Workforce Business Partner

Department of Corporate and Digital Development NT; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible working arrangements

Work from home (WFH)

6 weeks annual leave

Job summary

Department of Corporate and Digital Development NT in Melbourne is seeking a Workforce Business Partner to connect centralised workforce services with high-profile public sector priorities. You will present strategic workforce insights, partner with senior executives, and influence resource deployment across agencies.

The role offers flexible working arrangements with WFH options, generous leave entitlements, and potential relocation support as part of a broad development path within the

Qualifications

• Strong strategic thinking and judgement.
• Exceptional ability to engage, influence and partner with senior executives.
• Experience leading complex workforce, people or organisational initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills, including presenting to executive audiences.
• Ability to navigate complexity and drive outcomes through collaboration and influence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Executives and Directors to navigate complex workforce challenges.
• Present strategic workforce insights and connect agencies with broader government capabilities.
• Influence priority workforce outcomes and drive resource optimisation across government.
• Build trusted relationships and proactively engage with senior stakeholders to shape decisions.

Job description

Department of Corporate and Digital Development NT – Melbourne VIC

Act as a trusted Workforce Business Partner to senior executives across the Northern Territory Government. This Darwin-based, business-critical role connects centralised workforce services with high-profile public sector priorities, fostering collaboration and enabling strategic workforce initiatives.

• High ownership and strategic influence, with opportunities to connect workforce outcomes across government.
• High visibility position, working directly with senior executives in government agencies.
• Career growth and development, wider opportunities across the Northern Territory Government.
• Flexible working arrangements and WFH, be supported to create a schedule that works for you.
• Generous leave entitlements, including 6 weeks annual leave plus 3 additional days over Christmas.
• Relocation assistance, may be available.

As a Workforce Business Partner, an ordinary day may see you at the centre of government decision-making, partnering with Executives and Directors to navigate complex workforce challenges, presenting strategic workforce insights, and connecting agencies with broader government capabilities to optimise resources and drive priority workforce outcomes.

As a strategic partner, your ability to build trusted relationships, proactively engage with senior executives, and confidently influence workforce outcomes will be critical to your success in this role.

Our ideal candidate

• Strong strategic thinking, judgement and problem-solving capability.
• Exceptional ability to engage, influence and partner with senior executives.
• Experience leading complex workforce, people or organisational initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills, including presenting to executive audiences.
• Ability to navigate complexity and drive outcomes through collaboration and influence.

Our Agency

The Department of Corporate and Digital Development (DCDD) is a central agency of the Northern Territory Government, delivering contemporary workforce, corporate and digital services that support agencies to achieve their strategic priorities and deliver outcomes for Territorians. What better time, to consider a relocation to the NT.