AddressThe City of Casey is one of Victoria’s largest, fastest growing and most diverse cities. The Council plans and delivers quality services and infrastructure for the more than 400,000 residents who call Casey home.
At Casey, we’re embarking on an exciting journey of growth and transformation. As part of this journey, we are refreshing our Procurement function to ensure we have the right talent and capabilities in place to drive our success forward.
We are seeking passionate and skilled individuals to join us in establishing a new procurement team that will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organisation. If you’re looking for an opportunity to make a significant impact and grow your career in a dynamic and innovative environment, we want to hear from you.
Join us as we build the future together.
Our Benefits:
Benefits | City of Casey
- A supportive learning culture where you can grow your career and even your qualifications.
- A hybrid and flexible workplace.
- Multi-award-winning architectural office building with equipped Kitchens, onsite Café, Library, and so much more.
- 2 minutes’ walk to Westfield shopping centre, free onsite carpark, gym/pool with discounted memberships and free workout Wednesday.
We live our values of dreaming big, empowering each other, and making our community proud.
A bit about the role
The Procurement Capability and Compliance Lead will be responsible for developing procurement policies and procedures and establish appropriate governance and Compliance frameworks that will contribute to the successful governing of Council procurement activities.
You will provide capacity building, advice and support to all teams across Council to ensure compliance with systems, processes and policies identified through contractual and legal obligations.
What you’ll deliver
- Work collaboratively with other functions at Casey, contributing to continuous improvement of the frameworks, systems, policies, and procedures to ensure they continue to meet the needs of the organisation.
- Provide expert advice on exemptions, contractual compliance, conflicts of interest and probity related matters.
- Deliver customer-focused procurement and contract management frameworks, tools and templates that provide the “what” and the “how” of procurement and contract management, ensuring appropriate probity measures are included.
- Maintain Council’s suite of contract templates and ensure these remain fit for purpose and up to date with any legislative updates and/or policy requirements.
- Perform regular compliance audits on procurements conducted across the organisation to ensure compliance with legislation, procurement policies and system workflows, reflecting the outcomes of these in regular reports and analysis.
What you’ll bring
- Tertiary qualifications in Contract Management/Commercial Law or similar and/or significant working experience commensurate with the requirements of the role.
- Demonstrated procurement experience within a Public Sector or Public Service environment is desirable.
- Demonstrated experience and understanding of the importance of supporting transparent and equitable procurement and contract management processes and procedures.
- Demonstrated record of diligence and attention to detail in undertaking organisational electronic and hard-copy document management.
- Strong interpersonal skills and excellent written, analytical and verbal skills to communicate with suppliers, internal stakeholders, and senior management.
- Willingness to undergo pre-employment background checks including National Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check and Eligibility to Work check.
- A curious, collaborative, and inclusive community mindset.
What’s next?
If you think this role might be for you, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply by following the links and attaching a cover letter and resume. We do not require any selection criteria to be addressed.
Eligibility to apply
Please ensure that you are eligible to apply for this position in line with the Workforce Management Policy for internal movements.
Position Description: Procurement Capability and Compliance Lead
To find out more about the role, please contact Annalisa Nyers, Head of Procurement at ******@casey.vic.gov.au.
Applications will be accepted until 11.55pm on Wednesday 22nd May 2024.
We encourage people with a disability, lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this position.
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