• 11 Month Contract + 12 Month Extension
• Baseline Clearance Required
• Canberra office + WFH Flexibility

Our Client, an established federal government department is seeking to engage an experienced ICT Procurement Advisor for a long term contract. the Advisor will be accountable for the provision of the end-to-end procurement and contract management in accordance with procurement legislation, governing frameworks and bodies.

The Advisor will work within a team to ensure high quality delivery and improvement of a range of procurement and contract management activities. They have a critical role in developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the consistent delivery of procurement and contract management services.

Key duties/tasks:

• Provide strategic advice and support to a range of stakeholders to inform efficient, effective, economical and ethical decision making for the procurement of goods and services;
• Develop and implement processes to ensure the integrity and transparency of procurement and contract management reporting and verification data and activities;
• Develop and maintain procurement and contract management policies, procedures and frameworks;
• Undertake and manage tender processes and establish contracts with clear performance expectations;
• Monitor supplier performance throughout the contract term to ensure the agency receives the goods and services purchased, according to the required standard, within the required time frames whilst achieving value for money;
• Prepare and review complex and/or sensitive correspondence, reports and briefing materials, including for senior staff and the Executives;

Knowledge and understanding of:

• ICT Procurement;
• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013;
• Commonwealth Procurement Rules;
• Whole of Australian Government contracting arrangements;
• Procurement strategies for the development of sourcing contracts, benchmarking, service level and quality assessment;
• Procurement and contract management legislation, policies, frameworks, procedures and information management requirements relevant to the work area.

For a copy of the full job description, including the application instructions please get in touch with Alison at the Recruitment Hive by clicking the Quick Apply button. Alternatively, you can reach Alison on (02) 62991006 to discuss further.

Please note, a minimum Baseline Clearance is required for this role.

Job ID: AC648863