Contracts and Procurement Advisor

Maribyrnong City Council; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 108,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working options

Professional development and career00

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Inclusive and supportive team

Footscray location with good public?}

Job summary

Maribyrnong City Council is seeking a Contract and Procurement Advisor on a temporary part-time basis (19 hrs per week for 15 months) to lead end-to-end procurement and contract administration across the organisation.

Reporting to the Manager Governance and Commercial Services, you will provide expert guidance on procurement policies, ensure governance and value-for-money, and support internal stakeholders across departments. Hybrid work is available.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, tendering and contract administration.
• Knowledge of procurement legislation, governance principles and best practice procurement.
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end procurement and tender processes.
• Promote understanding and provide guidance on procurement and contract management policies and procedures.
• Assist business units in development of procurement plans and identify value-for-money opportunities.
• Review standards/systems to ensure effective procurement practices and compliance with legislation and policy.
• Manage contracts with external providers against service delivery specs and performance indicators.
• Participate in tender evaluation processes and probity requirements.
• Contribute to implementation of procurement quality assurance systems including audits and training.

Skills

Procurement

Tendering

Contract admin

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Procurement/commerce/business degree

Job description

• Temporary Part-Time (19 hrs per week for 15 months)
• Parental Leave Replacement
• Band 6 ($99,705 - $108,027 pro rata) + 12% super

About Us

At Maribyrnong City Council, we are committed to creating a connected, inclusive and thriving community where people feel proud to live, work and visit. Located in Melbourne's vibrant inner west, Maribyrnong is one of Victoria's fastest growing municipalities, celebrated for its diversity, creativity and strong sense of community. We are passionate about delivering innovative services and opportunities that support our residents, businesses and visitors now and into the future.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a motivated and customer-focused Contract and Procurement Advisor to join our Governance and Commercial Services team.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to Council's procurement and contract management activities, ensuring best practice procurement, strong governance and value for money across the organisation.

Reporting to the Manager Governance and Commercial Services, you'll play an integral role in delivering procurement and contract administration services across Council. You'll provide expert advice and support to internal stakeholders, while ensuring procurement activities comply with legislation, Council policies and best practice principles.

Working collaboratively across all departments, you'll help deliver procurement outcomes that support Council's strategic objectives and benefit our community.

Key Responsibilities

As a Contract and Procurement Advisor you will:

• Coordinate end-to-end procurement and tender processes.
• Promote an understanding and provide guidance on relevant procurement and contract management policies, processes and procedures across the organisation.
• Assist business units in the development of procurement plans and to identify opportunities to achieve value for money in the delivery of Council's services and works.
• Participate in the review of standards, systems and processes to ensure procurement and contract management practices are effective, meet quality and probity standards and comply with the applicable legislation and government policy and guidelines.
• Manage specific contracts with external providers against service delivery specifications and financial performance indicators.
• As required, participate in tender evaluation processes and associated probity requirements.
• Participate in the implementation of procurement and contracting quality assurance systems including compliance audits, training programs, mentoring programs and health checks.
• Assist in the organisation and delivery of induction and refresher training sessions in Council's Procurement policies, procedures and processes.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Demonstrated experience in procurement, tendering and contract administration.
• Sound knowledge of procurement legislation, governance principles and best practice procurement.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement and customer service skills.
• The ability to build productive relationships across a diverse organisation.
• Experience working with procurement systems and maintaining accurate contract records.
• Relevant qualifications in procurement, commerce, business or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience.

Why Choose Maribyrnong?

• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities
• Professional development and career progression
• Employee health and wellbeing initiatives
• Inclusive and supportive team environment
• Convenient Footscray location with excellent public transport access

Enquiries: For further queries regarding this position, please contact Jeffrey Buttigieg, Coordinator Risk Management & Strategic Procurement on 0401 701 *** for a confidential discussion.

Closing Date: Sunday 25 October 2026

Maribyrnong City Council (Council) is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and to operating in a manner that complies with its obligations under the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 and the Victorian Child Safe Standards. Council promotes an organisational culture that embeds within it child safe practices and expects its staff to perform their roles and engage with the community in a manner that is consistent with its child safe practices. To guide expected standards of child safe behaviours of all staff, Council has a Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy.

As part of the appointment process, Council may undertake appropriate child safety pre-screening checks of candidates in accordance with Council Child Safety policies and procedures where appropriate. This may include asking child safety-related questions during interview, conducting relevant checks of the candidate's prior contact with children in employment and/or requiring proof of a valid Working with Children Check prior to commencement.

Council welcomes applications from all interested candidates including from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. Council's recruitment process will be reasonably adapted to ensure all candidates have equitable access to Council's recruitment process and job opportunities.