EL1 - ICT Sourcing Senior Specialist, Various Locations

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission; Sydney; On-site; AUD 122,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission in Sydney is seeking an EL1 ICT Sourcing Senior Specialist to lead a team delivering strategic ICT procurement and vendor management across a multi-million-dollar portfolio. The role focuses on contract governance, supplier performance, and risk management to support national law enforcement technology initiatives.

You will drive efficiency, influence commercial outcomes, and collaborate with central procurement, legal, and finance teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Relevant procurement, commercial, contract management or business qualifications (such as Cert IV in Procurement and Contracting) are highly regarded.
• Leads, develops and motivates a team, setting clear expectations and fostering a culture of achievement, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Builds and sustains productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, using these relationships to achieve outcomes and enhance the organisation’s reputation.
• Applies professional expertise, sound judgement and leadership to develop, improve and promote standards, tools, processes and practices that support organisational outcomes.
• Thinks and operates strategically, considers the broader organisational environment and longer-term priorities, and builds work area capability to meet current and emerging business needs.
• Communicates clearly and confidently, both orally and in writing, adapting communication to the audience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of ICT Sourcing specialists, overseeing strategic ICT procurement activities across the Division.
• Act as a central escalation point for the administration of ICT procurements.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to coordinate and manage successful services and supplier management.
• Provide strategic advice on procurement, establishment and management of contracts, and management of risks and issues in regards to vendors.
• Ensure all procurement activities and advice adhere to relevant legislation, policies, and ethical standards.
• Identify risks associated with procurement activities and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Support ICT commercial planning through procurement forecasting, contract renewal planning, expenditure reporting and analysis.
• Oversee software licensing, software asset management and optimisation activities across major enterprise platforms.

Skills

ICT procurement

Contract management

Leadership

Stakeholder relations

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Cert IV in Procurement and Contracting

Job description

EL1 - ICT Sourcing Senior Specialist, Various Locations

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission – Sydney NSW

$121,756 - $146,676 a year

Permanent

9h ago , from Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

• Location: Canberra, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth
• Position Type: Ongoing

The successful candidate will influence procurement and commercial management activities across a multi-million-dollar ICT portfolio comprising critical national law enforcement technologies and services. This role offers a rare opportunity to apply strategic procurement and commercial expertise in direct support of Australia's intelligence and law enforcement mission that contributes to protecting Australia from serious and organised crime.
The ICT sourcing and vendor management function delivers ICT procurement, contract management advice, software asset management and vendor relationship management services. The team delivers critical support services to ensure the broader Division is effectively managing the procurement of ICT goods and services, monitoring contract renewals in collaboration with contract managers and monitoring vendor performance under relevant ICT sourcing contracts.
The team manages complex ICT procurements across software, cloud services, telecommunications, managed services, professional services and hardware categories. These range from low-value purchases to complex strategic sourcing activities worth multiple millions of dollars.
This is a strategic ICT procurement and commercial management leadership role responsible for overseeing high-value ICT sourcing activities, supplier management and contract governance across the Division. This role leads a small team of 5 with a mixture of APS and contractor staff. The team provides specialist advice to support senior ICT engineers in managing their ICT contracts by tracking renewals, licence consumption, facilitating new procurements and contracts.
The role works closely with the agency’s central procurement team, as well as legal, finance and ICT delivery teams.
This role provides an opportunity to develop deep expertise in government ICT procurement, commercial management and strategic sourcing within a complex and highly specialised operating environment.

As an EL1 ICT Sourcing Senior Specialist you will:

• Lead and develop a team of ICT Sourcing specialists, overseeing strategic ICT procurement activities across the Division and driving the maturity of supplier management practices.
• Act as a central escalation point for the administration of ICT procurements
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to coordinate and manage successful services and supplier management. You will contribute to improving supplier performance, value for money and contract outcomes.
• Provide strategic advice on procurement, establishment and management of contracts, and management of risks and issues in regards to vendors.
• Ensure all procurement activities and advice adhere to relevant legislation, policies, and ethical standards
• Identify risks associated with procurement activities and develop appropriate mitigation strategies
• Support ICT commercial planning through procurement forecasting, contract renewal planning, expenditure reporting and analysis.
• Oversee software licensing, software asset management and optimisation activities across major enterprise platforms.

Desirable skills and experience

• Relevant procurement, commercial, contract management or business qualifications (such as Cert IV in Procurement and Contracting) are highly regarded.

We invite applications from people with the following experience, skills and attributes:

• Has demonstrated experience in ICT procurement, supplier performance and/or contract management, with a strong working knowledge of relevant procurement and contract management processes, techniques and better practice. Applies this expertise to provide sound advice, manage risk and support effective commercial and business outcomes.
• Leads, develops and motivates a team, setting clear expectations and fostering a culture of achievement, accountability and continuous improvement. Recognises the contribution of others and creates opportunities for people to build capability and use their strengths.
• Builds and sustains productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, using these relationships to achieve outcomes and enhance the organisation’s reputation
• Applies professional expertise, sound judgement and leadership to develop, improve and promote standards, tools, processes and practices that support organisational outcomes.
• Thinks and operates strategically, considers the broader organisational environment and longer-term priorities, and builds work area capability to meet current and emerging business needs.
• Communicates clearly and confidently, both orally and in writing, adapting communication to the audience.

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