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**Executive Assistant to the Assistant Commissioner -**
**Planning, Performance and Delivery
**Job Reference Number **244_10/24
**Position Title **Executive Assistant
**Classification **APS5
**Status **Ongoing (Full time)
**Salary Range **$84,927 to $90,696+ 15.4% Superannuation
**Contact Person **Patricia Munton
**Contact Number **0417 757 534
**Date Applications Open **4/10/24
**Number of Vacancies **1
**Division **Commissioner
**Branch **Planning, Performance and Delivery
**Section **Assistant Commission Executive
**Location **Parramatta, NSW
**Date Applications Close **18/10/24
**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 NDIS 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 NDIS 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
- 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 committed to upholding the rights of people with disability to
employment and offers interesting and challenging roles. People with disability are
**About this opportunity**
The NDIS Commission is seeking to engage an experienced and capable Executive Assistant
to work with and report to the Assistant Commissioner, Planning, Performance and Delivery
in Parramatta, NSW.
The Office of the Assistant Commissioner provides high quality executive support with a
strong focus on stakeholder engagement, liaising closely with senior staff in the NDIS
Commission, key stakeholders across the Commonwealth, states and territory governments,
people with disability and representative organisations.
The Executive Assistant will provide day to day administrative support to the Assistant
Commissioner to ensure that they able to operate efficiently and effectively so as to deliver
on key priorities and commitments.
The NDIS Commission supports flexible work arrangements. The Executive Assistant will be
required to work in the Parramatta office for at least three (3) days per week.
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**Key duties of the role**
The Executive Assistant will provide high-level administrative and coordination support to
the Assistant Commissioner, including managing and organising meetings, briefings and
events and anticipating and managing competing commitments. The Executive Assistant will
establish review processes and procedures that meet the Assistant Commissioner's
requirements and will have responsibility for the following key duties:
1. Provide high level administrative support to the Assistant Commissioner, including
scheduling meetings, managing calendars and organising travel
2. Establish administrative processes for the smooth running of the Assistant
Commissioner's office
3. Monitor the Assistant Commissioner mailbox, prioritising and actioning items while
escalating urgent matters
4. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to manage requests, organise meetings,
create meeting agendas, take meeting minutes and track action items
5. Confidentially handle sensitive material and information on behalf of the Assistant
Commissioner, maintain confidentiality and model ethical behaviour and practices
consistent with the APS Code of Conduct and APS Values
6. Work collaboratively