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Dor Akech Achiek

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Head of Settlement Services at Settlement Services International
📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Dor Akech Achiek is the Head of Settlement Services at SSI and recently became Interim CEO at Western Sydney MRC. With a Masters from UNSW and over 15 years of experience, he provides strategic leadership for programs supporting refugees and multicultural communities, informed by his lived experience.

His personal journey is central to his work. Having fled South Sudan as a child and spent nine years in a refugee camp, he is a passionate advocate for refugee rights, dignity, and meaningful participation in their own resettlement process, often sharing his story to inspire change.

After arriving in Australia, he escaped the deadly combination of chronic malaria, yellow fever, and typhoid, a turning point that saved his life.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Head of Settlement Services
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Refugee Advocacy
His work is deeply rooted in his personal experience as a refugee from South Sudan, dedicating his professional life to advocating for displaced people.
Humanitarian Settlement
As Head of Settlement Services at SSI, he leads the strategic and operational delivery of programs supporting newcomers across Australia's eastern seaboard.
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Career

Work history

8-2021
Head of Settlement Services
Settlement Services International
9-2018 - 10-2021
Settlement Services Manager
Settlement Services International
5-2015 - 10-2018
Youth Projects Coordinator, Youth Collective
Settlement Services International
5-2011 - 4-2015
Team Leader - HSS
Settlement Services International
1-2016 - 1-2022
Co Chair
Youth and Adolescents in Emergencies (YAE Group)
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Education
2014 - 2015
Master's degree
UNSW
2011 - 2011
Diploma of Community Services Coordination
TAFE NSW
2006 - 2009
Bachelor of Arts - BA
UNSW
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