Assistant Director Parliamentary Services

2 months ago

Canberra, Australia NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission Full time

**About the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission**
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (the NDIS Commission) is an independent

agency established on 1 July 2018 to improve the quality and safety of NDIS supports and

services. The Commission is the dedicated national regulator of NDIS service providers in

Australia and a non-corporate entity under the _Public Governance, Performance and _
- Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act). _

**The NDIS Commission’s core legislative functions**

Uphold the rights of, and promote the health, safety and wellbeing of, people with
disability receiving supports or services, including those received under the NDIS.

Develop a nationally consistent approach to managing quality and safeguards for
people with disability receiving supports or services, including those received under
the NDIS.

Promote the provision of advice, information, education and training to NDIS
providers and people with disability.

Secure compliance with relevant legislation through effective compliance and
enforcement arrangements.

**Job Reference**

**Number**
047_05/23 **Number of**

**Vacancies**
1

**Position Title**

Assistant Director

Parliamentary

Services

**Division**

N/A

**Classification **EL1 **Branch** Office of the Commissioner

**Status **Ongoing **Section** Parliamentary Services

**Salary Range **$111,445 - $126,503 **Location **Canberra ACT

**Contact Person **Stephen Rees **Contact Job Title** Director - Parliamentary Services

**Contact**

**Number**

**Date**

**Applications**

**Open**

Tuesday 9 May 2023

12:00 AM

**Date Applications**

**Close**
Tuesday 23 May 2023 11:30 PM

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 2

Promote continuous improvement amongst NDIS providers and the delivery of
progressively higher standards of supports and services to people with disability.

Develop and oversee the broad policy design for a nationally consistent framework
relating to the screening of workers involved in the provision of supports and
services to people with disability.

Engage in, promote and coordinate the sharing of information to achieve the objects
of the relevant legislation.

Provide NDIS market oversight, including:
i. by monitoring changes in the NDIS market which may indicate emerging risk

ii. by monitoring and mitigating the risks of unplanned service withdrawal.

The NDIS Commission offers interesting and challenging roles. People with a disability are

**Parliamentary Services team**

The Parliamentary Services is the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s (NDIS

Commission) central coordination point for ministerial and parliamentary activity.

Parliamentary Services is responsible for the coordination and management of a wide range

of documents and processes related to the Minister for National Disability Insurance

Scheme, the NDIS Commission Executive as well as a number of parliamentary committees,

including the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Parliamentary Services has a diverse range of responsibilities, which includes ministerial

correspondence, ministerial submissions and briefs, and coordination activities such as

Question Time Briefs (QTBs), Senate Estimates and parliamentary committee inquiry

hearings, administering the NDIS Commission’s instance of the Parliamentary Document

Management System (PDMS), and staff engagement and training on ministerial and

parliamentary matters. Parliamentary Services also works closely with the Office of the

Commissoner in coordinating and tracking Commissioner engagement activity for events,

meetings and site visits.

**Key duties**

Providing strategic advice and guidance to NDIS Commission Executives and staff on

ministerial and parliamentary processes, including advice on the content of ministerial

and Executive documents.

Manage the day-to-day processes of ministerial correspondence, ministerial

submissions and briefs and Question Time Briefs, while ensuring items are processed

within the agreed timeframes, are of high quality, include preferences to meet the

expectations of the Minister and the NDIS Commission.

Manage Senate Estimate and parliamentary committee coordination processes,

including hearing preparations and post-hearing activities (i.e. Questions on Notice);
including briefing executive on key issues and attending hearings.

Manage and coordinate regular updates on status of parliamentary inquiry action

plans and government responses.

Action stakeholder requests and manage complex coordination tasks.

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 3

Oversee the workings of the NDIS Commission’s instance of PDMS; including attending

whole of government PDMS forums, training for staff, helpdesk support and preparing

guidance material to support end users.

Identify emerging issues, which could have an impact on the section or the NDIS

Commission and provide strategic advice and recommendations to decision makers.

Administer the sectio

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