Job description
Agency Department of Corporate and Digital Development Work unit Workforce Development
Job title Director Workforce Development - Early Careers Designation Senior Administrative Officer 2
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 25/01/2027
Salary $148,302 - $161,638 Location Darwin
Position number 18290 RTF Closing 05/02/2026
Contact officer Sarah Temple, Senior Director Workforce Development on or
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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 strategic leadership and operational oversight to a dedicated team of Human Resource professionals delivering innovative
workforce development strategies, solutions and services to the Northern Territory Public Sector (NTPS).
Context statement
Workforce Development partners with NTPS agencies to create and implement enterprise workforce development solutions and
services, across a range of workforce disciplines and strategic priorities. The Early Careers team manages enterprise early careers
programs that support agencies to develop talent pipelines through entry level career pathways.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight to a large early careers team to develop, deliver, evaluate, and improve
enterprise programs, strategies, and services with a focus on customer experience.
1. Build and sustain collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders including at the executive level, to ensure
high quality, solutions focused service delivery supporting strategic workforce priorities.
3. Provide strategic advice and drive delivery of enterprise-wide Early Careers strategies.
4. Ensure appropriate governance is implemented and applied across the Early Careers enterprise programs.
1. Prepare, coordinate or contribute specialist input into the preparation of high-level briefs, business cases, memos, business
plans, project plans, scoping papers, ministerial briefs and cabinet submissions.
6. Support project leads with implementation, consultation and delivery of new enterprise programs.
1. Management of routine reporting requirements and manage the Early Careers branch budget.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated experience initiating and delivering workforce development initiatives across the full range of workforce
development disciplines, preferably in a complex, multi-layered or enterprise service working environment.
1. Proven leadership and organisational resource management skills, including the ability to develop, lead, and encourage high
performing teams of staff to achieve outcomes through significant change and reform.
3. Well established planning, problem solving and organisational skills, including the ability to effectively manage a high workload
with constantly changing priorities.
4. A strong understanding of and ability to be agile, drive continuous improvement and manage organisational change.
1. Proven ability to work at a strategic/senior level including experience in project, budget, and contract management.
2. A strong client-centric approach to service delivery, with experience building collaborative relationships, effectively advocating
and managing expectations, and ensuring stakeholders remain informed and engaged.
1. Demonstrated work ethic and attitude with emulates DCDD values of being professional, accountable, honest, respectful and
innovative.
Desirable
1. Relevant qualifications in human resource management, change management and organisational development, business
management or other relevant fields.
Further information
1. The successful applicant may be required to undergo a criminal history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant
from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.
1. The work unit values and supports available flexible working arrangements where operationally practical.