Procurement And Contracts Officer

Council Jobs; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 96,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Flexible working options

Job summary

Events ACT, part of the ACT Government, is seeking a Procurement and Contracts Officer to deliver procurement services across the business units. This temporary role will support time-critical procurement activities, contract management and reporting, along with some financial administration.

You will review documentation for compliance, draft contracts, manage execution and reporting, and provide guidance to staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement activities or ability to translate previous experience to procurement.
• Ability to support time-critical procurement activities, contract management and reporting.
• Ability to interpret legislation and provide accurate advice to staff.

Responsibilities

• Review procurement and contract related documentation for compliance with legislation and policy.
• Draft contracts and agreements, manage contract execution and reporting requirements.
• Provide accurate advice to staff on contracts, agreements and related matters.
• Input into reporting requirements.

Skills

Procurement

Contract management

Legislation interpretation

Customer service

Prioritisation

Job description

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 5
Salary: $95,722 - $100,956 plus superannuation
Position No: 42448
Directorate: Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development
Advertised (Gazettal date): 13 October 2026
Contact Officer: Ramona Romero on*************@act.gov.auor(02) 6207 5***

Details: Events ACT is charged with developing, delivering and marketing several major and community events across Canberra helping to make it a great place to live, explore and enjoy. The Procurement and Contracts team is seeking a highly capable individual to provide procurement services to the business units within Events ACT.

We are seeking a Procurement and Contracts Officer, with high levels of motivation and enthusiasm, who has experience in procurement activities or can demonstrate how their previous experience translates to the role. This role will support the delivery of a range of time-critical procurement activities, contract management and reporting, and some financial administration. Some activities include:

• Review procurement and contract related documentation for compliance with the Territory’s legislative, statutory and policy requirements
• Draft contracts and agreements, manage the contract execution process, contract reporting requirements, and fulfil the administrative functions associated with these processes
• Provide accurate advice to Events ACT staff in relation to contracts, agreements, and related matters
• Provide input into reporting requirements.

If you are an innovative thinker who is eager to learn, enjoys working collaboratively, can interpret legislation, holds a history of delivering high-quality customer service and can handle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, then we are keen to hear from you.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Notes: This is a temporary position available from 26 November 2026 to 1 December 2027 with the possibility of permanency.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

This position is located in a workplace designated for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

• Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.