Simon O'Dea

In this role I was responsible for establishing and developing Statista GmbH’s presence in business schools and universities across the United Kingdom and Continental Europe.

In this role I was responsible for co-ordinating the media profile of the ACT Department of Education and Training. This includes the preparation of media releases, co-ordinating media events for the Minister and Department, responding to media enquiries in a timely manner, media monitoring, issues management, and the provision of strategic media advice to the Minister’s office and senior executives.

In this role I was responsible for national media liaison, developing communications and social media strategies, project management and the provision of high level advice with regard to Parliamentary interactions and deepening stakeholder engagement. I developed and implemented the agency’s first social media strategy and social media policy for staff.

In this role I was responsible for co-ordinating the media profile of the ACT Department of Education and Training. This includes the preparation of media releases, co-ordinating media events for the Minister and Department, responding to media enquiries in a timely manner, media monitoring, issues management, and the provision of strategic media advice to the Minister’s office and senior executives.

As Communications Officer within the Chief Minister’s Department I undertook a range of community engagement, public information and communication activities, wrote briefs, media releases, speeches, correspondence and editorial and assist in the management of publications. I advised the Chief Minister on the allocation of funding through two grant programs while managing the budget for those programs.