Lathlain, Western Australia, Australia
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Leading implementation planning for the Office of the Local Government Inspector.
• Evaluated the previous major review to provide recommendations and a plan to build and improve the process. • Planned the project to ensure its successful delivery in line with expectations around quality, time and budget. • Coordinated a team of five subject-matter experts to deliver the major review of the Strategic Community Plan, including community engagement, communications, event organisation, data analysis and strategy development.
• Improved the tracking of all official correspondence received by the Deputy Secretary’s office to ensure that accountability was identified early and provided a single point of contact. This resulted in greater visibility of correspondence received, deadlines to work towards, and appropriate sign-off being obtained. • Identified and implemented improvements that could be gained through consistent and up-to-date information provided on the Legal and Operational Services intranet site while maintaining a user-friendly structure. • Contributed towards an increase in staff engagement through the organisation of monthly events for staff.
• Developed the skill set to provide a highly efficient level of support.
This role was an interim placement to ensure that services provided by the Communications Assistant were available to other staff when the new structure was implemented. Although the role had the title Executive Assistant, the nature of the role differed from that of a typical Executive Assistant position. • Supported the Communications Services team to ensure a smooth transition into the new structure. o Assisted with recruitment. o Set up and maintained GroupWise email distribution lists. o Maintained the Ministry intranet site to reflect the new structure and services. o Relocated and setup new and current staff affected by the new structure.