Maddy Shearer

Experience

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  Yanapuma Foundation

  Jun 2010 - Oct 2010

  Project Development and Coordination Intern

  Working in the Quito office, and with indigenous Tsa'chila people in the community of Bua.

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  University of Adelaide Indigenous Oral Health Unit

  Jan 2011 - May 2013

  Coordinator

  - Event management- Communications- Research, writing, editing and proofreading for publication- Website creation and maintenance - Seeking partnership, sponsorship and grant opportunities- Varied administration tasks

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  World Youth International

  Oct 2012 - Sept 2013

  - Project and budget management- Leading a group of Australian volunteers, team building- Identifying appropriate partner organisations for projects in Peru- Construction of a community kitchen and a dormitory for girls in two different communities near Cusco- Translating and facilitating communication between all stakeholders, in both Peru and Australia- Monitoring and evaluation- Responsible for participants’ health and wellbeing throughout the program - Formulating a new development strategy for WYI- Exploring strategic partnership options both here in Australia and abroad, particularly in Peru- Developing a new WYI programming framework based on strategic priorities- Undertaking a feasibility analysis of WYI’s current Peru program- Writing an introduction to development for volunteers

  • Team Leader

    Jun 2013 - Sept 2013

  • Development Intern

    Oct 2012 - May 2013
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  Self-employed

  Mar 2014 - now

  Spanish to English translator (NAATI certified)

  - Specialist in international relations and development, and medical translation- Clients including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Oxfam America, Defence for Children International, Translators without Borders, the Australian Red Cross, Multicultural NSW, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry South Australia, IBM, Don Julio, SEAT - Extensive experience in the full range of immigration documents: birth, marriage, death and police certificates, passports, degrees and university transcripts, bank statements, insurance records, driver’s licences, etc.- Leases, business contracts and by-laws, import/export permits, tax audits, legal documents, industrial regulations, magazine articles, technical and quarantine documents, transcription and translation of audio recordings, subtitling- Obtained a score of 92 in the NAATI accreditation examination Show less

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  Scope Global

  Jan 2015 - May 2016

  Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

  - Supporting In-Country Managers in meeting targets, with a particular focus on the Pacific region and Indonesia- Cross-cultural capacity building with offshore staff - Copywriting for the web- Compiling results of volunteer and host organisation end of assignment surveys- Managing and tracking data relating to assignments- Statistical analysis- Preparation of reporting templates- Research into the voluntourism industry- Managing and improving online reporting system Show less

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  National University of Battambang (NUBB)

  May 2016 - Jan 2017

  Partnerships Officer

  Assignment through the Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) program, an Australian Government initiative funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.- Developing the University's Community Partnership Program- Working with the Faculty of Sociology and Community Development to improve capacity in academic collaboration - Providing training to students in research skills- Supporting further learning for students through a new platform disseminating information about scholarships, fellowships and other opportunities within Cambodia and abroad Show less

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  Intuit

  Apr 2022 - Nov 2022

  Australian English Localiser/Reviewer
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  SumUp

  Jul 2022 - Nov 2022

  Localiser