Amelia Rose Wooster
Researcher
Highest degree :
Masters
Field of study :
Development Studies
Location :
Melbourne
Citizenships :
British
Experience :
4 Year(s)
Countries :
Australia, Indonesia
Gender :
Female
Sectors :
NGOs
Gender
Youth Development
Governance
Human Rights
Volunteer Proofreader
Melbourne
Inside Indonesia
May 2025
-Present
A member of the Proofreading and Website Team; proofreading and editing for journal articles.
Junior Researcher
Jakarta, Indonesia
Humanis
July 2024
-February 2025
Consultant team member of a project on research related to gender equality and social inclusion, civic space and climate justice in Indonesia. Attended a workshop on communication strategies, cultivating an understanding in implementing gender, disability and inclusion integration across project implementation, using this as a guideline for research on gender-based violence; drafted a ToR for a consultant role and supported consultant interviews; carried out a policy analysis on Indonesian policies and legislation in the last 10 years related to gender equality, civic space and climate justice; carried out interviews with local activists relating to these issues.
Research Assistant
Melbourne, Australia
University of Melbourne
March 2023
-Present
Team member of Research Assistant (RA) pool through University of Melbourne Arts RA program. Prepared literature review addressing postcolonial studies relating to Russia and the Soviet Union and countries that were part of the former Soviet Union or linked to it; assisted in preparing journal article for publication, including formatting, proofreading, reference checking and bibliographic styling; prepared literature review on women and work in Indonesia, specifically on women with disabilities in a rural context and literature on intersectionality.
Research Assistant
Melbourne, Australia
University of Melbourne (Asia Institute)
April 2022
-December 2023
Team member of a Ford Foundation funded research project on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) towards infrastructure in Indonesia. Carried out research and prepared reports on recent land acquisition policy in Indonesia, comparing previous and current legislation; previously prepared reports on dams and hydropower projects and on palm oil plantations in Indonesia; participated in a workshop and presented to the Ford Foundation team; co-authored a sub-project background report on Chinese-owned palm oil plantations in Indonesia; co-authored an academic journal article on Chinese-owned palm oil plantations in Indonesia.
Volunteer Research Assistant
Melbourne, Australia
Global Migration Lab at Australian Red Cross Red Crescent
June 2022
-September 2023
Prepared a policy brief on gender and trust in humanitarian action to assist and inform the research project on migrants’ trust in humanitarian action; previously prepared a literature review to assist and inform the Global Migration Lab’s research project on migrants’ access to essential services during COVID-19; suggested steps for stakeholder engagements and communication strategies to reach out to wider audiences.
Intern
Jakarta, Indonesia
Women Research Institute
January 2021
-March 2021
Carried out research and prepared papers on the Indonesian Women’s Movement, the situation of indigenous women in Indonesia, and the comparison of public services for the elderly in Indonesia and Australia; assisted in event preparations for a conference on social protection for the elderly in Indonesia, including reaching out to important stakeholders such as the Director of Prakarsa, an Indonesian social welfare NGO; edited for English language articles for media (e.g. Jakarta Post) and project proposals for Asian Development Bank; participated in online events and webinars on gender-based issues in Indonesia, preparing summaries of webinar discussions.
Intern
Jakarta, Indonesia
GFA Consulting Group
September 2019
-December 2019
Team member of GIZ’s Transforming Administration-Strengthening Innovation (TRANSFORMASI) program with GFA. Consulted major stakeholders, such as the Indonesian Ministry for State Apparatus and Administrative Reform (KemenPAN-RB) on engagement strategy by guiding partners from 20 sub-national governments to prepare their applications for the United Nations’ Public Service Award (UNPSA); attended meetings with project partners and provided English language editing for documents including the Quarterly Report, case studies and correspondence; supported an outreach event in Palembang promoting the national complaint handling system (LAPOR!) to university students (LAPOR! goes to Campus) and prepared a media input for the GIZ regional newsletter for this event.
Intern
Jakarta, Indonesia
Plan International
July 2017
-August 2017
Interviewed young people in three provinces across Indonesia about their experiences and aspirations; prepared baseline profiles for future evaluation of Plan Indonesia’s program; provided inputs on communication brief about youth activities in rural areas; interviewed an ex-Plan director and significant contributors to Plan Indonesia as part of preparations for Plan’s fifty-year anniversary in Indonesia.
Development Studies
Melbourne, Australia
University of Melbourne
March 2020
-August 2022
Average: 81.286. Modules include: Human Rights in Southeast Asia, Gender Issues in Development, Social Policy and Development, Global Urban Development.
English Literature
Egham, England
Royal Holloway University of London
September 2016
-July 2019
BA First Class Honours in English. Modules include: Dissertation on Postcolonialism, Literature and Philosophy, Thinking as a Critic. Activities: Events Manager for Southeast Asian Society.
International Labour Migration: Economics, Politics and Ethics
Online
University of Oxford, Department for Continuing Education
2024