Address- Ongoing & Non-Ongoing 12 months - Full Time
- $136,863 - $155,386 (plus 15.4% superannuation)
Role located in ACT
- Deakin, NSW
- Surry Hills, NT
- Darwin, QLD
- Brisbane, SA
- Adelaide, TAS
- Hobart, VIC
- Geelong, VIC
- Richmond, WA
- Perth
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.
Are you a highly motivated individual with excellent leadership skills, looking for a new and exciting challenge? Do you have a passion for delivering innovative fit-for-need ICT-based solutions, support services, and have a strategic thinking mindset? Join our team and play a pivotal role in advancing the National Disability Insurance Scheme. We are seeking talented candidates to fill multiple EL2 Director roles within the Scheme Digital Platforms Branch.
The Scheme Digital Platforms Branch shapes and delivers innovative, responsive, sustainable, and practicable solutions for National Disability Insurance Scheme to serve its stakeholders including participants, providers, staff and partners. The Scheme Digital Platforms Branch drives continual service delivery improvements to meet stakeholders’ evolving needs with a strong focus on accessibility. The branch is the designer and custodian of the state of art NDIA Salesforce Platform.
EL2 Director Scheme Platforms Solution Design Services
The EL2 Director Scheme Platforms Solution Design Services is responsible for providing strategic oversight of the overall Scheme Platforms Solution Design Services work being undertaken. You will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of tasks, including, but not limited to:
- Leading a team of Business Architects, Salesforce Solution Architects, Designers and Accessibility Specialists, creating comprehensive and innovative solutions that align with NDIA vision and objectives.
- Pioneering new ways of thinking about accessibility, accessible design, end-users’ journey and experience design development.
- Establishing effective and collaborative working relationships with project sponsors and relevant business teams to ensure smooth implementation and effective engagement in solution design and experience design with a strong focus on accessibility.
EL2 Director Scheme Platforms Environment & Release Management
The EL2 Director Scheme Platforms Environment & Release Management is responsible for Establishing effective and collaborative working relationships with project sponsors and relevant business teams, ensuring smooth implementation and effective engagement in quality assurance and testing activities. You will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of tasks, including, but not limited to:
- Provide strategic oversight of the overall environment and release work being undertaken.
- Optimising the CI/CD workflow, improving system performance and automating deployment process.
- Overseeing the configuration and stability of development, testing and production environment in line with best practices.
EL2 Director Scheme Platforms Mobilisation and Standards
The EL2 Director Scheme Platforms Mobilisation and Standards is responsible for providing strategic oversight of the overall Scheme Platforms Mobilisation and Standards work being undertaken. You will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of tasks, including, but not limited to:
- Providing high quality enabling services to the Scheme Digital Platforms branch while establishing and enforcing quality standards, procedures and policies and ensure their compliance.
- Monitoring branch budget and procurement with Branch Manager and OCIO Business Engagement team.
- Managing vendor engagement, involving a strategic approach with vendor relationships, driving continuous improvement and value.
EL2 Director Scheme Platforms Quality Assurance & Test Management
The EL2 Director Scheme Platforms Quality Assurance & Test Management is responsible for taking ownership of OCIO quality assurance and test strategies, setting robust direction for the quality assurance and overall testing plans and implementation. You will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of tasks, including, but not limited to:
- Leading and managing test leads and staff, providing guidance, coaching, and mentoring and enabling effective performance in their roles.
- Establishing effective and collaborative working relationships with project sponsors and relevant business teams, ensuring smooth implementation and effective engagement in quality assurance and testing activities.
- Analysing testing metrics, identifying areas of improvements and communicating with stakeholders, aligning testing efforts with business goals.
Enough about us, let’s talk about you
You are an experienced people leader who thrives operating as part of a team and have a strong record of delivering outcomes. You have experience supervising and mentoring a team, providing direction, delegating responsibilities, managing performance, and supporting personal development. Our ideal candidate is an excellent communicator, acts with integrity and shows care for the people they work with.
You will have comprehensive experience in building and maintaining meaningful relationships with external and internal stakeholders at all levels to drive positive outcomes for proposed technology initiatives. You will be proactive, action-orientated and dedicated to achieving optimal business outcomes by utilising independent high-level decision-making skills, technical experience and judgement. You are experienced in anticipating and managing problems effectively and can tactfully both give and receive criticism and feedback.
Working at the NDIA, it is essential you have a positive contemporary attitude to people with disability along with a high level of understanding and knowledge of disability and its impact on individuals.
For more information on NDIS including our values, capabilities, and behaviours along with our application process, please refer to our website.
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 are 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. You will have access to higher superannuation and above market leave entitlements as well as working conditions that support a positive work life balance.While this role is ideally performed from ACT
- Deakin, NSW
- Surry Hills, NT
- Darwin, QLD
- Brisbane, SA
- Adelaide, TAS
- Hobart, VIC
- Geelong, VIC
- Richmond or WA
- Perth, remote working arrangements may be considered.
We intend to fill this role in an ongoing capacity, however non-ongoing roles up to 12 months 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 11:30 PM (AEDT) on 8 April 2024.
If you have any questions, please contact Sophie Landwehr on 08 8922 0*** or email ***************@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.
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