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Environment VictoriaPeople and Culture Manager
Oct. 2023Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Hybrid
Parents' VoiceManager
Aug. 2023 - Mar. 2024Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · HybridPartnering with Vic Health to drvie a new 3 year strategic plan to build a movement of parents to campaign for better health outcomes for families and children across Victoria.
Australian Education Union VictoriaManager Recruitment, Training and Campaigns
Aug. 2017 - Aug. 2023Melbourne, Victoria, Australia• Manage 40 organisers, trainers and campaigners to deliver actions that impact growth of education members
• Plan and strategise team focus and activity on campaigns or on program rollout
• Train staff and members to develop skills, knowledge and capacity, coach and problem solve with team leaders
• Coordinate and oversee member training, conferences and events program
• Meet with leadership team members to work through programs and direction for the organisational goals Highest Achievements
• Build network of 30 geographic campaign organisations to lobby politicians for new agreement that delivers better wages and workloads for teachers
• Take 30+ organisers and campaigners to focus on building better structure and culture of planning, review and reflection through coaching, professional development and support
Victorian Allied Health Professionals AssociationOrganiser
Jun. 2016 - Jul. 2017Melbourne, Victoria, Australia• Mapped and analysed workplace memberships and met with members
• Built member leader capacity through recruitment processes and identifying leaders
• Negotiated with employer regarding workplace issues such as workload, work conditions and salary
• Corresponded with members to understand and work with them regarding workplace issues
• Forwarded any member issues to employer regarding workplace
Public Transport Users AssociationCampaign Manager
Jul. 2015 - Jun. 2016Melbourne, Victoria, Australia• Designed and ran campaign activities to support members' objectives and rights
• Managed events and programs and planned and delivered strategies • Presented policy paper on transition to electric buses and improving bus network
• Lobbied politicians and senior departmental staff
• Helped community advocate for better public transport solutions
• Attended stakeholder meetings with local, state and federal government officials Highest Achievements
• Won number of policy changes including raising age of children needing to hold valid ticket to travel • Built campaign through community events and held meeting of over 100 regarding level crossing removals
Mums 4 RefugeesVolunteer Founding Member
Jun. 2014 - Dec. 2019Melbourne, Victoria, Australia• Campaigned for release of asylum seekers from permanent detention in offshore and onshore facilities
• Led local protests working with team to plan, coordinate and action against immigration policy
• Lobbied politicians to bring about change
• Supported refugee families in community detention
• Raised funds for other refugee services that provided aid to families in detention
SEIUVisiting organiser
Sep. 2010 - Nov. 2010New York, Washing DC, Cincinnati and Indianapolis · On-siteAs part of a visiting exchange, worked along side teams of organisers working predominantly on the Stand for security campaign. Involved speaking to workers, supporting local actions, and home visits. I also had the chance to attend and present at an organising conference with the 36BJ SEIU local in New York and participate in get our the vote door knocking and phone banking in the 2010 Mid term elections in the state of Ohio.
Public and Commercial Services UnionYoung member organiser
Mar. 2005 - Dec. 2006London, England, United Kingdom · On-siteWorked as part of the National Organising team to deliver the young member program as part of the national organising strategy.
Highlights include
- Building a national network of 50 young member activists spread across all regions of the UK
- facilitating a young member executive that set the direction for the broader network
- Developed training program to support the activism of young member activists across the UK - Organised a young members conference attended by over 100 members from across the UK
Media Entertainment & Arts AllianceLead Organiser & Organiser
Aug. 2002 - Jul. 2015Melbourne, Victoria, Australia• Negotiated with employers on workplace issues and bargaining agreements • Supported organisers with developing growth strategies and leader development for target worksites
• Coached and mentored organisers and reviewed progress, challenges and success
• Debriefed organisers and tracked progress against plans and targets • Supported members with workplace issues, grievances and disciplinary matters
• Met with national leadership to report on progress and further develop and review strategy Highest Achievements
• Built membership, member power and union structures across number of workplaces to win new agreements
• Worked with Dancers across industry to stamp out exploitation and built new industry standards
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