In moving towards a fair, inclusive and sustainable Northern Territory, the role of sector development is to value, promote, support and develop the capacity of non-government not for profit organisations to provide assistance to vulnerable Territorians and to contribute to policy making on sector issues.

NTCOSS advance this by:

• Providing leadership for the NT community sector to positively influence the policy framework and structural changes affecting the sector
• Positioning and promoting the sector to increase the collective influence and improve recognition of the contribution to society.
• Building organisations capacity to provide high quality services by facilitating development and providing resources information and advice.
• Promoting the sectors standards and developing organisations capacity for quality improvements, accountability and consumer participation.