AddressAbout 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 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.
Responsibilities of the team
The Procurement Section is responsible for the NDIS Commission’s procurement related policies, procedures, templates, tools and guidance. The team provides procurement support to the Commission utilising a risk based approach, guiding business areas through the procurement process to ensure value for money outcomes are achieved and that the Commission remains compliant with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.
Key duties of the role
- Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Director Procurement will lead the procurement and contract management function within the NDIS Commission, and will have the following key duties:
- Design and implement risk based approaches for procurement that are compliant with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules, and support the Commission to achieve its outcomes. This will include considering the level and type of service provided by the Procurement team.
- Undertake forward planning to ensure that the Commissions is able to achieve the best possible value for money, and encouraging collaboration and connections across the Commission to take advantage of economies of scale where they exist.
- Manage, oversee, or advise (depending on risk) on procurement activities, delivering services to stakeholders that align with strategic and operational outcomes of the Commission and noting that a number of steps will be undertaken by the Procurement team regardless of the risk level.
- Design and implement risk based approaches for contract management, for use by contract managers across the Commission.
Capability of our ideal candidate
Our ideal candidate will be a highly motivated individual with a contemporary attitude to people with disability, proven experience in strategic thinking, developing policy and providing evidence-based policy advice. The role requires independent thinkers who enjoy working in a team environment, who can anticipate issues and manage competing priorities as well as the following attributes:
- Strong leadership skills, including a proven ability to build staff capability and support a learning culture whilst delivering on team objectives.
- Ability to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and shared learnings.
- Well-developed communication skills including the ability to negotiate outcomes and deliver high quality written policy advice to diverse audiences on complex and sensitive issues.
- Highly developed organisational skills and the capacity to manage competing demands and meet deadlines.
- Building capability in a team environment through coaching others, facilitating high performance and encouraging career development.
