Employment Actions Officer

Job description

Agency Department of Corporate and Digital Work unit Employment Actions – Workforce Operations

Development and Partnerships

Job title Employment Actions Officer Designation Administrative Officer 4

Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 28/08/2026

Salary $75,091 - $85,611 Location Darwin

Position number 50981 RTF Closing 16/09/2025

Contact officer Joanna Fontanilla 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

Provide high quality and efficient services relating to employment administration for client agencies with a variety of awards,

industrial agreements, and employment legislation.

Context Statement

As a shared service provider for Whole of Government, Employment Actions provides operational services relating to

employee commencements, transfers, contract extensions and associated employment activities.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Action tasks associated with employment activities of client agencies ensuring quality service delivery.

2. Calculate and process salary and allowances as part of employee on-boarding.

3. Provide accurate and timely advice to internal and external clients on a range of employment processes.

4. Action Requests to Fill (RTFs) received via eRecruit relating to recruitment actions (i.e. contract extensions, actions

involving promotions or transfers, etc)

5. Prepare correspondence utilising HR Systems, ensuring clients are kept promptly and accurately informed.

6. Contribute to the operations and working dynamics of a team of employment staff ensuring the provision of high-quality

employment to services to clients.

7. Contribute to the development and implementation of continuous improvement programs, ensuring best practice in

employment services.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated experience successfully delivering high quality recruitment and selection services, including employee

commencement, and interpretation and application of employment legislation for on-boarding and contract generation.

2. Good working knowledge of Microsoft suite and computerised human resource and information/records management

systems, with good attention to detail and ability to deal with sensitive matters with confidentiality, empathy and

integrity.

1. Sound interpersonal skills and communication skills to build and sustain positive customer focused working relationships

and communicate effectively with diverse client agency stakeholders and employees.

1. Good organisational and time management skills including the ability to work effectively under pressure both

independently and in a team environment to meet required timeframes.

1. Demonstrated work ethic and attitude which emulates DCDD values of commitment to service, innovation, ethical

practice, accountability, impartiality, diversity, and respect.

Desirable

1. Knowledge of Northern Territory Public Sector employment legislation, recruitment principles and HR related systems.

2. Personal drive, potential and capacity to develop into senior roles.

Further information

The successful applicant may be required to undergo a criminal history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant

from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.