Director

Job description

Agency NT Police Force Work unit Digital Transformation and Reform - Screening

Assessment for Employment Northern Territory

Job title Director Designation Senior Administrative Officer 2

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

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

Position number 27055 RTF Closing 21/10/2025

Contact officer Jean Perkins, A/Senior Director at

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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

Lead strategic priorities and operationalise pre-employment screening for vulnerable persons in compliance with legislation. Provide expert

management and strong leadership encompassing governance, project and change management, and innovation to address emerging

change. Manage operations, revenue, expenditure and stakeholder relationships while representing the NT in pre-employment screening

matters and the exchange of criminal history information.

Context statement

SAFE NT is responsible for National Police Checks, Working with Children (WWC) and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

employment screening and the forthcoming requirement for Aged Care (AC) checks. It is also responsible for Criminal Records. Major

changes to business practices are underway with the introduction of new legislative amendments, new ICT systems and national standards.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Lead and direct the operationalisation of pre-employment screening in line with NT Government legislation to ensure effective

business planning, strategic oversight and meet performance metrics.

2. Strategically influence and drive change and capability improvement across SAFE NT, implement modern analysis, project

management, resourcing and evaluation frameworks.

3. Lead the design and deployment of screening frameworks for WWC, NDIS and upcoming AC sectors, ensuring robust methodologies

that meet statutory requirements.

4. Manage inter-jurisdictional exchange of criminal history data, criminal records management and fingerprinting for licences.

5. Provide high-level policy advice on the Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Act 1992, Care and Protection of Children Act 2007, Care

and Protection of Children (Screening Regulations) 2010, National Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Clearance) Act 2020, National

Disability Insurance Scheme (Worker Clearance) Regulations 2021, including anticipating needs for AC screening requirements.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated strategic and operational leadership with experience managing diverse teams and external consultants to achieve

outcomes in a high-pressure, changing environment.

2. Demonstrated high-level skills in communication, collaboration, and negotiation, with the ability to work effectively across varied

stakeholders and cultural backgrounds to achieve aligned goals and impactful outcomes.

3. Demonstrated ability to contribute to projects, cultural change and introduce new ways of working to deliver operational requirements.

4. Proven ability to represent the NT at national level to implement change in a complex and sensitive environment.

1. Demonstrated ability to provide advice on complex and diverse issues, as well as the ability to identify legal issues and risks.
2. Demonstrated expertise in high-level administrative decision-making, with a deep understanding of natural justice principles and

proven ability to make impartial, well-reasoned decisions on complex and sensitive quasi-judicial matters.

7. Demonstrated knowledge of pre-employment screening and related NT and Commonwealth legislation, inter-jurisdictional

considerations and criminal history information exchange requirements, or ability to quickly attain.

Desirable

1. Tertiary qualifications in Law and/or Behavioural Sciences, Project Management or other relevant disciplines.

Further information

The recommended applicant will be required to undergo a criminal history check prior to selection being confirmed, to confirm they have

no significant criminal history record. When choosing to apply for this position, the applicant should consider the full requirements of the

position in aligning their work experience and capabilities to this role. Please refer to the Capability Framework.