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

The National Disability and Insurance Agency (NDIA) is seeking candidates to fill EL1 Assistant Director vacancies.

The Strategy Branch leads and delivers highly complex and significant outcomes, projects and work programs that have a strategic and operational impact. It is responsible for addressing critical issues of wider Agency impact including leading teams and integrating multiple perspectives to develop solutions to Agency problems.

As the EL1 Assistant Director, you will be supporting the Management of the Strategy Branch within the Service Design
Division. You will be required to coordinate and assume responsibility for highly complex, sensitive projects or work programs aimed at achieving the NDIA’s mission to ‘build a world-leading National Disability Insurance Scheme

Where you can add value

The position is responsible for actively managing key internal and external stakeholder relationships and where required will represent and negotiate on behalf of the NDIA to advance the NDIA’s interests across a range of forums.

Duties include but limited to:

• Collaborating with and supporting business areas to structure problems, inform options and drive solutions and Agency-wide priorities.
• Gathering and developing structured insights and recommendations for strategic projects.
• Creating materials for senior internal and external stakeholders, including the Minister, Board and Executive Leadership Team to communicate perspectives, recommendations, and implications for the Agency.
• Presenting recommendations and facilitating discussions with a range of Agency stakeholders and senior leadership.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

What we are looking for in our ideal candidate:

• Excellent communication skills.
• High attention to detail and the ability to resolve issues and manage risks across wide-ranging activities.
• Experience leading a small team and managing their workloads.
• A positive contemporary attitude to people with disability along with a high level of understanding and knowledge of disability and its impact on individuals.
• Provide strategic direction and establish priorities for the work area to meet operational requirements, ensuring that the teams have the necessary guidance for performing their roles.

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're 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.
• Access to higher superannuation and above market leave entitlements
• Competitive remuneration and working conditions that support a positive work life balance

While this role is ideally performed from Surry Hills NSW, Adelaide SA, Geelong and Richmond VIC, remote working arrangements may be considered. We intend to fill this role in an ongoing capacity, however non-ongoing roles up to 12 months with the possibility of extension up to 2 years may be offered.

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 11.30pm, Wednesday, 30 April 2025 AEST.

If you have any questions, please contact Katherine Phillips on 0448 117 484 or email [email protected]

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 (PwD), 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. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process (including alternate formats of the application form) or have an enquiry about the support provided, please contact DFP Recruitment on 1300 138 337 [email protected].

RecruitAbility applies to this position: The RecruitAbility 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.

There are certain roles within the National Disability Insurance that may require mandatory vaccination, subject to government order or directive. Evidence may be required prior to commencement.