Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Office of Regional Executive Director
Job title Executive Officer Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $132,408 - $147,919 Location Alice Springs
Position number 24686 RTF 350040 Closing 23/06/2026
Contact officer Rebecca Schultz at [email protected]
About the agency https://health.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=350040
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 high-level and timely expert advice, executive and administrative support to the Regional Executive Director Central Australia
Region, NT Health.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Facilitate management of and provide expert advice and support on emergent and diverse issues, organisational complexity, policy
and administrative processes as appropriate.
2. Provide high-level administrative and secretariat support to Steering Committees, Sub-Committees and working groups.
3. Act as a first point of contact for advice and issues management for the Office of Regional Executive Director, CA Region.
4. Provide high-level research, analysis and strategic advice to the Regional Executive Director, Central Australia Region.
5. Prepare a range of communications, letters, memos, reports, briefings, business cases, correspondence, recommendation in
conjunction with General Managers, Directors and other managers in the Central Australia Region and NT Health.
6. Develop and maintain strong working relationships and collaborative partnerships with a range of stakeholders and provide advice and
support to achieve outcomes through high level communication with agency divisions, Government agencies and external
stakeholders.
7. Oversee, coordinate and support administrative staff in the Office of the Regional Executive Director, Central Australia Region.
8. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken to
ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
9. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Extensive experience in providing high-level secretarial and executive support services and advice, including the ability to identify
issues, solutions and continuous improvement opportunities that deliver on corporate and strategic objectives.
2. Demonstrated leadership and communication skills to effectively engage with key stakeholders at all levels, including proven ability to
influence and negotiate successful outcomes across a range of audiences.
3. Proven extensive organisational and management skills to manage multiple and competing priorities within critical
timeframes/deadlines, within a busy and complex work environment.
4. Highly developed written communication and report writing skills, including the ability to analyse, prepare and edit a wide range of
correspondence and reports with a high level of attention to detail.
5. Demonstrated high degree of judgement and the ability to understand the broader operating environment and deal appropriately with
matters of a highly sensitive or political nature.
6. Proven high-level initiative and motivation, ability to work autonomously, exercise discretion, maintain confidentiality, problem solve
and make appropriate decisions at the delegated level of responsibility.
Desirable
1. Experience in providing executive level support in a Health system environment.
2. Experience in writing/drafting high-level reports and communications, or ability to develop quickly.
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.
