Manager

Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety – Mackay QLD seeks a Manager to lead Investment, Planning and Partnerships, driving procurement outcomes and value for money for vulnerable individuals and communities. The role guides contract management teams, governance, finance and cultural capability while fostering innovation.

It involves planning, market assessment, risk management and regional procurement processes in partnership with multiple business areas, ensuring effective

Qualifications

• Experience leading procurement teams in a human services environment.
• Ability to manage contracts, governance, finances and people.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to contract management teams within a human services procurement environment.
• Lead procurement planning including market assessment, risk planning and co-design.
• Lead regional procurement processes including supplier evaluation and selection.
• Manage supplier performance to ensure value for money and contract compliance.
• Provide strategic and operational advice on service investment and contract management to senior management.
• Build relationships with diverse stakeholders to maximise procurement opportunities.
• Represent the unit at forums with regional leadership and external stakeholders.

Job description

Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety – Mackay QLD

The Manager provides leadership and direction to the Investment, Planning and Partnerships team to deliver and drive better outcomes and value for money in procurement activities to meet the needs of vulnerable individuals, families and communities from diverse and cultural backgrounds.

• Provide leadership and management to contract management teams within a human services procurement environment, including corporate governance, financial and human resource management and cultural capability whilst maintaining a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate team participation in procurement planning of the department's service investment, including market assessment, risk planning and co-design.
• Lead regional procurement processes including evaluation and selection of suppliers in partnership with various business areas.
• Manage the performance of a diverse range of suppliers to ensure effective utilisation and value for money of the investment by:
  • Ensuring all contracts are effectively managed and reviewed to achieve better outcomes for service investment.
  • Implementing systems and strategies to ensure that performance is monitored and potential underperformance is managed.
  • Implementing risk management practices to ensure suppliers meet obligations and remedial action is taken to resolve contractual non-compliance issues.
  • Ensuring communication strategies and productive relationships are built and maintained with suppliers through structured contract management processes and systems; and
  • Ensuring effective record and data management.
• Provide authoritative, strategic and operational advice on service investment and contract management matters to senior management.
• Establish and maintain key internal and external relationships from diverse cultural backgrounds to maximise procurement opportunities.
• Professionally represent the unit at forums with regional leadership teams and external stakeholders.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.