Amy Walsh

Local government | Governance | Strategy | Project management | Corporate planning | Communications | Engagement | Common sense

Lathlain, Western Australia, Australia

About

Attentive | Lively | Real Realising my full potential and helping solve problems by thinking differently, learning, working hard and always being myself.

Experience

  • Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety (LGIRS) ()
    • Acting General Manager Local Government Financial Policy and Statutory Approvals
      Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    • Acting Principal Strategy Officer - Local Government Statutory Approvals
      Mar 2026 - Jun 2026 · 4 mos

    • Acting General Manager Financial Policy & Statutory Approvals
      Nov 2025 - Feb 2026 · 4 mos

  • Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries ()
    • Director Projects & Coordination - Local Government
      Jan 2025 - Jun 2025 · 6 mos

    • Project Manager - Inspector Implementation Planning
      Jul 2024 - Feb 2025 · 8 mos

      Leading implementation planning for the Office of the Local Government Inspector.

    • Senior Project Officer - Local Government Reform
      Sep 2023 - Jul 2024 · 11 mos

  • Town of Victoria Park (8 yrs 7 mos)
    • Coordinator Governance and Strategy
      May 2022 - Aug 2022 · 4 mos

    • Corporate Strategy and Risk Advisor
      Jul 2021 - May 2022 · 11 mos

    • Project Coordinator - Strategic Community Plan
      Mar 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

      • 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.

  • New Zealand Ministry of Justice ()
    • Executive Assistant to Deputy Secretary Legal & Operational Services and Legal Services Commissioner
      Jun 2012 - Feb 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos

      • 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.

    • Team Executive Assistant, Public Law
      Apr 2012 - Jun 2012 · 3 mos

      • Developed the skill set to provide a highly efficient level of support.

    • Executive Assistant to Director Communication Services
      Jan 2012 - Mar 2012 · 3 mos

      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.

  • Receptionist at Desktop Imaging Ltd
    Feb 2007 - Apr 2008 · 1 yr 3 mos