Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Strategic Policy

Job title Assistant Director, Policy Reform Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

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

Position number 46593 RTF 361386 Closing 27/11/2026

Contact officer Michelle Wright, Director Strategic Policy and Reform at [email protected]

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

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=361386

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

Provision of quality and evidence-based advice that informs the development of strategic policy, legislative reform and decision making for the Department of Education and Training (the department).

Context statement The Strategic Policy and reform team supports the development of high priority, strategic policy and reform across the department.

The team collaborates with all divisions across the department to develop evidence-based policy advice and support legislative reform that advances departmental and Northern Territory Government priorities.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Manage key strategic projects that support the development of policy and legislative reform required for the department to

achieve its strategic commitments.
1. Lead the development and maintenance of strategic alliances and collaborative partnerships with internal and external





stakeholders at local and national levels to ensure policy and projects are successfully delivered.
1. Initiate and undertake research, and strategic reviews and prepare high level, comprehensive briefings, reports and papers on

a range of strategic policy and legislative reform.
1. Undertake and oversee preparation of timely, concise, and comprehensive reports for executive, including briefs for hearings,

Cabinet Submissions, Ministerial advice, legislative drafting instructions, and correspondence.
1. Manage and develop a team of policy advisors to support delivery of policy reform projects.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Robust strategic, conceptual and analytical ability, including experience in high level policy development and analysis, strategic

review, and facilitating the drafting and enactment of legislation.
1. Superior written communication and reporting skills for the presentation of a range of complex and detailed reports and reform

documentation, and highly developed interpersonal skills to interact effectively with persons at all levels of government, with high level negotiation and advisory skills.
1. High-level organisational skills and the ability to manage projects, take responsibility for achieving expected outcomes, and

flexibility to adapt to changing issues, priorities and deadlines to support the work of the broader team.
1. Politically astute with proven capability to operate effectively in a politically sensitive environment while maintaining high

standards of professionalism, ethics, departmental values and accountability.

Desirable

1. Tertiary qualifications in law, or public policy, or similar.
2. Knowledge of NT education legislation, and the strategic directions and objectives of the Department of Education and Training

and Northern Territory Government. Further information The selected applicant must hold a current NT Working with Children Notice (Ochre Card) or the ability to obtain prior to commencement.

📌 Assistant Director, Policy Reform (Darwin)
🏢 NT Government - Department of Education and Training
📍 Darwin