Fionna Douglas

Fionna Douglas is currently Program Manager and team leader for the Portfolio Quality Knowledge Management and Learning Team in the Agriculture and Rural Development Department (ARD). She is also responsible for communications in the department. Prior to joining ARD in August 2008, Fionna was the Strategy and Operations Advisor and Communications Team Leader in the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). She worked closely with the Director to coordinate Secretariat management, as well as coordinating the CGIAR’s communications work. Previously Fionna was the Director of Public Affairs for Australia’s Agency for International Development (AusAID). In that capacity she was responsible for strategic communications for the Department, she acted as spokesperson on development related media issues. Prior to working for the Australian Government, Fionna was Director of Marketing and Communications for Oxfam Australia where she coordinated advocacy based media campaigns. Before her assignment at Oxfam, Fionna worked as documentary film producer and freelance journalist in Mozambique, Ethiopia, Eritrea, the Pacific and Australia. Fionna is educated as a lawyer and worked briefly as a policy adviser on refugee rights before moving into communications and film.