October 20, 2024
Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet
Darwin
OTHER & FULL TIME
Principal Advisor
Job description
Agency Department of the Chief Minister and Work unit Office of the Commissioner for Public
Cabinet Employment - Strategic Workforce Planning
and Development
Job title Principal Advisor Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $128,551 - $143,611 Location Darwin
Position number 17989 RTF 307845 Closing 03/11/2024
Contact Officer Vera Dukic on 08 8999 4137 or Vera.Dukic@nt.gov.au
About the agency www.ocpe.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Job Details?rtf Id=307845
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
Lead and manage delivery of strategic workforce development policies and initiatives that reach across the NTPS, with an emphasis
on workforce planning and recognition, workforce data analytics and insights, and employee perception surveys.
Context statement
SWPD’s role and function is to set direction and build workforce capability and capacity within the Northern Territory Public Sector
through development and implementation of workforce planning and development policies, strategies and initiatives, including
capability development, talent management, workforce retention, workforce policy and promotion of equity and diversity
throughout the NTPS.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide leadership across the sector in strategic workforce planning and development, with emphasis on delivering complex
employee perception surveys, recognition initiatives, providing workforce data analytics, drawing insights, and undertaking
workforce planning.
2. Lead and manage whole-sector strategic workforce planning, policy development and implementation.
3. Lead the development of complex, innovative workforce solutions that have sector wide implications.
4. Develop and maintain strategic alliances and collaborative partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders, locally and
nationally.
5. Develop, implement and drive strategic workforce planning, policy and reform initiatives into practical applications.
6. Provide high level strategic workforce planning and policy advice to executive level staff.
7. Maintain a culture of continuous improvement and good working relationships with team members, colleagues, customers and
other stakeholders to ensure high quality outcomes.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Sound knowledge and experience in strategic workforce planning and development within a large, complex and diverse
organisational setting.
2. Expertise and sound experience in workforce program management and evaluation, such as managing complex workforce
surveys.
3. High level experience in researching, analysing and creating data insights that support recommendations for complex workforce
issues, combined with successful project management skills and experience to implement solutions.
4. Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a record of achievement in maintaining productive professional relationships.
5. Communication skills: the ability to translate complex concepts and information into audience specific, meaningful written and
verbal briefings/documents/presentations; highly developed presentation skills, and the ability to write logically, clearly and
concisely.
6. A track record of leading and managing people to achieve outcomes, including demonstrated proactive people management,
and finance, budget and procurement management.
7. Highly developed intercultural knowledge, skills and experience.
Desirable
1. Well-developed knowledge of contemporary issues impacting on public sector workforces, together with the ability to address
these issues from a whole of government perspectives, including diversity and inclusion.
2. Qualifications in human resource, public sector management or a related field.