Nathan Bennetts
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
EL1 Deputy Director Cabinet
Joint Capabilities Group, Department of Defence
Ministerial Liaison officer APS 6
Ministerial & Executive Coordination & Communication (MECC)
02.2021
- Processing and coordinating PDMS documents from the Department to the Minister’s offices (MO)
- Quality checking records, packaging documents for the courier run to the MO
- Stakeholder engagement with the Department and the Ministers’ offices.
Assistant Director EL1
Joint Capability Group
09.2021 - Current
- Manage the development and preparation of cabinet, ministerial, parliamentary, media, Freedom of Information, reporting and committee documentation
- Prepare very complex and sensitive ministerial and parliamentary correspondence, briefs and submissions
- Operate within legislation, policies, strategies and business or team plans to achieve ministerial and parliamentary outcomes
- Explain very complex information and consider the ramification of issues on the impact and implications of ministerial and parliamentary business to the work area and more broadly Defence and whole-of-government
- Influence and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Negotiate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve agreed outcomes
- Analyse and assess submissions to ensure compliance with Ministerial and Parliamentary requirements and broader Defence policies
- Assess the future and considers longer-term implications of work to recommend courses of action in line with Defence's strategic plan
- Provide clear direction and advice to stakeholders on ministerial and parliamentary requirements
A/Assistant Director EL1
Ministerial & Executive Coordination & Communication (MECC)
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Processing and coordinating PDMS documents to and from the line areas to the Secretary, Chief of the Defence Force, Vice Chief of the Defence Force and Associate Secretary (Top 4)
- Provide guidance and support to the Top 4 offices
- Provide daily briefing packs to the Top 4 offices
- Stakeholder engagement with line-areas, executives and the Top 4 offices.
Executive Support Officer APS 5
Executive Support Unit
08.2020 - 02.2021
- Processing and coordinating PDMS documents to and from the line areas to the Secretary, Chief of the Defence Force, Vice Chief of the Defence Force and Associate Secretary (Top 4)
- Provide guidance and support to the Top 4 offices
- Provide daily briefing packs to the Top 4 offices.
PDMS Technical Support Officer APS 5
Ministerial & Executive Coordination & Communication
05.2020 - 08.2020
- Manage PDMS as a Local/Business Administrator ensuring that PDMS is configured correctly to support all ministerial and parliamentary business processes, including updating the PDMS configuration, templates, reference data and user account details in PDMS Production, Pre-Production and Training environments on both DPN and DSN
- Manage and provide service desk support to all departmental staff for PDMS, resolving both basic and complex issues and provide subject matter expert advice for all ministerial and parliamentary business processes
- Currently creating a PDMS eLearning module and training participant guide for the whole of Defence.
Ministerial Support Officer APS 4
Ministerial Support Unit
09.2019 - 05.2020
Parliamentary Liaison Officer APS 4
Parliamentary Liaison Services
07.2018 - 09.2019
Education Qualifications
- Certificate 2 in Security Operations (CCP20212)
- First Aid Certificate (2021-2022)
- RSA Certificate (2021-2022)
- TERTIARY EDUCATION, NARRABUNDAH (COMPLETED 10/2013)
Security Clearance
Negative Vetting 1
Personal Information
Title: EL1 Deputy Director Cabinet, Joint Capabilities Group, Department of Defence
Timeline
Assistant Director EL1
Joint Capability Group
09.2021 - Current
A/Assistant Director EL1
Ministerial & Executive Coordination & Communication (MECC)
06.2021 - 08.2021
Ministerial Liaison officer APS 6
Ministerial & Executive Coordination & Communication (MECC)
02.2021
Executive Support Officer APS 5
Executive Support Unit
08.2020 - 02.2021
PDMS Technical Support Officer APS 5
Ministerial & Executive Coordination & Communication
05.2020 - 08.2020
Ministerial Support Officer APS 4
Ministerial Support Unit
09.2019 - 05.2020
Parliamentary Liaison Officer APS 4
Parliamentary Liaison Services
07.2018 - 09.2019
EL1 Deputy Director Cabinet
Joint Capabilities Group, Department of Defence
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