Job Title: Assistant Director (Central Group)
Location: Darwin, NT
Classification: Executive Level 1 ($121,717 - $138,722)
The Central Group is seeking an experienced and skilled Assistant Director to join our Corporate team in the Northern Territory. This is a critical role that involves preparing written advice to the Minister for Indigenous Australians, including quality assurance reviews of briefs, letters, ministerial advice, and coordinating Minister and Prime Minister visits across the Northern Territory.
As an Assistant Director, you will have the opportunity to work with key senior leaders, engagement, and policy teams to create meaningful communication material and actions, forging strong partnerships across all levels of government.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Coordinating travel and related ministerial correspondence for Minister and Assistant Minister visits across the Northern Territory.
Providing leadership, guidance, support, and a point of contact for NIAA staff about Ministerial and briefing requirements.
Facilitating and leading the development and implementation of improvement projects across the Group's corporate services and administration.
Delivering high-quality correspondences to key internal and external stakeholders on behalf of the Group.
Supporting the development of strategic plans, business cases, and project plans.
Researching, critically analysing, and responding to complex and sensitive matters.
Providing a strategic level of advice and expertise to the NIAA Executive and senior stakeholders.
We are looking for an individual with:
Experience providing high-quality written advice to Ministers and senior leadership.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
The ability to build and maintain strong working relationships through collaboration with a variety of stakeholders.
Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate respectfully and positively with First Nations peoples and communities.
Well-developed organisational skills, including the ability to adapt and change to manage competing priorities.
Experience gathering information, data, and advice to synthesise into clear and concise written advice within short timeframes.
Problem-solving skills to apply critical thinking to analyse information including data.
A high level of cultural competency to guide the implementation of culturally appropriate strategies for working with people from diverse backgrounds.
This position has direct engagement with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities, and service providers, or is involved in the development of programmes and policy.
To be eligible for this position, you must be an Australian Citizen.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment screening checks, such as an Australian Criminal History Check.
Security Clearance Required: Baseline Vetting (Protected)