Job description
Agency Department of Children and Families Work unit Law Reform Job title Director Law Reform Designation Senior Administrative Officer 2

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Full time Duration Ongoing Salary $157,334
- $171,482 Location Darwin Position number 39063 RTF 358277 Closing 18/10/2026 Contact Officer Michell Ganzer, Executive Director Strategic Policy and Commissioning on 08 8924 8659 or [email protected] About the agency https://families.nt.gov.au/ Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=358277 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 The Director of Law Reform provides high-level advice and leadership with respect to the legislative reform agenda of the Department of Children and Families. This involves leading and overseeing legislative reviews and amendments. Coordinating consultations and engagement with both internal and external stakeholders regarding critical legislative reform. Additionally, the Director is responsible for designing and executing strategic projects related to Legislative Reform, which govern the programs and services delivered by the Department. Key duties and responsibilities 1. Develop and implement the Department's legislative reform program, ensuring effective systems are in place to identify and address key risks to its success. 2. Establish strategic partnerships through interagency and external working groups to lead legislative reform efforts, ensuring alignment between law, practice, and operations. 3.



Manage the Law Reform team to design and deliver legislative reform initiatives, providing high-level advice and preparing correspondence, reports, and briefings for key stakeholders, including cabinet submissions and drafting instructions for proposed amendments and policy issues. 4. Conduct research across jurisdictions and foster collaboration with Commonwealth, State, and Territory counterparts. 5. Take the lead in consultation and engagement processes for internal and external stakeholders, establishing communication, management, and governance processes. Additionally, represent the Department in cross-agency working groups to integrate policy and legislative reforms effectively. Selection criteria Essential 1. Highly developed strategic, conceptual, and analytical skills, with proficiency in advocating robust policy and legislative reform positions in contested environments. 2. Demonstrated ability to conduct inter-jurisdictional research, critically interpret complex legislation, and exercise sound judgment regarding options and perks of proposed reforms. 3. Demonstrated success in overseeing and project managing complex projects under constraints such as limited resources and tight deadlines. 4. Demonstrated expertise in conducting consultation and community engagement processes, including facilitating forums, presentations, and workshops in intricate stakeholder and service delivery environments. 5. Highly developed interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, enabling effective interaction at Ministerial, Government, CEO, and Executive levels. 6. Proven capability to lead a team, maintaining high-performance levels amidst challenges and conflicting demands to achieve positive outcomes. Desirable 1. Tertiary qualifications in law and or significant experience in a relevant discipline of the Department. Further information The recommended applicant will be required to hold a current Working with Children Clearance notice and undergo a criminal history check (a criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history).

📌 Director Law Reform (Darwin)
🏢 NT Government - Department of Children and Families
📍 Darwin