Senior Commissioning Officer

Job description

Agency Department of Health Work unit Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch

Job title Senior Commissioning Officer Designation Administrative Officer 7

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 01/01/2026

Salary $113,938 - $122,574 Location Darwin

Position number 22732 RTF Closing 15/10/2025

Contact officer Yvonne Leutwiler 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

The Senior Commissioning Officer works with other branch staff and external organisations to Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs

(MHAOD) service capacity across the Northern Territory (NT), and is responsible for reviewing, assessing and making recommendations

for funding of service providers.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Work in effective collaborative partnerships and alliances with MHAOD service providers, stakeholders and the broader community

to develop new and expand existing services for clients with MHAOD issues across the NT.

2. Contribute to improving financial and performance accountability and reporting, grant management and achieving value for money

across a portfolio of external service providers contracted to deliver MHAOD services in the NT.

3. Develop, implement, monitor and review service agreements between the Department of Health and external MHAOD service

providers in an evolving environment.

4. Assess tender documentation and make appropriate recommendations relating to funding.

5. Review reporting requirements associated with complex grant funding, assess organisational risks; develop and implement strategies

to manage identified risks, and make recommendations about the release or recuperation of funding.

6. Through ongoing project and service monitoring and data analysis, provide high level advice and recommendations on the

effectiveness, efficiency and appropriateness of funded MHAOD services, service development trends and industry best practice.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Well-developed knowledge of, or experience working within, MHAOD treatment and rehabilitation service providers and an

understanding of the complexities of the Non-Government Organisation (NGO) / Government interface and relationships.

2. Strong cross-cultural skills to work effectively in the multi-cultural health services environment.

3. High level experience in service development and commissioning in the health industry with a knowledge of contemporary contract

and grant management principles, MHAOD service models, and an intermediate level of excel proficiency and database development

and management.

1. Experience assessing tender documentation and making evidence-based recommendations relating to funding.
2. Highly developed oral and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to produce high-level briefings and correspondence

based on current research and informed analysis.

6. Proven ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with a range of stakeholders and work collaboratively, including the ability

to effectively negotiate and resolve complex issues in an innovative way and to manage politically sensitive and confidential matters

to deliver successful system wide outcomes within a complex service system environment.

Desirable

1. Relevant tertiary qualification.

2. Knowledge of MHAOD policy frameworks and harm reduction measures in place in the NT.

Further information

Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and

criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history. For

immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or

body substances), check with contact person for requirements.