The Department of Business and Employment’s primary responsibilities are to deliver business and industry development services, defence support, employment and corporate shared services.
The department works with business to develop and broaden the Northern Territory economic base. This includes the provision of strategic programs and activities to support business and industry development.
It is responsible for providing strategic labour market policy advice and forecasting to maximise employment opportunities for Territorians and meet industry needs.
The department provides corporate shared services to all Northern Territory Government (NTG) agencies and business divisions, including financial and human resource administration, procurement, information technology management and property management.
Key functional responsibilities are to:
- operate corporate systems to enable processing of NTG transactions such as accounts and payroll
- develop procurement policy, provide secretariat services to the Procurement Review Board and provide procurement advice to agencies
- coordinate employment programs for graduates, new apprentices and Indigenous cadets
- provide information technology services to support government business
- develop information and communications technology policy including telecommunications strategy for remote area communication services
- lease office accommodation and manage leased property to support NTG service delivery
- identify, assess and support business and industry development opportunities
- improve business competitiveness and productivity
- stimulate business innovation, research and knowledge development
- provide strategic labour market research and advice
- develop, promote and implement employment strategies, including coordination of Indigenous employment, Regional Job Hubs, skilled
- migration programs and Workforce Growth NT