Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit School Operations
Job title Operations Advisor Designation Administrative Officer 6
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 17/11/2025
Salary $96,620 - $107,721 Location Darwin
Position number 40522 RTF Closing 05/10/2025
Contact officer Elise Walding, Senior Director on or
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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – Inclusion and diversity and Special measures
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment
process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the
merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures
plans, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
To provide high level information management, quality assurance, coordination, secretariat advice and support for the School
Operations unit including responsibility for the continual improvement of quality correspondence and high-level
documentation by providing assistance and guidance regarding the development, syntax, and style of all documentation.
Context statement
School Operations provides operational advice and services to government schools, tailored to their needs and focused on
supporting their improvement agenda. School Operations ensures the implementation of NT and Commonwealth
Government policies and department strategic priorities in NT Government schools. The position works within a small
collaborative team based in Darwin that supports all regions and contributes to the priorities and strategic direction of the
Department of Education and Training.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide high level editorial services including the preparation and coordination of briefs, reports, including profiles of all
NT Government schools, complex correspondence and responses to whole-of-government reporting in a timely manner.
2. Contribute to and promote the continuous improvement of quality correspondence including professional learning for
the division in line with established processes and guidelines.
3. Liaise effectively and professionally with internal staff at all levels within the department, as well as external stakeholders,
ensuring appropriate information access, management and use.
4. Manage information collation, analysis and reporting to ensure, accurate, and reliable program and performance activity
information.
5. Undertake project work and provide secretariat support across the division as required.
6. Other duties as delegated by line management.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated interpretive and analytical skills including exceptional demonstrated ability to quality assure written
documentation and reports and write clearly and accurately in plain language.
2. Ability to discern sensitive issues, maintain confidentiality, work under pressure, manage changing and competing tasks
and priorities within required timeframes while maintaining a high attention to detail and accuracy.
3. Demonstrated high level communication skills, political astuteness, tactfulness and the ability to manage issues of a
sensitive and confidential nature.
4. The ability to build and maintain effective networks both orally and including an ability to write for diverse audiences
comprising of a range of internal and external stakeholders from diverse cultures.
1. Knowledge of and ability to interpret relevant legislation, protocols, policies, procedures and systems.
2. Demonstrated ability to provide effective support and advice about established guidelines, procedures and protocols,
including style and syntax.
Further information
The successful applicant must hold a current Working with Children Clearance Notice (Ochre Card) or the ability to obtain.