationships with 15 corporate partners which included monthly reporting, developing marketing plans, publishing communications and developing marketing materials for each partnerOrganised corporate events Reinvigorated call centre sales through developing incentives for.

Special project for this direct mail order company to determine their most effective distribution channels and promotional activities. Key project milestones included gathering and analysing sales data, determining most effective campaigns, competitor analysis, developing a marketing plan for the business and writing a final report to the General.

Originally, providing assistance to the senior public relations consultants but was soon placed in charge of promotional activities for some of the major clientsKey results:Designed and managed a national trade show presence for my client. This included hiring and training staff and supervising the trade show activitiesDeveloped and implemented.

Certificate Of Engagement, Stakeholder Engagement, Completed

Intensive Mba, International Business

I studied Corporate Social Responsibility as part of an intensive exchange MBA in Paris France.

Masters, International Relations

Activities and Societies: Wakeboarding Club, Zimbabwe Information Committee, various social clubs

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology Marketing

I studied International Relations at Macquarie University, focusing on humanitarianism in Africa Countries.