Francis Devlin

Experience

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  David Joseph & Co Lawyers

  Apr 2009 - Jun 2009

  Work Experience
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  Woolworths Australia

  Apr 2010 - Feb 2011

  Sales Assistant

  Focused on providing excellent customer service to people from all walks of life. Demonstrated resilience in a high pressure environment by communicating clearly and in a polite manner when faced with complaints or other client enquiries.

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  Private tutor (Spanish and English)

  May 2010 - Dec 2012

  Private Tutor

  Tutoring of Spanish (basic to advanced) to all age groups. The role involves designing material relevant to develop reading, writing, speaking and reading proficiency in both Spanish and English.

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  Club de Español (Spanish Club ANU)

  Feb 2012 - Dec 2013

  Led a team of five university students to grow the Club's visibility and member base. Focused on strategically planning novel events and developing new partnerships while managing a small budget. Key Contributions:- Co-organised the "Day of the Dead" Latino Fiesta on 2nd November 2013, which attracted more than 500 attendants.- Actively sought new opportunities for partnerships by being part of the Night Market event with fellow University Clubs and Societies. This event won a student award. Show less Worked as part of a team to organise events for the student community. Developed and maintained an updated membership database to lead the re-affliation process. Liaison with key stakeholders and worked consistently towards improving the public visibility of the Club. Key contributions:• Recognised a need for funding and gained the support of a sponsor. Provided assistance to Secretaries from other societies to complete their re-affiliation process following established procedures. Show less

  • President

    Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Secretary

    Feb 2012 - Dec 2012
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  PANDORA A/S

  Nov 2012 - Feb 2013

  Sales assistant

  Provided customer assistance to individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds in an approachable and polite manner over the busy Christmas period.

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  Embassy of Uruguay in Australia

  Feb 2014 - Sept 2016

  Cultural Attaché and Personal Assistant to the Ambassador of Uruguay

  Key achievements:- Worked with the diplomatic community to expand the Latin American Film Festival (LAFF) from 6 to 9 cities in 2015. - Developed and launched a national marketing strategy after making the case to the 12 cultural attachés. - Launched and grew the base of the first Facebook page to promote LAFF. The Latin American Embassies use this platform to engage with the community as part of digital diplomacy (now called Latino Embassies in Australia).- Drafted official correspondence on behalf of the Ambassador, including notes verbales to other missions and to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. - Managed the agenda of the Ambassador of Uruguay across different time zones.- Organised the National Day celebrations and all cultural events on behalf of the Embassy. - Liaised with international government offices in the Pacific to organise the Credentials ceremony for the Ambassador. Show less

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  University of Melbourne

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2019

  Program Coordinator

  Achievements: - Increased efficiency, clarity, and accuracy by implementing a self-registration process of over 50 artists for a group exhibition in 2018.- Launched a free marketing campaign for the group exhibition in 2017. As a result, attendee numbers increased from 130 to 378.

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  RMIT University

  Mar 2019 - now

  • VE Senior Services Officer

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Industry Solutions Coordinator

    Mar 2019 - Jan 2021