Assistant Director - Canberra, Australia - NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

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NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 1

Job Reference Number 099_03/24

Position Title Assistant Director

Procurement

Manager

Classification EL1

Status Non-ongoing - up to twelve months

Salary Range $111,445 - $126,503

Contact Person Lauren Keith

Contact Number

Date Applications Open 21/03/2024

Number of Vacancies 1

Division Corporate Division

Branch ICT Operations

Section ICT Governance and Assurance Team

Location
Adelaide SA, Brisbane QLD, Canberra ACT, Darwin NT,

Hobart TAS, Melbourne VIC, Penrith NSW, Parramatta

NSW, Perth WA

Date Applications Close 28/03/2024

About 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_.

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The NDIS Commission's core legislative functions are to:

Uphold the rights of, and promote the health, safety and wellbeing of, people with

disability receiving supports or services, including those received under the National

Disability Insurance Scheme;

Develop a nationally consistent approach to managing quality and safeguards for

people with disability receiving supports or services, including those received under the

National Disability Insurance Scheme;

Promote the provision of advice, information, education and training to NDIS providers

and people with disability;

Secure compliance with relevant legislation through effective compliance and

enforcement arrangements, including through the monitoring and investigation

functions conferred on the Commissioner by legislation;

Promote continuous improvement amongst NDIS providers and the delivery of

progressively higher standards of supports and services to people with disability;

Develop and oversee the broad policy design for a nationally consistent framework

relating to the screening of workers involved in the provision of supports and services

to people with disability;

Provide advice or recommendations to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)

and its Board in relation to the performance of the Agency's functions;

Engage in, promote and coordinate the sharing of information to achieve the objects of

the relevant legislation; and

Provide NDIS market oversight, including:

I. by monitoring changes in the NDIS market which may indicate emerging risk;
and

II. by monitoring and mitigating the risks of unplanned service withdrawal.

The NDIS Commission is a disability friendly organisation that offers interesting and

Commission.

An exciting new role awaits
The NDIS Commission is undergoing a period of exciting transformation. If you are forward

thinking, self-motivated, resilient, and adept at building relationships in a complex and fast

paced environment, we welcome you to explore the NDIS Commission as your next

challenge.

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About the Corporate Division
The Corporate Division is responsible for delivering all corporate service activities across

the Commission, and for advising on and supporting the strategic direction of the

Commission.

The Corporate Division consists of the following functions:

Property
Security
Finance
Procurement
Human Resources
ICT
Internal Audit
Internal Fraud
Corporate Support
Information Management

The ICT Governance and Assurance Team
The ICT Governance and Assurance team partners with NDIS Commission personnel,

government agencies and third party suppliers. The team is responsible for shaping the

strategic direction, architecture, security, and effective management of information and

technology resources within the NDIS Commission. Its primary purpose is to ensure that

ICT initiatives align with the NDIS Commission's goals, promote innovation, and safeguard

critical information assets.

Responsibilities of the team

The ICT Governance and Assurance team's responsibilities include:

formulating and aligning the NDIS Commission's ICT strategy with its business

objectives whilst identifying emerging technologies and trends for strategic adoption;
- defining and maintaining ICT architecture to ensure scalability, compatibility, and

efficiency of technology solutions whilst ensuring seamless integration and flexibility
- implementing and managing cyber security measures to protect the NDIS

Commission's digital assets by implementing robust cybersecurity measures and

incident response;
- establishing governance frameworks to ensure ICT initiatives align with regulatory

requirements and industry standards;

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission - overseeing the gover