Overview of Team and Role
Eligible national employers in both the private and public sectors can obtain a licence to self-insure their workers’ compensation liabilities under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act). These include employers from industries as diverse as banking, transport, healthcare, construction, insurance, telecommunications and education, representing over half of all employees covered under the SRC Act. Self-insurance under the SRC Act provides these employers with a single, national approach to workers’ compensation and injury management for all employees regardless of their location. A list of current licensees is available here.
The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (Commission) is the issuing authority and regulator of self-insurance licences under the SRC Act. Comcare provides administrative support to the Commission.
The Self-Insurance Team in Comcare is the primary link between licensees, Comcare and the Commission, and is the subject matter expert in self-insurance under the SRC Act. The Team monitors and reports on licensee performance to the Commission and supports the implementation of regulatory action on the Commission’s behalf.
The Director:
- Works collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to provide strategic and subject matter expertise to Comcare and the Commission.
- Monitors the operation of the self-insurance regulatory framework and drives contemporary regulatory approaches to self-insurance.
- Develops and maintains strategic relationships with relevant self-insurance counterparts across the state jurisdictions and other key stakeholders.
This requires excellent communication and relationship management skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with senior staff in licensees, unions and other stakeholders. As Director of Self-Insurance, you must be able to effectively maintain a positive working relationship with key licensee staff and manage complex stakeholder and relationship issues while supporting the Commission’s regulatory role.
Each licensee has a unique culture, structure and challenges, and the Director must create and maintain the appropriate capability and governance within the team to ensure effective analysis of performance trends and accurate reporting to the Commission on each licensee, including recommending regulatory action. Areas of focus can include:
- Workers’ compensation claims
- Injury management and rehabilitation
- Work Health and Safety
- Financial performance
- Corporate restructures, mergers and acquisitions
- Audit reporting processes
- Significant industry developments.
As a Director you will also identify opportunities to improve and lead important elements of the Commission’s ongoing review of its regulatory framework, driving innovation and continuous improvement and are responsible for preparing high-level reports, managing procurement processes, and overseeing the effective delivery of stakeholder liaison events.
The Director manages a geographically dispersed team and is responsible for the outcomes of that team. The Director provides mentoring, leadership and guidance to the team and plays an important leadership role in the Scheme Management Group more broadly.
High-level skills and knowledge of self-insurance, workers’ compensation, work health and safety, auditing, administrative law, regulation, data analysis and reporting and finance are valued in the Self-Insurance Team.
How to apply
Please review the Job Information Pack below and provide a statement of claims with your responses outlining what you could bring to this position including your skills, experience and knowledge relevant to the job specific capabilities and role (maximum 2 pages).