Assistant Commissioner Community Corrections

Department of Corrections NT; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Five weeks annual leave (pro rata)

Three weeks personal leave (pro rata)

Annual leave loading

Opportunity to lead complex operations

Job summary

Department of Corrections NT in Darwin seeks an Assistant Commissioner, Community Corrections, to provide strategic leadership across programs, policies and practices. You will strengthen offender management, rehabilitation and reintegration, with a focus on reducing re-offending and community safety across the Territory.

In this senior executive role, you will set direction, advise Ministers, work with partners, and lead integrated service delivery while evolving to meet future needs.

Qualifications

• Executive leadership experience in complex operations.
• Ability to set strategic direction and lead organisational change.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across government and partners.
• Commitment to contemporary correctional practice and rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Lead Community Corrections across the Northern Territory.
• Provide high‑level strategic and policy advice to Ministers and executives.
• Strengthen integrated offender management and sentencing approaches.
• Represent the Department on national/intergovernmental forums.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Policy advisory

Indigenous engagement

Correctional services knowledge

Education

Tertiary qualifications in business management and leadership

Job description

Assistant Commissioner Community Corrections

Department of Corrections NT – Melbourne VIC

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).
• Annual leave loading.
• 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.

For further information about this vacancy please contact:
Sasha Dennis on 08 8936 40***or ************@nt.gov.au

For a copy of the Job Description or to view career opportunities in the Northern Territory Government please visit https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Search