The State Manager is one of the department’s most influential and rewarding leadership roles. As State Manager, you will provide strategic leadership to the Northen Territory State Office, driving the delivery of the government’s employment and skills agenda through impactful, place-based solutions.
You will shape and implement labour market strategies that respond to local needs, oversee contract performance to ensure strong outcomes, and act as the department’s senior representative across Northern Territory. Working in close partnership with employers, state government agencies, local councils, nongovernment organisations and contracted employment providers, you will foster collaboration, build strong relationships and translate policy into meaningful outcomes for communities.
This role offers a unique opportunity to lead at scale, influence system-level change and make a tangible difference to Northern Territory’s workforce and economy.
Note an IFA will be offered as part of the State Manager's role.
The key duties of the position include:
As Northern Territory State Manager, you will play a pivotal leadership role by:
* Leading the Northern Territory State Office to success, providing strategic direction and operational oversight to deliver business objectives. This includes stewarding budgets, building and developing high performing teams, and fostering a culture of accountability, growth and capability.
* Driving the delivery of employment and skills programs across Northern Territory, overseeing initiatives and immediate priorities to ensure they are responsive, effective and aligned with government objectives and local labour market needs.
* Acting as the department’s senior representative in Northern Territory, engaging at a high level with government agencies, non government organisations and contracted providers to influence outcomes, strengthen partnerships and advance shared priorities.
* Building and sustaining trusted relationships with a broad network of internal and external stakeholders, identifying shared agendas and working collaboratively to deliver better outcomes for communities, employers and jobseekers.
* Championing collaboration across programs and agencies, actively connecting people and ideas, brokering practical solutions and driving continuous improvement with a strong focus on the end user.
* Leading the site coordinator model and pastoral care arrangements for DEWR staff in Northern Territory, ensuring a supportive, inclusive and connected workplace that enables people to perform at their best.
Eligibility
Please note, under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the APS unless the Agency delegate has agreed, in writing.
This is a designated security assessed position. The successful candidate will have the ability to obtain and maintain a Negative Level 1 security clearance.
This selection process may be used to establish a merit pool. The pool might be accessed to fill ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies for similar roles in the Department over the next 18 months.
Getting to know the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)
We are the department that helps job seeking Australians find safe, secure, and well-paid work while we ourselves strive to be a model employer. We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or retraining to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities. Secure jobs are vital—driving future economic growth and providing people with the certainty. We focus on connecting Australians who are starting, advancing or changing their career with the relevant skills, knowledge and experience to gain or regain employment. Our work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. It is our unique purpose to help people realise their potential and we want you to be part of it. Underpinning our important work is our focus on culture. We recognise that how we do things is equally important as what we achieve. Our workplace is one where different perspective are encouraged, people feel a sense of belonging and draw on the expertise of their peers. Our people demonstrate the APS Values, which includes being open, thoughtful, curious and candid. We also value employee wellbeing and developing leadership through investment in capability.