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Job description

Agency Department of Infrastructure, Planning Work unit Road Safety and Compliance

and Logistics

Job title Operations Manager - Drive Safe Designation Administrative Officer 6

Remote

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $96,620 - $107,721 Location Darwin

Position number 34921 RTF 305634 Closing 02/10/2024

Contact officer Kevin Tilmouth, A/ Manager Drive Safe on 08 8924 7011 or kevin.tilmouth@nt.gov.au

About the agency www.dipl.nt.gov.au

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Job Details?rtf Id=305634

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

Drive Safe NT Remote operates within a multi-disciplinary framework delivering innovative place-based road safety solutions

designed to promote responsible road use including getting and keeping a driver licence.

The Team Leader provides technical support, training, and leadership to ensure the effective delivery of the Drive Safe NT

Remote Licencing Program across the Territory. The position is integral in building and sustaining stakeholder relationships

and contributes to the delivery of the Northern Territory’s broader road safety agenda.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide operational leadership for establishing and maintaining priority projects and program service delivery activity

among internal and third-party service providers.

2. Strategically develop and monitor processes and procedures to improve service delivery to meet the business,

compliance and service demands whilst exercising delegations as a Deputy Registrar, Motor Vehicle Registry.

3. Supervise, coordinate, and monitor the day-to-day activities of staff and manage and develop staff through the review

of performance evaluations, consultation, and training.

4. Identify, develop, and monitor targeted resources and projects to meet outcomes of the Drive Safe NT Remote program

and broader road safety initiatives.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Skills with the ability to sustain effective collaborative relationships with stakeholder across the community to ensure

opportunities are maximised.

2. Strong organisation and problem-solving skills and demonstrated experience in project management and the ability to

manage time, delegate and set priorities and lead a small operational team.

3. Knowledge of contemporary issues and initiatives in relation to road safety and driver licensing functions, including

experience in the development and delivery of practical driving assessments particularly in a remote Indigenous context.

4. Experience in partnering effectively with Indigenous people, organisations, and communities.

5. An understanding of Work Health and Safety matters as they apply to a workplace or the ability to acquire knowledge

within a short period.

6. Proven experience and knowledge engaging and consulting with remote communities through-out the Northern

Territory, including the ability to travel by air (including charter flights) or 4WD.

7. Hold a current ‘C’ class Northern Territory Drivers Licence.

Desirable

1. Understanding of road safety issues, strategies, and programs in the Northern Territory.

2. Qualifications in a related discipline such as transport, training and development or marketing.

3. Certificate IV Training and Assessment (TAE 40116 or equivalent) or ability to obtain.

Further information

• The successful applicant must provide a satisfactory Clearance Notice/ Ochre Card before they commence employment.

Additional information about Clearance Notices can be obtained from www.workingwithchildren.nt.gov.au

• A Police criminal history record and a satisfactory traffic offence history is required prior to appointment.
• The successful applicant must have a willingness to travel to remote locations by four-wheel drive or light aircraft.