The Partners, Providers and Home and Living Group is working to ensure the NDIS market is performing well. The 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. It exists outside of the NDIA that administers the NDIS. The Partners branch leads delivery of the Partners in the Community program. It is responsible for managing agreements with early childhood and local area coordination partners to ensure positive outcomes for people with disability. The Assistant Director Partner Management will lead a high-performing team to ensure the objectives of the Partners in the Community (PITC) program are achieved, through effective management of our agreements with partners. Building positive and collaborative working relationships with partners and key internal stakeholders, this position will deliver effective communication and engagement, drive performance outcomes, and support effective change management across the program. It is an important team leadership position within the NDIA and will have delegated authority and responsibility to contribute subject matter expertise to resolve complex issues and risks. This is an important leadership role, responsible for providing consistent communication, managing performance and behavioural outcomes, delegating responsibilities, and contributing to the personal and professional development of their team. The key duties of the position include In this role you will be responsible for leading a team of up to 4 staff to ensure partners effectively deliver services, through contract and performance management, driving operational improvements and building capability. Duties of the Role may include: Lead a team to build and maintain positive relationships, communication and engagement with partners, as their central point of contact within the agency Support the governance and administration of high value, complex partner agreements Provide support to partners to effectively deliver services, meet performance objectives, drive operational improvements, and build capability Monitor the performance and practice of partners to ensure they fulfil their contractual obligations in accordance with legislative frameworks, and meet the requirements of the performance management framework (PMF)
