El1 Assistant Director Service Guidance

Full time Currently, there are around 4.3 million Australians with a disability.

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) implements the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which is one of the biggest social reforms in the country since Medicare.

As an Agency, we support more than 600,000 participants with a significant and permanent disability, and the families and carers of those living with disability.

For many Australians, this will be the first time they receive the disability support they need.

The NDIA is designed to enhance the quality of life and increase economic and social participation for people with disability and will mean a peace of mind for every Australian.

A new role awaits Looking for an exciting opportunity to showcase your leadership skills to make a real difference? The Service Guidance Branch is currently seeking a talented and motivated EL1 Assistant Director to join their team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to leverage your people leading skills and reporting and governance work experience to make a real impact in the lives of people with disabilities.

The Service Guidance Branch is responsible for presenting Agency policy, improvements and system enhancements in clear Our Guidelines and Knowledge Articles to support the Agency's front line (National Delivery).

This guidance enables front line staff to make consistent decisions and participants to have choice and control over their lives.

The branch also develops content for participants and other external stakeholders to support Our Guidelines, including letters, forms, factsheets and guides to what the Agency does and does not fund.

Where you can add value As an EL1 Assistant Director Service Guidance you will play a key role in initiating, establishing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders to develop collaborative guidance to support service delivery.

Our participants, Our people, Our purpose Currently, there are around 4.3 million Australians with a disability.

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) implements the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which is one of the biggest social reforms in the country since Medicare.

As an Agency, we support more than 600,000 participants with a significant and permanent disability, and the families and carers of those living with disability.

For many Australians, this will be the first time they receive the disability support they need.

The NDIA is designed to enhance the quality of life and increase economic and social participation for people with disability and will mean a peace of mind for every Australian.

A new role awaits Looking for an exciting opportunity to showcase your leadership skills to make a real difference? The Service Guidance Branch is currently seeking a talented and motivated EL1 Assistant Director to join their team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to leverage your people leading skills and reporting and governance work experience to make a real impact in the lives of people with disabilities.

The Service Guidance Branch is responsible for presenting Agency policy, improvements and system enhancements in clear Our Guidelines and Knowledge Articles to support the Agency's front line (National Delivery).

This guidance enables front line staff to make consistent decisions and participants to have choice and control over their lives.

The branch also develops content for participants and other external stakeholders to support Our Guidelines, including letters, forms, factsheets and guides to what the Agency does and does not fund.

Where you can add value As an EL1 Assistant Director Service Guidance you will play a key role in initiating, establishing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders to develop collaborative guidance to support service delivery.

Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
Providing effective leadership to a small team of staff delivering Our Guidelines, letters and knowledge articles.

Effectively managing competing priorities and providing advice to the Agency's executive team about overall team capacity, scope of work and progress against key deliverables.

Providing support to drive business improvement in access and planning processes including expert advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Raising awareness of critical issues to senior management through regular management reporting to senior NDIA management Enough about us, let's talk about you Our ideal candidate will bring a spark of innovation to our team.

They will be organised, proactive, and able to exceed in a fast-paced work environment.

They will have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to develop and maintain networks and experience in developing high level written reports and briefing materials.

A high attention to detail and the ability to communicate with influence with stakeholders at all levels are pivotal to be successful in this position.

They will have experience supervising and mentoring a team, providing direction, delegating responsibilities, managing performance, and supporting personal development.

Working at the NDIA, it is essential you have a positive contemporary attitude to people with disability along with a high level of understanding and knowledge of disability and its impact on individuals.

For more information on NDIS including our values, capabilities, and behaviours along with our application process, please refer to our website.

Your NDIA Experience We work as one team.
We are accepting, diverse and driven.
We take a shared approach to making progress.
We welcome and support each other and encourage different ideas, insights and opinions.
We empower and enable each other to be our best.
We collaborate, connect and work together to create a workplace that makes us proud.

And while we are based far and wide across the country, we make sure nobody feels they are out on their own.

You will work for a socially inclusive and culturally diverse workplace, that is making a meaningful impact to the lives of more than 600,000 Australians.

You will have access to higher superannuation and above market leave entitlements as well as working conditions that support a positive work life balance.

While this role is ideally performed from Geelong - VIC, Richmond - VIC, Newcastle - NSW, Adelaide - SA, remote working arrangements may be considered.

We intend to fill this role in an ongoing capacity however, non-ongoing roles may be offered.

A merit pool will be established that may be used to fill similar positions (ongoing and non-ongoing) within the next 18 months.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a pre-employment National Police History check, Worker Screening check and/or Working with Children Check (where required) and provide evidence of Australian Citizenship.

Applications for this role close at 11:30 PM AEST on 19 May 2024.

If you have any questions, please contact Sophie Landwehr on or email With the exception of personal details, applications can NOT be edited or updated once submitted for consideration.

Please make sure you are completely satisfied with your entire application before submitting.

NDIA is committed to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and welcomes and encourages applications from People with Disability (Pw D), First Nations peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, Mature age workers, as well as young workers and supporting an inter-generational workforce and supporting gender equity and families.

NDIA will provide reasonable adjustments for candidates to participate equitably in the recruitment process and discuss workplace adjustments to fulfil the inherent requirements of the role.

Recruit Ability applies to this position: The Recruit Ability scheme supports people with disability applying for jobs in the Australian Public Service (APS) by giving you a better opportunity to put forward your skills and experience during the selection process.

The health and safety of workers, Participants and other visitors in our offices is our highest priority.

Some roles within the National Disability Insurance Agency are covered by government Health Orders or Directives that require mandatory vaccinations.

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency.

Our role is to implement the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which will support a better life for hundreds of thousands of Australians with a significant and permanent disability and their families and carers.

The NDIS will mean peace of mind for every Australian - for anyone who has, or might acquire, a disability.

Our priority is to ensure people with disability continue to get the support they need.
The changes that are required to existing disability support systems are significant.

Arrangements are being made to ensure the scheme can be introduced gradually, ensuring a smooth transition for people with disability and support providers.

Read about the trial and roll out.

Source:
This is an extract from the company's own website.
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency.

Our role is to implement the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which will support a better life for hundreds of thousands of Australians with a significant and permanent disability and their families and carers.

The NDIS will mean peace of mind for every Australian - for anyone who has, or might acquire, a disability.

Our priority is to ensure people with disability continue to get the support they need.
The changes that are required to existing disability support systems are significant.

Arrangements are being made to ensure the scheme can be introduced gradually, ensuring a smooth transition for people with disability and support providers.

Read about the trial and roll out.

Source:
This is an extract from the company's own website.
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