Senior Environmental and Sustainability Officer at City of Geraldton-Greenough
Perth Area, Australia
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- Senior Environmental and Sustainability Officer at City of Geraldton-Greenough
- Treasurer at The Natural Step Australia
- Sustainability and Social/Community Enterprise Consultant at Arising
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- Eastside Academy Manager at Eastside Consulting
- Manager at Eastside
- Sustainability Consultant at Eastside Consulting
- Coastal and Marine Officer at Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
- Wetlands Restoration Project Coordinator at Town of Claremont
- Eco Tours guide at Whistler Eco Tours
- Education
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- Blekinge Tekniska Högskola
- Professional Development
- Volunteering
- Forums
- The University of Western Australia
- The University of Western Australia
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Andrew Outhwaite’s Summary
Summary
I have returned to Geraldton, Western Australia after 4 years in Europe working as a researcher, consultant on sustainability strategy and cultural change, and coach for start-up social and community enterprises.
The focus of my work for the coming decade will be on integral, cross-sectoral, entrepreneurial approaches to building diversity and resilience in regional communities so they can move towards and beyond sustainability.
This work will combine my experience and talents in the areas outlined below.
More details of each is available on http:www.wearearising.org
1 Sustainability consulting and research
Examples include:
* Coaching and sustainability
* Cross-sectoral partnerships
* Business model design and innovation
* Writing and co-writing articles for journals, blogs and reports
2 Designing
* Cultural and behavioural change programmes
* Regional natural resource management strategy
* Social enterprise competitions e.g. to prevent homelessness
* One-off workshops for innovation, creativity, strategy and business planning
* Leadership development programs, action learning sets and learning journeys
3 Acting
* Delivering training and coaching support to ethical entrepreneurs
* Project managing social enterprise competitions
* Hosting and leading facilitation of learning journeys, events, conferences and action-learning
* Participating in carbon reduction action groups, and traveling low-carbon across the globe
Andrew Outhwaite’s Specialties:
Bringing a 'Strategic' and 'Integral' perspective to sustainability planning and action
Coaching individuals, teams and businesses
Facilitating cultural change in communities and organisations
Process design for visioning and strategy development
Conservation and restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems
Project and business management
Andrew Outhwaite’s Experience
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Senior Environmental and Sustainability Officer
City of Geraldton-Greenough
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
April 2009 — Present (8 months)
Responsible for leading the sustainability initiatives within the organisation, and across the community. I am part of the Environmental Health and Sustainability team - working to support health in the short-term (food safety, safe buildings, environmental hazards), medium-term (public health, health promotion and wellbeing) and long-term (sustainable development).
This work involves: engaging and empowering council, employees and citizens; sharing knowledge and information; creating management systems for setting and tracking progress towards targets; supporting cultural transformation and leadership development; working on priority projects and supporting other departments to meet their targets.
Priority areas of activity include: biodiversity, coastal management, zero carbon, zero waste, sustainable transport, sustainable built environment, climate adaptation, citizen engagement, wellbeing, sustainable water, local, sustainable food... -
Treasurer
The Natural Step Australia
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
April 2009 — Present (8 months)
I am on the board and have taken the role of Treasurer at The Natural Step Australia.
http://www.naturalstep.org/en/australia -
Sustainability and Social/Community Enterprise Consultant
Arising
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Current projects in Geraldton include
* Pro-bono advice on strategy, business models and effectiveness for social entrepreneurs, community enterprises and other non-profit organisations.
* Coaching for sustainability - entrepreneurs, students, teams and communities.
* Facilitating learning journeys, experiential learning, innovation workshops and training, and art installations.
* Spirited dialogues to deepen and widen the perspective that informs change agent's work in this region.
* Accessing and developing bioregional wisdom including knowledge of landscapes, processes, language and culture.
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Eastside Academy Manager
Eastside Consulting
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
May 2007 — February 2008 (10 months)
Eastside Academy http://eastsideconsulting.co.uk/ - leverages skills and knowledge into social enterprise, at the same time as developing the leadership and entrepreneurial skills of business professsionals. The Academy aims to increase the capability of the social enterprise sector to scale its positive contribution to the creation of a sustainable society.I lead the development and roll-out of these new services. Two major projects have been Equal-Invest: http://equalinvest.tribalctad.co.uk/legacy/index.php and Spark: http://www.sparkchallenge.org/
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Manager
Eastside
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year )
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Sustainability Consultant
Eastside Consulting
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 2006 — May 2007 (10 months)
I engaged in several client-facing and internal projects, as well as building up case studies of supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-up enterprises. Eastside is exploring niche opportunities with a new business models aimed at delivering high-quality strategic (financial and sustainable development) advice to profitable and charitable organsiations. The internal projects include managing the intern program, building the tools and framework for internal knowledge management, and work on ecological and social sustainability. Client-facing work includes completing due diligence work, business planning and enterprise health-checks.
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Coastal and Marine Officer
Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Environmental Services industry)
November 2003 — June 2005 (1 year 8 months)
Position required a high level of technical, leadership and negotiation skills. Period of employment during very rapid evolution and expansion of NACC. Achieved much more than was expected and delivered excellent outcomes for stakeholders and the environment.
- Researched technical information and engaged diverse community members and stakeholders to produce the ‘Coastal and Marine’ component of a natural resource management strategy for 450kms of coastline.
- Planned investments; developed proposals; secured funding and managed projects that brought governments, communities and industry groups together to achieve positive environmental and social outcomes.
- Designed and delivered ecological education programs and workshops on technical topics.
- Assisted with developing a structure and work systems in a young, community-based organisation.
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Wetlands Restoration Project Coordinator
Town of Claremont
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Environmental Services industry)
April 2003 — August 2003 (5 months)
In this role, I demonstrated and improved my leadership, communication and reporting skills to deliver maximum benefits for the participants and the Town of Claremont.
- Undertook the ecological restoration of a wetland degraded by erosion and weed infestation.
- Was responsible for the supervision, motivation, training and safety of twelve project participants.
- Planned and mapped actions; reported to supervisor and government agencies. -
Eco Tours guide
Whistler Eco Tours
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
May 2002 — November 2002 (7 months)
This work challenged my interpersonal and guiding skills to ensure clients enjoyed a very high quality experience. I adapted quickly to the new environment and was able to discuss the landscape and ecological issues with clients from disparate countries of origin.
- Assessed clients abilities and expectations; balanced this assessment with safety concerns and possible routes to deliver best experience for the client.
- Quickly learnt as much as possible about the vegetation, geology and history of a new landscape to deliver commentaries on extended trips (hours to days).
Andrew Outhwaite’s Education
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Blekinge Tekniska Högskola
Masters , Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability , 2005 — 2006
- 1 yr Master's course including coursework and thesis research. The course was innovative, transofrmation and transcisciplinary - taking holistic, strategic view of sustainability using frameworks that provide a clear and compelling means understanding & applying other tools, concepts and ideas.
- Received top marks in all units taken: Introduction to strategic sustainable development, Strategic Management, & Advanced Societal Leadership. Further lead and participated in numerous peer-initiated sessions covering every aspect of sustainability.
- Thesis reserach has focused on the contribution that NGO-business partnership can make to transformational change towards sustainability. Completed action research project with Interface Europe, interviews 18 leading sustinability thinkers, and undertook 20 case studies in 5 months. See http://partnerships4ssd.blogspot.com/ for more.- Activities and Societies:
- - Secretary of MASK campus environmental grp: instrumental in starting a recycling program, reducing paper usage, and running a successful sustainbility fair
- Volunteer bicycle repairs: over 100 hours to equip dozens of students & staff with a cheap & sustainable transport alternative : )
- Facilitated workshops: thinking & learning styles and personal development tools, Dialogue & debate event, Tutorials for other classmates...
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Professional Development
Professional Development 1999 — 2006
- Gandhi and Globalisation http://www.navdanya.org/ ;
- Theory U http://www.theoryu.com/ ;
- Leadership Development Framework http://www.harthill.co.uk/ ;
- Unfolding Cards Associate http://www.unfoldingcards.org/english ;
- Group Leadership Skills Tuart College (2003); Facilitator training Institute of Cultural Affairs (2004); Negotiation Skills Training UWA (2005).
- Introduction to Management Australian Institute of Management (2005); Risk Management WACOSS (2004).
- Participant-lead ‘Community Builders’ course WACB (2004).
- Bush Regeneration and Seed Collection ‘APACE Aid’ (2002/3).
- Aboriginal protocols and native title training (2003, 2005).
- Coastal Planning and Management Fremantle TAFE College (2000); Catchments, Corridors and Coasts Australian Association of Environmental Educators (1999). -
Volunteering
Community Involvement 1999 — 2006
- World Social Forum Malmo and Copenhagen (2006)
- Innovation in Community Engagement DPI WA (2005)
- National Coastal Conference in New South Wales (2002) and Tasmania (2004).
- NGO’s and Sustainability Workshop with Alan AtKisson, Perth (2003).
- ‘Dialogue with the City’ world-leading land use and transport planning workshop in Perth (2003).
- Ecological Footprint workshop with Marthis Wackernagel Canada (2002).
- WA Collaboration Sustainability Summit in Perth (2003).
- State Coastal Conference, Esperance (2001); Regional Coastal Conferences in (1999, 2000). -
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Citizen Engagement 1997 — 2006
- Over 100 hrs volunteer bicycle repair work in Karlskrona, Sweden (2005/6).
- Participant and sustainability workshop organiser with WA Community Builders (2004).
- Wetland committee member and volunteer with AWARE in Whistler, Canada (2002).
- Committee member and volunteer with Cambridge Coastcare (1997-2001).
- Initiator and organiser of ‘Kerb Your Car Day’ (car free day) at UWA (2000 and 2001).
- Bushcare volunteer with Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers (1999).
- Volunteer Fisheries Liaison Officer with Fisheries WA (1997 to 1999). -
The University of Western Australia
Honours , Geography , 2003 — 2003
The Honours program built on academic skills and understanding of ecological systems established through my undergraduate studies, while deepening my knowledge of various intervention strategies aimed at changing behaviour. Completing the research and coursework demonstrated my excellent time management skills; ability to work independently; capacity for critical and analytical thinking; and empathic interviewing manner.
- My research investigated the impact of different information products, and the techniques used to distribute them, on environmental stewardship among land managers.
- Reviewed and critiqued previous research; and prepared a costed research proposal.
- Designed and implemented a program of original research and developed an innovative means of qualitative and quantitative data analysis and presentation.
- Produced a final Thesis and presented the research to academics, government agencies and research participants. -
The University of Western Australia
Bachelors , Marine Science , 1996 — 2001
This degree evolved from a broad base of science to a program focused on land and water management. The units in computer systems, mathematics and modeling were useful complements to the theoretical and field-based units. The coursework was undertaken across a number of specialist departments in a highly regarded university.
- 3rd year units inlcuded: Applied GIS (high distinction); advanced environmental management (distinction) coastal and fluvial geomorphology (distinction); field techniques in marine science; physical oceanography (distinction); land and water management; and applied statistical modeling.
- 2nd year Units included: hydrology, soil science, matrix algebra, multivariable calculus, and biogeography.- Activities and Societies:
- Also actively involved in other campus activities including: the campus environmental club, the geography club, bicycle users group, writing for the student newspaper, organising an annual car-free event etc.
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Andrew Outhwaite’s Interests:
* Facilitating higher-level thinking, democracy and collaboration * REAL Sustainable Development * Integral Theory * Peer-to-Peer Coaching * Business Model Design and Innovation * Food production and Permaculture * Integrated biological-cultural-agricultural-economic community development * Surfing * Bicycles * Tai Chi * Baking bread and pizzas
Andrew Outhwaite’s Groups:
Article13
Eastside Consulting
Unfolding Cards
Carbon Considerations
LearningHouse
MSLS Alumni / Stratleade
Pioneers of Change
AMED (UK)
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Masters of Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability (MSLS) Alumni -
the Natural Step Framework -
The Natural Step (Australia)
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