Regional Manager

Job description

Agency Department of Corrections Work unit Community Corrections

Job title Regional Manager Designation Senior Administrative Officer 1

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $128,551 - $143,611 Location Katherine

Position number 3314 RTF Closing 04/09/2025

Contact officer Deirdra Fitzgerald on or

About the agency

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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

Manage the community corrections service ensuring compliance with legislative responsibilities in a defined geographic area of the

Northern Territory.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide leadership and be responsible for the management of offenders subject to court orders and parole under the

supervision of Community Corrections.

2. Contribute to the development, evaluation and the implementation of contemporary Community Corrections policies and

programs aligned with Departmental and Government objectives.

3. Identify and minimise risk to the Department and the community by ensuring compliance with legislative requirements including

supervision standards and developing strategies to minimise risk.

4. Lead and manage regional teams and ensure the human, financial and physical resources of the area are managed effectively

and efficiently to achieve departmental and Government objectives.

5. Prepare timely and accurate high level reports, Ministerial, and recommendations on Corrections issues to the Executive,

internal and external stakeholders, Courts and the Parole Board.

6. Develop and implement best practice strategies, directions and objectives for enhancing Community Corrections services and

monitor outcomes against performance targets.

7. Provide strategic and operational advice and input on Community Corrections policies, practices and programs to the Executive

Management Group.

8. Build collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, anticipate and effectively address emerging

departmental issues and service needs.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Proven ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team to achieve positive outcomes, encouraging team to meet challenges of

demanding work roles.

2. Proven experience in the management of complex services relevant to community corrections and experience of case

management in a human services field.

1. Demonstrated experience in the identification and management of risks.
2. Highly developed ability to think strategically and develop and implement operational plans and effective change management

strategies, including the identification and management of risks

5. High level networking skills, ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, using a variety of strategies to establish

relationships with stakeholders and to represent/promote the Department.

6. Experience in the management of human, financial, physical and technological resources with the ability to identify

opportunities for continuous improvement in systems and processes.

7. A demonstrated understanding of and sensitivity to Aboriginal cultural issues with the ability to interact effectively with people

of diverse cultures.

Desirable

1. Tertiary qualifications in management, social or behavioural science or criminology.

Further information

The Department of Corrections has a Smoke Free Policy. Staff are not permitted to smoke anywhere on departmental premises,

facilities or in vehicles, nor whilst working off-site. The preferred applicant/s will be required to complete a pre-employment

questionnaire and the successful applicant/s will be required to undergo a criminal history check (confirmed by fingerprints and

name check) prior to commencement of employment. An adverse criminal history will not necessarily exclude an applicant from this

position. All NT Correctional Services employees are subject to random drug and alcohol testing.