Samantha J Evans

Lived in Augsburg for 14 months to be close to family whilst going to German language school in addition to a few units of nursing degree that were delivered online.

• Preloved store for women and children with Australian and international sustainable designer goods and art including online presence

• Senior Assistant to the Pacific Transport Task Team Leader and team for a portfolio of twenty projects, mainly consisting of infrastructure investment projects with some Advisory Services and Analytics
• Prepared and distributed monthly reports on expenditures of the portfolio; monitored project stages and milestones; assisted with timelines and inputs for drafting mission announcement letters, project notices, Implementation Status and Results Reports and Aide Memoirs
• Ensured conference meeting connections, coordinated across multiple time zones with invitations, distribution of meeting minutes, rescheduling, etc
• Travelled on missions to Kiribati for roads and aviation projects in early 2018, where I took minutes from ministerial and operational meetings, attended site visits, coordinated local transport, and trained the administrative and client support staff
• Organised the Pacific transport team retreat that included donor partner counterparts, held in Sydney in late 2017, encompassing a four day schedule and team socials
• Maintained the transport consultants (20+pax) with processing contracts and travel detail
• Involved in interview processes for various teams as a panellist, coordinating the interviewees, testing connections and giving feedback
• Included as one of the Country Management Unit's experienced staff guides/mentors on various bank programs, including troubleshooting for conferences and complicated mission travel
• Led the program for the Community Connections Campaign and was Secretary of the Country Office Staff Association
• Partook in Advanced Operations training 2018, Bangkok, geared explicitly towards Bank Senior Program Assistants
• Provided professional program assistance to the Microeconomics and Fiscal Management Lead Economist and team for the program consisting of seven Development Policy Operations (three to the board in FY17), Pacific Possible report, Implementation Completion and Results Reports, and four Systematic Country Diagnostics reports; also ad hoc support to the Poverty team and Country Management Unit
• Participated in the Records Information and Management Coordinator training in Hanoi 2017, as another role for the Sydney office was helping with their old physical records and streamlining the online capture of new records
• Was the coordinator, invitation drafter and logistical support person for the Pacific Brown Bag Lunch Series, movie afternoon, and some farewells
• Broadcaster of relevant Pacific-themed events in Sydney amongst staff, contractors and visitors

• Trained and mentored Team Assistants on a mission to the Suva office upon the new office opening in the country, and administered remote coaching from Sydney in 2016
• Received particular recognition for my work at the Friends of the Pacific Budget Support meeting in late 2016, which included our donor representatives. I scoped the meeting venue, tested and set up trouble-free video and audio, and ensured appropriate decisions were captured and filed amongst a cohort of problem-solving admin tasks on behalf of the team
• Became known as a bank travel specialist and received an award for services relating to hosting training workshops and being a go-to for new staff and difficult travel incidents
• Pacific Islands Labour Sending Countries Forum Oct 2013; high level of support given for the logistical arrangements and duration of the Forum for the host country, the Government of Samoa and their guests
• Development Partners Meeting and the International Dialogue and Fragile States Meeting, Dili, Apr 2010, mission to Dili twice; organised bilateral meetings with all Pacific development partners and finance ministers. Accompanied and arranged a chartered plane for the World Bank Vice President
• Executive Assistant to the Country Director, 2010-2012. I was his essential aid, working on coordination and helping carry out an extensive schedule; I prepared mission briefs, arranged difficult itineraries and remedied changes. I was a part of the Director’s onboarding logistics and associated meet-and-greet events, including his house relocation
• Instilled better waste management processes in the Sydney office that have continued
• Other events not limited to: PAILS conference Vanuatu 2016, Fiji 2014 MFM training conference, Quadrilateral high-level donor meetings in Sydney and Canberra, staff retreats and Christmas events

• Stationed in the Pacific HQ Country Management Unit for a seven-month developmental assignment, I supported the Country Program Coordinator and Country Officer in Washington D.C. A career highlight to work with counterparts and acquire knowledge of operations
• Stationed in Honiara for an eight-week assignment to open the World Bank office. I instituted local office procedures aligned with the country management unit, mentoring local administration staff in record keeping, reporting, communication, bank procedures and software. I received a generator, office furniture and appliances. I assisted the relocation team on behalf of the new Country Officer
• Front-of-office representation; Innumerable administrative tasks and problem-solving for staff, consultants, guest support and the Sydney office's wellbeing; meetings, events and retreats
• Procured supplies; managed petty cash; arranged various travel bookings; wrote and distributed general correspondence and provided emergency aid

• Graziosi-Baltship, Sydney - sea freight, Imports Assistant
• Body Corporate Services, Sydney - Strata Assistant
• Fang Cao Di Primary School, Beijing - Substitute Teacher
• East Meets West Fine Wines, Beijing - part time Organiser
• PLM Global Management, Sydney - Operations Supervisor
• Minx Promotions, Sydney - part time Promotions and Sales
• OBM Sydney, Sydney - Operations Assistant
• BAX Global, Sydney - customs operations, Imports Assistant
• Commercial Customs Services, Sydney - House Clerk/Receptionist
• Family Dental Practice Brighton Le Sands, Sydney - Dental Assistant