Erin Harris
Dulwich Hill,Australia
Summary
A highly skilled and experienced development communications professional, with:
- More than 20 years of professional experience, including 10 years specialising in international development and international relations communications.
- Strong Pacific and multilateral development bank experience, including 8 years working on international development projects in the Pacific and 6 years with the Asian Development Bank.
- A comprehensive toolkit of communications skills, including accurate and engaging writing skills, expert design skills for print and digital, extensive web content management experiences, and multimedia production expertise, including video.
- Two relevant Masters degrees (Master of Development Studies (International Development) and Master of International Relations).
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Impact and Visibility Specialist
Asian Development Bank
07.2018 - Current
- Responsible for all communications, knowledge management, and learning (since 2020) and monitoring and evaluation (since 2023) staff and activities for the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative Phase IV
- Development and implementation of a communications and knowledge management strategy and workplan, and responsibility for its implementation
- Development of an end-of-phase strategy for monitoring, evaluation and reporting in response to an independent evaluation which found that these areas needed strengthening
- Extensive communications product development, including publication and infographic development, design, video editing, website content development, press releases, social media posts, annual report, impact case studies, and all reports
- Extensive engagement with Pacific media to announce PSDI achievements and/or publications, including coordination of radio, television, and print interviews, resulting in continued positive media coverage
- Developed a new PSDI approach to social media that saw exponential (more than 1000%) growth in followers and engagement on Facebook and LinkedIn
- PSDI is a large Asian Development Bank technical assistance program (undertaken in partnership with the governments of Australia and New Zealand)
- Note I was not in this position from April 2023 - September 2023.
Communications, Knowledge, and Learning Manager
Palladium Group
03.2022 - 11.2023
- Responsible for all communications, knowledge, and learning activities, communications budget management, and oversight for the Government of Australia’s Impact Private Sector Partnerships Program, including the Business Partnerships Platform (BPP)
- Undertook an extensive analysis of the program’s first phase and presented learnings to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as a presentation, report, and key findings document
- Organised a successful multi-language learning event in Hanoi for more than 50 Vietnam Carbon Markets partners to lead the co-creation of a learning agenda
- Organized a multi-language public launch in Hanoi to announce the BPP’s new Carbon Markets Partnerships
- Undertook the (international) marketing and launch of three Calls for Partnership (Carbon Markets Partners and Climate Adaptation Partners in Vietnam, and Renewable Energy in the Pacific), resulting in a record number of applications and chosen partnerships
Digital Communication and Diplomacy Research Associate
Lowy Institute
11.2016 - 06.2018
- Working for one of Australia’s leading foreign affairs think tank in a role divided between digital communications, public opinion and diplomacy research, and editorial support for the Institute’s blog, The Interpreter.
Communications and Digital Consultant
Crooked Micks Creative
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Self-employed (business to business) Communications and Digital Consultant working on a wide range of communications activities for a pool of clients ranging from large multinational organisations to small businesses
Head of Design and Digital
Keystone Hospitality
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Head of the in-house design and digital campaign studio for a large hospitality company
- Management role with three direct reports
- Responsible for graphic and web design and communications and marketing campaign development
Advertising Creative
Peach Advertising
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Company Overview: An advertising agency specialising in social marketing (behaviour change)
- Working as an advertising creative for an advertising agency specialising in social marketing (behaviour change)
- Management role (one direct report)
- Responsible for design and campaign development and art direction
- An advertising agency specialising in social marketing (behaviour change)
Design and Communications Officer
AUSAID/Vanuatu Tourism Office
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Company Overview: Working as an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development
- Working as an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development in a design and communications capacity with the Vanuatu Tourism Office
- Responsible for graphic and web design, communications campaign development, and counterpart training
- Working as an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development
Advertising Creative
Oxygen Media
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Working as an advertising creative for an advertising agency based in Manama, Bahrain
Education
Master of Development Studies - International Development
University of New South Wales
12.2019
Master of International Relations -
University of New South Wales
12.2019
Graduate Certificate in Arts - Communication Studies
University of New England
12.2007
B Design (Visual Communication) (Honours) - International Studies
University of Technology, Sydney
12.2004
Skills
- Writing and editing to style guides
- Media outreach
- Visual communication skills
- Graphic design
- Video editing
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Web content management
- Wordpress
- Drupal
- Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of contemporary issues in international development
- Knowledge of international relations
- Cross-cultural communication
- Management and coordination
- Attention to detail
- Client relations
- Supplier relations
- Peer relations
- Ability to deal with competing priorities
Key Relevant Skills
Writing and editing to style guides., Media outreach., Expert visual communication skills., Expert in web content management., Highly proficient in Microsoft Office software., Strong knowledge of contemporary issues in international development., Ability to work well in cross-cultural environments., Management and coordination of staff and suppliers., Strong attention to detail.
Certification
- Certificate of Evaluation Fundamentals, International Training Centre of the International Labor Organisation (ITCILO), 01/01/24
- Certificate of Monitoring and Evaluation, International Training Centre of the International Labor Organisation (ITCILO), 01/01/24
- Data Analytics and Knowledge Management for Development, International Training Centre of the International Labor Organisation (ITCILO), 01/01/23
- Partnership Brokers Training, Partnership Brokers Association, 01/01/22
International Experience
Bahrain, 1.5 years, Cook Islands, 1 month, Fiji, 1 month, Papua New Guinea, 2 months, Tonga, 1 month, Vanuatu, 1 year, Vietnam, 1 month, Bangladesh, Federated States of Micronesia, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu
Timeline
Communications, Knowledge, and Learning Manager
Palladium Group
03.2022 - 11.2023
Senior Impact and Visibility Specialist
Asian Development Bank
07.2018 - Current
Digital Communication and Diplomacy Research Associate
Lowy Institute
11.2016 - 06.2018
Communications and Digital Consultant
Crooked Micks Creative
01.2010 - 01.2016
Head of Design and Digital
Keystone Hospitality
01.2008 - 01.2010
Advertising Creative
Peach Advertising
01.2007 - 01.2008
Design and Communications Officer
AUSAID/Vanuatu Tourism Office
01.2006 - 01.2007
Advertising Creative
Oxygen Media
01.2005 - 01.2006
Master of International Relations -
University of New South Wales
Graduate Certificate in Arts - Communication Studies
University of New England
B Design (Visual Communication) (Honours) - International Studies
University of Technology, Sydney
Master of Development Studies - International Development
University of New South Wales
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