Agency Department of Corporate and Digital Work unit Workforce Operations and Partnerships -

Development Recruitment

Job title Employment Actions Support Officer Designation Administrative Officer 3

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $68,776 - $73,898 Location All NT Regions

Position number 20990 RTF 353700 Closing 18/08/2026

Contact officer George Savvas, Senior Employment Actions Officer on 08 8943 6146 or [email protected]

About the agency https://dcdd.nt.gov.au

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=353700

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

Assist with the delivery of services relating to employment administration for client agencies with a variety of awards,

industrial agreements, and employment legislation.

Context statement





Workforce Services are delivered to client agencies under a centralised services model across a geographically and culturally diverse environment. The Workforce Operations and Partnership team provides WS business partners, end to end recruitment and specialised recruitment services and general HR support to client agencies. This role is based within the

Employment Actions team and provides a shared service for Whole of Government operational services relating to employee commencements, transfers, contract extensions and associated employment activities.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Action tasks associated with employment activities to support and assist client agencies in a courteous and professional

manner, and ensure confidentiality is always maintained.
1. Provide accurate and timely information to clients and/or respond to less complex eRecruit or general HR queries from

applicants or client agencies, as required.
- Support the operations of the employment actions team by providing administrative support and assistance with their recruitment, commencement and broader activities.
- Calculate and process salary and allowances as part of manual employee on-boarding.
- Undertake records management and accurately input information into the appropriate HR system/database.

Selection criteria

Essential

1.



Experience in an administrative assistant or administrative support role, and/or a role requiring accurate numeracy skills.
2. Ability to quickly acquire the knowledge and understanding of and apply recruitment, employment actions and payroll

related procedures and employment legislation.
- Good verbal and written communication skills to enable information to be accurately relayed to clients.
- Good organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to meet timeframes and deadlines in a busy environment.
- Ability to work effectively as a team member, demonstrate a high level of commitment to the workplace and contribute to, and support, a positive team workplace and outstanding customer service delivery.
- Good computer literacy with an ability to utilise templates and structure formats to prepare clear written correspondence,

and operate a variety of office computer packages, e.g. word processing, databases and records/information management systems.
1. Demonstrated work ethic and attitude which emulates DCDD values of commitment to service, innovation, ethical

practice, accountability, impartiality, diversity and respect.

Desirable

1. Knowledge of the relevant employment legislation and computer systems used within the Northern Territory Public

Sector, i.e. PIPS, eRecruit and JIRA/HR Services portal. Further information The successful applicant will be required to undergo a criminal history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.

📌 Employment Actions Support Officer (Northern Territory)
🏢 NT Government - Department of Corporate and Digital Development
📍 Northern Territory