Senior Business Manager

Job description

Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Financial Services

Job title Senior Business Manager Designation Administrative Officer 6

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $96,620 - $107,721 Location Palmerston

Position number 45717 RTF Closing 09/10/2025

Contact officer Jasmin Morris on or

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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

This position provides operational leadership, advice and management support for schools located in rural and remote locations in

the NT, in areas of finance, procurement, administration and infrastructure. This position supports the management and mentoring

of staff within regional teams, including the Team Leader Shared Services.

Context statement

The School Business Services team in conjunction with our strategic partners provides high quality strategic and technical advice

to schools, corporate and other stakeholders to enable effective decision making to support school improvement. The team is

dispersed across the Northern Territory supporting all six regions and 152 schools.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide mentorship to Business Managers and Finance Officers within the team to ensure the effective management of schools'

finances, budgets and infrastructure.

2. Provide accurate and timely financial reports, information and advice on school financial matters to the remote school principals,

school bodies and external agencies.

3. Provide support and training to new and existing staff on policies and procedures, financial and administrative tasks.

4. Undertake the financial management for a portfolio of remote schools. This includes budget development/monitoring, payroll,

grants management and acquittals and ensuring that all statutory, audit and reporting deadlines are met.

5. Coordinate, facilitate and implement infrastructure and asset management within the schools including contract management,

repairs and maintenance programs and use of school facilities and equipment.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated financial, human resource, procurement and asset management skills including providing advice on matters

relating to budget development, payroll and financial reporting.

2. High level of computer literacy skills and experience with various office applications such as the Microsoft Office package

including Excel, Microsoft Teams and financial accounting software.

3. Demonstrated sound management skills with the ability to use coaching and mentoring techniques to build the capacity of

other staff and to motivate and lead a team to provide high quality, client focused services.

4. High level organisational skills and proven ability to manage priorities and deliver quality outcomes in a constantly changing

environment with minimal supervision.

5. Demonstrated effective communication skills with proven ability to work effectively with people of diverse cultures, and

professional backgrounds and to manage diverse stakeholder groups to achieve outcomes.

Desirable

1. Tertiary qualifications in accounting, commerce or business

2. Experience in the use of Ci Anywhere

Further information

1. The successful applicant must have, or be in the process of obtaining, a current Working with Children card.

2. This position will require travel to remote school communities by light aircraft and/or 4WD as required.