Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Strategic Program Coordination

Job title Senior Program Consultant Designation Administrative Officer 7

Job type Full Time Duration Fixed for 12 months

Salary $120,877 - $130,039 Location Darwin

Position number CO260056 RTF 359780 Closing 09/11/2026

Contact Officer Rhiannon Slape, Director Strategic Program Coordination on [email protected] or 8999 5829

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

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=359780

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

Provide program coordination, assurance and leadership across the Department’s responsibilities under identified funding agreements with the Australian Government, ensuring effective implementation, risk management, stakeholder engagement and high-quality reporting to meet Commonwealth requirements.

Context statement

Strategic Policy develops, implements and reports on strategic policy, including supporting governance across the agency.

It is responsible for developing and maintaining strategic partnerships with the Australian Government and other Northern

Territory Government departments and for overseeing resource management to ensure alignment with strategic reform objectives.





Key duties and responsibilities

1. Coordinate project planning, implementation and monitoring activities across multiple program areas.
2. Facilitate governance and working group meetings, prepare agendas, minutes and action items to support program

implementation.
1. Liaise effectively and professionally with internal staff at all levels within the department, as well as external

stakeholders, ensuring appropriate information access, management and use.
1. Manage information collation, analysis and reporting to ensure, accurate, and reliable program and performance activity

information.
1. Coordinate, research and prepare high level briefs, submissions, reports and correspondence for senior executives and

the Minister.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated experience in coordinating projects, programs or policy initiatives.
2. Strong written communication and verbal skills including in the preparation of reports, briefing notes and stakeholder

correspondence.
1. Highly developed interpersonal and organisational skills with a proven ability to work as part of dynamic team to

manage competing priorities and deliver quality outcomes.
1. Demonstrated ability to confidently build and maintain effective networks, undertake consultation and liaison with a

range of internal and external stakeholders.
1. Solid analytical, problem-solving and political astuteness to support the delivery of government programs and

services.

Desirable

1. Knowledge and understanding of government and departmental processes including preparing high level reports,

discussion papers and correspondence including Ministerial and executive briefings. Further information

1. The successful applicant will require a Current NT Working with Children Notice (Ochre Card) or the ability to obtain in

a timely manner

📌 Senior Program Consultant (Darwin)
🏢 NT Government - Department of Education and Training
📍 Darwin