Eleanor has a background in strategy, governance and social research. She has particular expertise in qualitative social research and ethnographic interviewing, bringing a sociocultural lens to each project she undertakes.

Prior to dandolo, Eleanor worked primarily in public sector consulting, including as part of The Boston Consulting Group’s public sector practice area and with Orima Research, and has held policy and research roles across the not-for-profit, university and government spheres.

Eleanor has experience across organisational reform, program evaluation, user experience and service innovation in a range of sectors, including education, health, disability, employment, finance, defence, tech and justice. Passionate about education and inclusion, she has volunteered her mentoring, analysis and editing skills to assist various charities. She also has skills in marketing, communications, sales and fundraising, adding a commercial nous to her work.

Influential work at dandolo:

• Evaluating a federally funded program to deliver on-country learning initiatives in Central Australian schools

• Completing a market scan of assistive technology and support for students with complex communication needs

• Supporting a leading education research organisation to review its plan for outcomes and impact measurement

• Reviewing the professional experience (practicum) offering of a leading Initial Teacher Education provider

• Conducting research on drivers of attrition and retention in the early childhood education and care workforce

• Evaluating a suite of assessment tools and resources to support teacher practice in literacy and numeracy

• Researching the education outcomes and interventions for vulnerable groups of Australian school students for a major philanthropic funder, to inform a second phase of work advising them of strategic investment opportunities to alleviate educational disadvantage

• Developing a model to strengthen and diversify the pipeline of potential political candidates in Australia

• Facilitating a cross-sector working group to design and deliver digital and technology skills training pathways

• Advising a national expert panel on ways to improve the practical placement experiences of teaching students

Eleanor graduated with First Class Honours in Sociology from the Australian National University, undertaking their Bachelor of Philosophy (Arts and Social Sciences) program and a Diploma of Languages.