AddressJob description
Buildings and Contracts
Position No: 00008686
Salary/Level: Level 8, $144,597 - $156,598 pa, PSCSAA 2022
· 1x Full-Time/Part-Time, Permanent position available
Unique leadership opportunity for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, and/or a person living with disability to manage strategic and operational procurement services across Western Australia.
At Finance, we are passionate and innovative about the work we do while improving the lives of Western Australians and our values of clarity, empathy, growth and collaboration underpin everything. We are committed to attracting and retaining Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People and/or people with a disability. We recognise that in order to become the ‘Best Place to Work’ we need to have a diverse and inclusive workforce that not only better represents the community of Western Australia but supports staff to be their most authentic selves.
As part of our team, you will enjoy;
· a range of flexible work options including working from home up to 2 days per week.
· significant opportunities to develop and grow through a range of professional development, training, and on the job learning opportunities.
· generous leave entitlements including 4 weeks’ annual leave and up to 3 public service holidays each year. In addition, long service leave accrues every 7 years and an option to purchase additional leave each year plus access to cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander employees.
· opportunities to support our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) and Finance Indigenous Network (FIN).
· a commitment to disability inclusion demonstrated through our Alumni membership with Job Access Australia.
· Inclusive recruitment and employment practices that enable people to be their best, authentic selves.
As a part of our commitment to improving diversity within our workforce we have identified this vacant position as an opportunity to appoint an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and/or a person living with disability. Therefore, Sections 51 and 66R of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, apply to this recruitment process and only applications from these specified diversity groups will be considered.
About The Role:
Operating within a central agency, this high-level leadership role contributes to our strategic and operational outcomes to support best practice and continuous improvement in procurement for both internal stakeholders and client public sector agencies.
Leading a team of 13 within the Department of Finance’s ‘General Agencies’ customer team, you will oversee the development of complex, high-risk contracts for goods and services, including overseeing the development of procurement plans, requests for tender and evaluation reports. You will also provide best practice advice on complex, high-risk strategic procurement, and contract management matters, including but not limited to providing advice on proposed contract variations whilst maintaining positive and effective relationships with client government agencies.
You will mentor and coach your team members, and actively contribute to the development of procurement capability in the Department of Finance through participation in various cross-team reference and working groups. You will establish strong collaborative partnerships with client agencies and with other business units within Finance.
About You:
We’re looking for procurement experts who identify as either Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and/or as living with disability.
We encourage applications from people who love continuous improvement and who can demonstrate:
· Leadership skills that enable you to effectively build and lead a high-performing team.
· Effective conceptual, analytical, and strategic problem solving skills.
· Expertise in complex, high-risk contract development and/or contract management (alternatively relevant project management expertise).
· Strategic thinking skills that facilitate the implementation of organisational procurement policies and practices.
· An ability to communicate and influence others effectively to facilitate positive outcomes.
The team provides support for over 40 different agencies and hence the successful applicant will be pragmatic and flexible, and who can work in an environment where the client needs, and their operational contexts, can vary significantly.
How to Apply:
If you think you have what it takes to be a part of our dynamic and forward thinking team, please click the “APPLY FOR THIS JOB” button and you will be redirected to Jobs WA and follow the advertising instructions. If not directed straight to the position, please key the position number into the web search box.
Please ensure you apply by the closing deadline as late and incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Further Job Related Information:
Please contact Tony Halberg on 0417 938 *** or ************@finance.wa.gov.au for further information about the position or to discuss any accommodations or adjustments you may need to fully participate in the recruitment process (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).
Currently there is one (1) permanent full-time or part-time (minimum 30 hours per week) position available for filling. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to appoint to this advertised vacancy it may also be used to appoint to similar positions that may arise in the Agency within the next twenty-four (24) months on a full-time, part-time, permanent, or fixed-term basis with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency.
Closing Date:Monday, 27 May 2024 at 4:00pm (AWST)
