Executive Director Communicable Diseases

NT Health; Darwin; On-site; AUD 270,000 - 299,000; Full time

Job summary

NT Health in Darwin seeks a Senior Staff Specialist in Public Health to provide strategic and operational leadership to the Centre for Disease Control, guiding efforts to prevent and control communicable diseases and notifiable conditions across the Northern Territory.

The role, classified at SMO2.1–SMO2.3, offers a high-impact opportunity to shape public health policy and responses within a dynamic government health system, with close collaboration across units and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic and operational leadership to the Centre for Disease Control to prevent and control communicable diseases and notifiable conditions in the Northern Territory.

Job description

Vacancy Number: 001786

Agency: Department of Health

Number of Vacancies: 1

Work Unit: Public Health Division – Centre for Disease Control

Location: Darwin

Primary Objective: Deliver strategic and operational leadership to the Centre for Disease Control to prevent and control communicable diseases and notifiable conditions in the Northern Territory.

Contact: Paul Burgess, Adj Prof at [e-mail]

Remuneration Package: SMO2.1 - SMO2.3 - Remuneration Package $270,033 - $298,705 (including salary $270,033 - $298,705)

Experience Level: Senior Staff Specialist Public Health - SMO2.1 - SMO2.3