Job Satisfaction at ACT Government

As a graduate officer I am given a variety of tasks at a variety of levels. The work is inconsistent (with ebbs and flows of work) and does not match my interest areas. In 2 of my 3 rotations, I was included where people considered it necessary for for the work I do, although not included as a team member. It was very clear I was a graduate and temporary. The other rotation treated me as a team member and I felt no difference in my level of employment. I was included in everything and considered as a true team member. I am not sure which is the way it is supposed to be, although the latter was where I felt valued.

Graduate work can be slow one day and very fast paced the next.

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Day to day responsibilities involve: regular project and contract management document drafting regular meetings regular email communication regular phone calls

Project management, communications, design, copywriting, brief writing, presenting, minuting / running meetings, collaborating with other directorates, co-designing solutions. Some really high-level policy, but also some work really connected to the community and delivery. I think graduates are sometimes underestimated and I could be given more work / responsibility.

In the Office of Nature Conservation (EPSDD), I am tasked with creating dashboards on ArcGIS as well as collating citizen science survey data and writing reports. I also engage with volunteers and organisations regarding organising of citizen science projects and how to conduct surveys. 9.5/10 In MPC (Light Rail - Technical Team), I was taking meeting minutes, collating relevant scope performance requirements, and updating the scope change register. 2/10 In MPC (Infrastructure Delivery Partners), I was assisting with review key EIS documentation for the MRF and FOGO projects and helping fill out key procurement documentation. 3/10

Communications officer working on internal communications tasks and projects.

I have had varying roles with quick stints in each. Too short to comment deeply here. I have enjoyed the work. This remains to be seen as I settle down permanently.

Role: Assisting supervisor and colleagues in their procurements. Day-to-day responsibilities: Monitoring emails, shadowing meetings, completing assigned work

Graduate engineer, tender assessment, project management, and contract management.

My role as the graduate assistant, I spend good amount of time learning appropriate procurement legislations, policy and governance. I also had to take several online trainings related to procurement processes. My day-to-day role is to assist team in the creation of high-quality procurement documentation, record management and administration tasks. My current rotation also helped me learn and understand the end-to-end life cycle and process of a Procurement.

Stakeholder engagement, social media management, writing articles and taking and editing photos and videos.

policy and analytical work, secretariat duties, ministerial/director briefing, budget

My rotations have not been aligned with my interests, and have not been related to the graduate stream I was originally offered.

I am working as Assistant in Finance Partners. My daily responsibilities are: doing the transaction listings, salary breakup reports and overrides, doing EOM accrual journals, assisting in the comensura invoicing using P2P. Involved in the ACT digital program for the forecasting projects. Maintaining the SNOW queue. Involved in the graduate meeting and projects.

I am a graduate student who has completed a variety of work. I have worked on data gathering for the statement of environment report, I have created SOPs, written minutes, participated in meetings, I am also currently working on the scoping/research to help inform the new ZEV strategy.