Policy and Project Officer

3 days ago

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia NT Police Force Full time $88,200 - $92,000 per year

Job description

Agency NT Police Force Work unit Governance and Strategy

Job title Policy and Project Officer Designation Administrative Officer 5

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

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

Position number 24247 RTF Closing 05/11/2025

Contact officer Jessica Symonds, Senior Policy and Governance Officer on or



About the agency

Apply online

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

Work within a small team to assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of organisational performance

metrics, and change management associated with strategic governance activities and projects, to improve the quality and

efficiency of services in the Northern Territory Police.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Coordinate reporting requirements for the NT Police Executive and provide secretariat support to governance

committees as required.

2. Assist with project management functions and reporting requirements associated with strategic governance activities

and projects.

3. Assist with processes associated with promulgation of General Orders, internal policy and program evaluation activity.

4. Assist in the development, implementation, monitoring, reporting and analysis of organisational performance metrics.

5. Prepare and produce reports, briefing papers and responses to requests for information from a range of stakeholders.

6. Provide general administrative support such as document filing and retrieval, coding of invoices, printing and collating of

documents etc.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Experience in preparing and presenting high level papers and reports, and providing secretariat support services to high

level committees.

2. Proven ability to conduct targeted, comprehensive, timely and high quality research to support policy development.

3. Effective oral and written communication skills to prepare briefs, reports, correspondence; and to maintain and develop

stakeholder relationships.

4. Ability to work under pressure, coordinate and manage tasks, prioritise commitments and meet critical deadlines while

maintaining quality standards.

5. Ability to work with initiative and autonomy, both independently and as part of a team, in a continually changing

environment.

6. Good interpersonal, collaboration and diplomacy skills, including the ability to represent the agency at meetings, present

to executive, and network with stakeholders.

Desirable

1. Qualifications or experience in a relevant field such as, business, policy development, project management, program

evaluation.

2. An understanding of internal and external issues likely to impact upon the Northern Territory Police Force.

Further information

The successful applicant must consent to a check by NT Police of criminal records and intelligence data to confirm they have

no significant criminal history record

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