Assistant Director, Performance and Conduct

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**EL1 Assistant Director, Performance and Conduct
**Job Reference Number **287_11/24

**Position Title **Assistant Director - Performance and Conduct

**Classification **Executive Level 1

**Status **Ongoing

**Salary Range **$115,903-$131,563 + 15.4% Superannuation

**Contact Person **Brad Walters

**Contact Number **0484 282 000

**Date Applications Open **22 November 2024

**Number of Vacancies **1

**Division **Corporate Division

**Branch **Finance and People

**Section **People Services

**Location**
Adelaide, SA; Brisbane, QLD; Canberra, ACT; Darwin,
NT; Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Parramatta and
Penrith NSW; Perth, WA

**Date Applications Close **5 December 2024

**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 NDIS 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_.

**The NDIS Commission’s core legislative functions are to**:

- uphold the rights of, and promote the health, safety and wellbeing of, people with

disability receiving supports or services, including those received under the National

Disability Insurance Scheme

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- develop a nationally consistent approach to managing quality and safeguards for

people with disability receiving supports or services, including those received under

the National Disability Insurance Scheme
- 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, including through the monitoring and investigation

functions conferred on the NDIS Commissioner by legislation
- 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, and
- provide NDIS market oversight, including:
i. by monitoring changes in the NDIS market which may indicate emerging

risk; and

ii. by monitoring and mitigating the risks of unplanned service withdrawal.
- The NDIS Commission is committed to upholding the rights of people with disability

to employment and offers interesting and challenging roles. People with disability

**About the Division**
The Corporate Division is responsible for delivering corporate service activities across the

organisation, and for advising on and supporting the strategic direction of the NDIS

Commission. The Corporate Division delivers the following functions:

- Property and Fleet management
- Security
- Human Resources (HR)
- Finance
- Procurement
- Audit and Risk
- Corporate Support
- ICT, Cyber Security and Information Management

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**About this opportunity**

The Assistant Director Performance and Conduct provides expert HR case management

services and advice on Performance Management, Code of Conduct, Workplace Relations

and other HR matters. The position will also provide high-level advice on strategic people

management issues and guide the implementation of best practice HR policy and processes.

**Key duties of the role
**Responsibilities of the Assistant Director Performance and Conduct include, but are not
limited to:
1. Providing timely and accurate advice to staff, managers and executives regarding

employment and staffing matters, including support to respond to workplace
behaviour issues within the work area

2. Managing workplace behaviour complaints, performance improvement processes,
and Reviews of action under section 33 of the Public Service Act 1999 (PS Act)

3. Undertaking APS Code of Conduct investigations and supporting section 29 decisions
under the PS Act

4. Providing research and insights to improve enterprise behaviour management
strategies

5. Developing and delivering prevention activities such as advice, policies and resources
to support positive workplace behaviours

6. Working closely with other HR teams, such as Work Health Safety, to provide

seamless high-quality HR advice and responses to employment matters.

The occupant of the position:
1. Has a positive and contemporary attitude to people with disability
- 2. _Leads and manages a team to achieve objectives with a focus on safety, staff

wellbeing and high performance
- 3. _Upholds exemplary standards of service to clients and stakeholders

4. Exemplifie