Address- Contract Term: Labour hire contract until October 2024 with option to extend for another 12 months
- Multiple locations + Flexible Working Arrangement
About the Role
The government has committed to delivering quality and safety reforms in the Aged Care sector, and the Department of Health requires an experienced User Acceptance Testers to support the planning, design and delivery of the reform initiatives.
The aged care system is a very complex eco-system comprising of many varied and interconnected users, participants, stakeholders, programs, legislations, funding sources, access channels, ICT systems, data sources and government arrangements. As such, there is a critical gap in understanding the business impacts, risks and issues relating to ICT program of work and providing adequate business assurance to support the successful delivery of the ICT changes. The Digital Strategy and Assurance Branch (DSAB) seeks to build a team of people to establish and embed a digital reform Business Assurance function for the ICT portfolio.
The Branch Enablement Team is urgently procuring the services to fulfill these requirements and is now in need of services to assist this process. The team provides Contract management, Procurement, Recruitment, and coordination to the Branch. The team is dedicated to the organisation and delivery of contract management, procurement of Labour Hire services and Consultancies and the recruitment of ongoing and non-ongoing staff within the Digital Strategy and Assurance Branch. The team plays an important role within the branch to ensure adequate services are retained for the varying sections to meet their objectives, through dashboard reporting and continuing engagement with stakeholders to make sure they are meeting required deliverables. The section liaises with Financial Business Partners (FBP) Procurement Advisory Service (PAS) and Recruitment sections and provide guidance, advice and support within the Branch.
The team/s is seeking suitably experienced resources at APS6 level with expertise in procurement to assist in these ongoing activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, review and manage procurement activities in line with Commonwealth Procurement Framework.
- Assist with managing procurement activities in accordance with PGPA Act 2013 using SAP for contractors and consultants as per the Request for Quote (RFQ) processes.
- Drafting Business Cases for approval by the Branch Head through the Finance Business Partner.
- Performing all procurement reporting activities using Expenditure Management in SAP ESS and maintaining the Financial Register for all External Expenditure for end of month accruals.
- Prepare correspondence, procurement papers, discussion papers, minutes, briefs, and input to external requests for information.
- Organising and coordinating training and other events for external evaluators.
- Prepare draft correspondence, procurement papers, discussion papers, minutes, briefs, and input to external requests for information.
- Process and prepare invoice.
- Manage group mailbox.
- Assist with managing current staff
- Follow and enforcing the departments policies and procedures.
- Undertake procedural, clerical, administrative support for operational tasks.
- Ensure effective administrative processes are undertaken in accordance with the department’s guidelines.
In the lead up to the end of financial year the bulk procurement process will need to have team members trained and ready to process all functions.
Eligibility/Other Requirements:
- To be eligible for employment in this role, you must be able to provide evidence of Australian citizen, be able to obtain a satisfactory National Police Check, and hold, or have the ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.
How to Apply:
To apply for this opportunity, please submit your application to Connie at Talent International by clicking the “APPLY NOW” button. Alternatively, you can contact Connie on 02 6129 6*** for further information.
