1x Permanent Full Time Opportunity

The Organisation

Lotterywest is uniquely the only Government owned and operated lottery in Australia. We have supported the community for over 90 years with the purpose to operate a responsible and sustainable lottery that leaves an enduring positive impact for WA.

Lotterywest is also the employing agency for Healthway, the only State Government department dedicated to health promotion. For over 30 years, Healthway has funded projects and research to inspire Western Australians to live healthier lives.

What we Offer

Being part of Australia's only government-owned Lottery comes with a lot of responsibility and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We own the outcome of our actions and by directly contributing to player safety and a more hopeful community life for Western Australians, working at Lotterywest is naturally rewarding for all involved.

Our workplace strives to provide an environment for you to feel valued and supported, so that you can help create the kind of positive impact we want to see.

Our employee benefits include:

A flexible work environment, with the option to work full time in the office or up to two days remotely.

Four weeks annual leave, with the ability to purchase up to 10 weeks additional leave.

Additional public service holidays

A workplace that is committed to ensuring you peruse professional development opportunities

An active employee wellbeing program, with a variety of social and wellness events.

Quarterly volunteering leave entitlement

Access to become a Fitness Passport member

A central Head Office location in the heart of Subiaco, with excellent access to public transport, a range of public parking options and end-of-trip facilities for staff choosing to cycle, run or walk to work.

Key Focus Areas
Reporting to the General Manager Corporate Services, the Director Procurement undertakes a high-level leadership and oversees a team to deliver the development of Lotterywest’s contracts, procurement, facilities and fleet asset activities. This position partners with all areas of Lotterywest and plays a significant strategic role in the delivery of all contract and facilities outcomes, providing advice and influencing strategic direction in relation to procurement, fleet and facilities management to align with the organisations strategic objectives.

The key focus areas are:

Leadership – Models Lotterywest values to lead and develop a high performing team.

Procurement management – Delivers specialist advice and expertise in purchasing and strategic sourcing to ensure due diligence, due process and value for money.

Contract management – Strategic advice and expertise in contract management including complex and high value agreements and negotiations.

Facilities and asset management – Delivers assets and facilities that are fit for purpose, deliver a positive workplace experience and enable a high performing work environment.

Continuous Improvement – Drive innovation and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize contract processes and maximise value.

What we're looking for, you:

Bring significant experience in leading a procurement and contracts function ideally within a public sector context.

Have extensive knowledge of and experience in Government procurement policies, trends, issues and to advise strategic direction.

Bring demonstrated specialised knowledge and experience in complex, high risk contract development and/or management.

Utilise high level of conceptual and analytical skills with proven ability to provide innovative solutions to problems and issues related to contracts and procurement.

Have highly developed interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills with a proven ability to build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders and work collaboratively as part of a team.

Demonstrate key leadership capabilities and have successfully led and supported teams and senior leaders through collaboration and direction.

Leadership Context
Leadership Expectations provides a common understanding of the mindsets and expected behaviours required of all our employees and the public sector.

The leadership context for this role is Leading Leaders. More information on this leadership context can be found here, or in the role statement.

Want to know more?

Enquiries about the role can be directed to Stella Rapanaro, A/General Manager Corporate Services via Holly Carter, Management Support Officer on (08) 9488 9469.

If you are driven to succeed and drive change within our organisation and in the WA community, we’d love to hear from you. To be sure this role is right for you, please click the Apply Now button and read the attached job description.

Applying for a State Government role can look a bit different, so we do encourage you to read the attached Job Application pack to ensure your application sets you up to succeed.

Suitable applicants may be considered for future similar employment opportunities during the next twelve (12) months at Lotterywest.

Unfortunately, we can’t accept late applications so please allow yourself enough time to complete your application before the due date and time.

Applications Close Monday 21 July at 9.30AM