Recruitment support for Local Government in the Northern Territory
Local support, available through Local Buy
On The Same Page Consulting is an approved supplier under Local Buy LB297 Recruitment Services – Permanent Staff.
We are a Darwin-based team providing practical recruitment support to local government organisations across the Territory.
Recruitment support to suit your needs
End-to-end recruitment
We manage the recruitment for you.
This can include:
role briefing and recruitment planning
advertising and candidate attraction
targeted candidate search
application management
shortlisting
interviews
referee checks
candidate communication
recruitment documentation
recommendation and appointment support.
This service is suited to organisations that need additional recruitment capacity, specialist recruitment support or help filling difficult roles.
Recruitment coordination
You manage the recruitment. We help keep it moving.
Recruitment coordination is different from an agency recruitment service.
Your hiring manager, panel or HR team remains responsible for assessing candidates and making the decision. We support the process around them.
This can include:
recruitment planning and timelines
panel coordination
candidate communication
interview scheduling
referee coordination
follow-up of outstanding actions
recruitment documentation
selection reports.
This service works well for occasional recruiters, small HR teams and periods of high recruitment demand.
Recruitment in the Territory is different
NT recruitment often involves smaller candidate markets, specialist skills, regional and remote locations and candidates considering interstate relocation.
We understand the realities of recruiting in the Territory.
That local context helps us think practically about:
where suitable candidates may come from
how a role should be positioned
what may attract someone to the opportunity
how to keep candidates engaged
how to keep the recruitment moving.
Roles covered by LB297
The Local Buy LB297 arrangement covers permanent recruitment across a broad range of local government roles.
Executive
CEOs, directors, general managers and senior leaders.
Professional
Finance, HR, governance, communications, IT, planning, engineering, asset management, community development and other professional roles.
Administration and clerical
Administration, customer service, compliance and support roles.
Not sure whether your vacancy fits? Talk to us and we can help you work it out.
Why work with OTSPC?
Everything we do reinforces four things
Compliance — Recruitment you can have confidence in. Every step is documented the way the NTPS expects it, so your decision stays clear, fair and defensible.
Speed — Recruitment that keeps moving. Processes rarely stall on the big things: they stall on diaries, referee checks and reports. We clear those so your process gets finished, not parked.
Support — Made easy for occasional recruiters. We ask the right questions, guide the panel through each stage in plain language, and carry the paperwork.
Trusted NT Partner — Local people who understand your environment. We're 100% Northern Territory owned and operated, working in the same systems, the same small professional community and the same conditions you do.
How to engage us
1. Tell us about the role
Send us the position description or a short overview of what you need.
2. We discuss the support
We help identify the level of support that makes sense.
3. We provide a quote
You receive a clear scope and fee under the Local Buy arrangement or direct.
4. We get started
Once engaged, we confirm responsibilities, timeframes and next steps.
Frequently Asked Questions
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With end-to-end recruitment, we manage the recruitment process, including candidate attraction and assessment.
With recruitment coordination, your organisation remains responsible for the recruitment advertising, application collection and decision.
We support the administration, communication and documentation around the process.
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No. You can engage us for end-to-end recruitment or use recruitment coordination to support a process you are already running.
We are flexible with our support to help you do recruitment that is fair, clear and defensible.
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Yes. We can tailor attraction and search activities to the role and candidate market.
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Yes. We can use standard advertising, targeted advertising and candidate search depending on the vacancy.
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Yes. LB297 includes executive and professional recruitment as well as administration.
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End-to-end recruitment is charged based on the salary package attached to the role.
Recruitment scribing and coordination is charged based on our fixed fee structure.
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Recruitment coordination can be completed on as little as two weeks - from application close date to draft report.
End to end recruitment supports more of the process and varies depending how the service is designed.
Talk to us for more information about factors that will impact on recruitment timeframes.
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Each recruitment is different but we can start working with you usually in two working days and get a role advertised 1-2 days later.
Of course this depends on whether job design is required or if you have a position or job description ready to go.
Talk to us to understand what factors need to be considered.
A note about Confidentiality and Integrity
All scribing and secretariat services are delivered with the highest levels of confidentiality and integrity.
Scribes will always declare any conflicts of interest and advise of anything you need to be aware of before or during the process, ensuring transparency and trust at every stage.
Looking for support beyond recruitment coordination?
We also offer job design, workforce remapping and recruitment training workshops to support your team more broadly.