Onsite Workers' Compensation Team Manager

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About the role

  • Workers' Compensation Team Manager leading claims management team including incapacity specialists at Telstra. Providing operational support and maintaining Telstra's Comcare self-insurance license.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, lead and grow an established workers’ compensation team to deliver exceptional service
  • Manage the team’s performance, productivity, capability and talent
  • Oversee the end-to-end claims management practices of the team to ensure its correct and aligned to Telstra’s obligations under the SRC Act
  • Partner with the BUs to ensure consistent and robust solutions are delivered with fair and equitable outcomes for employees and Telstra, in line with our Values and the SRC Act
  • Ensure best practice and proactive case management to reduce the human and financial costs
  • Meet or exceed all license key performance indicators (LKPIs) as set by Comcare
  • Develop system documentation to meet compliance obligations of Telstra’s W/Comp self-insurance license
  • Provide W/Comp advice and monitor and report progress against W/Comp targets and performance indicators
  • Develop an understanding of BU operations and key operational periods (e.g. financial year end reporting)
  • Work with leadership team and peers to ensure consistent messaging and application of W/Comp processes and standards
  • Reduce the human and financial costs of claims by ensuring the team proactively manage their claims and achieve safe and sustainable outcomes.

Requirements

  • Solid experience in managing a team in a large, complex organization
  • Experience in a senior workers compensation role
  • Expert knowledge and proven experience in the interpretation and application of workers’ compensation legislation
  • Experience in developing and executing annual plans
  • Experience in partnering and influencing senior stakeholders – internal and external
  • Broad knowledge of commercial, technical and legal W/Comp issues
  • Demonstrated ability to perform in high-pressure, deadline critical situations
  • Key stakeholder management
  • Experience in dealing with complex W/Comp issues
  • Experienced in working in a proactive early response environment
  • Tertiary qualifications in finance, HR, business, H&S or other relevant discipline - Highly desirable qualifications
  • Formal qualifications in allied health (e.g. degree, post graduate studies or significant equivalent experience)
  • Previous experience in self-insurance in Commonwealth

Benefits

  • Performance-related pay
  • Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
  • Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
  • Purchased annual leave scheme
  • Additional Telstra day off
  • Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
  • Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

Job title

Workers' Compensation Team Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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