Fiona Scott

• Develop strategic policy documents.
• Advocate for the future of the sector.
• Lead development and execution of NECA’s national strategy.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes and provide timely analysis and recommendations.
• Draft policy briefs, position statements, regulatory submissions.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with policymakers, committee staff, and allied industry stakeholders.
• Represent NECA in external coalitions and working groups to advocate shared industry positions.
• Develop advocacy campaigns and grassroots mobilisation efforts to engage NECA chapters and members.
• Brief executive leadership and Board on political trends, regulatory risks, and emerging opportunities.
• Track and assess the impact of federal programs and funding opportunities relevant to electrical contractors.
• Coordinate with communications team to align media messaging with advocacy objectives.
• Build relationships with industry and political journalists to enhance NECA’s media presence and influence.
• Prepare leadership for media engagements through briefings and message development.
• Write press releases and opinion editorials

• Fiona has provided political commentary for the past seven years on these mainstream media platforms. This month she continues regular appearances on the 2GB John Stanley Show, Sky Paul Murray After Dark show, Sky Newsday with Kieran Gilbert and the ABC Radio Drum Show with Julia Baird. She also recently part of the panel with Joe Hildebrand and John Stanley that provided commentary surrounding the NSW election wrap up.

• Provide strategic federal government and department relations advice to clients
• Manage political briefings and introductions to ministry, parliamentary committees and department officials
• Work closely with industry leaders to manage the client’s needs
• Provide media advice to advance the clients positioning
• Provide advice surrounding parliamentary committee or departmental public submissions.
• Prepare ASX200 executives, CEO’s, directors & Industry leaders for appearances before Parliamentary committees.
• Negotiate legislative, regulatory and grant submissions
• Represented at state and federal level - Telstra, UGL Limited, Acciona, Robert Pizzarotti, Varley Group, Fincantieri, Pepperstone, the Australian Energy Council (AEC), ISS World, Employers Mutual (EML), Genex Power, Amsyim, Pepperstone, the Australian Energy Council (AGL, Origin etc), National Association of Cinema Operators (Hoyts) and the Australian Financial Industry Association (Commonwealth Bank and Afterpay) and Xinja Bank Neobank.

• Company Overview: The NFSA is the cultural keepers of our society, overseeing Australia’s audio-visual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items.

• Zest Marketing provided strategic marketing and brand advice to ASX listed infrastructure companies including AMP financial planning, Castlereagh Feeds and Panthers Group. I also oversaw marketing activities for JDA Hotels Group and an internal communications strategy for Foxtel.
• At this point, I became the Federal Liberal candidate for Lindsay in 2010, the business allowed me the flexibility to campaign and draw an income at the same time, until I was elected in 2013.
• I can provide further detail about projects and clients as requested, providing there is no breach of confidentiality.

• I was engaged by the Westfield/GPT Groups joint venture to work with its executive to stabilise Westfield Penrith shortly after its acquisition. My brief was to relaunch the Centre with more recognised and well-established brands, to offer a more aspirational shopping experience to the region and increase sales. Under my leadership, the asset achieved this and was stabilised within nine months, not two years as forecasted.
• The introduction of these strategies increased sales, where Rebel Sport rose from number 15 in Australian sales to number three, Target rose to number one and Hoyts to Number one in their respective national sales categories.

Yates (a division of Orica) - Trade Marketing Manger Manager;

• Management of Yates Master Brand
• Integration of Sales collateral for OCP shared sales and technical teams.
• Advertising TVC, Radio Magazine
• Television production (Better Homes and Gardens, ABC Gardening, Garden Gurus etc)
• Sponsorship management
• Event Management including Floriade and the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
• Cross-Brand Cross Channel direction
• Trade Show Management
• Spring season launch across majors

Scott’s Auto One Penrith Marketing Manager (a founding partner store of the Auto One Group in 1989);

Elected Member Representative to both NSW & National Member advisory Council of Auto One

• National, State and Local marketing campaigns
• National import programs for seasonal promotional activity

Inmarsat - Revenue and Signatory Accounts (London)

• Share dividend dispersant for Member Nations
• Business Transformation Team from UN subsidiary to a Public British Company