EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The NTCA is seeking a dynamic and focused person to fill its Executive Officer role.

Activities, Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and timely advice to the CEO
• Manage member enquiries and communication
• Undertake research and briefings on strategic operational, government and industry matters
• Manage aspects of the day to day activities of the organisation
• Coordinate industry information and communications to members
• Liaise with government and industry at the national, local and international level
• Manage service delivery projects
• Manage branch meeting program and associated documentation and actions
• Prepare media releases and other communications material
• Demonstrate industry knowledge and leadership on key issues

Industry/ Core Capacity

• Have a passion for the northern beef cattle sector
• Clear understanding of the major issues confronting the NT cattle industry
• Ability to maintain the industry profile as a key economic driver in the NT and Australian economies
• Demonstrated ability to be able to promote and protect the interests of the NT cattle industry
• Ability to negotiate and establish partnership relations with external providers within the cattle industry and key stakeholders within the Northern Territory and the federal government
• Demonstrated capacity to work professionally achieving business objectives, including an ability to work as a partner with other industry stakeholders

Required Qualities/Selection Criteria

Leadership and Management Skills

• Ability and experience in major decision making and problem solving
• Ability to achieve outcomes/results, on time and at budget
• Superior coordination skills.

 Interpersonal & Communication Skills

• High- level communication skills and capacity to effectively communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated capacity to deal with and protect highly confidential information and be able to write industry sensitive briefings for the Executive Director and Executive Committee
• Demonstrated capacity to develop industry communications
• High level of communication skills, at all levels within the industry and the wider community
• High level of negotiating and influencing skills
• High level of group facilitation/management skills
• High level of written communication and report writing
• Ability to interpret, analyse and evaluate research data and industry reports
• Proven ability in developing and implementing strategic and operational plans
• Ability to manage change

Financial Management Skills

• Ability and experience with financial resource management (eg planning, budgeting, financial reporting [e.g. quarterly & annual reports])
• Submission writing ability and experience

Project Management Skills

• High level of ability and experience with project management
• High level ability to manage sub-committees and project groups (stakeholders)

APPLICATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY MARCH 22. 

All applicants are required to respond to the above Required Qualities/Selection Criteria within their application.

Applications must be emailed to office.darwin@ntca.org.au

Interested in a career in the NT pastoral industry?

The NTCA are contacted all the time by people looking for a job on an NT cattle station. There are a number of resources that we direct these people to:

Pastoral Companies:

Australian Agricultural Company
Consolidated Pastoral Company
Heytesbury Beef
The North Australia Pastoral Company (NAPCO)
S. Kidman & Co

Recruiters/Other Online Resources:

Jobs Central (Beef Central)

Anna Brown Recruitment
Ag Workforce
Bush Recruitment
Jobaroo

Happy job hunting!