Job description
Agency Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet Work unit Cabinet Office and Secretariat Services
Job title Ministerial Liaison Officer Designation Administrative Officer 4
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 30/06/2026
Salary $75,091 - $85,611 Location Darwin
Position number 22262 RTF Closing 12/10/2025
Contact officer Briana Low 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 recruitment plans
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
Provide a high-quality and confidential ministerial liaison service to the Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet (CM&C) and
its Ministers and assist in meeting the agency's whole-of-government coordination and reporting obligations.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Receive, record and process ministerial and Cabinet correspondence between CM&C and its Ministers in a timely and accurate
manner.
2. Assist in meeting CM&C's executive reporting obligations by coordinating and maintaining records on the Statutory Boards and
Committees database, as well as managing CM&C's ministerial correspondence records system and providing regular reports
to the CM&C Executive on due and overdue ministerial correspondence.
1. Assist in finalising CM&C's ministerial correspondence to a high standard of presentation, checking grammar, spelling,
adherence to appropriate standards and formatting requirements.
1. Provide advice and assistance to CM&C's officers in relation to Ministerial correspondence and related documents and
processes.
1. Provide a high quality, effective and timely liaison service between CM&C and the Ministers' offices and other NT Government
agencies and maintain strong working relationships.
1. Assist in coordinating the timely provision of CM&C comments on draft Cabinet Submissions received from NT Government
agencies, maintaining associated records.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Knowledge of ministerial correspondence and executive government (i.e. Cabinet and parliamentary) requirements, processes
and procedures within a government setting, or ability to quickly obtain.
2. A good standard of written and oral communication skills, including good proofreading abilities, alongside a high standard of
word processing skills (with attention to accuracy, formatting and document presentation) and experience in data entry and
database management.
1. Organisational and administrative skills of a high order, with good attention to detail and ability to deal appropriately with
confidential and sensitive issues and documents.
1. Demonstrated ability to work in a busy Executive environment, with initiative and limited supervision as part of a small team to
effectively manage a range of tasks with changing priorities.
1. Ability to relate to staff at all levels, including interacting effectively with people from different cultures.
Desirable
1. Ability to work extended hours when necessary.
Further information
A criminal history check may be required