Job Description
Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Big Rivers Executive
Job title Executive Officer Designation Administrative Officer 7
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $117,356 - $126,251 Location Katherine
Position number 37678 RTF 346503 Closing 12/05/2026
Contact officer Renae Daniel on 08 8973 9197 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=346503
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 timely advice, and high-level strategic and executive support to the Regional Executive Director (RED) and members of the Big
Rivers Region Health Leadership (BRRHL) Team.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Prepare and coordinate high-quality submissions, responses, briefings, memorandums and reports on behalf of the RED and BRRHL
team, ensuring alignment with NT Government processes and organisational requirements.
2. Provide high-level secretariat support to committees chaired by the RED and BRRHL team as required, supporting both operational
matters and emergency management response activities.
3. Develop and maintain effective collaborative partnerships and foster relationships with key staff across the Big Rivers Regional Health
Service (BRRHS), the wider organisation and external stakeholders.
4. Lead and oversee daily operations of the Big Rivers Executive Office, providing direction, guidance and supervision to other
Administration Officers, supporting a high-performing, accountable and professional team environment.
5. Act as a key liaison point by responding to enquiries from staff at all levels, external stakeholders and members of the public, providing
accurate and timely advice on BRRHS functions, activities and processes.
6. Support efficient administrative operations across the Executive Office and BRRHS by developing, implementing and maintaining
effective procedures, systems and workflows, and providing assistance to other staff as required.
7. Provide support and drive continuous quality improvement activities relating to workforce planning, operational priorities and service
delivery models, while operating effectively within a remote, cross-cultural and resource limited environment.
8. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken to
ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
9. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated ability to research, analyse and prepare high quality complex correspondence, briefings, submissions and other
documentation for senior executives.
2. Proven experience delivering high‑level executive and secretariat support in politically sensitive and complex environments, while
upholding professionalism, ethics, departmental values and accountability.
3. Ability to provide strong leadership and management skills and an ability to develop a strong culture of teamwork and accountability,
to build individual and organisational capability and responsiveness.
4. Highly developed written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly, support robust
decision-making and engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
5. Extensive knowledge and proficiency in computer systems including advanced use of word processing, spreadsheets, email, records
management, database and major business systems.
6. Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team while using initiative, managing competing priorities and adapting to change
in a fast-paced environment subject to pressure and complexity.
7. Proven ability to build and sustain strategic and professional relationships with key stakeholders and interact effectively with people
of diverse cultures and backgrounds, including remote Aboriginal communities.
Desirable
1. Tertiary qualification in a discipline related to public administration, public sector management or equivalent.
2. A working knowledge of the NT health and NT Government organisational structures.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and
criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For
immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or
body substances), check with contact person for requirements.
Agency Department of Health Work unit Big Rivers Executive
Job title Executive Officer Designation Administrative Officer 7
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $117,356 - $126,251 Location Katherine
Position number 37678 RTF 346503 Closing 12/05/2026
Contact officer Renae Daniel on 08 8973 9197 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=346503
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 timely advice, and high-level strategic and executive support to the Regional Executive Director (RED) and members of the Big
Rivers Region Health Leadership (BRRHL) Team.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Prepare and coordinate high-quality submissions, responses, briefings, memorandums and reports on behalf of the RED and BRRHL
team, ensuring alignment with NT Government processes and organisational requirements.
2. Provide high-level secretariat support to committees chaired by the RED and BRRHL team as required, supporting both operational
matters and emergency management response activities.
3. Develop and maintain effective collaborative partnerships and foster relationships with key staff across the Big Rivers Regional Health
Service (BRRHS), the wider organisation and external stakeholders.
4. Lead and oversee daily operations of the Big Rivers Executive Office, providing direction, guidance and supervision to other
Administration Officers, supporting a high-performing, accountable and professional team environment.
5. Act as a key liaison point by responding to enquiries from staff at all levels, external stakeholders and members of the public, providing
accurate and timely advice on BRRHS functions, activities and processes.
6. Support efficient administrative operations across the Executive Office and BRRHS by developing, implementing and maintaining
effective procedures, systems and workflows, and providing assistance to other staff as required.
7. Provide support and drive continuous quality improvement activities relating to workforce planning, operational priorities and service
delivery models, while operating effectively within a remote, cross-cultural and resource limited environment.
8. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken to
ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
9. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated ability to research, analyse and prepare high quality complex correspondence, briefings, submissions and other
documentation for senior executives.
2. Proven experience delivering high‑level executive and secretariat support in politically sensitive and complex environments, while
upholding professionalism, ethics, departmental values and accountability.
3. Ability to provide strong leadership and management skills and an ability to develop a strong culture of teamwork and accountability,
to build individual and organisational capability and responsiveness.
4. Highly developed written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly, support robust
decision-making and engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
5. Extensive knowledge and proficiency in computer systems including advanced use of word processing, spreadsheets, email, records
management, database and major business systems.
6. Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team while using initiative, managing competing priorities and adapting to change
in a fast-paced environment subject to pressure and complexity.
7. Proven ability to build and sustain strategic and professional relationships with key stakeholders and interact effectively with people
of diverse cultures and backgrounds, including remote Aboriginal communities.
Desirable
1. Tertiary qualification in a discipline related to public administration, public sector management or equivalent.
2. A working knowledge of the NT health and NT Government organisational structures.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and
criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For
immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or
body substances), check with contact person for requirements.
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