Our participants, Our people, Our purpose

Currently, there are around 5.5 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 690,000 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 support they need. The NDIA is designed to enhance the quality of life and increase economic and social participation of people with disability and will mean a peace of mind for every Australian.

A new role awaits

We are seeking HR professionals at the Executive Level 1 classification level with strong leadership skills and an obsession for excellent customer service to join our dynamic People Support and Integrity Branch as an Assistant Director in our Workplace Integrity team.

As an Executive Level 1 within the People, Culture and Wellbeing Division, you will provide sound technical and strategic HR advice to your director and business areas across the Agency to support emerging workforce requirements. You will manage connected, efficient and effective HR services, coordinate Agency wide initiatives, and grow capabilities to ensure a consistent experience for managers and staff across the NDIA nationwide.

Focused on continuous improvement, you will collaborate with colleagues and teams across the Agency to ensure that our workforce understand their roles, responsibilities, and expectations, and how they contribute to the safety and wellbeing of others. You will play an important role in leading engagement and championing inclusion, enabling our people to thrive and bring their best selves to work each day.

The EL1 Assistant Director Workplace Integrity is a team membership position within the NDIA and requires the ability to resolve issues and risks across a broad range of activities of substantial depth and significant detail. The role provides support to the team leadership of their work area in the planning and coordination of the team.

Where you can add value

The EL1 Assistant Director Workplace Integrity 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 are not limited to:

• Anticipating stakeholder needs, managing expectations, and providing expert advice on complex workforce issues with integrity and professionalism.
• Researching, interpreting, and applying an extensive knowledge of the APS HR legislation and policies and NDIA's Enterprise Agreement and related HR policies to provide advice, support and management relating to complex people matters.
• Undertaking risk evaluation processes to make decisions, with limited direction, on the appropriate course of action to address very complex people matters in often challenging environments with multiple impacts.
• Undertaking Code of Conduct investigations and case management in accordance with the Public Service Act 1999 (PS Act).
• Conducting primary Reviews of Action and case managing secondary Reviews of Action under Section 33 of the PS Act.
• Undertaking case management of external jurisdiction matters in collaboration with the Agency Legal Services Branch.
• Reviewing, analysing, and managing NDIA policies owned by the team and actively contributing to other HR policy reviews.
• Assessing, reporting, and analysing case metrics to provide the executive with meaningful, accurate and timely data in order to anticipate issues and organisational risk, inform decisions and steer the direction of people management in the NDIA.
• Leading improvement projects, assessing their impact on strategic or operational outcomes, and managing change.
• Effectively managing competing priorities, overseeing workflows, and ensuring timely and effective delivery of services.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

What we’re looking for in our ideal candidate is that as a change agent, an innovator, and a progressive thinker, you approach challenge with optimism and curiosity. You enjoy working with people, for people, and possess a contemporary attitude to people with disability.

You are a strong leader with experience in creating and being part of a safe, supportive team environment. You can work independently but value the experience and skill of others and work well within a group of peers, supporting one another to achieve high quality outcomes.

You demonstrate excellent judgement, value partnership, and respect diverse ideas and perspectives. You model a willingness to try new approaches, take risks and learn.

As an experienced and solutions focused leader and people manager, you have demonstrated experience in building professional HR capability and organisational capacity. You pride yourself on your stakeholder management skills and you lead with a mindset of stewardship, committed to leaving your role and work function better than when you found it.

In line with the values and mission of the NDIA, you will have a positive contemporary attitude to people with disability, along with understanding and knowledge of disability and its impact on individuals. This role will provide you with opportunities to make a real difference in the lives of people with a disability and contribute to the success of the NDIA for generations to come.

A background in leadership within a government or large corporate sector environment will stand you in good stead for this challenging role. A Certificate IV in Government Investigations or other equivalent qualifications. would be well regarded.

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
• Access to ongoing professional development and learning

While this role is ideally performed from Deakin - ACT, Geelong - VIC, Brisbane - QLD, Robina - QLD, Newcastle -NSW, Adelaide - SA, 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 at 11:30pm (AEST) on Tuesday 20 May 2025

If you have any questions, please contact Clare McArthur on 0472861914 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.