Agency Department of Corporate and Digital Work unit Agency Business Systems – Human and Shared
Development Services
Job title Manager - Application Support Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 14/11/2026
Salary $132,408 - $147,919 Location Darwin
Position number 28281 RTF 347032 Closing 13/05/2026
Contact officer Trevor Kennedy, Director on 0499 825 *** or ***email_hidden***
About the agency https://dcdd.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=347032
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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
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Primary objective
The Manager Applications provides strategic leadership, specialist advice and operational management of the teams who are
responsible for the day to day management of client agencies information systems used across the NT and is responsible for
ensuring the range of critical information systems and associated system components operate smoothly and without interruption
to support agency needs.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide support and advice to the senior management team and contribute to the strategic direction in the provision of digital
application support services for current and emerging systems implemented within the NT.
2. Provide advice to, and liaise with, a range of stakeholders in relation to the system design and capability.
3. Constructively lead and effectively manage digital application support team/s, with focus on provision of timely and high quality
service provision to business units and relevant information system users.
4. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour;
5. Mentor, manage, monitor and co-ordinate individual staff and multiple teams workloads; identify where process improvements
and efficiencies can be achieved and implement accordingly.
6. Ensure adherence to relevant governance frameworks, and compliance with legislation and enforceable standards applicable in
the use of digital records
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrate broad, high-level leadership and resource management skills with proven experience in constructively leading,
managing and motivating a team in a high pressure and complex and changing environment.
2. Demonstrated well-developed critical thinking, analytical, research and interpretive skills and expertise, with demonstrated
capacity to evaluate associated benefits and develop strategies to mitigate/manage risks.
3. Proven effective time management skills and the ability to organise and prioritise workloads to ensure that deadlines are met
and the supply of information to management and business units is professional, timely and accurate.
4. Highly developed interpersonal, collaborative, negotiation and conflict resolution skills with the ability to influence and
communicate effectively with senior management, staff and people of diverse cultures.
5. High level written communication skills with proven ability to develop complex reports, submissions and documentation.
6. Knowledge of information privacy principles, and proven experience in discretion, tact and maturity to deal with confidential
and sensitive information and situations.
7. Demonstrated work ethic and attitude which emulates DCDD values of being professional, accountable, honest, respectful and
innovative.
Desirable
1. Degree level tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline, e.g., Information Communication Technology, business administration.
2. Relevant ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) qualification.
3. Relevant knowledge and experience in the disciplines of health, child protection, youth justice, housing services or education.
Further information
The recommend applicant will be required to undergo a criminal history check and have a Working with Children Clearance or
ability to obtain one prior to selection being confirmed. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it
is a relevant criminal history.