Assistant Director, Media and Communications (Writing and Editing)

• Executive Level 1
• Canberra ACT, Penrith NSW, Darwin NT, Brisbane QLD, Adelaide SA, Hobart TAS, Melbourne VIC, Perth WA, Parramatta NSW, Australia
• Ongoing & Non Ongoing

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 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.

Complaints and Engagement Division
The Complaints and Engagement Division supports better outcomes for participants and is committed to upholding the rights of NDIS participants, to elevate quality and safety and enable consumer independence. The Complaints and Engagement Division comprises the Complaints and Incidents Branch and the Communications, Education and Engagement Branch.

Communications, Education and Engagement Branch
The Communications, Education and Engagement Branch ensures NDIS Commission messaging is coordinated, coherent and consistent and highlights rich shared stories, which underpin a culture of inclusion. We create compelling co-designed content and use a variety of methods to engage with a wide variety of stakeholders, including participants, providers, workers, advocates and NDIS Commission employees. Our primary goal is to uplift the capability of the disability sector by increasing awareness of the rights of participants and the obligations of providers and workers.

An exciting new role awaits
The NDIS Commission is undergoing a period of exciting transformation. If you are forward thinking, self-motivated, resilient, and adept at building relationships in a complex and fast paced environment, we welcome you to explore the NDIS Commission as your next challenge. This process may be used to fill positions across the Communications, Education and Engagement Branch.

The Assistant Director, Media and Communications (Writing and Editing) undertakes journalism, writing tasks, editorial tasks and document creation on behalf of the NDIS Commission. Specialisations include Speech Writing, Technical and Academic Writing, Editing and Publishing.

Key Duties of the role

• Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Research, write and edit high quality long- and short-form content that tells a clear and compelling story
• Help the NDIS Commission share stories that reflect the experiences of staff, participants, providers and stakeholders
• Ensure all content can be easily adapted to audio and video format and used across multiple channels
• Work with stakeholders to uncover stories and write and edit content that is both accessible and co-designed for print, online and audio-visual mediums
• Compose, distill and curate complex content to suit the needs of target audiences. This may include speeches, opinion pieces, articles, scripts etc.

Capability of our ideal candidate
The occupant of the position:

• Has a positive and contemporary attitude to people with disability
• Leads and manages a team to achieve objectives with a focus on safety, staff wellbeing and high performance
• Works collaboratively and draws on team strengths to deliver results
• Uses expert communication skills to provide advice and written guidance on complex issues
• Engages and collaborates with stakeholders to identify opportunities, achieve outcomes and facilitate cooperation

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