Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Skills and Pathways NT

Job title Assistant Director, VET Programs and Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1

School Support

Job type Full Time Duration Ongoing

Salary $136,380 - $152,357 Location Alice Springs

Position number 45105 RTF 361347 Closing 10/12/2026

Contact Jordan Falkenberg, Director Skills Centres and Partnerships, [email protected],

0488 534 782

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

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=361347

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 leadership to Central and Barkly Department of Education and Training Skills Centres and lead strategic projects ensuring

Territory students have access to high quality, flexible Vocational Education and Training (VET) opportunities. This role works collaboratively with industry, schools and community to facilitate meaningful pathways ensuring national standards are maintained and future workforce needs are prioritised.

Context statement The Skills and Pathways NT work unit is responsible for building a skilled and capable Northern Territory workforce by providing leadership,



resources and strategic oversight of VET. As the Northern Territory’s state training authority, Skills and Pathways NT provides stewardship of the national VET framework, system, and apprenticeships, ensuring they are effectively implemented to meet local needs. Through strong partnerships with industry, community organisations and registered training organisations, Skills and

Pathways NT supports access to high-quality training that leads to meaningful employment outcomes and responds to current and future workforce demand across the Territory.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Manage and coordinate staff, including regionally based staff, to ensure a high quality and equitable service is provided to schools

and other relevant stakeholders.
1. Broker and maintain collaborative partnerships and strategic alliances with industry, training providers, school principals and other

relevant stakeholders, and promote employment pathways, career options for students and facilitate the introduction of new initiatives in relation to vocational education.
1. Apply contemporary leadership and management skills including business planning, projects, human resources, finance, contract

management and budgeting.
1. Analyse,



synthesise and present data and information that can be used to inform business policy responses and strategies.
2. In line with the DET Strategic Plan and Skills NT Plan, develop and implement policy, system wide professional support and advice

relevant to the delivery of vocational pathways and supporting programs to meet student and school needs.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Proven capability and experience in strategic planning, program and project management and delivery, including budget and financial

planning.
1. Demonstrated proactive leadership of a busy team including relationship management and stakeholder engagement across diverse

groups.
1. High-level current knowledge of the NT VET sector, apprenticeships and traineeships, relevant legislative provisions, local industry

and current issues impacting skills, workforce, education and the broader VET sector.
1. Solutions-focused, including ability to define and achieve individual and team goals within specified timeframes, manage competing

priorities, deliver agreed outcomes, and maintain a high level of professionalism, personal drive and resilience.
1. Excellent written communication, including preparing explicit and concise reports, high level correspondence, Ministerial and

Legislative Assembly briefs and recommendations.

Desirable

1. Tertiary qualification in training and assessment, education, teaching, project management or business.

Further information This position requires a current Northern Territory Working with Children Clearance.

The role will involve regular travel. Visits to remote schools may necessitate travel by 4WD vehicle or in light aircraft and include overnight stays in remote communities.

📌 Assistant Director, VET Programs and School Support (Alice Springs)
🏢 NT Government - Department of Education and Training
📍 Alice Springs