As the Principal Advisor, you will provide specialist procurement advice and actively contributes to the development of policies, procedures, systems, tools, and standards to enable key stakeholders undertaking procurement planning, sourcing, contract, and supplier management activities meet business needs in line with the Departments objectives.

What you'll do

• Research, develop, implement, and review organisational procurement policy, procedures, tools and standards to effectively support business procurement needs, identify and mitigate procurement risk, increase adoption of leading practices and meet all legislative and regulatory compliance requirements. The role is fully accountable for the quality, integrity and validity of procurement advice provided.
• Support and promote ongoing strategic alignment with Whole of Government, Queensland Health, System Procurement, and key stakeholder initiatives in respect of service delivery, transformation and procurement.
• Proactively identify and address procurement process risks and develop mitigation strategies to meet relevant organisational requirements.

About you

We are searching for someone with:

• Significant experience in leading, managing and/or coordinating procurement governance matters and capability development activities preferably within a large and/or complex organisations.
• Possesses an excellent understanding of the end to end procurement processes, the underpinning systems (e.g. SAP / S4 or others) and key touchpoints with other key functions such as Finance and Supply Chain.
• Demonstrated ability to confidently manage multiple stakeholder relationships, foster collaboration and build implicit trust with the stakeholder base.
• Must have strong written and verbal and communication skills to be able to communicate effectively across various stakeholder groups and prepare timely reports, briefs, training, and guidance materials.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes

Competitive salaries

• 12.75% superannuation
• 17.5% leave loading

Employee wellbeing

• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.

Professional development

• Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!
• Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds. Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager.

Ready to apply?

For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.