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Summary of Curriculum Vitae:
T Issues Consultancy
Grahame Collier has had over ten years experience in private
consultancy since establishing T Issues Consultancy in 1997.
Initially he undertook this work on a part time basis but since 2002
he has been working in this role full time. As the principal of this
sole trader business Grahame is the key deliverer of all T Issues
Consultancy work. While he occasionally sub-contracts other
consultants or works as a part of a consortium, he is personally
involved in all projects.
Through T Issues Grahame Collier has undertaken a significant
range of projects with international organisations, national, state
and local government agencies, as well as with industry and not-for
-profit clients. He works across public health and environment
sectors and within an active sustainability framework. The work
delivered by T Issues Consultancy focuses on service planning,
service delivery, program evaluation and facilitation and is mainly
related to the education and training sector.
Grahame brings a range of skills to each of his projects.
Credibility in and an understanding of a range of
government, industry and community sectors.
Nous and experience in the development of strategic
approaches to challenging environmental/sustainability and
public health issues.
Facilitation of community and stakeholder consultation and
engagement processes.
- Communication capacity, including the skills to work with
clients effectively and to negotiate innovative ways forward in
challenging projects.
- An understanding of the legislative process and framework
and significant experience in the bureaucratic process.
- Sensitivity to diversity across communities, locations and
issues and to the challenges inherent in change.
- Report writing experience and skills.
- Capacity to tailor approaches to the specific needs of
clients and to work in partnership with clients.
- High quality presentation and training skills and
experience.
Environment Protection Authority NSW *
Nine years in various senior roles in the Education and Community
Programs Branch involving the design, delivery and evaluation of
education and training programs - Most recently Director Community
Education; prior to that Director Industry and Community Education.
Activities included conduct of major social marketing campaigns,
community education with a range of communities, training programs
with industry and local government, management of industry
partnerships programs, management of significant social research and
evaluation projects.
- Over 12 months experience in total, as A/Executive Director
Education and Community Programs.
- Management of the Environmental Trust Program [three years].
- Establishment of Environmental Education policy and cross
government activity [responsible for establishing and
coordinating the work of the NSW Council on Environmental
Education].
- Manages major EPA the education and evaluation/research
aspects of campaigns – for example "Don’t be a Tosser"
and "Solutions to Pollution"
- In the Director’s role, responsible for management of over
25 staff and budget of over $2Omil per annum.
- Significant community engagement functions and
responsibilities.
- Wrote a number of major sustainability education documents
and articles
- Managed consultants and contractors.
*Note: Department of Environment and Conservation from September
2003
NSW Health
Five years as the Manager AIDS Education and Prevention. NSW AIDS
Bureau, including 6 months experience as A/Director AIDS Bureau.
- Managed all aspects of AIDS education and prevention in NSW
including, social marketing campaigns [in conjunction with
Commonwealth Health], education programs for gay men, injecting
drug users and the general community, grants programs for
non-government sector agencies, management of the Needle and
Syringe Exchange Program [for [art of the time], social research
and evaluation.
- Managed the community development of early HIV and AIDS
Education efforts
- Wrote a number of major AIDS education/prevention documents
and articles.
- Responsible for a budget of over $2Omil per annum and up to
15 staff.
- Managed consultants and contractors.
World Health Organization [WHO]
- Worked in Geneva, Switzerland as a contractor to the Global
Program on AIDS for over 12 months in total.
- Coordinated the global HIV/AIDS schools program in
conjunction with staff from UNESCO.
- Wrote the WHO document School Health Education to Prevent
the Transmission of AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted
Diseases.
- Conducted training workshops in developing countries for
teachers, policy makers and healthcare workers.
- Note as T Issues Consultancy ongoing project work is
conducted with the WHO and other UN agencies.
NSW Family Planning Association [FPA]
Three years as Education Manager at NSW FPA. Managed of a large
team of educators who conducted training for doctors, nurses and
other health and welfare professionals and delivered community
education and schools programs.
- Responsible for all NSW FPA media activity in relation to
sexuality education.
- Responsible for program activity and developing and
delivering training
- Responsible for up to 30 education staff and a budget of
over $4.0 mil.
- Member of the five person Executive group who managed the
organisation,
Teacher
- Previously a secondary teacher for ten years and head of
faculty [three years] in Health, Personal Development and
Physical Education, NSW Department of Education. Also taught for
two years in Perth Western Australia.
- Also delivered teacher training and consultancy in Personal
Development for the NSW Department of Education [six years].
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Education: University of Western Australia.
- Graduate Diploma in Adult Education: University of Sydney.
- Diploma in Physical Education: Sydney Teachers College.
- Completed course work in Master of Education program. Sydney
University
- Certificate IV Workplace Training and Assessment
- Significant short courses in conflict resolution, mediation,
presentation skills, program evaluation and management.
Other Relevant Information
- Immediate past President of the Australian Association for
Environmental Education [AAEE].
- Former member of the National Environmental Education
Council
- Member of a number of professional bodies including the
Australian Association for Environmental Education, the
Australasian Evaluation Society, the Australian Health Promotion
Association and the Australian Water Association.
- NSW Environmental Educator of the Year 2009. {AAEE].
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