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Form of work 3 x Ongoing/ Full-Time
Location: Eveleigh
About the Department of Education
The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population.
For more information about the Department of Education, please visit NSW Department of Education
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Information Technology Directorate’s procurement services, including planning, governance, and risk management, to meet business needs.
This role works collaboratively across the Information Technology Directorate and in partnership with Procurement teams to coordinate the delivery of Information Technology procurement services, to streamline governance and implement training and capability uplift initiatives.
About the role
The Senior IT Contracts Manager builds and manages relationships with vendors that supply IT products and services to the organisation ensuring that vendors meet or exceed their contractual obligations.
The role also undertakes the full range of activities associated with the management of IT contracts and agreements. This includes ensuring a cost effective, quality service that is consistent with the Department’s strategic IT objectives, maintaining information integrity, negotiating changes/modifications and monitoring supplier performance to deliver outcomes aligned with stakeholder expectations and government directions.
Essential requirements of the role
Tertiary qualifications or equivalent industry experience in contract management.
Key knowledge and experience
Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in government contract management is expected, preferably within an ICT environment.
About you
You will be passionate, self-starting, and positive about bringing your commercial experience to help our top-level team shape our contract management processes. You will be a polished professional who is keen to take on the responsibility of supporting our internal business partners with their commercial and contract management needs.
Benefits
Opportunity to make a difference at Department of Education
Flexible work-life balance
Competitive salary
35 hour week
How to apply
When applying you will need to:
Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role as well as providing answers to the 2 pre-screening questions below:
Give an example of how you currently manage contracts to ensure provision of contracted deliverables?
Give an example which demonstrates your experience providing advice on contract governance and management, including the key points that assisted you in partnering with the business unit.
Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.
Closing date: 30 March 2023 at 11:59pm.
For role enquiries please contact Ayan Khan details at ayan.khan8@det.nsw.edu.au
We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.
A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.
