Stephanie Franet

Experience

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  Start to Finish Event Management

  May 2008 - Jan 2010

  Event Assistant

  Responsibilities and Achievements: - Assisted in the planning and coordination of over twenty-two fun run and triathlon events including the Mother's Day Classic, Run Melbourne and Dandy Creek Dash. - Event participants ranged from 600 to 3000: I was responsible for engaging key stakeholders to ensure the successful operation of these major events. - Responsible for securing staff and volunteers and liaising with these groups; prior to, during and after the event. Ensuring the safety of participants and staff throughout the event was paramount at all times. Show less

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  Runners' World magazine

  Sept 2008 - Jan 2010

  Editorial Assistant

  Responsibilities and Achievements: - Assisted with proof reading and crosschecking gear reviews. - Liaised with international level Sporting Apparel and Equipment companies to secure products for wear testing. - Compiled the 2009 and 2010 Marathon Calendars. - Subscriptions Assistant: administration support. - Attended the Melbourne Marathon Fitness Expo on behalf of Runners' World 2008 and 2009

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  Netball Victoria

  Mar 2011 - Sept 2011

  Client Services Administrator

  Responsibilities and Achievements:- Assisted each of the other departments to further develop my skills and be of assistance to the organization as a whole.- Represented Netball Victoria at the City of Monash’s Let’s All Play Day (February 2012)- Represented Netball Victoria in the Sport and Newly Arrived Communities project (February 2012)

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  Australian Youth Ambassador for Development

  Mar 2012 - May 2013

  Netball Sport for Development Officer

  • Build TNA’s capacity to deliver ‘Sport for Development’ netball activities, including the ASOP ‘Sport for Health’ project: Kau Mai Tonga. This was done through the capacity building of the two new staff members and the coordination with local and international stakeholders; Tonga Ministry of Health: Health Promotion Unit, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Australian Sports Commission and Netball Australia. • Contribute to TNA’s capacity to access, manage and acquit funding opportunities. We secured access and training to MYOB, so that internal financial management could be made, and transparent acquitting was streamline for the international funding the association was receiving. • Assist TNA to raise the value and quality of netball in the Tongan community. Together with the National Operations Manager, I assisted in the development of a logo, branding and marketing strategy to improve the visibility of the association. We began to create networks with other National Federations across Tonga, through our inaugural membership with the Tongan Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (TASANOC). • Strengthen and build TNA’s ability to reach its sport-specific and ‘Sport for Development’ objectives. This was done through strategically connecting the elite sporting ambitions of the association with the health and social goals. By promoting capacity building at the local level, health education and the provision of regular opportunities to train and compete, at various skill levels. Show less

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  Tonga Netball Association

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Netball Development Officer

  •I Worked closely with technical partner and funding agent, Netball Australia, to implement strategic plan, receive and acquit Australian DFAT funding through the Pacific Netball Partnership (PNP). We received and acquitted over AUD$50,000, to support the functioning of the TNA office, staff and community activities. I was in charge of social development and I linked TNA with the Tonga Breast Cancer Foundation and the Women in Sustainable Enterprise (WISE) organisation. TNA was involved in WISE fundraising and networking night markets, the breast cancer walk and luncheon. Additionally, I was working towards the opportunity for our netballers to receive access to regular breast checks, through their netball clubs. • I assisted the National Operations Manager in the development of the 2013 strategic plan and annual sponsorship framework. We were successful in getting Westpac bank of Tonga and E.M Jones sponsoring the corporate netball completion whereby they sponsored teams to play weekly in their community. We also engaged with the local youth creative arts initiative “On the Spot” to design and produce banners for our corporate community series, ‘Work Hard, Play Hard’. • I assisted in the delivery of phases one and two of the national ‘Sport for Health’ project: Kau Mai Tonga Ke Tau Netipolo (2012 and 2013)*. The program used netball to target women, encouraging them to take up netball as a health preventative measure and personal empowerment. In 2012, we succeeded in delivering a netball tournament to over 1000 women on the island of Tongatapu. *Kau Mai Tonga, Ke Tau Netipolo (Come on Tonga, let’s play netball) received the Best Practice award from the World Health Organization, which was presented to the three partners (Australian Sports Outreach Program: Tonga Ministry of Internal Affairs, Tonga Ministry of Health: Health Promotion Unit and Tonga Netball Association in Apia, Samoa on July 2nd Show less

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  Netball Australia

  Dec 2013 - Mar 2014

  Internship with the International Development Department

  As assistant to the International Development Manager I compiled conference data from all the Pacific Netball Partnership (PNP) countries. Assisted with the monitoring and evaluation of the conference and the documentation of each of the countries strategic plans. Wrote draft policies for vehicle and technical equipment usage for the PNP countries. I drafted the application form to join the Asian Netball Federation. Finally, I created Netball Australia's International Development Strategic Plan as a holistic working document of Netball Australia's current role, and vision for their continued engagement with International Development. Show less

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  Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee

  Dec 2014 - now

  Health Promotion Advisor

  My position with FASANOC has four objectives for my twelve month placement, and work with the Sports Training and Outreach Program on HIV & Nono-Communicable Diseases (STOP HIV & NCDs). Firstly, to increase the capacity of the program to deliver a physical activity component to the program. Then to strengthen FASANOC's staff and affiliates in understanding the STOP HIV & NCDs program. I will design, develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation process, so as impact analysis of STOP HIV & NCDs is simpler and streamlined into current operations. Finally, I will improve the promotion of the STOP HIV & NCDs program within FASANOC's 39 affiliate sporting bodies. Show less

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  WaterAid

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Sport for Development Program Assistant
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  WaterAid Australia

  Sept 2015 - Mar 2018

  Sport for Development Program Officer

  The Sport for Development (S4D) Program Assistant will work closely with the Papua New Guinea Country Team, the Policy and Campaigns team and the Business Development and Innovation team to provide support to the inception and implementation of the S4D program. The Program Assistant will support the planning, programmatic, research, and business development elements of the S4D Program in an integrated role that both ensures the timely inception of th PNG S4D Program and support the pursuit of other S4D opportunities. Show less

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  Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation

  Mar 2018 - Apr 2018

  Deputy Workforce Manager, Athletes' Village

  Assist with the coordination of a range of services for the Games time workforce client group; working with service providers and key functional areas to ensure they are delivered in a consistent and equitable manner that delivers a safe and positive workforce experience on venue.

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  Donna Leigh Holden Development Consulting

  Apr 2018 - Jun 2018

  Sport for Development Advisor

  Team member for the review of the Oceania Football Confederation's Just Play Programme in the Pacific.

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  Burnet Institute

  May 2018 - now

  • Project Manager

    Jun 2018 - now

  • Senior Project Manager

    May 2018 - now