Paris Talty

Key Responsibilities

• Advise divisions within the Department on urgent, politically and socially sensitive issues.
• Prepare and coordinate ministerial correspondence, briefing notes, Parliamentary questions, and event packages.
• Review and edit written material across the Department to ensure clarity, cross-portfolio consistency.
• Manage the documentation for strategic meetings, including preparation of agendas, briefings, and tracking of decision-making outcomes.

Key Achievements

• Acted as the Departmental Liaison Officer in the Office of the Hon Penny Sharpe MLC, providing high level secretarial and administrative support to the Minister and Minister’s Office staff.
• Successfully managed a letter writing campaign with over 100 pieces of correspondence, delivering a timely, informative response to all stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-level administrative support to the Director and nine senior managers, including diary management, coordination of ministerial documents, and responding to time-sensitive tasks.
• Coordinated monthly Branch Management Team meetings, including the agenda, presentation collation, venue logistics, and minute-taking.
• Maintain accurate records and databases in line with organisational compliance requirements.

Key Achievements

• Served as Independent Assessor on a Field Officer recruitment panel, contributing to candidate selection, interviews, and assessment of the work task.
• Represented the National Parks and Wildlife Service as part of the workforce team at the Global Nature Positive Summit.

Key Responsibilities

• Led engaging guided tours and interactive activities for school excursions across multiple National Park locations, promoting conservation and environmental awareness.
• Facilitated Corporate Volunteer Programs involving team-building activities, bush regeneration, and park tours for adult participants.

Key Achievements

• Assisted in the creation of visual educational materials tailored to specific programs.
• Researched historical and cultural information to provide accurate background during tours.

Key Responsibilities

• Provided administrative support and customer service to domestic and international students.
• Liaised with international stakeholders to support the coordination and delivery of global student mobility programs.
• Assisted the Communications Officer with social media content creation, website updates, and event coordination.

Key Achievements

• Led the development and delivery of lecture presentations across the University to increase student engagement with overseas mobility programs.
• Developed and implemented a task delegation system to manage the workload of the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivered engaging presentations and programs that communicated complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences.
• Provided a high level of customer service in a fast-paced, public-facing environment.
• Lead a team in the coordination of school excursions for groups of over 200 students.

Key Achievements

• Confidently performed shows to audiences of over 100 people of all ages.
• Appointed as a shift supervisor in recognition of strong leadership and operational knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

• Operation of reception, café, and Science Shop, delivering quality customer service.
• Managed weekly bookings for school excursions, holiday workshops, birthday parties, and corporate events.
• Assisted the Administrative Officer in weekly cash and eftpos handling procedures.

Key Achievements

• Designed and implemented a standard operating procedure for processing stock into the POS system.
• Assistant to the Marketing and Events Coordinator in planning and delivery of events including planetarium nights and school holiday programs.