Events ACT is charged with developing, delivering and marketing a number of major and community events across Canberra helping to make it a great place to live, explore and enjoy. The Procurement and Contracts team is seeking a highly capable individual to provide procurement services to the business units within Events ACT.

We are seeking a Procurement and Contracts Officer, with high levels of motivation and enthusiasm, who has experience in procurement activities or is able to demonstrate how their previous experience translates to the role. This role will support the delivery of a range of time-critical procurement activities, contract management and reporting, and some financial administration.

Some activities include:

• Review procurement and contract related documentation for compliance with the Territory’s legislative, statutory and policy requirements
• Draft contracts and agreements, manage the contract execution process, contract reporting requirements, and fulfil the administrative functions associated with these processes
• Provide accurate advice to Events ACT staff in relation to contracts, agreements, and related matters
• Provide input into reporting requirements.

If you are an innovative thinker who is eager to learn, enjoys working collaboratively, has the ability to interpret legislation, holds a history of delivering high quality customer service and can handle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, then we are keen to hear from you.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Notes: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

Please note, this position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.

How to Apply: Provide your curriculum vitae, and in no more than two-pages, address the six capabilities of the role as per the Position Description (Professional/Technical Skills and Knowledge and Behavioural Capabilities) outlining how your skills and experience make you the best candidate for this role.

For further information, please visit www.jobs.act.gov.au