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Development professional with nearly twenty years experience with the Australian Government's overseas aid agency in Asia and the Pacific. Currently Head of Post in Kiribati managing a $26 million program and 15 staff. Expertise in policy dialogue with partner governments, program development and management, quality assurance, risk management, team building & mentoring, knowledge management. |
 Contact Lydia Bezeruk
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Area of Expertise: |
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Communications, IT, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
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Government/Governance, Reforms, Corruption
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Professional Experience: |
For over 15 years I have represented the Australian government as a diplomat in the Asia-Pacific region, managing the Australian government's overseas aid program. Most recently, I have been Head of Post of two Pacific country programs and thereby responsible for the whole range of program and administrative related functions, including: relationship-building and policy dialogue across all sectors of partner government functions; strategic program development consistent with aid effectiveness principles; monitoring and reporting on all program activities, including risk assessment; analysis and reporting on economic management and development planning; all aspects of administration and corporate management, including recruitment and capacity building of local staff, service level agreements, and assets management. I have experience in the health, education, workforce development, climate change, infrastructure and legal sectors, as well as cross-cutting themes such as governance and gender.
Prior to working in international development, I worked for the Prime Minister's Department to implement Australia's national campaign to Stop Violence Against Women. This included managing a national advertising campaign as well as a community grants program and prepared the way for Australia's first national survey on violence against women.
In a previous life I was a social worker, working in both the juvenile justice and mental health sectors. I therefore have skills in rights-based advocacy and representation, counselling and provision of support services.
In addition to the above, I have provided strategic management services to Transparency International Malaysia, editorial and research services to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (regional reporting service, Kuala Lumpur), and database and research services to the Australian Museum's Pacific digital collection.
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Education: |
I have a
1. Bachelor of Social Science (Human Services/Social Health) completed in 1992 from the University of South Australia
2. Master of Artis (Public Policy) completed in 2001 from the University of New England
3. Master of Information Management (Knowledge Management) completed in 2010 from the University of Canberra.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Member of the Australian Library & Information Association
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Ukrainian |
Nationality:
Australia
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