Senior Manager School Governance And Improvement

Northern Territory Government; Darwin; On-site; AUD 121,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Education and Training in Darwin is seeking a Senior Manager for School Governance and Improvement on a fixed-term, full-time basis. The role focuses on overseeing the school governance program, coordinating reviews, and ensuring legislative compliance.

You will collaborate with external experts, peer reviewers, and stakeholders to develop resources and targeted capability development across schools in the Northern Territory.

Qualifications

• Provide high level support in the oversight and coordination of the school body governance program, including working with external experts and peer reviewers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate complex and priority reviews of school governance.
• Improve compliance with legislative requirements and develop governance resources.
• Support differentiated capability development across schools.

Job description

Senior Manager School Governance and Improvement

Fixed (Temporary) - Full Time

Closes: 15/09/2026

Administrative Officer 7 - Remuneration Package $142,384 - $153,038 (including salary $120,877 - $130,039)

Vacancy Number: 040513

Vacancy Duration: 4 Months

Agency: Department of Education and Training

Number of Vacancies: 1

Work Unit: Assurance and Improvement

Location: Darwin

Primary Objective: Provide high level support in the oversight and coordination of the school body governance program including working with external experts, peer reviewers, coordinating complex and priority reviews, improving compliance with legislative requirements, researching emerging trends in evidenced-based strategies for school body governance improvement and developing resources to support differentiated capability development.

Contact: Trevor Owen on 08 8944 9211 or [e-mail]

Senior Manager School Governance and Improvement Darwin, NT, AU