Amali Aluthgamage
West Footscray,VIC
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Policy Officer, I&I
Department of Justice and Community Safety
04.2023 - Current
- Providing advice on inclusion and intersectionality to the department
- Undertaking consultations and supporting the draft of the DJCS Multicultural and Multifaith Action Plan
- Developing consultation plans with external stakeholders
- Coordinating DJCS actions to inform VPS Anti-Racism Plan
Senior Inclusion and Engagement Lead
Victims Of Crime Commissioner
03.2020 - 04.2023
- Providing expert and authoritative advice to the Commissioner and colleagues regarding ethical engagement with diverse communities
- Leading the identification of emerging trends and opportunities to make policies, practices and services for victims of crime more accessible and culturally safe
- Collaborating with colleagues to ensure diverse communities and voices are at the centre of the design and development of strategic initiatives.
Equity and Inclusion Specialist (consultant)
Global Echo Consultants
12.2020 - 11.2021
- Content development and delivery of cultural safety training in university context
- Content development for gender equity training in local council context
Manager
North Western Melbourne Primary Health, Children, lies
03.2018 - 02.2020
- Scoping review of children and family sector and family violence sector in the northwest region of Melbourne
- Development of recommendations for commissioning intentions
- Commissioning and co-commissioning (collaborative)
- Leading implementation of Child Safe standards
- Providing advice to support the needs of priority populations
- Stakeholder relationship development and management
- Representative in the Diversity and Inclusion Working Group:
- Refining D&I plan to include developing commission processes that consider priority populations
- Development of KPIs to ensure tenders can demonstrate D&I targets.
Health Program Manager
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
02.2017 - 11.2017
- (9 month leave of absence cover)
- Managing 6 operational staff (4 direct reports) and numerous volunteers
- Contributing to strategic, quality and service planning for the Health Program in collaboration with the ASRC senior management and key stakeholders
- Managing the development of culturally responsive health promotion plans
- Managing and implementing DHHS funded Immunisation program and negotiating achievable KPIs
- Operational policy development
- Strengthening cross-cultural First Aid training and learning environment
- Liaising with government, non-government agencies and the private sector to actively partner, consult and promote the health issues facing people seeking asylum
- Leading the development of the ASRC Cultural Responsiveness Partnership Plan in collaboration with Victorian Transcultural Mental Health
- Representation on the Consultation Working Group led by the ECCV on barriers to culturally responsive mental health services from the perspective of the workforce for people seeking asylum.
Contractor, Course Coordinator
Advanced Paediatric Life Support
08.2008 - 07.2017
- Delivered outstanding service to customers to maintain and extend relationships for future business opportunities.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Kept site work safe and in line with budget, schedule, and applicable building codes.
- Implemented changes requested by designers, owners, or inspectors to conform to specifications or updated demands.
Manager, Aboriginal Health Services
Dandenong and District Aborigines Cooperative Ltd, Aboriginal Health Services
09.2013 - 11.2015
- Managing 15 staff (2 direct reports)
- Managing various public health programs
- Improving systems and processes within primary health care services.
- Ensuring government funding requirements are addressed, including development of action plans and reports against national key performance indicators.
- Working within Executive Management Team to develop strategic plans.
- Reviewing and analysing organisational and regional data
- Developing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating various comprehensive primary health care programs
- Prioritising continuous quality improvement activities
- Maintaining AGPAL General Practice accreditation.
Project Officer
South Eastern Melbourne Medicare Local
03.2010 - 10.2013
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Supporting community health outreach programs and projects
- Development NACCHO and RACGP accredited cultural safety training
- Development of Reconciliation Action Plan
- Implementing Aboriginal Health across program areas
- Managing quality improvement projects in general practice
- Building awareness and understanding of Closing the Gap initiatives relevant to mainstream primary care services
- Advocating for policy change within mainstream services
- Implementing strategies to improve cultural safety within general practices and allied health
Further Relevant Experience
Various
08.2008 - 07.2017
- Emergency Trauma Management, Melbourne: Course Coordinator and Logistical Consultant, 2013 - 2015
- Methodist Ladies College, Melbourne: Cultural Educator (Consultant), 2013 November - 2015 May
- P.A.U. Education, Barcelona, Spain: Open Education Coordinator, 2013 February - 2013 May
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support, Melbourne: Course Coordinator (Contractor), 2008 August – 2017 July
Further Volunteer Experience
Various
02.2006 - 08.2016
- Wave Trust, Ambassador for Children’s Welfare, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2016 February - 2016 August
- L.I.F.E, After School Support Worker, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2012 January - July
- Charles Darwin University, Aboriginal Health Re- search Assistant, Darwin, 2009 December - 2010 February
- HOPE Worldwide Health Promotion Coordinator, Bogota, Colombia, 2007 January - July
- Oxfam, Australia, Strait Talk Indigenous Women’s Summit, Melbourne, 2006 February - 2006 July
Professional Representation and Conferences
Various
- Board member HoMie Clothing June 2022 - Present
- Board member Diaspora Action Australia May 2020 – December 2021
- Ethnic Community Council of Victoria State Conference (Workplace Diversity), 2018 May
- Intercultural Young Advocacy Leaders Committee, Ethnic Community Council of Victoria, 2017 July - 2020
- Access, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Portfolio Advisory Committee, Moonee Valley Council, 2017 June - 2020
- Consulted to Ethnic Community Ethnic Community Council of Victoria on various policy positions
- Vice President, Sri Lankan Ethnic Communities Association, 2017 August - 2019
- Population Health Congress, Hobart, 2015
Further Professional Development
Various
- Leadership Success, Leadership Training, 2019
- Multicultural Leadership, Australian Multicultural Community Services Inc, 2017
- Communicating with Impact, Institute of Communication Management & Leadership, 2017
- Difficult Conversations, Institute of Communication Management & Leadership, 2017
- Advanced Supervision, Victoria University, 2017
- Evidence in Public Health, Cochrane Collaboration, 2013
Education
Master of Social Anthropology - Rotary Global Grants Scholar
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom11.2016
Diploma of Management -
Swinburne University
Melbourne, VIC2015
Master of Public Health -
Monash University
Melbourne, VIC2013
Bachelor of Applied Science -
RMIT University
Melbourne, VIC2006
Skills
- Management and leadership skills, including management of large primary healthcare projects
- People management and recruitment (particularly with diverse groups
- Strategic planning skills: evidence-based project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills, developed through working within executive committees and at board level
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Conducting scoping reviews of children and family sector and family violence sector
- Consulting with marginalised community groups, government, stakeholders and partners
- Partnership building and collaboration within resource poor settings
- Successfully securing funding grants through submission of tenders
- Policy development
- Development of cross-cultural training, cultural safety training and gender equity training
- Facilitating culturally safe work practices
- Leading accreditation processes, developing and reviewing organisational policies and delivering training programs cross-culturally
- Analytical skills and ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data
- Contract management
- Program development, monitoring, and evaluation
- Facilitating culturally safe work practices
- Leading accreditation processes, developing and reviewing organisational policies and delivering training programs cross-culturally
- Analytical skills and the ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data
- Contract management
- Program development, monitoring, and evaluation
Affiliations
- Board member HoMie Clothing, June 2022 - Present
- Board member Diaspora Action Australia, May 2020 – December 2021
- Ethnic Community Council of Victoria State Conference (Workplace Diversity), 2018 May
- Intercultural Young Advocacy Leaders Committee, Ethnic Community Council of Victoria, 2017 July - 2020:
- Access, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Portfolio Advisory Committee, Moonee Valley Council, 2017 June - 2020
- Consulting to the Ethnic Community Ethnic Community Council of Victoria, 2017 - 2019:
- Vice President, Sri Lankan Ethnic Communities Association, 2017 August - 2019:
- Population Health Congress, Hobart, 2015
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Sinhala
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary
Norwegian
Elementary
References
- Alice Gibson, Acting Director, Inclusion and Intersectionality, Department of Justice and Community safety alice.gibson@justice.vic.gov.au, 0474 476 027
- Angela Costi, Manager, Strategic Engagement (previous), Victims of Crime Commissioner, angelacosti@optusnet.com.au, 0408 196, 507
Timeline
Senior Policy Officer, I&I
Department of Justice and Community Safety
04.2023 - Current
Equity and Inclusion Specialist (consultant)
Global Echo Consultants
12.2020 - 11.2021
Senior Inclusion and Engagement Lead
Victims Of Crime Commissioner
03.2020 - 04.2023
Manager
North Western Melbourne Primary Health, Children, lies
03.2018 - 02.2020
Health Program Manager
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
02.2017 - 11.2017
Manager, Aboriginal Health Services
Dandenong and District Aborigines Cooperative Ltd, Aboriginal Health Services
09.2013 - 11.2015
Project Officer
South Eastern Melbourne Medicare Local
03.2010 - 10.2013
Further Relevant Experience
Various
08.2008 - 07.2017
Contractor, Course Coordinator
Advanced Paediatric Life Support
08.2008 - 07.2017
Further Volunteer Experience
Various
02.2006 - 08.2016
Professional Representation and Conferences
Various
Further Professional Development
Various
Master of Social Anthropology - Rotary Global Grants Scholar
University of Edinburgh
Diploma of Management -
Swinburne University
Master of Public Health -
Monash University
Bachelor of Applied Science -
RMIT University
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