1 · The strategist

Every role, the same job: connect the two sides.

Across five sectors I designed how organisations relate to their stakeholders, and brought in digital tools, and more recently AI, to manage that relationship.

Career stages

2004 – 2010Community & private media

Radio Bheri FM · Intel Media

Programme coordinator
Local mediaCommunities in western Nepal
Tech in the strategy
Community radioLive talk formats
2004where the work began
2010 – 2014Non-government

Antenna Foundation Nepal

Led national communication programmes and a 500+ asset production pipeline
Civil societyA national audience
Tech in the strategy
Broadcast + digital distributionYouTubeSocial media
2Maudience · reach +50%
2014 – 2021Government

Investment Board Nepal

Adviser to the CEO and Board of a Prime Minister-chaired investment body, via Adam Smith International and DT Global. Ran communication for several national projects at once.
The StateInvestors · project communities · media · partners
Tech in the strategy
One Stop Service PortalKnowledge portalProcess automationSocial & webStakeholder surveys
+50%online presence · visibility +40%
2021 – 2022UN agency

UNICEF Nepal

Communications & knowledge management consultant
Technical evidencePartners & stakeholders
Tech in the strategy
Knowledge frameworksDigital content planning
+35%stakeholder engagement in four months
2023 – 2025Public media

SBS Australia

Strategic communications for diverse audiences
National broadcasterCulturally & linguistically diverse communities
Tech in the strategy
Multi-platform contentInclusive channels
2 yrsinclusive content across SBS channels
2022 – nowResearch

The University of Melbourne

PhD candidate researching digital engagement and public-sector communication · Tutor in the politics of digital technology · Affiliate, International Digital Policy Lab
PracticeResearch on digital engagement
Research focus
Digital engagementCivic fragmentationYouth agencyPublic-sector communication
2027PhD thesis due January
2024 – nowRemote freelancing · AI

Training AI models

Freelance work bringing communication expertise to how AI models learn and respond
PeopleThe AI they are training
What it shows me
How fast AI is changingHow people shape itWhere it gets communication wrong
AIseen from the inside

What it taught me

Trust outlasts campaigns

The results that held up came from years of steady contact with the same stakeholders.

Every stakeholder is different

Investors, communities and partners need different stories at different moments.

Tech changes both sides

Each new platform I introduced changed what audiences expected of the agency, and what the agency could offer.

Qualifications

Due 01/2027PhD (Arts): digital engagement, civic fragmentation and public-sector communicationThe University of Melbourne
2018Master of Arts, Mass CommunicationPurbanchal University
CertifiedProject Management Professional (PMP®)Project Management Institute
CertifiedPeople Leadership (Melbourne Plus)The University of Melbourne