Director Procurement and Commercial

The Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) is responsible for managing the application of bankruptcy and personal property securities laws through the delivery of high-quality personal insolvency and trustee, regulation and enforcement, and personal property securities services.

 We ensure confidence in Australia’s personal insolvency and personal property securities systems and manage the proceeds of crime through Criminal Asset Management.

The Enabling Services Group is responsible for aligning AFSA’s enabling services to better support the Authority’s core regulatory functions and its journey of becoming a visible, modern, and contemporary regulator. 

The Corporate Services Division is responsible for delivering a range of business and enabling services that support the AFSA purpose through partnering with business divisions that regulate Australia’s personal insolvency and personal property securities programs. The division provides professional services and leadership that promotes the efficient and effective operations of the agency whilst ensuring compliance with commonwealth legislation, polices and guidelines and promoting integrity, accountability, and transparency.

Purpose of the Position

The Director Procurement and Commercial is responsible for leading and overseeing functional teams to deliver high-quality Procurement and Commercial management, property and facilities management services to the agency. This role collaborates and works closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders and service providers to contribute to the strategic agenda of the agency by leading key functions and projects such the management of the agency’s sites across multiple states and territories (including leases, accommodation policies/strategies, relocations) and management of Procurement and contract services.

The ideal candidate for the role is an executive-level professional with experience developing and leading a team to deliver high quality and innovative client-focused services in a geographically dispersed organisation. You will have leadership experience and prior experience in delivery across Procurement and Commercial management, property and facilities management in a government environment, proven ability to develop and drive strategic agenda, and ability to lead a team to deliver high quality results. Strong business acumen and a collaborative mindset is essential as you will be expected to work seamlessly with various teams and stakeholders and be adept at balancing competing priorities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to communicate information coherently and concisely to a range of audiences including senior executives is essential.

 Accountabilities

The Director Procurement and Commercial role will lead a team responsible for:

• Delivering and managing Procurement and contract management services in accordance with the PGPA Act 2013, including oversight and guidance of all procurement reporting activities.
• Delivering services with a focus on business engagement and continuous improvement of policies and processes.
• Delivering high-quality property and support services to the agency, including the provision of advice, lead and development of property strategy, policies, and procedures.
• Ensuring contribution and alignment to the strategic direction of AFSA, compliance with corporate governance, uplift practices to ensure best practice and fitness for purpose. 
• Evaluating and responding effectively to highly sensitive and contentious operational issues to ensure that security, financial, reputational, and business risks are minimised.

Skills and capabilities

Shapes strategic direction

• Has a macro view and looks beyond the boundaries of own responsibilities to the team, AFSA, the APS and industry and the broader community.
• Represents and advocates the authority’s position in a professional and specialist context.
• Keeps the end user in mind to shape program outcomes to meet needs.

Transformational leadership

• Develops and implements a consultative approach to support the transition of individuals and teams from a current state to a desired future state.
• Creates an environment which fosters change readiness and a proactive approach to anticipate and respond to the changing environment.

Uses information to make evidence-based decisions

• Researches, identifies and integrates relevant evidence towards finding solutions to the problem.
• Uses experience and organisational/environmental awareness to analyse what information is important and how it should be used in the decision-making process.

Engages proactively with risk

• Ensures compliance with all legislative and policy requirements to mitigate risk.
• Challenges assumptions and explores possibilities to take calculated risks.

Promotes performance excellence

• Supports development of goals for self and team which align to AFSA’s strategic goals, focusing on outcomes not outputs.
• Role models drive, accountability and achievement orientation, and holds others to the same high standards.

Drives Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Leads reforms at the systems and process level to transform ways of working, for more effective outcomes.
• Sets up processes to seek feedback from internal and external stakeholders about how effectively systems, processes and technology are working for them.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates experience and a proven ability in a similar role, including an ability to lead a small team in the delivery of services.
• Possesses highly developed interpersonal skills and proven written and oral communication skills of a high standard.
• Ability to monitor and manage a high level of client service delivery and promotes a culture of quality client service that is accurate, timely, consistent, and appropriate.
• Tertiary qualification relevant to the disciplines of public policy, business administration or governance is highly desirable.

Why AFSA? 

You will enjoy excellent conditions including:

• generous superannuation (15.4%).
• hybrid working environment.
• a modern work environment.

We are a workplace committed to providing an environment that values diversity and supports staff to reach their full potential.

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

At AFSA we encourage every employee to balance their family commitments and personal interests with flexible working options.

Eligibility:

Please note that this opportunity is open only to Australian Citizens.

The successful applicant must have or be willing to undergo and maintain a security clearance to the level of Baseline Vetting as a condition of employment.

To satisfy character requirements all AFSA employees must undergo a police records check.

Where a person has received a redundancy benefit from APS agency employment and their corresponding redundancy benefit period has not expired, they may be ineligible for employment.

How to apply? 

The closing date for this position is 11:59PM AEST, Sunday 7 April 2024.

Applications for this vacancy are submitted online through the AFSA careers portal.

If accessing the AFSA careers portal for the first time you will need to register. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to confirm your registration. Make sure to check your Junk folder if you don't see this email in your Inbox. Please note that the registration process only needs to be completed one.

Once you have confirmed your registration, to complete your application, you need to:

• Click the 'Apply' button below which will open the AFSA careers portal.
• Provide evidence in the education/qualifications section of your application, if applicable  
• Complete a short questionnaire (mandatory).
• Attach your resume and statement of claims (cover letter 1-pages) addressing the skills and capabilities and required qualifications, accreditations, and experience outlined in the position description (mandatory)
• Provide the full name, employer, and contact details of at least two referees, one of which must be your current or most recent manager.
• Ensure that all mandatory fields (marked with a red banner) are completed.

Applicants who fail to provide the above requested information, will not be assessed by the selection panel.