El1 Assistant Director

Key stakeholder engagement, team leadership, and performance & resource management.

**Your new company**
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Hays is currently partnered with a Federal Government organisation to recruit an EL1 Assistant Director - Provider Engagement in a temporary capacity. This company is an independent statutory agency that is responsible for implementing programs that support a better life those with a significant and permanent disability and their families and carers.

**Your new role**
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The EL1 Assistant Director - Provider Engagement is an important team leadership position and will have delegated authority and responsibility to resolve issues and risks across wide-ranging activities involving significant detail. It will require strong demonstration of leadership, control, planning, resource management, performance management and decision making to optimise staff working within the positions assigned Work Area. The role will exercise a considerable degree of independence and be required to engage in high complexity situations. The position will exercise sound decision-making and judgement to produce high level policy advice and operational support, as well as coordinate and assume responsibility to undertake detailed or sensitive projects. The role is responsible for actively managing key internal and external stakeholder relationships and may be required to represent and negotiate on behalf of the organisation across a range of forums.
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

- Stakeholder engagement with Local, State and Federal Government departments to build relationships and address market challenges.
- Supporting the development and utilisation of channels to maintain knowledge of policies, processes and market strategies.
- Implementing and supporting national engagement strategies intended to develop market and provider maturity.
- Drafting and proof-reading briefs, papers, reports, QoN’s, QTB’s, TP’s and complaint responses.
- Supporting information sharing activities with key internal stakeholders including national office portfolios (markets, operations and communications) and other business areas.

**What you'll need to succeed**

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To be considered for this role, you will have:

- Strong engagement / interpersonal skills to ensure stakeholder relationships are optimised
- Ability to collaborate and work closely across various teams with emphasis on providing expertise and assistance on complex matters
- Ability to adapt quickly to a changing environment
- Commitment to creating positive outcomes and demonstrating strong leadership
- Experience interpreting complex information and exercise strong decision making
- Ability to respond and prioritise competing and urgent requests in a calm and efficient manner without compromising on accuracy and business outcomes.

**What you'll get in return**

This role offers you an attractive daily rate of $602.55 plus super, full-time hours and an initial 12-month assignment with the possibility of an extension. Temporary and contract workers through Hays also enjoy a wide range of benefits including:

- Weekly pay cycles
- Your nominated choice of superannuation fund
- Online timesheet submission and approval
- No hidden costs or payroll deductions for our services
- No invoicing required for Pty Ltd holders
- Regular contact with Geelong based consultants throughout the duration of your assignment.

**What you need to do now**

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At Hays, we value diversity and are passionate about placing people in a role where they can flourish and succeed. We actively encourage people from a diverse background to apply.


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