Digital Project Officer

Job description

Agency Department of Corporate and Digital Development Work unit Digital Strategy and Advisory

Job title Digital Project Officer Designation Administrative Officer 5

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $88,297 - $92,687 Location Darwin

Position number 43840 RTF Closing 14/09/2025

Contact officer Donald Young, Senior Director Digital Strategy and Advisory on

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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

Assist managers in the Digital Strategy and Advisory with delivery and reporting of projects or initiatives such as stakeholder

engagement, procurement of services, research, drafting and development of strategy and policy documents.

Context statement

The Digital Strategy and Advisory team develops and leads strategic activities relevant to digital services within government. The

small team operates in a project-based structure where staff may be allocated to multiple projects based on their skills and

expertise. This structure allows staff to work with different team members and work on a variety of projects from policy

development, research and drafting advice, requesting action plan reports from clients to procurement of service providers and

services.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide evidence-based analysis and commentary across a range of digital issues to inform the development of digital policies,

strategies, client advice, draft procedures and guidelines that impact on the NT and NT Government agencies.

2. Coordinating and managing administrative activities to support a range of projects including internal committee secretariat,

procurement, and regular client communications.

3. Develop and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues and clients, including to requesting action plan updates,

seeking information, and testing proposed solutions applicable to the all-of-government digital and data context.

1. Liaise with Northern Territory Public Sector (NTPS) agencies on a wide range of policy and digital strategy topics relevant to

the Office of Digital Government.

5. Provide a customer-centric and professional service in delivery of administrative, research and advice activities.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated work ethic and attitude which emulates DCDD values of being professional, accountable, honest, innovative and

respectful.

2. Demonstrated abilities and experience in managing administrative duties including committee secretariat, procurement, record

keeping and providing professional client communications via phone and email.

3. Experience in undertaking research, analysis and drafting of advice, demonstrating the ability to research and analyse

contemporary digital and data topics.

4. Solid problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

5. Experience supporting and coordinating projects, demonstrating strong administrative and reporting skills. Emerging or recent

experience overseeing and directly managing projects.

1. High level communication skills and experience in preparing reports and correspondence for a wide range of audiences and in

presenting information in plain English.

1. Demonstrated personal drive and ability to work with multiple teams, dealing with changing priorities and tight deadlines.

Desirable

1. Formal qualification in (or working towards) Business Administration, Project Management or equivalent experience.

2. Experience in delivering Digital and/or data solutions or experience working in technical roles in the ICT industry.

Further information

The recommended applicant will be required to undergo a criminal history check prior to selection being confirmed. A criminal

history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. When choosing to apply for this

position, the applicant should consider the full requirements of the position in aligning their work experience and capabilities to

this role. Please refer to the Capability Framework and visit our website