Director, Program Management, Regulatory Reform and Design

About the Branch

The Regulatory Reform and Design branch leads system level regulatory design, legislative policy and reform, market stewardship and regulatory frameworks to strengthen quality and safety in the NDIS Market.

About the Role 

The Director Program Management provides leadership and direction across the Regulatory Reform Program, ensuring program functions are effectively coordinated to support the delivery of a complex reform agenda.

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

• Provide leadership and strategic direction across the Program and advice to senior executive and the Senior Responsible Officer.
• Oversee the implementation and ongoing operation of effective program management processes to support the successful delivery of the Program.
• Lead the strategic coordination and delivery of program functions across a complex environment, ensuring alignment with NDIS Commission priorities, governance frameworks, and delivery objectives.
• Promote a strategic connection between the program leadership and senior decision makers and bodies by coordinating governance inputs, facilitating timely and targeted reporting, and ensuring program outputs support executive oversight and strategic alignment.

The occupant of the position: 

• Has a positive and contemporary attitude to people with disability 
• Provides strategic direction and authoritative advice to senior executives, aligning program and transformation activities with organisational priorities and outcomes.
• Leads complex program delivery activities, with an outcome-focused delivery.
• Establishes and maintains effective governance, reporting, assurance, and risk management frameworks to support executive decision-making and accountability.
• Leads enterprise planning and scheduling functions, ensuring visibility of milestones, dependencies, risks, resource requirements, and delivery performance across the Reform Program.

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.