Directors - Comcover Claims & Discretionary
7 months ago
Commercial Group / Risk, Insurance and Discretionary Payments Division / Comcover Claims & Discretionary Payments Branch
- Executive Level 2 ($149,239 - $175,700) | Ongoing | Full-time
- Canberra, ACT
**ABOUT THE TEAMS**
**Claims (Comcover)**
The Comcover Claims team is responsible for managing claims against the Commonwealth that are covered by Comcover. Comcover is the Australian Government’s self-insurance scheme which covers around 170 entities for a wide range of insurable losses, including liability and property. A key function of the Claims team is managing various stakeholder relationships, together with the management of claims including significant claims (as defined under the _Commonwealth Legal Services Directions 2017_), which are high profile litigation matters that may involve sensitive legal, political or policy issues.
**Discretionary Payments**
**ABOUT THE** OPPORTUNITY**
Both the Claims and Discretionary Payments teams manage sensitive and complex claims with strong engagement across Government agencies. As the Director in either team, you will need to demonstrate strong leadership and management capabilities with an ability to provide clear and concise advice to Finance executive, Government agencies and Ministers. The role requires well demonstrated strategic and critical thinking with an ability to understand broader Commonwealth legal risk and policy considerations. As a steward within Finance, you will need to demonstrate your ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including with legal service providers and agencies.
**DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION**
For detailed information about these roles, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.
**ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES**
- Under section 22(8) of the _Public Service Act 1999_, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
- Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
**CONTACT INFORMATION**
- For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.
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