Procurement & Contract Officers X 2

Our client is a government agency that provides integrated transport services in the ACT - including a bus fleet of 450 buses and overseeing the management of Light Rail

Role Description:

The Procurement and Contract Officers play a key role in the Procurement team and provide high level procurement and contract advice - working closely with business units to deliver procurement and contract management oversight to achieve business outcomes, while ensuring that all procurement processes comply with relevant legislation and policy requirements

Responsibilities:

• Undertaking procurement activities; including preparing all relevant documentation to ensure that purchasing activities comply with relevant legislation
• Monitoring and updating the contract register to ensure procurement activities are properly recorded, the financial implementation of contracted commitments are understood and documented and expiring contracts are identified in a timely manner
• Developing and implementing procurement procedures and developing and delivering training for staff - ensuring procurement activities comply with all relevant legislation
• Assisting with the development of service level agreements and the management of contracts to ensure compliance and that they  facilitate the effective delivery of public transport in the ACT
• Developing, implementing and maintaining a reporting framework for procurement and contract management

Skills and Experience:

• Procurement and contract management experience
• Relevant procurement qualifications or certifications
• Experience delivering projects, project documentation and complex documents that are aligned to government priorities
• A demonstrable understanding of legislation and regulations
• An understanding of government procurement requirements is highly desirable
• The ability to confirm that sources of information are reliable and sufficiently wide ranging to enable evidence based decisions
• Well developed interpersonal, negotiation, and oral and written communication skills
• Possess a demonstrated ability to work with people across different levels and contribute as a member of a small team
• The proven ability to also work independently

Consultant: Colin Massey

Keywords: Procurement, contract management, public transport, government