Job description
Agency Department of Corporate and Digital Work unit Workforce Operations and Partnerships
Development
Job title Employment Actions Officer Designation Administrative Officer 4
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 30/07/2027
Salary $77,344 - $88,179 Location Darwin
Position number 21208 RTF 353136 Closing 12/08/2026
Contact officer Annalee Williams, Manager on 08 8943 6167 or [email protected]
About the agency https://dcdd.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=353136
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 quality and efficient services relating to employment administration for client agencies with a variety of awards,
industrial agreements, and employment legislation.
Context Statement
Workforce Services are delivered to client agencies under a centralised services model across a geographically and culturally
diverse environment. The Workforce Operations and Partnership team provides WS business partners, end to end recruitment
and specialised recruitment services and general HR support to client agencies. This role is based within the Employment Actions
team and provides a shared service for Whole of Government operational services relating to employee commencements,
transfers, contract extensions and associated employment activities.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Action tasks associated with employment activities of client agencies ensuring quality service delivery.
2. Calculate and process salary and allowances as part of employee on-boarding.
3. Provide accurate and timely advice to internal and external clients on a range of employment processes.
4. Action Requests to Fill (RTFs) received via eRecruit relating to recruitment actions such as contract extensions, actions
involving promotions or transfers, etc.
5. Prepare correspondence utilising HR Systems, ensuring clients are kept promptly and accurately informed.
6. Contribute to the operations and working dynamics of a team of employment staff ensuring the provision of high-quality
employment to services to clients.
7. Contribute to the development and implementation of continuous improvement programs, ensuring best practice in
employment services.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated experience successfully delivering high quality recruitment and selection services, and an ability to interpret
and apply employment legislation for on-boarding and contract generation.
2. Good working knowledge of Microsoft suite and computerised human resource and information/records management
systems, with good attention to detail and ability to deal with sensitive matters with confidentiality, empathy and integrity.
3. Sound interpersonal skills and communication skills to build and sustain positive customer focused working relationships and
communicate effectively with diverse client agency stakeholders and employees.
4. Good organisational and time management skills including the ability to work effectively under pressure both independently
and in a team environment to meet required timeframes.
5. Demonstrated work ethic and attitude which emulates DCDD values of commitment to service, innovation, ethical practice,
accountability, impartiality, diversity, and respect.
Desirable
1. Knowledge of Northern Territory Public Sector employment legislation, recruitment principles and HR related systems.
2. Personal drive, potential and capacity to develop into senior roles.
Further information
The successful applicant may be required to undergo a criminal history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from
this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.
