Job description
Agency Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Work unit Plant Industries
Job title Senior Technical Officer Designation Technical 3
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $82,325 - $90,206 Location Katherine
Position number 12956 RTF 353245 Closing 31/08/2026
Contact Officer Edward Mwando on 08 8973 8516 or [email protected]
About the agency https://daf.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=353245
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
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Primary objective
In consultation with senior staff be responsible for the establishment, implementation and management of field trials or
experiments in a range of cropping industries in the Darwin, Katherine and Douglas Daly regions.

Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide need-based support to the senior staff in the design of field trials or experiments.
2. Conduct research trials, demonstration sites and extension projects through sustainable management practices on a range of

agricultural crops in conjunction with DAF staff and stakeholders.
3. Contribute to formulating,



recommending and implementation of recent techniques and ideas in research trials and observation

sites.
4. Collect data associated with research, extension and development projects; and prepare draft outputs.
5. Provide input and advice on research, development and extension programs within the Plant Industries.
6. Plan and coordinate demonstrations, field-days and show displays for producers and the general public.
7. Supervise and train the support staff in implementation of the day-to-day field activities.
8. Maintenance and upkeep of the cropping blocks.
9. Maintain and safely operate specialist field equipment and machinery in a farm setting, with a focus on cropping operations.

Selection criteria
Essential
1. Extensive work experience in agriculture sector in general and crops production in specific. Experience of working with tropical

field crops preferred.
2. Knowledge of experimental procedures and application of scientific rigour to research in a range of plant-based industries.
3. Demonstrated ability to undertake field-based research and demonstration activities with attention to detail, including

monitoring trials, collecting data, maintaining accurate records and collating experimental results.
4. Effective written and oral communication skills (report writing) including the ability to communicate with a range of land use

stakeholders.
5. Sound knowledge and ability to safely operate specialised equipment and machinery in an operational farm setting.
6. Current driver’s licence Class C or equivalent.
7. Experience in the use of general computer programs and software.

Desirable
1. Diploma in Agricultural Sciences.

Further information
This position is based at the Katherine Research Station in Katherine but is expected to perform duties at Northern Territory
Government research farms across the Northern Territory.

📌 Senior Technical Officer (Katherine)
🏢 Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
📍 Katherine