Job description
Agency Department of Lands, Planning and Work unit Southern Region
Environment
Job title Senior Executive Officer Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $132,408 - $147,919 Location Alice Springs
Position number 36517 RTF 352742 Closing 03/08/2026
Contact officer Sarah Fairhead, Executive Director Southern Region on 08 8951 9200 or [email protected]
About the agency https://environment.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=352742
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 and timely expert advice, executive and administrative support to the Executive Director Southern Region.
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 required Committees and working groups.
3. Act as a first point of contact for advice and issues management for the Southern Region team members.
4. Provide high-level research, analysis and strategic advice to the Executive Director Southern Region.
5. Prepare a range of briefings, Ministerial, Cabinet Submissions, correspondence and recommendations in conjunction
with the Executive Director Southern Region and the divisional leaders within Region.
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 the agency, other government
agencies and external stakeholders.
7. Provide management and oversight of divisional projects, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
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 stakeholders at all levels, including proven
ability to influence and negotiate successful outcomes.
3. Proven extensive organisational and management skills to manage multiple and competing priorities within critical time
frames/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, 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. Relevant tertiary skills in business, finance, management, project management or similar.
2. Sound knowledge of the agency, its responsibilities with NT agencies and other key stakeholders.
Further Information
Applicants should familiarise themselves with the NTPS Capability Framework (CF) which applies to all NTPS employees.
CF8 outlines the capabilities that are required for this vacancy. The CF is available here.
