Permanent | Part-time | 45 hours per fortnight (0.59 FTE)

Premium Recquatic Membership | 13% Superannuation

This position is classified as a PACS Band 5 ($78,485 - $85,493 p.a, pro rata) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration system.
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What’s On Offer
An amazing opportunity exists for a motivated and dynamic individual to join the Procurement and Contracts team at the City of Kwinana. This is a part-time position reporting to the Coordinator Procurement and Contracts, and working alongside a superstar team. As our new Business Support Officer you will deliver specialised procurement and contracts support services including compliance monitoring, contract administration, system development, and analytical functions. Using your elite analytical skills and eye for detail, you will ensure overall adherence to procurement policies and legislative requirements while supporting efficient and effective procurement outcomes for the greater organisation.

Who Are We?
The City of Kwinana is a thriving ocean-side community at the heart of Western Australia’s major industrial development and has the second fastest growing population within any local government area in the state. The City has seen extensive redevelopment including new residential areas, schools, retail precincts, community facilities and transport links that continue to transform Kwinana into a unique and liveable City. This is an opportunity to make some significant contributions to the City and progress your career.

What You’ll Need
To make an impact in this role, you will have:

Experience in a procurement, purchasing, contracts administration or tenders role.

Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail for identifying irregularities and non-compliance.

Demonstrated ability to conduct compliance audits and investigations independently with minimal supervision

Excellent written communication skills for preparing reports, correspondence, and documentation.

Strong interpersonal skills for liaising with suppliers, staff, and stakeholders.

Excellent initiative and demonstrated capacity to prioritise workload, manage competing demands, and work autonomously while knowing when to seek guidance.

Experience managing cyclical processes such as insurances, contract extensions, contract renewals and CPI adjustments.

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel for data analysis and reporting, Word for reports and memorandums and PDF for contracts and agreements.

Previous Local Government experience and experience with the Technology One software is desirable.

What’s In It For You?
At the City of Kwinana you will enjoy a true work-life balance, with access to flexible working arrangements and a fantastic workplace culture borne from a collaborative team environment.

Other perks include, but are not limited to…

A fantastic workplace, recently ranked alongside the top 10% of the most constructive local governments in Australia and New Zealand for workplace culture!

Competitive salary plus 13% superannuation.

A robust employee wellness program with initiatives designed to support employees' physical and mental wellbeing.

A generous Celebration and Recognition Policy for employees.

The opportunity for flexible working arrangements.

Career development, training opportunities and study support.

Premium Kwinana Recquatic Centre membership.

Want To Know More?
To be considered for this position, applicants must address the above criteria in no more than two (2) pages.

For more information relating to the position, please contact Steve Kinsey, Coordinator Contracts and Procurement on 9439 0436.

Apply online: www.kwinana.wa.gov.au

Applications close: 5.00 PM, Tuesday 29 July 2025.

The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date, and will not accept or consider late applications.

The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer-centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 9236 4628.

Please note: As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.