Director, People Capability and Director HR Advisory

About the Opportunities

This advertisement is for two ongoing vacancies at the Executive Level 2 classification. A description and duties for each Director position is provided below, followed by the capabilities applicable to both positions. At the commencement of your statement of claims please identify whether you are interested in either or both positions and outline how your skills and experience meet the capabilities based on relevant duties of either or both roles. There will be one selection panel to assess candidates for both positions.

Director, People Capability

The Director, People Capability reports to National Manager People and leads a multifunctional team that provides strategic leadership and operational oversight of the Workforce Planning and Learning and Development function.

Working closely with the executive and management teams this role provides expert advice in developing and implementing workforce strategies that support the NDIS Commissions organisational goals. It also oversees workforce analytics, reporting and Power BI dashboard development, delivering data-driven insights to inform workforce planning and strategic decision-making.

The role partners with executive leaders to provide proactive, high-level people advice, ensuring workforce initiatives align with organisational priorities and business needs.

Director Human Resources (HR) Advisory

Reporting to the National Manager, People, the Director, HR Advisory provides strategic leadership and operational oversight of the Human Resources Advisory function.

The role leads a team responsible for delivering high-quality, timely HR advice across a broad range of people matters, while overseeing HR policy development, management of relationships with HR shared service providers, and the delivery of organisational culture initiatives. The Director ensures HR services align with business objectives, strengthen workforce capability, and foster a positive and inclusive workplace culture.

The role partners with executive leaders to provide proactive, high-level people advice, ensuring workforce initiatives align with organisational priorities and business needs.

Duties for the roles may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead a team of HR professionals to deliver high-quality operational and strategic human resource services, partnering with business areas to support organisational priorities and workforce outcomes.
• Provide expert advice and leadership on complex and sensitive HR matters, supporting senior leaders to make informed people management decisions.
• Oversee the delivery of HR services through the Commission's shared services arrangements, ensuring service quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Lead and deliver strategic people projects and initiatives that enhance HR capability, workforce performance, and organisational effectiveness.

The occupant of the position:

1. Has a positive and contemporary attitude to people with disability
2. Leads and inspires a team to achieve objectives with a focus on safety, staff wellbeing and high performance
3. Upholds exemplary standards of service to clients and stakeholders
4. Provides strong leadership in implementing and promoting change and continuous improvement
5. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and communicate effectively at both a strategic and operational level, in plain English

The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) offers roles that make a real difference in the community. As the dedicated national regulator of NDIS service providers and workers in Australia, the NDIS Commission upholds the rights of NDIS participants to quality and safe supports or services, including those received under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The NDIS Commission encourage applications from people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ people, women and people with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The organisation recognises the richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, and the unique knowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees bring to the workplace, policy development and service delivery. The NDIS Commission participates in the Australian Public Service RecruitAbility Scheme which provides equitable adjustments for applicants with disability A full definition of disability is included on this website Definition of Disability.