Job description
Agency Department of Corporate and Digital Work unit Workforce Operations and Partnerships
Development
Job title Senior Officer – Structure Alignment Services Designation Administrative Officer 6
and Job Evaluation System Team
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 09/07/2027
Salary $99,519 - $110,953 Location Alice Springs, Darwin, Katherine, Tennant
Creek
Position number 14804 RTF 348647 Closing 04/06/2026
Contact officer Sara Ulrich, Senior Manager on 08 8999 6411 or [email protected]
About the agency https://dcdd.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=348647
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity
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.
Primary objective
Provide high level, client-focussed generalist and specialised Structure Alignment Services and Job Evaluation System (JES) advice
and support to NTPS agencies and employees.
Context statement
Workforce Services are delivered to client agencies under a centralised services model across a geographically and culturally diverse
environment. The role provides specialist support across all aspects of structure alignment services including large scale
organisational structure reviews and position, occupancy and reporting line management.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Work closely with the senior officers to provide a responsive high quality advisory service and end to end support to assist
client agencies in managing their organisational structure and establishments including JES advice and support.
2. Work collaboratively with client agency staff to ensure compliance with NTPS and agency policies, standards, practices,
delegations.
3. Participate and lead human resources (HR) projects to review, develop, and implement policies, procedures, standards, systems,
and processes to support effective and consistent workforce services delivery.
4. Research, collate and analyse information from a variety of sources to prepare correspondence and provide high quality,
effective and timely workforce relations responses and advice.
5. Build and maintain key relationships and work closely with team members to exchange information, resolve issues, provide
leadership, mentoring, support and training to foster a collaborative, effective environment.
6. Actively support officers and the Director with the effective operation of Structure Alignment and JES Services.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated experience and contemporary knowledge of structure alignments and JES processes including experience
managing review and restructure matters.
2. High level communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills with the ability to establish collaborative relationships at all
levels and across diverse cultures to positively influence HR and workforce practices.
3. Demonstrated planning, problem solving and organisational skills, including effective management of multiple high priority tasks
to meet conflicting deadlines.
4. Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply employment legislation, policies and contemporary HR management practices
across a range of diverse areas.
5. Well developed communication and written skills with a demonstrated ability to research and analyse information for preparing
a range of high-level correspondence and documents.
6. Demonstrated leadership skills to effectively supervise, guide, train and mentor team members.
7. Demonstrated work ethic and attitude which emulates DCDD values of Commitment to Service, Innovation, Ethical Practice,
Accountability, Impartiality, Diversity and Respect.
Desirable
1. Good working knowledge of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993, NTPS recruitment and selection processes
or similar and HR Management systems.
2. Relevant tertiary qualifications in HR or a related field.
Further information
The recommended applicant will be required to undergo a criminal history check prior to selection being confirmed. A criminal
history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.
