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Lachie Moore

Canberra,ACT

Summary

APS5 Project Officer at the Australian Electoral Commission. Passionate about democracy, political science, and social policy. Experience in leading a team in high-pressure environments. Demonstrates a strong work ethic, and a high level of academic and research skills. Hard-working, passionate, and engaging individual. Excellent communication skills have been developed from volunteering and being in positions of leadership.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Co-chair, Young People Engagement Working group

Australian Electoral Commission
Canberra, ACT
06.2024 - Current
  • Co-established internal Working Group to improve AEC engagement with young electors.
  • Conducted EOI process to select board of 10 staff members for committee.
  • Developed comprehensive project plan for Working Group operations.
  • Coordinated internal and external forums to facilitate discussions on youth engagement.
  • Audited AEC internal policies and programs related to youth involvement in democracy.

Project Officer (APS5)

Australian Electoral Commission
Canberra, ACT
01.2024 - Current
  • Managed a team of 13 ongoing and Labour Hire AEC staff to process excepted postal vote applications. Delivered training sessions, daily meetings and managing workloads of staff members to ensure almost 10,000 postal vote applications were correctly processed
  • Developed training program to educate staff on the Postal Vote Application processing procedures. Worked to revise and uplift a complex set of procedures to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
  • Served as a member of the Reconciliation Action Working Group, providing advice on how to better acknowledge and adopt indigenous cultural practices within the AEC.
  • Assisted in completing risk assessments for the drafting of a Memorandum of Understanding between the AEC and Australia Post.

Graduate

Australian Electoral Commission
Canberra, ACT
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Presented key structural barriers affecting participation of Indigenous Australians in democracy, along with policy recommendations to enhance engagement.
  • Developed data analysis and policy writing skills by assisting in developing a senate briefing and drafting multiple policy papers.
  • Gained hands-on experience in election delivery by supporting metrics for Aston by-election and managing industrial elections.

Intern

ANIP (the Australian National Internship Program)
Canberra, Australia
09.2022 - 12.2022
  • Conducted extensive research on barriers affecting Indigenous Australian participation in federal elections, culminating in a 4,000-word report.
  • Engaged with various stakeholders throughout research process to gather insights and data.
  • Developed comprehensive understanding of socio-economic challenges in remote Northern Territory.
  • Participated in internship program with Federal Parliamentarian, gaining valuable legislative insights.

Intern

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Canberra, Australia
07.2022 - 08.2022
  • Executed data analysis as research officer intern, effectively summarizing complex population data conclusions.
  • Developed two comprehensive placemats to synthesize and explain Australian Census population measurement changes.

Education

Bachelor - Political Science

Australian National University
Australian Capital Territory
12.2022

Skills

  • Project management
  • Policy writing
  • Data analysis
  • Risk assessment
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Team leadership

Certification

ACT Working with Vulnerable People Card, 12/31/28

Accomplishments

  • CPActive Champion, Cerebral Palsy Alliance, 09/01/24, Completed 12-week long leadership and advocacy course, focusing on building capacity for policy advocacy and sharpening an understanding of the societal barriers facing people with a disability in Australia and workshopping policy-based solutions., Provided advice and input to the Cerebral Palsy Alliance’s policy advocacy projects, through its lived experience working group., Canberra, Australia
  • Taskforce Member, Tasmanian Youth Parliament 2024, 01/01/24, 07/01/24, As member of a small team, coordinated a week-long program for some of the brightest and most politically engaged high school students in Tasmania., Responsible for the welfare of students throughout the week, ensuring the logistics of catering, transport and accommodation were managed., Liaised with corporate and not-for-profit leaders, politicians and members of the Tasmanian parliamentary staff to ensure participants had the opportunity to meet a broad cross-section of community leaders., Hobart, Australia
  • Delegate on American Political Tour, 12/01/19, 01/01/20, Underwent lengthy application process to be selected as one of sixteen students from across Australia to partake in a political tour of the United States of America., Underwent numerous workshops, learning about the political history of the United States and its institutions., Critically engaging in activities and debates regarding the changing nature of democracy in the 21st Century., United States of America

References

Available upon request.

Timeline

Co-chair, Young People Engagement Working group

Australian Electoral Commission
06.2024 - Current

Project Officer (APS5)

Australian Electoral Commission
01.2024 - Current

Graduate

Australian Electoral Commission
01.2023 - 01.2024

Intern

ANIP (the Australian National Internship Program)
09.2022 - 12.2022

Intern

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
07.2022 - 08.2022

Bachelor - Political Science

Australian National University
Lachie Moore