Assistant Commissioner Community Corrections

Department of Corrections NT; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 204,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Annual leave 5 wks

Personal leave 3 wks

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Leadership role

Job summary

Department of Corrections NT in Darwin seeks an Assistant Commissioner Community Corrections to provide strategic leadership across corrections strategies, programs, policies and practices. You will steer offender management, rehabilitation and reintegration while collaborating with senior leaders and partners to reduce re-offending and enhance community safety across the Territory.

As a senior executive, you will set the direction for Community Corrections, oversee policy development,

Qualifications

• Proven executive leadership experience driving organisational change.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Analytical and conceptual ability to navigate policy environments.
• Commitment to contemporary correctional practice and rehabilitation.
• Ability to lead across government and non-government partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across Community Corrections strategies, programs, policies and practices.
• Set the strategic direction and strengthen offender management and reintegration.
• Deliver high-level policy advice to senior executives, Ministers and stakeholders.
• Represent the Department on national and intergovernmental forums.
• Lead complex operations and drive tangible outcomes for community safety.

Job description

Assistant Commissioner Community Corrections

Department of Corrections NT – Brisbane QLD

Executive Contract Officer 2 - Remuneration Package Range $226,223
Community Corrections
Darwin
One full time vacancy fixed to 31/08/2027 is available

The Department of Corrections is seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking executive to lead Community Corrections across the Northern Territory.

As an Assistant Commissioner, Community Corrections, you will provide strategic leadership across the full spectrum of Community Corrections strategies, programs, policies and practices. You will play a critical role in strengthening contemporary approaches to offender management, rehabilitation and reintegration, with a strong focus on reducing re-offending and enhancing community safety across the Territory.

Working at the senior executive level, you will set the strategic and tactical direction of Community Corrections, strengthen integrated offender management and sentencing approaches, and ensure services continue to evolve to meet both current and future needs.

You will work collaboratively across the Department of Corrections, provide high-level strategic and policy advice to senior executives, Ministers and key stakeholders, and represent the Department on national and intergovernmental forums.

About You

You will be a credible, innovative and strategic leader with the ability to lead complex operations and deliver meaningful outcomes.

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

Proven executive leadership experience, with the ability to set strategic direction and lead complex operations and organisational change.

Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across government, non-government organisations, communities and other key partners.

Highly developed analytical and conceptual skills, with the ability to navigate complex policy and operational environments and provide authoritative strategic advice.

A strong commitment to contemporary correctional practice, rehabilitation and reducing re-offending.

The cultural capability to work effectively with Indigenous communities and people from diverse cultural backgrounds across the Northern Territory.

Demonstrated knowledge of correctional services and contemporary service delivery models.

Tertiary qualifications in business management and leadership are highly desirable.

The Benefits

12% superannuation.

Five weeks annual leave (pro rata).

Three weeks personal leave (pro rata).

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An opportunity to lead complex operations and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Why the Northern Territory?

This is an exceptional opportunity to take on a senior executive leadership role where your decisions can have a genuine Territory-wide impact.

Community Corrections operates across a geographically and culturally diverse jurisdiction, requiring innovative approaches to service delivery and strong partnerships with communities, government agencies and service providers.

Based in Darwin, you will have the opportunity to lead at a whole-of-Territory level while experiencing the professional and lifestyle opportunities that come with living and working in the Northern Territory.

This is your opportunity to lead change, influence policy and help shape the future of Community Corrections in the Northern Territory.

This is a great time to consider a move to the Territory.