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My Employment As Project Officer And Executive Assistant With Tafe Queensland

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During the initial stages of my employment as Project Officer and Executive Assistant with TAFE Queensland, I helped oversee a mass restructure which involved 9 previously independent TAFE divisions merge into one entity. In my first week, the Director required me to prepare an urgent ministerial brief, which needed input and approval by five senior executives and submission to the Minister’s office within three days. The information required for the brief was detailed, so it was crucial that I researched the organisational structure, governance and project details. I carried out this research via an intranet search, speaking to project colleagues and contacting the executives’ assistants (each was phoned for guidance on the most convenient way to obtain information from the executive). I determined that the fastest way to collect the information was to send an email to each executive, and their secretary, with a template to fill in and then have a return reminder of 10:00am attached for the next business day. At the time, I was also assisting in the development of various project strategies which required a high volume of meetings and time away from the office. Whilst out of the office, I used the department’s iPad to monitor emails and was available around the clock via instant messaging. After receiving all the information, I collated it and wrote ‘track changes enabled’ in the document. I then returned the 1st draft to each executive and secretary for their review and

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