Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Rural Generalist Coordination Unit
Job title Manager Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1
Job type Full time Duration Fixed from 02/02/2026 for 12 months
Salary $128,551 - $143,611 Location Darwin
Position number 46122 RTF Closing 05/01/2026
Contact Officer Renee Henwood 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 comprehensive executive business support to the Director of the Rural Generalist Coordination Unit (RGCU). Develop and deliver
workforce initiatives and projects designed to drive and achieve the objectives of the NT Rural Generalist Program (NTRGP) whilst
managing the operational requirements of the branch and contributing to strategic planning.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Aligned with the National Rural Health Strategy and NT Health strategy, policies and procedures, contribute to the management and
implementation of the NTRGP.
2. Manage consultation and engagement processes for internal and external stakeholders including NT Health, State and Commonwealth
Government agencies, community health services and education providers.
1. Drive the delivery of program activities prescribed by Commonwealth grants including governance, data collection and analysis, case
management, policy development, workforce planning, collaboration and communication.
4. Manage Commonwealth funded programs, including the associated communication, budget and reporting requirements.
5. Prepare complex briefings, executive correspondence and other written material to a high standard.
1. Undertake project planning and risk management activities to support the achievement of RGCU branch priorities, with a particular
focus on continuous improvement, effective communication, engagement and delivery of the NTRGP.
1. Contribute to innovative strategic planning in health workforce reform activities that have Territory wide implications.
2. Lead and manage a team, monitoring operational pressures, team capacity and adjust resources, workloads and priorities to achieve
outcomes and drive continuous improvement of the NTRGP.
1. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in
order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
10. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated experience in providing high level executive services and support at an executive level, including the ability to identify
solutions and drive processes to meet corporate and strategic objectives.
2. Proven organisational and interpersonal skills to manage a team and competing priorities within critical time frames whilst maintaining
a high quality of work, within a busy and complex work environment.
3. Experience leading and managing projects relating to complex health workforce issues to achieve organisation wide outcomes with
relevant experience in Project Management and sound understanding of methodology.
1. Highly developed interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to engage, negotiate, influence and problem
solve at a high level with expertise in the preparation of reports and briefings of a substantial and complex nature.
1. Demonstrated high-level ability to effectively liaise, engage, co-ordinate across the organisation and negotiate with a range of
government, industry and community stakeholders regarding the development of substantial workforce initiatives.
6. Highly developed work organisation skills with ability to balance priorities to meet critical deadlines.
7. Proven capacity to work in multidisciplinary environments and interact with people from diverse cultures.
Desirable
1. Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline to the position.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and
criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For
immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or
body substances), check with contact person for requirements.