Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit School Business Services

Job title Shared Services Support Designation Administrative Officer 4

Job type Full Time Duration Ongoing

Salary $79,664 - $90,824 Location Katherine

Position number 45702 RTF 361025 Closing 26/11/2026

Contact Officer Jordin Oehm on 08 8972 5359 or [email protected]

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

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=361025

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

This position provides operational leadership, advice and management support for schools located in rural and remote locations in the NT,

in areas of finance, procurement, administration and infrastructure. This position supports the management and mentoring of staff within regional teams, including the Team Leader Shared Services.

Context statement The School Business Services team in conjunction with our strategic partners provides high quality strategic and technical advice to schools, corporate and other stakeholders to enable effective decision making to support school improvement.



The team is dispersed across the Northern Territory supporting all six regions and 152 schools.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Responsible for managing the receipting, invoicing, banking, accounts payable/receivable processing, creating purchase orders and

other ad-hoc business needs.
1. Ensure timely and accurate management of school data and information.
2. Assist Business Managers in managing school financial processes and support requests.
3. Oversee the generic mailbox and process requests as they come in or tag for escalation to another officer.
4. Provide administrative and logistical support as required, including word processing, data entry, freight and school infrastructure

repair requests.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated sound interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with an ability to interact effectively with people from

diverse cultures.
1. Demonstrated experience in financial management practices, in particular procurement processes, accounts payable and receivable

processing, bank reconciliations and payroll.
1. Demonstrated high level administrative and organisational skills, including tracking and managing work deadlines, adjusting

priorities to meet deadlines and working collaboratively with others.
1. Demonstrated high level computer literacy, including experience with the effective use of various office applications and computerised

accounting systems.
1. The ability to work in a team and maintain integrity and confidentiality.

Desirable

1. Qualifications in accounting. bookkeeping or business
2. Experience in the use of Ci Anywhere

Further information

1. The successful applicant must have, or be in the process of obtaining, a current Working with Children card.
2. This position will require travel to remote school communities by light aircraft and/or 4WD as required.

📌 Shared Services Support (Katherine)
🏢 NT Government - Department of Education and Training
📍 Katherine