- Location: Darwin
- Status: Full-time 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
- Total Salary package: $88,487 Inclusive of 15% Superannuation
The Northern Land Council (NLC) is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Recruitment Officer to join our People & Culture team and help shape a positive and inclusive workforce. This is a great opportunity to deliver meaningful recruitment support in an organisation committed to Aboriginal leadership and community service across the Top End.
About the Role
As a Recruitment Officer, you’ll provide high-level support to hiring managers and selection panels, delivering professional advice on job design, talent acquisition, and best-practice recruitment strategy. You’ll coordinate end-to-end recruitment campaigns across multiple service areas, ensuring that each step is legally compliant, culturally appropriate, and aligned with NLC’s people-first approach. Working under the direction of the Senior Recruitment Officer, you’ll also play a key role in maintaining and administering NLC’s e-recruitment system, drafting engaging job advertisements, supporting onboarding activities, and improving the overall candidate and hiring manager experience. This is a fast-paced and collaborative role that offers exposure to a wide range of recruitment activities across the NLC.
What you will Bring
You are a proactive and detail-oriented recruitment professional who takes pride in delivering efficient, inclusive and candidate-friendly hiring processes. You bring experience managing end-to-end recruitment campaigns and are confident advising hiring managers on job design, advertising strategies, and selection methodologies. You know how to tailor your approach to diverse stakeholders. You’re highly organised, tech-savvy, and skilled in using recruitment systems to streamline workflows, track progress and support hiring compliance. Above all, you understand the value of culturally safe recruitment practices and bring a strong sense of integrity, discretion and respect for the communities we serve.
In addition to this, you will have: -
- Diploma in Human Resource Management.
- A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in recruitment or HR with a strong focus on talent acquisition
- Proven experience coordinating end-to-end recruitment in a high-volume environment
- A strong commitment to ethical conduct and maintaining the highest levels of confidentiality.
For a full copy of the Position Description refer to the link provided below.
What’s in it for you?
At the Northern Land Council, your recruitment expertise will directly support Traditional Owners and Aboriginal communities across the Top End. You’ll work alongside passionate colleagues in a culturally rich environment that values professional integrity
We offer:
- Salary Package of $88,487 Inclusive of 15% superannuation
- Salary sacrificing up to $15,900 + meal entertainment and holiday accommodation benefits up to $2,650 per year.
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Other benefits under our Enterprise Agreement include:
- District allowance of up to $4,797 per annum for individuals with dependents and $2,630 without dependents.
- 5 weeks annual leave, leaving loading, 18 days personal leave;
- Paid Christmas close down;
- Upon completion of 12 months of service an Annual airfare with a net (in hand) value of $3,177
Interested applicants should submit a current CV and a cover letter explaining their interest in the role and addressing the essential selection criteria outlined in the position description.
If you have any further queries please contact Bryan Pritchard – 0428 551 267
Applications Close: Thursday 28th August 2025
About the NLC
The Northern Land Council (NLC) is an independent statutory authority of the Commonwealth. The NLC is established under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) 1976 and its purpose is to serve its constituents who are Traditional Owners (TOs) and other Aboriginal people living in their region. Cultural knowledge and lived experience are central to the work that we do here at NLC. We are committed to enhancing Aboriginal peoples social, political and economic participation by supporting their aspirations and amplifying their voices on a range of issues impacting on their lands, seas, culture and communities.
