Agency Department of Corrections Work unit Strategy and Performance

Job title Senior Manager Workforce Optimisation Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1

Job type Full Time Duration Ongoing

Salary $136,380 - $152,357 Location Darwin

Position number 51586 RTF 361164 Closing 24/11/2026

Contact Officer Danyelle Jarvis at [email protected]

About the agency Department of Corrections

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=361164

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

Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of Workforce Sustainability project initiatives to enable safe, effective and sustainable workforce deployment. Provide leadership for rostering implementation, assurance and workforce controls across fatigue,

leave and absence, overtime, establishment management, workforce data, reporting and governance.

Key duties and responsibilities

- Lead the implementation of Workforce Sustainability project priorities, translating approved strategy into coordinated plans,

deliverables, performance measures and sustainable business practices.

- Provide oversight and quality assurance for rostering and workforce deployment, including roster controls, compliance, fatigue risk,

leave planning, absence management and overtime monitoring.





- Lead establishment management improvements by aligning staffing, roster, financial and establishment information and directing timely action on workforce gaps, risks and emerging issues.
- Use workforce and operational data to evaluate performance, identify trends and provide evidence-based strategic advice, options and recommendations to senior leaders and governance bodies.
- Build productive partnerships across operational units, the College, finance, human resources, information technology, governance and assurance functions to resolve complex issues and improve workforce practices.
- Lead change, communication, consultation, training and capability development across relevant workstreams, including engagement with employees, managers and representative stakeholders.
- Establish and maintain effective governance, risk, issue, dependency and benefits-realisation processes, escalating material matters and ensuring clear accountability for agreed actions.
- Prepare high-quality briefings, submissions, options papers and performance reports that communicate complex matters clearly and support informed executive decision-making.

Selection criteria

Essential

- Demonstrated experience leading workforce reform, business improvement or project implementation in a complex operational environment, with accountability for delivering outcomes within agreed priorities and timeframes.
- Highly developed operational leadership skills,



including the ability to set direction, build team capability and sustainable practice.
- Demonstrated ability to oversee and quality assure rostering, workforce deployment, leave, absence, overtime, fatigue or establishment management improvements in a complex service-delivery environment.
- Strong governance, risk management and business acumen, with the ability to interpret policy and regulatory requirements, exercise sound judgement and provide transparent, evidence-based advice on complex matters.
- Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to integrate workforce, operational and financial information, evaluate performance and recommend practical improvements.
- Highly developed communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills, with demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, build productive partnerships, manage competing interests and lead change.
- Demonstrated integrity, courage and accountability, with a strong commitment to NTPS values, ethical decision-making, cultural responsiveness and service to the community.

Desirable

- Experience in workforce reform, rostering implementation, quality assurance, governance improvement or change management in a public sector, custodial or 24/7 environment.
- Relevant qualifications in human resources, workforce planning, business, public administration, project management, audit or assurance.
- Experience using rostering, establishment, project reporting, audit, assurance or workforce analytics systems.

Further information The recommended applicant will be required undergo a criminal history check (a criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history).

📌 Senior Manager Workforce Optimisation (Darwin)
🏢 Department Of Corrections
📍 Darwin