General Manager Markets

Description:

• Strategic market stewardship, innovation and pricing
• SES Band 2 role, Victoria, South Australia or ACT

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency of the Australian Government. We are implementing the world leading National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). This is one of the biggest social reforms in Australia’s history. The NDIS is designed to enhance the quality of life and increase economic and social participation for people with disability. It provides peace of mind for every Australian.

Partners, Providers and Home and Living Group is working to ensure the NDIS market is performing well. The NDIS market is the broader ecosystem that allows participants’ funding to be translated into tangible supports. It’s a crucial part of the Scheme's design. The Group is comprised of three divisions: Partners and Providers, Home and Living and Markets.

The Markets Division brings together critical elements of market stewardship – including developing the NDIS market stewardship framework, trialling innovative market intervention approaches, and establishing the price limits and pricing arrangements shaping market performance. This Division is responsible for designing and implementing market coordination activities to improve outcomes for Providers, participants and the performance of the Scheme. This Division is also responsible for setting the strategic direction for NDIA’s pricing policy, and capacity building market segments which includes assistive technology, employment and social and community participation.

The General Manager, Markets is an SES Band 2 position, reporting to the Deputy CEO, Partners, Providers and Home and Living Group. The General Manager has five direct reports, and responsibility for a division of approximately 85 staff located across various locations. This role is ideally performed from Geelong or Richmond, VIC; Deakin, ACT or Adelaide, SA.

This role is accountable for:

• Designing, developing and implementing innovative assistive technology solutions considering international best practice.
• Facilitating change in the employment market and influencing innovation in employment for people with disability.
• Actively stewarding and influencing the market and drive market change and innovation through information, data sharing and direct engagement.
• Developing strategic policy and practice guidance about when, where and how to intervene with market coordination activities.
• Monitoring, analysing and reporting on market trends, including identification of areas of market weakness that require intervention or trends relating to participants entering crisis due to a breakdown of disability related supports.
• Providing pricing approaches in response to market mechanisms and broader economic conditions, balancing the needs of participants, providers, and the broader sector.
• Supporting the NDIA by managing pricing policy, setting price limits and pricing arrangements for NDIS supports and ensuring this meets demand.

This role is ideal for a leader with a passion for equity, justice and wellbeing of people with disability. To perform this role, experience leading an economics function and an economics qualification is required. Postgraduate qualifications in economics are highly desirable.

What we’re looking for in our ideal candidates:

• Senior leadership experience to lead and get the best from a diverse team delivering complex, and fast paced work.
• A track record of great relationship building
• Focuses strategically and brings organisational awareness to deliver outcomes
• Exceptional strategic thinking, conceptual, problem-solving ability
• Ability to navigate complexity and exhibit integrity, drive and resilience in dynamic and challenging environments.
• A leader who promotes respectful standards of behaviour and puts participants at the heart of everything we do.

To be eligible for employment with the NDIA, you must be an Australian citizen, and a pre-employment screening process will include a criminal history check and security clearance. We strongly and actively encourage applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, including people with disability, First Nations peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and LGBTIQA+.

Flexible and hybrid working arrangements and negotiated work location will be considered.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 4th May 2025 .

To apply, go to www.derwentsearch.com.au and click on ‘search jobs’ to find this position listed. A website accessibility menu is available by clicking the icon at the top right-hand corner of the website. Please address your application to Emma Alberici, Derwent Search.

Your application should include:

• A current resume
• A succinct pitch (maximum 500 words) quoting Job reference 1197_04/25_EXT

Your pitch is your opportunity to tell us why you are the right candidate, why you want to work in the position and what you can contribute. Make sure to highlight relevant examples and accomplishments that show your ability to deliver. Your pitch needs to demonstrate that you have the capabilities, skills and attributes as stated in the ‘About you’ section.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme, you will be invited to participate in further assessment activities for the vacancy if you choose to opt-in to the scheme, declare you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the vacancy. All requests for reasonable adjustments will be considered and managed in consultation with you. Further information can be found at https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability

If you would like help understanding this document, would like to receive it in another format or would like to discuss the provision of reasonable adjustments please contact Emma Alberici by email publicsector@derwentsearch.com.au or 0419 683 660 using the National Relay Service 133 677 if required https://www.accesshub.gov.au/about-the-nrs