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Job description

Agency Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade Work unit Department of Trade, Business and Asian

Relations - Facilitated Projects

Job title Principal Project Officer Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1

Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 30/06/2026

Salary $128,551 - $143,611 Location Darwin

Position number 17377 RTF 307546 Closing 27/10/2024

Contact officer Nathan Mappas, Director Facilitated Project on 08 8999 5003 or nathan.mappas@nt.gov.au

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Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Job Details?rtf Id=307546

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 evidence based analysis and advice on enabling infrastructure and projects that will grow the Northern Territory

economy through increased private investment and sustained new jobs creation.

Context statement

The Facilitated Projects team has responsibility for maintaining a pipeline of Facilitated Investment Projects (FIP) as a strategic pillar of

industry and economic development. A FIP is a commercial opportunity with the potential to attract private sector investment and

generate broader economic benefits but may require government facilitation to meet investment thresholds.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Deliver high quality evidence based economic and feasibility analysis, strategic advice and comment across a range of economic,

development and industry projects/opportunities which achieve the government’s strategic priorities focussed on economic growth,

primarily through increasing private investment and sustained new jobs creation.

2. Manage the delivery of projects by undertaking project planning and delivery, including navigating complex processes and feasibility

assessments and procurement activities including contract management on a range of projects

3. Produce high level briefings and correspondence including Ministerial briefs, Legislative Assembly briefs, Cabinet Submissions, speech

notes and research papers.

4. Support Directors in providing leadership and guidance to effectively manage workflows and achieve overall business objectives.

5. Represent the Department on cross agency and intergovernmental working groups and maintain productive working relationships

with internal and external stakeholders.

6. Drive strategic and innovative thinking to identify options and generate solutions, with a focus on the identification and analysis of

projects that can enable economic growth and policy and framework development, to resolve complex issues with challenging time

frames.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated high level experience in policy and economic research, project, feasibility and business case development, and project

evaluation, and delivering clear and considered advice to complex issues.

2. Demonstrated high-level written and oral communication skills and ability to meet the requirements of a wide range of audiences.

3. Highly developed organisational, supervisory and project management skills, with demonstrated high level judgement in responding

to changing situations, setting priorities, meeting deadlines and producing work of a high standard.

4. Proven ability to represent the agency on cross agency and intergovernmental working groups and develop and maintain professional

relationships.

5. Demonstrated understanding of Northern Territory and national business, industry and economic development trends and

opportunities, including the political environment, and the ability to translate this into meaningful advice.

6. Proven experience with working in a high demand environment subject to constantly changing priorities and deadlines.

Desirable

1. Tertiary qualifications in economics, business, public policy or other relevant disciplines.