Linden Fuller
Harrington St The Rocks,NSW
Summary
Experienced Assistant Project Officer with expertise in project management, strategic insight, and stakeholder engagement.
My focus on delivering targeted results, while upholding the highest standards of professionalism, positions me as a valuable asset in supporting successful initiatives within any team. Using a results-oriented approach, I have consistently demonstrated my ability to manage projects to completion.
Dedicated professional with strong attention to detail and excellent writing skills. Committed to delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget.
Experienced professional fostering collaboration and open communication to drive project success and ensure long-term sustainability. Builds supportive relationships with stakeholders and team members. Highly skilled in cross-team engagement.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Policy & Project Officer, Grade 5/6
Regional Development Trust, SMMS, DPIRD
Harrington St The Rocks, NSW
08.2022 - Current
- I support targeted grant funding through project and administrative tasks, adhere to policies and standards, and contribute to the Regional Development Trust team's success and innovative solutions.
- I completed the Risk Assessment Register for all programs offered using Protecht, identified risks associated with projects, and developed risk mitigation strategies.
- Create and maintain the organizational chart for the directorate, ensuring accurate positions, position numbers, and team adjustments throughout various Horizon realignments to support staff through change effectively.
- Staff feedback, that having an updated chart helped them through the change process.
- Developed and implemented project management plans to ensure successful delivery of projects.
- Contribute to team-based projects - research, source, analyze, and collate information for BLERF Completions, Media Opportunity Review, BLERF and BIRP Project Completion status, Program Chronologies, Directorate Newsletter, input into Grant Program RACI.
- Advise on Media Signage requests - check media requests from Project Officers (from Grantees), forward to Comms and Media, and ensure correct signage/media is displayed with each project, according to DRNSW and NEMA template and Funding Deed requirements.
- My project management experience enhances my ability to work professionally with stakeholders, demonstrated in collaborative team projects such as the Advisory Group Supporting Staff working in Recovery, where an action and support plan was created.
- Skilled in writing Standard Operating Procedures and contributing to team-based projects.
- Assistant Project Officer in Economic Recovery Programs, August 2022 to July 2024.
- Organized and facilitated project team meetings, workshops, and other events to review progress against objectives.
Administrative Support Officer
Economic Recovery Programs, Regional Programs & Partnerships, DRNSW
The Rocks
04.2022 - 08.2022
- Provided administrative support services to the Director of Economic Recovery to facilitate the operation of the directorate.
- Directorate support services included calendar booking, travel and accommodation, and acquitting expenditure.
- Prepare documentation and correspondence, such as emailing BLER, VRAF, and PSG meeting papers to members, and staff meetings for directorate.
- Compile accurate information, such as draft documents, for InfoHub Program summaries.
- Complete routine financial transactions and purchasing, such as distribution of laptops and peripherals, for new team members across the State.
- Organize directorate staff meetings, book accommodation and travel, preparing agendas, and presentations for monthly meetings.
- Maintain documents in Teams and CM records to comply with expectations, systems and processes.
Life Coach
Linden Fuller Life Coaching (retrained following redundancy from TAFE 2018)
Online business
07.2019 - 01.2022
- Transformation and Career Coach assisting clients to discover a stronger and more resilient version of themselves.
- When clients fully know their true purpose, using a values-driven approach, they can live a meaningful life.
- Completed Breakthrough Life Coach course, accredited by the International Coaching Federation.
- Certified Hogan Personality Assessor and Hogan 360 assessment.
- The life coaching business is on hold while working full-time in DPIRD.
- Developed and implemented individualized life coaching plans for clients.
- Guided on how to make decisions around career choices, relationships, and other life changes.
- Assisted clients with developing problem-solving skills to manage difficult situations.
- Conducted one-on-one sessions with clients to discuss progress toward goals and strategies for improvement.
- Encouraged self-reflection through journaling exercises and open dialogue about personal values and beliefs.
- Created actionable plans that empowered clients to take ownership of their lives.
Assistant Faculty Director
TAFE NSW SW-Sydney Institute
Macquarie Fields
01.2009 - 03.2018
- Led Electrotechnology, ICT, and Design programs to maximize cost-effective outcomes for all stakeholders.
- Built partnerships to achieve the Institute's strategic priorities.
- Strategic workforce planning initiative, including profile and services reviews.
- Manage large-scale Institute Projects, including value management studies and procurement of furniture and equipment for new learning spaces.
- Oversee projects for various teaching sections such as Information and Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Trades and Refrigeration, and Graphic Design and Multimedia.
- Determined new plant and equipment allocations across faculty teaching sections based on research and analysis, and institute priorities for funding.
- Supported teaching sections in learning, development, and compliance for ASQA and internal audits
- Analysis of KPIs, budgets and sections' commercial target performance
- Prepared briefs, business cases, reports such as recruitment, staff performance management documentation
- Wrote complaint and information responses for Institute Director and Ministerial requests for information.
Education
Life Coaching Accreditation -
Beautiful You Coaching Academy
01-2020
Diploma Training & Assessment -
TAFE NSW
01-2012
Master of Education -
University of Wollongong
01-2009
Graduate Diploma of Vocational Education -
University of Technology, Sydney
01-1992
Bachelor of Arts (Visual Communication) - Graphic Design
Sydney College of The Arts
01-1986
Skills
- MS Teams
- SmartyGrants
- FCM
- Content Manager (CM)
- InfoHub
- PageUp
- Adobe Acrobat
- MSProject
- SmartSheet
- MSOffice365
- Expense8 & Procurement
- Project Management
- Workflow Coordination
- Schedule Management
- Risk Assessment
- Meeting facilitation
- Reporting and documentation
Training
- Grants Administration
- NSW Government Procurement Foundations
- Code of Conduct
- Public Interest Disclosure
- Mandatory Training Programs
Accomplishments
- Streamline processes and process improvement Developed standard operating procedures aligned to recovery programs to streamline and improve processes, especially in information management, program closure, communications & media for projects.
- Secretariat for Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund - Project Steering Group Support by preparing agenda, actions, minutes, presentation, collate papers for distribution. Created & monitor Economic Directorate Mailbox specifically for directorate communications - internal & external.
- Research and analysis to inform InfoHub, BIRP and BLER Reviews of projects Research and investigate each project delivered, cross-referencing SmartyGrants data to management templates, showing project completion status, with clear analysis of blockage to completion, & media opportunities for 213 projects.
- Program Chronologies Cross-referenced and recorded MS Teams data to Content Manager (CM), creating Program Chronology including CM reference for each program delivered by Economic Recovery teams.
- Member of Staff Advisory Group Supporting Staff and working in Recovery In response to the RPP 2022 PMES survey: staff burnout, a small group was formed. I collaborated to develop and implement an Action Plan, which was presented by the Executive Director at a subsequent all-staff meeting, along with the Dashboard. The metrics measured included staff training, face-to-face meetings, case studies, new procedures, reviews, and client presentations. Review Action Plan - June 2024.
- Directorate representative on PaTHFinders before and during rollout of myWorkZone Presented updates, changes at directorate meetings, program delivery meetings with relevant updated information and tasks to be done by critical dates.
Capabilities
Effective organisational, problem solving and project management skills demonstrating customer relationship skills through collaboratively engaging with all levels of the team to complete tasks, such as Standard Operating Procedures.
Timeline
Assistant Policy & Project Officer, Grade 5/6
Regional Development Trust, SMMS, DPIRD
08.2022 - Current
Administrative Support Officer
Economic Recovery Programs, Regional Programs & Partnerships, DRNSW
04.2022 - 08.2022
Life Coach
Linden Fuller Life Coaching (retrained following redundancy from TAFE 2018)
07.2019 - 01.2022
Assistant Faculty Director
TAFE NSW SW-Sydney Institute
01.2009 - 03.2018
Life Coaching Accreditation -
Beautiful You Coaching Academy
Diploma Training & Assessment -
TAFE NSW
Master of Education -
University of Wollongong
Graduate Diploma of Vocational Education -
University of Technology, Sydney
Bachelor of Arts (Visual Communication) - Graphic Design
Sydney College of The Arts
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