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Sham Sara

Freelance strategic communications, project managerment, operations, stakholder partnerships, and events.

Sham Sara
Berlin, Germany

Experience

Aug 2022 - Aug 2024
2 years 1 month
Melbourne, Australia

Office Director, Office of the EGM Strategic Communications & Engagement

Victorian Government

  • Chief of Staff and operational lead, helping scale a division from 6 to 57 staff, establishing structures, workflows, workforce planning, and internal communications to support growth.
  • Oversaw day-to-day operations, budget management (AUD $10M), executive briefings, and problem-solving across teams, removing operational pressure from senior leadership.
Feb 2020 - Aug 2022
2 years 7 months
Melbourne, Australia

Deputy Director, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement

Victorian Government

  • Coordinated complex, multi-stream projects across delivery teams, stakeholders, and leadership, ensuring timelines, dependencies, and priorities stayed aligned.
  • Built practical systems for planning, approvals, consultation, and execution in high-pressure environments.
Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
1 year 1 month
Melbourne, Australia

Manager, Caucus Communications Unit

Office of the Victorian Premier

  • Led a team of 7 and functioned as a central coordination point between political leadership, departments, and delivery teams.
  • Managed fast-moving workflows, approvals, and issue escalation with discretion, calm communication, and operational reliability.
Jul 2017 - Jan 2019
1 year 7 months
Melbourne, Australia

Senior Policy Adviser

Office of the Victorian Premier

  • Supported cabinet-level decision-making through structured briefings, coordination across portfolios, and executive support.
  • Developed strong systems thinking, prioritisation, and problem-solving skills in complex governance settings.
Feb 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year 11 months
Melbourne, Australia

Manager, Communications & Advocacy

Teach for Australia

  • Worked within a mission-driven education organisation, coordinating campaigns, events, and stakeholder engagement across programs and regions.
  • Balanced strategic objectives with hands-on delivery, supporting teams to stay organised, aligned, and impact-focused.
Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
2 years
Canberra, Australia

Digital Communications Manager

Australian Labor Party

  • Led digital operations for a national election campaign, coordinating platforms, content, data, and rapid-response workflows.
  • Managed complex timelines and stakeholder inputs under intense deadlines.

Summary

Operations-focused leader and strategic problem-solver with 10+ years’ experience supporting executives, scaling teams, and bringing clarity to complex, fast-moving organisations. I have worked as a Chief-of-Staff–style operator across government, and in communications, advocacy and stakeholder roles in education and mission-driven organisations, helping coordinating people, processes, communications and priorities so teams can do their best work.

My strengths lie in building communications campaigns, improving workflows, and calmly solving problems across multiple workstreams. I bring a rare blend of operational thinking, stakeholder management, executive support, and people leadership, and I am known for creating structure that reduces pressure, improves collaboration, and helps organisations scale sustainably.

Skills

  • Strategic Communications
  • Executive Communications
  • Stakeholder Relations
  • Operations
  • People
  • Strategic Problem-solving
  • Media & Public Relations
  • Digital & Social Media
  • Public Policy Generalist
  • Events

Languages

English
Native
German
Intermediate

Education

Aug 2015 - Sep 2016

London School of Economics and Political Science

Master of Science, Public Policy and Administration · London, United Kingdom · With Distinction

Feb 2007 - Nov 2013

Australian National University

Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts · Canberra, Australia · With Distinction

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