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Declan Rafferty

Summary

Highly analytical, communicative, and collaborative professional with a proven track record of quickly adapting to new environments. Committed to contributing to team success and continuously developing professional skills. Known for bringing a positive attitude and strong commitment to continuous learning and personal growth.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Movement Support Team

350.org
01.2024 - 06.2024
  • Facilitated and led projects to prepare for the 2025 election
  • This included outreach sessions, onboarding potential volunteers, and delivering key outcomes to supervisors over a six-month period
  • Extensive communication with staff members and volunteers to ensure efficiency and effectiveness with the limited time, budget, resources, and people available to assist

Wilderness Guide

Ultimate Hikes
Queenstown, New Zealand
10.2023 - 04.2024
  • Emphasis on building trust and relationships with guests over a short timeframe to ensure client safety and enjoyment
  • Assisted individuals in overcoming both physical and mental barriers of limitations that occurred throughout
  • Management of a small team environment to ensure safe and effective decision making

Retail Assistant

Paddy Palin
Braddon, Australia
01.2022 - 01.2024
  • Hands on retail customer assistance, providing advice on hiking/mountaineering gear as well as places and routes for people to explore
  • Clear communication with other stores across Australia to ensure stock balance/fluidity
  • Taking care of and investing into customers that come into the store in a friendly manner

Night Bus Crew member

Night Patrol Canberra
Canberra, Australia
01.2023 - 12.2023
  • Supported planning and preparation for stops, ensuring adequate supplies of food, clothing, and warm drinks were available for distribution to impoverished and homeless individuals in the ACT
  • Communication with other crew members to ensure a full roster of volunteers is available for each shift
  • Engagement and communication with companions, this includes general chit-chat, assisting them with more formal requests for items such as swags or access and references to other external facilities

Team Member

Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • The role involved participation in weekly meetings and group collaboration to develop a direction for a research paper aimed at revising current Victorian Legislation on Drugs and Alcohol
  • This position saw me conduct various literature reviews on both Australia data and research as well as international based studies to draw on comparative analyses

Co-founder and Vice President

ANU Political Science Society
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • The Society aimed to build a community for ANU students interested in political science
  • My position involved me organising and conducting bi-weekly meetings with other executive members to brainstorm platforms for student engagement
  • Contact and engagement with academics to speak to students about potential pathways for students in political science research

Records Officer

Northern Territory Government
Darwin, Australia
05.2022 - 08.2022
  • Reviewed and restructured the internal mailing systems for several Government departments including Department of Education, Territory Families, housing, and communities, Industry, Tourism and Trade, Power and Water and Health
  • Ensured the functionality of the mailing systems and enabled clear communication between departments by writing concise procedural instructions
  • Required the use and proficiency in Government policy and software

Volunteer

MP Helen Haines Volunteer Program
01.2021 - 12.2021
  • Spent a week in the member of Indi office during the 2021/22 budget
  • Scribing for meetings and consultations with interest groups and members of the community

Labourer

Barlens Event Hire
Albury, Australia
01.2019 - 12.2021
  • Engaged in a very diverse work environment which instilled multifaceted forms of communication with teammates
  • Consistently met the needs for demanding hours and reliability for multi-day construction projects to be completed
  • Was responsible for logistical planning for out of town contracts, meeting the needs and specifications of clients, providing conflict resolution in difficult situations

Education

Bachelor of Political Science -

The Australian National University
Canberra, ACT
07-2023

Bachelor of International Security Studies -

The Australian National University
Canberra, ACT
07-2023

Victoria Certificate of Education (VCE) -

Catholic College Wodonga
01.2018

Skills

  • Research Skills
  • Policy Analysis
  • Verbal communication
  • Written communication
  • Administrative Skills
  • Initiative & Attention to detail
  • Team management
  • Data entry
  • Relationship building

Certification

  • Working with Vulnerable Peoples check, 01/01/23
  • Unrestricted driver's licence

Timeline

Movement Support Team

350.org
01.2024 - 06.2024

Wilderness Guide

Ultimate Hikes
10.2023 - 04.2024

Night Bus Crew member

Night Patrol Canberra
01.2023 - 12.2023

Records Officer

Northern Territory Government
05.2022 - 08.2022

Retail Assistant

Paddy Palin
01.2022 - 01.2024

Team Member

Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
01.2022 - 12.2022

Co-founder and Vice President

ANU Political Science Society
01.2021 - 12.2022

Volunteer

MP Helen Haines Volunteer Program
01.2021 - 12.2021

Labourer

Barlens Event Hire
01.2019 - 12.2021

Bachelor of Political Science -

The Australian National University

Bachelor of International Security Studies -

The Australian National University

Victoria Certificate of Education (VCE) -

Catholic College Wodonga

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