TARA ROSE AYNSLEY

• Provision of expert support to the Community Engagement and Resilience portfolio in the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office
• Leading the development of a Regional Action Framework for strengthening Community Engagement and Resilience in the WHO South-East Asia Region, guiding future planning and investments at regional and national levels
• Technical support to 11 countries for Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) preparedness and response activities, including national strategy development, and operational support during a range of events including outbreaks, conflict related events and natural disasters (Myanmar escalation of internal conflict; Coz’s Bazaar AWD outbreak and flooding events; Mpox (regional))
• Leading overall program management including strategic planning, budgeting and resource mobilisation, activity implementation, M&E and program reporting.
• Extensive collaboration across technical WHO programs at country, regional and global level, including emergency operations, immunization, communicable diseases, pandemic programming, neglected tropical diseases and other
• Fostered partnerships with key stakeholders, including national governments, UNICEF, IFRC, ASEAN Secretariat, CDC and others for program implementation and coordinated investment in the region
• Technical lead for RCCE in national health security capacity assessments, including IHR (2005) Joint External Evaluations

• Company Overview: Sabin Vaccine Institute and WHO COVID-19 Recovery for Routine Immunization Programs Fellowship
• Provided expert mentorship to fellows under the Sabin Vaccine Institute and WHO COVID-19 Recovery for Routine Immunization Programs Fellowship
• Delivered comprehensive technical guidance on immunization strategies and activities across five countries over a six-month period
• Assisted mentees in designing and executing social and behavioral studies, defaulter tracing, and service delivery optimization to enhance immunization access and uptake
• Sabin Vaccine Institute and WHO COVID-19 Recovery for Routine Immunization Programs Fellowship

• Managed a specialized program delivering essential support and services to individuals with disabilities, mitigating COVID-19 related risks and impacts
• Led the strategic design and execution of vaccine demand generation initiatives for the disabled community in Victoria, enhancing COVID-19 response
• Established and maintained partnerships with disability service organizations and federal entities, ensuring effective COVID-19 measures and primary health services for the disabled population

Lead for WHO's regional risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) team, with operational scope across 22 countries in the Middle East and North African region

• Led RCCE response under WHO's regional incident management structure for COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccine demand generation, Mpox and cholera outbreak responses, Ebola preparedness, Syria earthquake response, various mass gatherings (Hajj; Arbaeen; FIFA World Cup Qatar)
• Authored a 5-year Regional Programme Guidance on WHO's approach to strengthening national RCCE systems
• Provided extensive technical advice to national governments, in particular health ministries, on RCCE system strengthening, including development of national RCCE strategies (Sudan, Iran)
• Overall RCCE programme management, including biannual strategic planning and program implementation, resource mobilization, and oversight of junior team members and consultants

• RCCE programme lead in WHO Pacific subregional office
• Technical support provided to 21 Pacific countries and territories on the design and institutionalizing of their RCCE systems, with a focus on supporting preventative health programming, as well as health emergency preparedness and response
• Established and led regional RCCE partner network for coordinated planning and support to Pacific countries and territories for a range of health emergency and disaster responses, including COVID-19 (2020>), multi-country measles outbreak (Tonga, Fiji, Samoa - 2019), Cyclone Yuta (Tonga, Samoa, Fiji - 2018), Ambae volcanic eruption (Vanuatu - 2018) and COVID-19 vaccine demand generation and others
• Provided extensive support for preparedness efforts, including supporting national capacity assessments (SPAR, JEE, desktop analysis), strategic planning, capacity building and trainings

• Policy development and project implementation of a new state-wide emergency incident management system, with application to all department services and 1,700 community service organizations in Victoria
• Contributed to redesign and development of a state-wide service reform to deliver better integrated, person-centered service delivery through new flexible funding models for health and social welfare services
• Conducted extensive research, developed policy briefs, budget papers and stakeholder engagement resources
• Engaged extensively with multiple Victorian Government departments, fostering collaborative relationships and aligning interdepartmental objectives

• Policy advisor in development of a new state-wide early childhood policy, with specific leadership over ensuring inclusivity and appropriateness of early childhood services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander communities
• Provision of evidence-based advice on institutional mechanisms for improving early childhood service delivery, with a focus on strengthening state financing mechanisms for maternal and child health services
• Developed budget proposals, parliamentary briefing, and discussion papers

• Contributed to development of baseline survey on UNFPA Mongolia's 5-year national youth gender-based violence project
• Development of executive report on findings and analysis of baseline survey results, for dissemination to project partners and donors

• Extensive internal policy development, including development of organizational strategy, action plans for its 31 regional offices, a funding sustainability strategy and a communication and engagement plan
• Contributed to development of Mongolia's first national youth policy via National Youth Policy Working Commission
• Proposal development and resource mobilization for numerous multi-year projects, including establishment of a mobile youth sexual health service (DFAT funded) and national youth electoral participation project (UNDEF funded)

• Partnership management and joint policy development with government, community service organizations and private sector partners on specialized services for refugees and migrants, with a focus on social and economic inclusion
• Managed a state-wide refugee and migrant community water safety program, including partnership and financial management of state funding allocation

• Led decommissioning and implementation of new departmental legal client information management system, including vendor contract management, transition planning for organization, design of new system architecture

• Legal Professional Placement at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service
• Supported research and analysis of child protection issues impacting ATSI children and young people in Queensland, including assisting community consultation with indigenous child protection peak bodies; literature review; and stakeholder interviews
• Contributed to drafting of submission and key recommendations to the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry (Carmody Commission) for system reform of child protection services for ATSI children and families in QLD

• Conducted legal and records research, prepared client reports and correspondence, enterprise agreements review and drafting of advice
• Drafting of legal advice on workers compensation and unfair dismissal claims, adverse action, workplace health and safety matters and enterprise agreement bargaining