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Joe Readly TJIOBANG (Bong)

PO Box****

Port Vila

Tel:7747759

Email: *********@*******.***.**

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 12/09/1968 Married, father of 4.

Nationality: Ni-Vanuatu.

EDUCATION

2014-Certificate of Training in Effective News room Management

2014-Certificate of Training in Television and Radio Presentation

2012-BA/LLB-USP-Vanuatu.(Notyetcomplete)

2009 - Certificate in Financial Management-Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce

-Certificate in Basic Accounting-Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce-Vanuatu

-Certificate in MYOB Level2- Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce-Vanuatu

-Certificate in MYOB Level1-Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce-Vanuatu

1999 -Certificate in Non Formal Education. University of the South Pacific. Successfully completed Non Formal Education units and Community Development units through extension mode, Vanuatu.

1997-1998

-Video Filming Certificate. ICS Learning, Australia.

-Successfully completed units in Video Filming and Editing

1996-1997

-Diploma of Arts. University of Ballarat, Victoria .Australia.

-Successfully completed units in all aspects of Small Companies and Community Theatre.

1995-ELICOS-English for Academic Purposes. School of Mines and Industries Ballarat, Vic. Australia. Successfully completed modules in all aspects of English for Academic Purposes.

1988-BA-University of the South Pacific-Fiji-(Incomplete)

1987-BA-Atenisi University-Kingdom of Tonga-(Incomplete)

Qualification

DiplomaofArts-SmallCompaniesandCommunityTheatre:

Stage Management Play Directing

Set Design

Set Construction Acting

Research and scripting

Costume design

Makeup

Music in performances

CertificateinNon-FormalEducation:

Planning Non-Formal Educational Workshops Facilitating Non-Formal Educational Workshops Designing Needs Assessment Questionnaires Conducting Needs Assessment survey.

Certificatein-VideoFilming:

Camera Operation

Video Scripting

Directing

Acting

Video Editing

ComputerLiteracy:

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Access Excel

Microsoft Power Point

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premier

Photoshop

DVRaptor

FinalCutPro(MAC)

MYOB

Others:-Certificate of participation "Participatory Rural Appraisal"

EMPLOYMENT

July2013–Current

SavetheChildrenVanuatu-CommunicationandAdvocacyOfficer

-Communicating Save the Children's key messaging, program successes and organizational vision and mission to key internal and external stakeholders through visual, audio and print modalities

-Capturing organizational events through film, photography and written story and using these materials to promote the programs

-Train Save the Children staff, partners and/or stakeholders staff in Communication and Advocacy Strategies

-Planned, developed and implement advocacy campaigns for Save the Children and it’s stakeholders

-Acting as organizational spokesperson and advocate for children throughout Vanuatu

-Coordinating with Marketing and Partnerships in Melbourne Office to create opportunities for the production of high quality documentaries and short films

-Responding to current affairs issues relevant to communities in Vanuatu by working with the Country Director and relevant Program Managers to develop an organizational position and response to the issue

-WorkingwithandmentoringProgramManagersandtheirteams todevelop keymessagingforprogramsandensure thismessagingisbeingusedinourcommunicationsmaterialsconsistentlyandthat staffareusingthemessagingappropriately

2013: Manager of the Bistaveos Seasonal Workers Services

-Recruiting Vanuatu labor for Australian labor market under the Pacific Seasonal Worker Program.

2010-2012:

-Participated in the Pacific Cultural Industry Policy Development Consultation

at the Pacific Forum Secretariat in Suva Fiji. (A one week meeting held each year)

2011:

-Attended Australian WorldMusic Expo in Melbourne, Australia, on behalf of Fest'Napuan, Music Federation of Vanuatu and Bistaveos Productions.

-Participated in the Vanuatu Copyright Summit and Voted Member of the Vanuatu Copyright Board. (A one week summit facilitated by Korea Copyright Commission and Australian Performers Rights Association)

2010:-Attended the World Music Expoin Copenhagen, Denmark on behalf of Fest'Napuan, Music Federation of Vanuatu and Bistaveos Productions

2008-2010:-President-Vanuatu Music Federation. Focusing on promoting Vanuatu music and Copyright Law Promotion, and awareness activities.

2001-2011:-Member of Fest'Napuan Music Festival Committee.

2001-2013:-Poultry Farm Manager,growing meat chickens (1,000 to 8,000 chicks per flock).The project is contract chicken growing for Toa Farm and Chiko Farm.

2001-2012:-Founder and Managing Director of Bistaveos Productions, also involved in Researching, scripting, filming, editing, directing and producing video products. Involved in set designing and set construction.

Producer and Publisher of over 60 audio CD albums. Producer and Publisher of over 60 Music DVD albums

Producer of some 21 Vanuatu Documentary Videos and countless TV Ads. Work with several Overseas Films and film crews, producing documentaries and Movies, videos and TV promotions and advertisements.

2005: Fourth Assisting Director - Fire Island - Survivor Vanuatu - Director of Local acts and scenes, and Set Construction supervisor.

2001: - Designed, Trained and facilitate a three (3) Months Basic Audio/Video Production Training workshop for audio/video producers. The project was funded by NZAid through the Vanuatu Police Force and it is aimed at combating crime.

2000 - 2004: - Stage Manager "Fest'Napuan", a four days National Annual Music Festival

-Organized and Stage managed UnelcoAgabbella Competition. A three day Music Competition funded by Unelco, Vanuatu.

2002: - Ground Manager and Stage Manager of the Fourth Melanesian Arts Festival. The Melanesian Festival of Arts is held every four years and last for 1O days each time. The Melanesian Countries involved are Vanuatu, Fiji, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and PNG.

2001: - Director and Manager of Tua theatre. Tua theatre produced plays mainly for the awareness of violence against women. Here theatre is used to generate discussion on the issues of domestic violence and women against violence.

1997 – 2001: - Farm Hand at Nangiloc Coolignanan Farm – Victoria, Australia: – Tree/ Vine planting, Punch trimming, Spraying, Fruit picking, Carting, fruit packing etc …. All farm hand work

1996: - Founded Vanuatu Young People's Project initially known as SPR project- funded by the Canadian University Services Overseas (CUSO). It is the result of the needs assessment survey in Blacksands in 1995. The project was later affiliated with the Vanuatu Cultural Center but originally established in Blacksands.

1995: - Designed and participated in the Urban Settlement Needs Assessment Survey carried out in Black Sands settlement outside Port-Vila. The findings were published in UN report on sustainable development plan for Vanuatu - 1996. The result of the project also recommended the establishment of the Kam pusum hed klinic and the Helt Force theatre attached to Wan Smolbag theatre.

Attended the First Nations People Conference in Vancouver, Canada

Participated in First Nations Urban Settlement discussions in and around Kamlups, Canada.

1994: Participated in the Pacifika Festival 94 held in Aukland New-Zealand.

1993: Attended the SPC conference on "Child Rights" held in Noumea, New-Caledon ia.

1993 - 1995: - Founder Member and Board Member of the Vanuatu Non-Government Organization (VANGO) Office - An umbrella organization of NGOs in Vanuatu.

1992: Assisting coordinator for Vanuatu Delegation to South Pacific Arts Festival in Cook Islands. Also performed at the festival with Wan Smolbag theatre.

1991: Participated in the Asia Pacific youth Exchange Program held in Victoria, Australia. A sic weeks exchange program with activities held throughout urban and rural Victoria.

1989 - 1995: - Founder Member of Wan Smolbag Theatre.Work with WanSmolbag Theatre as an actor, assisting coordinator, playwrite, director, set designer, etc

Toured, performed and discuss issued relating to Environment, health, social political and cultural issues. A community education awareness program that took the theatre troop to all remote places of Vanuatu and even the Pacific as a whole including Australia and New Zealand.

1989: - Brucellosis Eradication scheme officer, department of livestock.

Taught at Ranon Junior Secondary school (English and Social Science Teacher)

1988: - Chairman of Arts and Culture Committee for Vanuatu International Students Association - Suva, Fiji.

1985 - 1987: - President of Vanuatu Students Association - Kingdom of Tonga

LANGUAGES

English: read, written, spoken

Bichelamar : read, written, spoken

Tongan: read written, spoken

Mother tongue - Da kaka (a dialect from Ambrym)

OTHERS

Computer skills in: word, excel, power point, Adobe Premier, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, DV-Raptor, Finalcut Pro, Studio 10, internet, etc.

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