Workforce Business Partner

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

WFH (work from home)

Relocation assistance

Generous leave

Job summary

Department of Corporate and Digital Development NT is seeking a trusted Workforce Business Partner to work with senior executives across the Northern Territory Government. This Darwin-based role connects centralised workforce services with high-profile public sector priorities, fostering collaboration and enabling strategic workforce initiatives.

As a strategic partner, you will build trusted relationships, proactively engage with senior executives, and influence workforce outcomes to support

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Partner with Executives and Directors to navigate complex workforce challenges.
• Present strategic workforce insights to senior leaders.
• Connect agencies with broader government capabilities to optimise resources and drive priority workforce outcomes.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Executive communication

Collaboration

Change leadership

Education

Background in Business/HR advisory

Job description

Department of Corporate and Digital Development NT – Sydney CBD NSW

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 will come from a background in Business Consulting, Strategic HR Advisory, Executive Partnering, Workforce Planning, Government Brokerage or a similar partnership focused role.

• 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.