Job description
Agency Department of Corporate and Digital Work unit Employment Actions – Workforce Operations

Development and Partnerships
Job title Employment Actions Officer Designation Administrative Officer 4
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 30/06/2027
Salary $79,664 - $90,824 Location All NT Regions
Position number 50981 RTF 360350 Closing 11/11/2026
Contact Officer Olivia Hurrell [email protected] (08) 8943 6132
About the agency https://dcdd.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=360350

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
Provide high quality and efficient services relating to employment administration for client agencies with a variety of
awards, industrial agreements, and employment legislation.

Context Statement
Workforce Services (WS) 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 end to end Recruitment 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 of client agencies ensuring quality service delivery.
2. Calculate and process salary and allowances as part of employee on-boarding.
3. Provide accurate and timely advice to internal and external clients on a range of employment processes.
4. Action Requests to Fill (RTFs) received via eRecruit relating to recruitment actions (i.e. contract extensions, actions

involving promotions or transfers, etc).
5. Prepare correspondence utilising HR Systems, ensuring clients are kept promptly and accurately informed.
6. Contribute to the operations and working dynamics of a team of employment staff ensuring the provision of high-

quality employment to services to clients.
7.



Contribute to the development and implementation of continuous improvement programs, ensuring best practice in

employment services.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated experience successfully delivering high quality recruitment and selection services, including employee

commencement, and interpretation and application of employment legislation for on-boarding.
2. Good working knowledge of Microsoft suite and computerised human resource and information/records management

systems, with good attention to detail and ability to deal with sensitive matters with confidentiality, empathy and
integrity.

3. Sound interpersonal skills and communication skills to build and sustain positive customer focused working relationships
and communicate effectively with diverse client agency stakeholders and employees.

4. Positive organisational and time management skills including the ability to work effectively under pressure both
independently and in a team environment to meet required timeframes.

5. 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 Northern Territory Public Sector employment legislation, recruitment principles and HR related systems.
2. Personal drive, potential and capacity to develop into senior roles.
Further information
The successful applicant may 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 Officer (Northern Territory)
🏢 Department Of Corporate And Digital Development
📍 Northern Territory