Director SAFE NT

Job description
Agency NT Police Force Work unit Screening Assessment for Employment

Northern Territory (SAFE NT)
Job title Director SAFE NT Designation Senior Administrative Officer 2
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for 12 months
Salary $157,334 - $171,482 Location Darwin
Position number 27055 RTF 354600 Closing 01/09/2026
Contact Officer John Atkin, Acting Assistant Commissioner & COO on 08 8985 8361 or john.atkin@pfes.nt.gov.au
About the agency https://pfes.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=354600

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.

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. Manager 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 high-level strategic and operational leadership and management skills, with experience leading diverse teams and

external consultants to deliver in a high-pressure environment of ongoing change and uncertainty.
2. Demonstrated high-level leadership, communication, collaboration, and negotiation skills across a range of contexts and

stakeholders, with a demonstrated ability to work with people from culturally diverse backgrounds to achieve common goals and
influence outcomes.

3. Demonstrated ability to lead cultural change and introduce new ways of working, to deliver operational requirements for pre-
employment screening for vulnerable persons.

4. Proven ability to represent the NT at national level to implement change in a complex and sensitive environment.
5. Demonstrated ability to provide advice on complex and diverse issues, as well as the ability to identify legal issues and risks.
6. Demonstrated knowledge of high-level administrative decision-making and natural justice requirements and making sensitive and

impartial administrative decisions on complex quasi-judicial matters and provide sound rationale.
7. Demonstrated knowledge of pre-employment screening and related NT and Commonwealth legislation, inter-jurisdictional issues

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

Desirable
1. Tertiary qualifications in Law and/or Behavioural Sciences.

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.