Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Talent, Attraction and Recruitment

Job title Talent Acquisition Officer Designation Administrative Officer 5

Job type Full time Duration Fixed 28/09/2026 to 11/07/2027

Salary $93,674 - $98,332 Location Darwin

Position number 46221 RTF 357263 Closing 05/10/2026

Contact officer Annemi Olivier, Assistant Director, Talent Attraction and Recruitment on 08 8991 1324 or [email protected]

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

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=357263

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity 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.

Primary objective

You will support public schools to attract and recruit a high-quality workforce to ensure Northern Territory Government school students have access to quality education.

Context statement The Talent, Attraction and Recruitment (TAR) work unit sits within Schools Leadership, Culture and Care team. TAR supports the department’s strategic direction by ensuring the organisation can meet its current and future workforce needs through effective educator attraction and recruitment approaches. There are 153 government schools across six regions in the NT -

Central, Big Rivers, Barkly, Top End, Darwin and East Arnhem – with 71 per cent of schools located in remote and very remote areas. Reporting to the Assistant Director – Talent Acquisition,



the Talent Acquisition Officer provides administrative support to schools and facilitates high-quality workforce recruitment.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Maintain talent pools and assist with proactive candidate engagement including screen teacher’s suitability for

employment.
1. Provide administration, support including human resourcing, financial processing, correspondence management,

document production and data entry with demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail.
1. Support the TAR team to undertake a range of projects and programs relating to workforce attraction.
2. Initiate, develop, facilitate and maintain collaborative networks and relations with internal and external stakeholders

including teachers, principals, regulatory authorities and union officials which include managing and responding to queries via email, telephone and face to face.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Knowledge of contemporary attraction and talent including end to end recruitment and candidate management.
2. Strong oral, written communication and interpersonal skills to provide advice and establish and maintain professional and

cooperative relationships with people at all levels with a customer centric approach.
1. Excellent organisational and time management skills including the ability to prioritise workload and complete several tasks

concurrently within established timeframes.
1. Demonstrated ability to use and support others in the use of information technology including online employment

systems, analytical tools and databases.
1. Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Comprehensive

understanding of cultural responsiveness in planning, attracting, recruiting, and deploying education workforce resources.

Desirable

1. Relevant Human Resources qualifications.
2. Demonstrated ability in interpreting and applying HR legislation frameworks and working visa processes.

Further information The successful applicant must have, or be in the process of obtaining, a current Working with Children Card.

📌 Talent Acquisition Officer (Darwin)
🏢 NT Government - Department of Education and Training
📍 Darwin