Senior Procurement Officer

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is seeking a Senior Procurement Officer to join our Corporate Services branch. The Senior Procurement Officer will be responsible for supporting procurement and contract compliance, reporting, systems and record management as a key member of the Procurement Team supporting all business areas.

The successful applicant will need to be a highly motivated professional who is multiskilled in the areas of finance, procurement and contract management, with an ability to find solutions through collaboration and good communication. Demonstrated experience with Commonwealth, or State, Procurement rules is a plus.

Experience with procurement systems, financial management systems (preferably SAP) and Microsoft Office applications, with advanced MS Excel skills and the ability to produce, interrogate and analyse reports from those systems is highly desirable. Strong oral and written communication skills are also required.

You will display the ability to work collaboratively and flexibly in a supportive and small team environment to constructively support the delivery of team and organisation-wide outputs. Hybrid/Flexible working environment.

The annual salary for the position is from $86,055 to $98,557 plus 15.4% superannuation. Our newly approved Enterprise Agreement will deliver a 4% pay increase from 14 March 2024.

We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature age people.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit:https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability

More information about this position, the scope of the role, duties and required capabilities and experience, is contained within the position description for this role, available from the Working at the AAT page of our website, www.aat.gov.au.

Position Eligibility Requirements:

Australian citizenship as a condition of engagement.

All employees are required to undertake an Australian Federal Police Check and a health assessment.

Desirable: Tertiary degree in either finance/ commerce or related fields. 

How to Apply:

Applications must be lodged by selecting apply below. Applicants are requested to address the four selection criteria available from the position description under the heading ‘Required Capabilities and Experience’. Please note that applicants who do not provide a statement addressing the required capabilities and experience will not progress to shortlisting. Your response should be limited to two (2) pages in total.

Applications will be accepted until 11:45 pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, 6 March 2024

Please contact our recruitment team on (02) 9276 5*** or ***********@aat.gov.au should you require assistance with accessing our website or with lodging your application.

Contact Officer:

Any questions about the role and location, please reach out to Ann McGufficke at **************@aat.gov.au or (02) 9276 5***.

Position Notes:

Order of merit list/merit pool: A merit list/pool of suitable candidates may be created from this process. Suitable candidates on this merit list/pool may be contacted in relation to identical or similar ongoing roles in the AAT, or the broader APS, within 18 months from the date of gazettal.

Working for the AAT:

Play your part in the important work of providing a mechanism for the review of Government decisions affecting people’s lives.

The AAT is a Commonwealth Government agency that performs a key function in the Australian system of administrative law. We offer career opportunities to talented people with diverse skills and backgrounds. We are committed to a positive culture that is supportive, inclusive and rewards effort. Like the cases we are asked to review, our work is varied, complex and meaningful. It has a clear impact on the people and communities around us.

As a small and dynamic agency within the Australian Public Service (APS), our staff have opportunities to progress their careers through acting opportunities and secondments. We empower our people to build their capabilities through continuous learning. We provide a range of flexible work options and holistic health and wellbeing support. Our competitive employment package includes generous leave provisions and a 15.4% employer contribution to superannuation. For more information about these and other conditions of employment refer to the AAT Enterprise Agreement. 

About the AAT:

The AAT plays a crucial role in the Australian legal landscape, providing a process for individuals and organisations to seek an independent review of decisions made under a wide range of Commonwealth laws.

The AAT can take a fresh look at decisions made by Australian Government ministers, departments and agencies – and, in limited circumstances, decisions made by state government and non-government bodies. It also can review decisions made under Norfolk Island laws.

The AAT comprises members, the independent statutory appointees who hear review applications, and staff, who provide services to support applicants and the review process, as well as the Tribunal’s daily operations.

The AAT will be transitioning to a new merits review body, to be called the Administrative Review Tribunal, in 2024.

You can learn more about the AAT here. Information about the reform of the federal administrative review system can be found on the Attorney-General’s website.