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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Develop policy and strategic priorities for whole of government international counter terrorism engagement.Manage the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (DFAT) contributions to Australian Government counter terrorism governance arrangements.Support the Australian Foreign Minister's exercise of authorities under Australian counter terrorism legislation (to impose counter terrorism financing sanctions pursuant to UN Security Council resolution 1373 (2001; and to designate areas overseas for CT prohibitions under Australia's Criminal Code).Lead the Australian aid program's policy on development approaches to countering violent extremism (CVE).Manage DFAT's non-aid grant program for counter terrorism and CVE.

Canberra, Australia

Led a team to develop and deliver the Australian Government's strategy for international engagement on countering terrorism and violent extremism. Support the international advocacy role of Australia's Ambassador for Counter Terrorism.Managed Australia's formal counter terrorism consultations with Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and India, including interagency and Partner consultation on agenda and follow-up.Led Australia’s delegation to the ASEAN Australia Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime, securing in principle support to initiate the Australia ASEAN Counter Terrorism Dialogue.

Canberra, Australia

Managed two distinct 24/7/365 capabilities, the Global Watch Office (12 shift staff delivering crisis early warning and after-hours policy support) and the Consular Emergency Centre (13 shift staff delivering front-line consular and passports operations). Achievements include:• led policy and operational development of the GWO into a critical institutional capability for the Australian Government;• built the GWO’s profile across government, including recognition in the Australian Government Crisis Management Framework;• led change for the integration of the CEC into the GWO and transfer of CEC's non-consular/passports functions to GWO• led development of improved operations and welfare training for GWO and CEC shift staff.

Canberra, Australia

Led provision of high quality legal advice to DFAT’s policy, corporate and development program areas negotiating commercial arrangements with the private sector, partner governments and international organisations. Achievements include:• advised contract negotiations for major institutional capabilities, including Passport Application Lodgement Services, International Banking Services and the Australia Assists Program.• led review of DFAT’s in-house legal capability for the 2015 Functional and Efficiency Review, securing support for its retention from DFAT’s Independent Review Leader.• contributed to the development of DFAT’s liability and risk policy as legal representative on DFAT’s Financial Policy Working Group and Risk Management Network.

Greater New York City Area

• Manage the Legal and Sanctions Team;• As Sanctions Coordinator, develop and deliver Australia’s policy approach to Security Council Sanctions and ensure the approach is applied across all Mission Teams;• As Senior Legal Adviser, manage the provision of legal advice on all Security Council and General Assembly related matters;• Manage the work of the three Security Council Sanctions Committees chaired by Australia (relating to Al Qaida, to the Taliban and to Iran’s sensitive nuclear and missile program); • Oversee Mission participation in Council meetings related to counter-terrorism and counter-proliferation;• Coordinate Australia’s contribution to the High Level Review of UN sanctions.

Canberra, Australia

• Coordinated the implementation, administration and enforcement of United Nations Security Council and Australian autonomous sanctions, including Australia’s counter-terrorism and counter-proliferation targeted financial sanctions;• Oversaw the legislative and institutional reform of Australia’s implementation of United Nations Security Council Sanctions (implementation of recommendations 1-3 of the Cole Inquiry into certain Australian companies in relation to the UN Oil-For-Food Program);• Oversaw legislative and institutional reform of Australia’s autonomous sanctions system;• Coordinated the exercise of the Minister’s and the Department’s powers under sanctions legislation and regulations;• Oversaw the provision of legal and policy advice on sanctions and transnational crime matters (including corruption and foreign bribery) and legal advice on terrorism matters.• Australian representative, G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group (2010 to 2012)• Australian representative, Financial Action Task Force (2008 to 2012)

Pretoria Area, South Africa

• Provided research, analysis and reporting on South Africa’s engagement in multilateral institutions and response to continental and international security issues;• Provided research, analysis and reporting on all aspects of Australia’s engagement with Botswana and Namibia.

Canberra, Australia

• Provided legal advice on international humanitarian and criminal law, including representing the Department on the Legal Watch Group for Australia’s deployments to East Timor (1999), Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (2003);• Provided legal advice on international economic law, including as legal adviser to Australia’s delegation negotiating the Singapore Australia Free Trade Agreement.• Represented Australia, United Nations Ad Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of a Convention against Corruption (2000 to 2003)• Represented Australia, United Nations Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of a Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (1998 to 2000)• Represented Australia, United Nations Ad hoc Committee on Terrorism (1999 to 2001)o draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism (2000 to 2001)o International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (1999)• Represented Australia, Diplomatic Conference to elaborate and adopt a Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1999)

Vienna, Austria

• Advanced Australia’s interests in relation to agencies in the United Nations Office in Vienna (the United Nations International Drug Control Program, the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division, the Office for Outer Space Affairs and the International Trade Law Branch);• Represented Australia, Special Session 20 of the United Nations General Assembly on the World Drug Problem (1998)• Represented Australia, United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (1996 to 1999, 2008)• Represented Australia, United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (1996 to 1999)

Graduate Diploma, Legal Practice

Graduate Diploma, Foreign Affairs And Trade

Ba, Llb, Law

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Arts / Law