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Joanne Stig

Program Officer
PORT MACQUARIE,NSW

Summary

Accomplished Program Officer, adept in stakeholder partnership development and strategic planning. Assisted in the successful co-ordination of training for the most recent Services Australia recruitment of over 5000 staff. Excellent interpersonal communication skills, excelling in fostering team collaboration and engagement. Demonstrated ability of analyzing data to identify trends and develop strategies to improve efficiency. Strong work ethic and excellent time management skills with proven ability to be agile and pivot work focus's in response to constantly changing priorities in a dynamic and fast paced working environment

Work History

Program Officer

Services Australia
08.2022 - Current
  • Assists with co-ordination of large scale training and deployments
  • Collaborates with stakeholders to design and implement innovative business improvements to internal processes
  • Provides guidance and support to team members, fostering a collaborative work environment that encourages professional growth
  • Maintains detailed documentation, creating an accessible knowledge base for future reference
  • Contributes to organizational capacity building by sharing best practices and lessons learned with colleagues and stakeholders
  • Facilitates stakeholder engagement sessions, incorporating valuable feedback into program development processes
  • Maintains database systems to track and analyze operational data
  • Continually striving for optimisation and streamlining of the customer experience by delivering superior services and effectively troubleshooting issues
  • Provides reporting for forecast analysis and ad-hoc reporting in support of decision-making
  • Helps meet changing demands by recommending improvements to business systems or procedures.

Project Officer

Services Australia
08.2022 - 05.2023
  • Supported the implementation of operational, policy, procedural and customer service initiatives as they relate to service delivery programs and related change initiatives under the guidance of senior staff.
  • Prepared a range of written material including business cases, business requirements, reports, executive briefs and corporate documentation.
  • Undertook research and analysis and supported the preparation of reports on relevant program activities and/or project milestones.
  • Worked in collaboration with stakeholders and cultivated positive working relationships
  • Identified potential business needs to recommend improvements for consideration by senior staff and provide analysis, verification and validation on the recommended improvements
  • Provided advice, procedural guidance and administrative support to staff when required
  • Drafted various documents including showcase presentations, executive briefs, project schedules, bi-monthly branch meeting agendas, executive level meeting agendas and presentations, bi-monthly branch newsletter and word documents for senior staff to review
  • Commenced building strong stakeholder relationships to support the delivery of projects
  • Conducted research and risk assessment analysis for current team projects
  • Assisted with preparation of reports for the research and analysis activities
  • Participated in ideation sessions with various stakeholders for project research
  • Chaired Bi-Monthly Branch meetings.

UAT/BVT/SME Tester for TAP Project Team

Services Australia
02.2021 - 07.2022
  • Worked with stakeholders to develop new Operational Blueprints for the newly introduced Tertiary Access Payment (TAP) claims and reviews
  • Worked with stakeholders by recognising and reporting system problems with the processing of TAP claims and reviews
  • Provided feedback on the new TAP Policy Manual for the TAP project
  • Assisted with Quality Management Application (QMA) testing for TAP work items including providing feedback and suggestions on the QMA configurations that are required
  • Assisted with test writing for the TAP project
  • The sole SME to commence the TAP review testing
  • Assisted with training material preparation including VODs
  • Conducted training to Service Officer's commencing in TAP processing.

Service Officer Student Services

Services Australia
04.2015 - 07.2022
  • General customer call enquiries for Student Services, Urgent Payments and Customer Relations Unit
  • Assess student new claims, including complex and multifaceted scenarios
  • Manage my work and make timely decisions to meet business outcomes and timeliness standards
  • Technical Peer Support Officer, Quality Checker, Quality Management Officer, Subject Matter Expert
  • Complete explanation of decisions and appeals
  • Use appropriate and endorsed resources to assist customers, myself and support my colleagues to research legislation and policy to make correct determinations
  • Discuss and encourage customers to self-manage using digital services to provide and update information
  • Supported Service Officers to increase and develop their knowledge and skills
  • Provided written communication to support advice given, including relevant resource links for future reference
  • Maintained and updated own knowledge of new initiatives, existing programs and legislative changes
  • Provided feedback and input to Operational Blueprint stakeholders for identified areas requiring updating
  • Delivered training and floorwalking support when required.

Education

No Degree - Business

TAFE NSW
04.2001 -

Skills

Strategic planning

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Timeline

Program Officer

Services Australia
08.2022 - Current

Project Officer

Services Australia
08.2022 - 05.2023

UAT/BVT/SME Tester for TAP Project Team

Services Australia
02.2021 - 07.2022

Service Officer Student Services

Services Australia
04.2015 - 07.2022

No Degree - Business

TAFE NSW
04.2001 -
Joanne StigProgram Officer