Procurement and Contracts Officer | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The ACT Government is seeking a Procurement and Contracts Officer for a full-time temporary role in Canberra. You will oversee procurement governance activities during the CED contract notification process and collaborate with business units to push process improvements and compliance.

Across the directorate, you will work with the CED Central Procurement and CED Finance teams on the P2P system, modelling respect, accountability and customer service excellence while supporting organisational

Qualifications

• The Procurement and Contracts Officer performs procurement governance activities and assurance assessments during the CED contract notification process.
• Collaborates with Business Units to develop and implement process improvements and achieve compliance.
• Regularly works with the CED Central Procurement and CED Finance teams on the P2P finance system.
• Emphasises respect, accountability and customer service excellence in daily practice.

Responsibilities

• Procurement governance activities through assurance assessments during CED contract notifications.
• Collaborate across the directorate and with CED teams on P2P finance system.
• Model respect, accountability and customer service excellence while achieving organisational objectives.
• Temporary position available immediately until 19 February 2027 with potential permanency.

Job description

Procurement and Contracts Officer
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Details: The Procurement and Contracts Officer undertakes a range of procurement governance activities through assurance assessments during the CED contract notification process. Team members work with Business Units to develop and implement process improvements and achieve improved compliance.

The position regularly and consistently collaborates across the directorate including the CED Central Procurement team and the CED Finance team in relation to the P2P finance system.

This position works collaboratively across functions to model respect, accountability and customer service excellence. The ideal candidate applies sound judgement to draw on the right skills in a contextually and environmentally appropriate manner, align performance and develop capacity to achieve organisational objectives. They model commitment to continual learning and participate in ongoing development.

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately until 19 February 2027 with the possibility of permanency.

An order of merit will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months.

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 .

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Note

This is a temporary position available immediately until 19 February 2027 with the possibility of permanency.