Improvement Director

Job description

Agency Department of Education and Training Work Unit School Improvement - Schools and Regions

Job Title Improvement Director Designation Senior Administrative Officer 2

Job Type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $148,302 - $161,638 Location Darwin

Position number 43425 RTF Closing 25/08/2025

Contact officer Miranda Watt, Executive Director on or

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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

Provide high-level leadership of the significant Northern Territory Government system-wide, data-driven, coherent education

framework, and report on the success of schools and early childhood services for the Department of Education to deliver on the

priorities of the Education NT Strategy to become the most improving system in Australia.

Context statement

The Schools and Regions branch consists of six regions across the Northern Territory. This position is based in Darwin and has

accountability for education improvement and school operations across the Schools Division. This position will primarily have the

oversight and facilitation of the Strategic Partnership Model.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide executive-level leadership and strategic direction to the Schools and Regions Branch to achieve the strategic objectives of

the Territory Government for school and early childhood education improvement in the NT.

2. Provide high-level advice and support to the Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive Schools on a broad range of sensitive

and complex education improvement strategy and program delivery matters.

3. Responsible for oversight and high-level advice on the development of new and existing evidenced-based strategies which impact

education improvement, and ensure education improvement programs are effectively coordinated, monitored, measured, and

reported.

1. Lead the development and implementation of high-level reporting on education improvement including gathering performance data

to set targets and trajectories for the six regions and undertaking in-depth assessments of historical, internal, and external peer

comparisons locally, nationally, and internationally to identify areas for improvement.

1. Develop and maintain effective working relationships and alliances across a broad range of stakeholders, including schools and

early childhood services, and engage external experts in school and system improvement to guide the work, provide validation,

coaching, support, and sharpen practice.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Highly developed strategic, conceptual, and analytical skills, expert knowledge, and demonstrated ability to access and leverage

education improvement frameworks for schools and early childhood services, and strategies to deliver results and affect change

across the NT.

1. Expert knowledge and understanding of education improvement programs in the NT, nationally, and internationally and the tools

and frameworks used to guide improvement by schools and services.

1. High-level understanding of the structure of government and government processes, including well-developed knowledge of the

critical elements involved in the preparation of briefings and complex reports.

1. Exceptional collaborative and adaptive leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to lead cultural change and establish and sustain

productive working relationships across education and corporate leadership and external experts.

1. Demonstrated high-level political awareness, sensitivities, judgement, and whole of government perspective.
2. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to interact effectively with people from diverse cultures.

Desirable

1. Relevant tertiary and post-graduate qualifications.

Further information

The successful applicant will be required to hold a current Northern Territory working with children clearance notice and undergo a

criminal history check.