When to engage
When a policy needs review, a strategy needs clearer direction, or partners need to agree priorities, responsibilities and ways to work together.
How the work is approached
The scope is tailored to your decision, timeframe, community and available evidence.
Policy review, strategy development, implementation planning, partnership development and programme governance.
- Step 01
Frame the decision
Clarify the issue and decision required. Identify existing commitments and who needs to contribute.
- Step 02
Review evidence and practice
Review policy, research and service information. Bring in relevant community and staff perspectives.
- Step 03
Develop options and direction
Identify priorities, implications and realistic options. Explain the rationale for recommendations.
- Step 04
Plan implementation and review
Assign responsibilities, timing and indicators. Connect actions with organisational reporting and review.
Possible outputs
- Evidence review and options paper
- Policy, strategy or prioritised action plan
- Partnership arrangements, agreed roles, responsibilities and review tools
- Policy
- strategy document
- options paper
- action plan
- implementation framework
- briefing
- evaluation recommendations
- Partnership roles and governance arrangements
Scope, outputs, responsibilities, timing and fees are agreed before work begins.
Relevant experience
Examples include work from Alisha Abate’s previous Council roles and independent practice. Each account explains the contribution and context.
- Council planning with integrated health and wellbeing
Connected priorities with organisational responsibilities, implementation and review.
- Supporting volunteers through clearer organisational systems
Developed clearer organisational systems to support volunteer practice.
- Coordinating the Australasian Intercultural Cities Network
Coordinated council peers, policy exchange and network relationships.