El1 Assistant Director

Australian Citizens residing in Australia only respond.

• Contract start 30 October 2023 to 12 months, 12 months extensions.
• Australian Citizen, Geelong, Richmond VIC (WFH directive 3 days in office 2 days at home) role.

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Overview
The NDIAs Economics and Pricing Branch is seeking a highly organised and detailed focussed candidate to join our team in the leadership role of EL1 Assistant Director. The person has delegated authority and responsibility to lead economic analysis to inform NDIS market interventions and promote greater understanding on the state of the NDIS within the broader Australian care sector. The position will provide the leadership, control, planning, resource management, performance management and decision making for team members working within the positions assigned Work Area. Candidates must have experience and strong writing and presentation skills to translate complex information into easily understandable language.
Duties
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Leading the development and ongoing management on several pricing monitoring dashboards to better understand the NDIS support sector.
• Informing policy decisions, particularly for pricing and market interventions, by using economic research and analysis to promote better understanding of the state of the NDIS and care sectors.
• Providing support through economic research and investigation in the development and implementation of the NDIAs Annual Pricing Review and Pricing Strategy.
• Reviewing and analysing economic data to support evidence-based decision making on complex economic and pricing policies.
• Planning and leading ad hoc economic analysis and research requests.
• Working collaboratively and effectively across teams and departments as this work is likely to involve collaboration with other Government Departments and academics.

Skills and Personal Attributes
Contemporary attitude to disability

• Positive contemporary attitudes to people with disability.
• Understanding and knowledge of disability and its impact on individuals.

Analytical

• Providing direction regarding data scope, analysis, quality assurance and visualisation for pricing, costing, and Scheme policy reports.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to synthesise and coordinate complex information.
• Sound decision making considering external and internal data, both quantitative and qualitative, and understanding of the broader market impacts that influence policy development.
• Previous experience in the development of data-based dashboards to assist the monitoring of policy impacts.
• Ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, to achieve desired outcomes and to maintain strong, productive working relationships.
• Ability to negotiate effectively by listening to differing views to develop a clear understanding of the issues, and to present persuasive responses.
• Ability to communicate complex and sensitive issues to influence decision-makers in writing including executive briefings and consultation papers, as well as verbally with senior management and staff.
• Ability to translate complex economic findings and analyses into succinct policy narratives and advice in plain English for a wide audience.
• Ability to work within and across teams and adapt quickly to a changing environment.
• Coordinating and providing expert advice to senior stakeholders and external bodies.
• Leading a small team to ensure delivery of work priorities on time and to the expected standards, building team capability and positive work culture.
• Ability to communicate the strategic direction of the work area.
• Providing project management oversight for the development of key projects, mainly pricing monitoring dashboard development.
• Ability to work effectively autonomously as well as part of a team.
• Preferable undergraduate qualifications in economics or econometrics.
• Highly developed conceptual and analytical ability
• Highly developed Microsoft Excel skills. SAS, R, Microsoft Power BI, or other statistical or visual analytical programs considered useful.

Stakeholder management
Communication
Leadership
Technical
Every application requires to address selection criteria as part of application submission.
Essential Criteria
1. Strong analytical skills and the ability to synthesise and coordinate complex information.
2. Previous experience in the development of data-based dashboards to assist the monitoring of policy impacts.
3. Ability to translate complex economic findings and analyses into succinct policy narratives
4. Ability to liaise effectively with a range of stakeholders
5. Highly developed Microsoft Excel skills.
Desirable Criteria
1. Preferable undergraduate qualifications in economics or econometrics.
2. SAS, R, Microsoft Power BI, or other statistical or visual analytical programs considered useful.