Northern Territory Government

Job Title Culture and Talent Advisor

Classification Administrative and Corporate Services 3 Position No. 51560

Job Type Full time Duration Ongoing

Business Unit Safety, People and Governance Location Darwin

Reports to Manager Culture and Talent Reports to P/No. 22826

Power and Water values diversity. Power and Water encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies

Inclusion and and accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment diversity and Special for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for

Measures this position and the merit process, click here recruitment plans Under the Agency’s Special Measures recruitment plan eligible Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plan, click here

Information for Applications must include a one-page summary about you, a detailed resume and copies of all relevant tertiary

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Information about If you accept this position, a detailed summary of your merit (including work history, experience, qualifications, skills,

Selected Applicant’s information from referees, etc.) will be provided to other applicants, to ensure transparency and better understanding

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE The Culture and Talent Advisor will lead and support the development and implementation of strategic people initiatives that enhance organisational culture, diversity, inclusion, talent management, and employee engagement. This role ensures alignment with Power and Water’s broader People, Culture, and Safety priorities, driving programs that attract, retain, and develop a diverse and engaged workforce

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES The “WHAT” to be delivered

Strategy and Planning

- Design and implement people strategies that integrate reward and recognition, performance development, talent management, and engagement objectives.

- Develop frameworks and plans for workforce culture, succession planning, and employee experience.
- Monitor industry trends and best practices to inform continuous improvement.

Diversity and Inclusion

- Coordinate and implement culture and talent initiatives, ensuring inclusive practices are embedded across the organisation.

- Support cultural events, employee networks, and advocacy working groups.
- Assist with compliance and reporting requirements for culture and talent initiatives.

Talent Management and Engagement

- Design, deliver, and evaluate talent programs across attraction, retention, recognition,



and succession planning.

- Manage the Employee Value Proposition programs and ensure effective communication internally and externally.
- Drive initiatives that enhance employee engagement and cultural alignment.

Communication and Change

- Develop and deliver communication strategies for people initiatives, including intranet updates, campaigns, and engagement activities.

- Promote awareness and understanding of people programs across the organisation.

Data, Reporting and Evaluation

- Analyse workforce data and engagement metrics to inform strategy and measure success.

- Partner with Workforce Analytics to track performance and compliance indicators.

Project Management and Collaboration

- Lead project planning and delivery for people initiatives, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities.

- Collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve project outcomes.
- Maintain documentation, policies, and procedures for all programs.

Budget Management

- Manage budget allocation for people programs and events, ensuring cost-effective delivery.

COMPETENCY PROFILE

“HOW” to do it (Manager of Team profile - refer to Power and Water’s Behavioural Competency Guide)

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Builds effective teams Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.

Courage Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said

Cultivates innovation Creating recent and better ways for the organisation to be successful.

Customer focus Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions

Directs work Providing direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done.

Interpersonal acumen Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people

Plans and aligns Planning and prioritising work to meet commitments aligned with organisational goals.

Resourcefulness Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

No. of Direct Reports 0 No. of Indirect Reports 0

Key Interactions: External Stakeholders, Executive Leadership Team, Senior Leader Group, All Employees,

COMPLIANCE

We expect you to

- Actively align,



support and promote Power and Water’s Values and support building a constructive workplace culture that celebrates

achievement through its people

- Carry out duties in accordance with Power and Water’s Safety and Environmental policies and procedures, working towards our goal of Zero

Harm

- Ensure all activities undertaken as a Power and Water employee comply with Power and Water’s Standards of Behaviour, Management

Standards and Procedures, relevant Acts, legal demands and that you manage all of your activities and responsibilities within the Power and

Water risk management framework

SELECTION CRITERIA

Qualification and Skills Experience

Essential • Demonstrated ability to design and implement people • Experience in planning and delivering organisational strategies across the employee lifecycle. events that support cultural engagement, recognition,
- Strong knowledge of HR disciplines, including talent and diversity objectives.

management, diversity, and engagement. • Experience in developing organisational wide
- Excellent communication and stakeholder frameworks to support people attraction and

engagement skills including demonstrated ability to retention strategies. work with an executive leadership team. • Proven experience in program delivery including
- Demonstrated ability to plan events and manage working with a budget.

projects • Experience improving the quality of performance
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to influence review objectives by ensuring goals are SMART and

and engage across all levels. aligned to organisational strategy.
- Skilled administrator user leave of a Learning • Proven experience using employee engagement

Management System, ie. ELMO platforms with the ability to interpret data for informed decision-making.
- Understanding of contemporary people practices and

demonstrated strategic, conceptual, and analytical ability to interpret and manage the organisational environment and emerging workforce issues. Desirable • Qualifications in Human Resources, Business, or • Experience in a utility, commercial, or Government related discipline. environment.
- Qualifications in Human Synergistics tools, ie. LSI, LI or

MI.
- AHRI or other contemporary people / human

resources focused memberships

FURTHER INFORMATION

1. Contact Cianne Mcconville on 0499 552 297 for further information about the position
2. Information about Power and Water Corporation may be viewed at powerwater.com.au
3. The total remuneration package amounts published for this position include base salary, superannuation and annual leave loading and the

value of an extra week’s annual leave. Apply Online: https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=358939 Approved October 2026

Vacancy Closes: 02/11/2026 Sarah Bass, Senior Manager, Safety People and Governance

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📌 Culture and Talent Advisor (Darwin)
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