General Manager, Strategic Communications at National Disability Insurance Agency

• Job Location Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
• Seniority Not Applicable
• Type Full-time

Description

Lead communications for one of Australia’s most significant social reforms Use your exceptional judgement and senior leadership experience to support transformational change The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is the independent statutory agency responsible for implementing the world-leading National Disability Insurance Scheme, supporting more than 760,000 Australians with permanent and significant disability.

After more than a decade of operation, the NDIS is entering a major period of change, with a substantial reform agenda to improve participant experience, strengthen integrity and ensure long-term financial sustainability.

The opportunity : As General Manager, Strategic Communications, you will drive change to embed a proactive, positive, systems-level approach to communications at the NDIA, integrating strategic communications into broader policy, service design and delivery processes – for participants, providers, the Agency and across governments.

This senior executive leadership role has substantial Agency and sector-wide influence.

You will shape the strategic narrative for the NDIA and the NDIS,acting as a trusted adviser to the Chief Executive Officer and NDIA’s Executive Leadership Team on reputation, risk and public confidence.

You will lead a large, multidisciplinary team with national reach, spanning media, digital channels, marketing and corporate communications.

Working in close collaboration with leaders across the NDIA and the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, you will shape the strategic narrative, to ensure that the NDIA’s actions, decisions and reforms are anticipated, understood, and credibly and accessibly communicated.

You will help strengthen communications literacy and confidence within your team and across the NDIA, enabling consistent, high-quality engagement with staff and stakeholders across the disability sector, government and the broader Australian community.