Business Manager

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Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Bakewell Primary School
Job title Business Manager Designation Administrative Officer 7
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 06/10/2025
Salary $113,938 - $122,574 Location Palmerston
Position number 47408 RTF 327766 Closing 10/08/2025
Contact officer Danielle Hall, Principal on 08 8997 7400 or danielle.hall@education.nt.gov.au
About the agency https://education.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=327766
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
The Senior Business Manager provides high level leadership, advice and management support in the areas of finance, procurement,
administration, infrastructure and human resource management for staff in a busy and demanding school environment, including
liaison with service providers.

Context statement
Bakewell Primary School is a large Independent Public School located in Palmerston. The school has an enrolment of approximately
650 students from Preschool to Year 6 with 19% identifying as Aboriginal, and 14% as English as a Second Language/Dialect. Key
initiatives at Bakewell Primary School include ******** Instruction, 1:1 iPad Learning Program, and Chinese Language. Bakewell
Primary is an approved Charles Darwin University Teaching School. Staff at Bakewell reflect on teaching practices and engage in
coaching and mentoring within a supportive team environment. Bakewell is committed to delivering excellence in education with
a focus on positive relationships and high expectation.

Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide leadership and supervision of the non-teaching staff within the school to ensure the effective provision of

procurement, administrative, infrastructure, budgets, financial management and classroom support services for the school.
2. Provide leadership and high-level policy development and advice for the Principal, Leadership Team and School Board of

financial, budgetary, human resource management, departmental and legislative requirements.
3. Provide high level leadership of appropriate school and business support systems and non-teaching staff that provides for cost

effective, timely and appropriate service delivery, addressing all school improvement goals.
4. Manage an ongoing program of continuous improvement for school support systems and processes including proactive data

collection, analysis and performance monitoring and reporting.
5. Liaise and negotiate with service providers to coordinate delivery of school services and support achievement of school and

departmental strategic objectives.
6. Coordinate, facilitate and implement infrastructure and asset management within the school, including contract management

and oversight for repairs and maintenance programs, Workplace Health Safety, security, use of school facilities and equipment.

Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated experience in the management and leadership of budgets, financial management, payroll, resources, records

and assets within the organisation.
2. Demonstrated ability to analyse and provide high level advice and service delivery to facilitate efficient and effective

operations including and leadership of a large service delivery team including the management and coordination of staff, human
resources, recruitment and contract management according to Fair Work.

3. Demonstrated high level oral and written communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and communicate
in complex situations while maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of all involved.

4. Demonstrated experience in facilitating and implementing infrastructure and asset management, including oversight for repairs
and maintenance programs, Workplace Health Safety, security, use of facilities and equipment.

5. Experience in overseeing the management of a large service, such as Out of School Hours Care, in accordance with the National
Quality Framework

Desirable
1. Tertiary or Certificate qualification in Financial Management, Business, Accounting or equivalent.
2. A working knowledge of current education systems and school environments.

Further information
All applicants must have a current Working with Children Notice (Ochre Card) from SAFE NT or the ability to obtain.

Company address

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Company Name: Department of Education and Training
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Offer ID: #1228706, Published: 1 week ago, Company registered: 1 month ago

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