Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Acacia Hill School
Job title Business Manager Designation Administrative Officer 6
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 12/02/2027
Salary $99,519 - $110,953 Location Alice Springs
Position number 46545 RTF 348747 Closing 08/06/2026
Contact officer Joel Hohn on 08 8955 2222 or [email protected]
About the agency www.education.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=348747
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
The Business Manager provides strategic and operational leadership, advice and management support in the areas of finance,
procurement, administration, infrastructure and human resource management for non-teaching staff in a busy and
demanding school environment, including liaison with centralised service providers.
Context statement
Acacia Hill School, located in Alice Springs, is the only special school in Central Australia, and has an enrolment of
approximately 120 students ranging from Preschool to Year 12. Over 80% of students need support with communication.
The school’s highly specialised learning and wellbeing programs cater developmentally for students with intellectual disability
or multiple complex disabilities using the Early Years Learning Framework, the pre-foundation Victorian Curriculum and the
Australian Curriculum. The school is committed to fostering learning without limits for every student.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide leadership and supervision of the non-teaching staff of the school to ensure the provision of procurement,
administrative, infrastructure, budgets, financial management and classroom support services for the school.
2. Provide advice, or facilitate appropriate advice, on all corporate matters for school-based managers and staff.
3. Provide efficient and effective coordination of non-teaching staff training and recruitment in partnership with centralised
service providers.
4. Develop and implement corporate and business support services, including grants management systems and appropriate
management of internal controls.
5. Implement an ongoing program of continuous improvement for corporate support systems and processes including
proactive data collection, analysis and performance monitoring and reporting.
6. Liaise and negotiate with centralised service providers to coordinate delivery of business services and support
achievement of school and departmental strategic objectives.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated ability to analyse and provide advice on business support activities including financial and human resource,
asset and records management to facilitate efficient and effective program delivery.
2. Demonstrated high level oral and written communication and interpersonal skills with an understanding of the
complexities of cultures and contexts present in the Northern Territory, and the ability to promote the effective
interaction with all cultures and all levels of staff.
3. High level adaptability, flexibility and resilience including the ability to manage pressure and change in an environment
undertaking change, and to modify approaches to suit different people and situations.
4. Demonstrated experience in management of a service delivery team including management and coordination of staff,
resources, records and assets.
5. The ability to maintain integrity and confidentiality.
Further information
All applicants must have a current Working with Children Notice (Ochre Card) from SAFE NT.
