Aps4 Project Officer

• Ongoing & Non-Ongoing 2 years - Full Time
• $71,085 - $78,900 (plus 15.4% superannuation)
• Role located in NSW - Penrith,QLD - Maroochydore,SA - Adelaide,VIC - Geelong,VIC - Richmond

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 Market Innovation Branch has an exciting opportunity for an APS4 Project Officer in its Assistive Technology (AT) Market team.
The Market Innovation Branch has accountability across three key market segments: Employment, Assistive Technology and Social & Community Participation. The Assistive Technology Market Innovation team aims to build an empowering, sustainable, and consistent approach to ensuring participants benefit from the AT that will enable and enhance their home, community, and economic participation. This work and the approach centres on a NDIS participant’s choice in, and access to, evidence-based AT solutions considering international best practice.
Our priorities are to support and stimulate a vibrant and innovative supply-side market (which includes AT advice and information), strengthening participants’ capacity in AT selection and effective use, ensuring AT investment helps deliver valued participant outcomes and a sustainable Scheme.
*Please note – These roles are available under Affirmative Measure and generalist streams. The affirmative measure positions are to improve employment opportunities for people with disability in the Australian Public Service. They are open only to people with disability. You will be asked to select the applicable job stream in the application form
Where you can add value The APS4 Project Officer will support the AT Market team high level administrative tasks, as well as stakeholder engagement.
Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Managing and triaging of inboxes, correspondence, engagement preparation and handling confidential documents.
• Providing administrative support including preparation of draft written material including business cases, plans, executive briefs and corporate documentation.
• Development (including some data analysis) and promotion of resources that enable sector development and improve NDIA understanding of Assistive Technology.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you Our ideal candidate will have a considerable level of contact with internal and external stakeholders, so excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential. They will have demonstrated experience in a combination of administrative support and research skills, while being a highly collaborative team player. Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Suite experience will be highly regarded, as will a keen eye for detail.
Your NDIA Experience We are accepting, diverse and driven. We take a shared approach to making progress. We empower and enable each other to be our best. You would be able to work independently whilst actively contributing to team activities and displaying a positive job fit.

• 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.
• Great team culture with flexible working arrangement
• Access to ongoing professional development and learning

While this role is ideally performed from SA - Adelaide, VIC - Geelong, VIC - Richmond, NSW - Penrith, or QLD - Maroochydore, remote working arrangements may be considered.
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 (AEDT) on 13 February 2024
If you have any questions, please contact Natalie Jacobs on 0749596823 or email natalie.jacobs2@ndis.gov.au
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.
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.
The health and safety of workers, Participants and other visitors in our offices is our highest priority. Some roles within the National Disability Insurance Agency are covered by government Health Orders or Directives that require mandatory vaccinations.