Senior ICT Procurement & Contracts Officer

Department of Finance; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Finance (Australian Government) is seeking a Senior ICT Procurement & Contracts Officer to lead the centralised CPT. You will handle high-volume ICT procurement and contract management, engaging with ICT vendors to ensure value for money and compliant practices.

Based in Canberra, the role supports the CPT in delivering centrally managed ICT labour hire and procurement and reports to EL2 leadership.

Qualifications

• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the APS.
• Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated.
• RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. If you opt-in and meet minimum requirements you may be invited to participate in further assessment activities.
• Role advertised as ongoing and non-ongoing; a specified term may be up to 18 months if non-ongoing.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the EL2 in leading the CPT by delegating the team’s high-volume BAU ICT procurement and contract management requests.
• Providing tailored advice for ICT procurement and contract scenarios using the CPRs.
• Supervising activities to meet procurement and contractual governance goals and offering clear advisory input.
• Driving complex and concurrent procurement activities for internal stakeholders.
• Drafting procurement artefacts such as contracts, statements of requirements, procurement plans, and evaluation reports.
• Participating in complex evaluation processes.
• Maintaining satisfactory service levels for the central procurement function.
• Managing a small team and supporting development and overall team contribution.
• Resolving complex procurement and contract queries and identifying risks and issues.
• Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Job description

Senior ICT Procurement & Contracts Officer

The Business, Strategy & Governance Section, within the ICT Division, includes the functions of ICT Enterprise Architecture, ICT Planning and Strategy, ICT Financial Reporting, ICT Project Management Office and the ICT Contracts and Procurement Team (CPT).

The CPT provides procurement expertise and delivers centrally managed procurement for all ICT and ICT labour hire requirements, as well as enabling high-quality contract management practices through its centralised responsibilities to support the Department’s key strategic ICT outcomes.

ABOUT THE SECTION

The Business, Strategy & Governance Section, within the ICT Division, includes the functions of ICT Enterprise Architecture, ICT Planning and Strategy, ICT Financial Reporting, ICT Project Management Office and the ICT Contracts and Procurement Team (CPT).

The CPT provides procurement expertise and delivers centrally managed procurement for all ICT and ICT labour hire requirements, as well as enabling high-quality contract management practices through its centralised responsibilities to support the Department’s key strategic ICT outcomes.

The key duties of the position include:

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The successful candidate will be critical in the success of the Department’s key ICT procurements and contracts, responsible for enabling compliant procurement practices as well as engaging professionally with the Department’s numerous ICT vendors to ensure high-quality performance and value for money are achieved.

Duties will include:

• Supporting the EL2 in leading the CPT by delegating the team’s high-volume Business As Usual (BAU) ICT procurement and contract management requests. Simultaneously managing competing Divisional pressures to ensure the Department’s priorities are met;
• Providing tailored advice for a range of ICT procurement and contract scenarios through applying a detailed understanding of the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs);
• Supervising a variety of activities to ensure procurement and contractual governance goals are met by participating in the appropriate contractual forums and providing clear advice when required;
• Driving complex and concurrent procurement activities on behalf of internal stakeholders;
• Drafting procurement artefacts (contracts, statement of requirements, procurement plans, evaluation reports, etc.);
• Participating in complex evaluation processes;
• Maintaining satisfactory service levels for the central procurement function;
• Managing a small team, including supporting development and overall team contribution;
• Resolving complex procurement and contract queries and identifying risks and issues; and
• Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Eligibility

• Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
• Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
• RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme, you will be invited to participate in further assessment activities for the vacancy if you choose to opt-in to the scheme, declare you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the vacancy. All requests for reasonable adjustments will be considered and managed in consultation with you. Further information can be found at https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability.
• This role is being advertised as both ongoing and non-ongoing. A position may be offered as ongoing or non-ongoing subject to operational requirements. Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for a specified term of up to 12 months. A specified term may be extended up to a maximum period of 18 months.

Getting to know the Department of Finance

As a central agency of the Australian Government, the Department of Finance (Finance) plays an important role in assisting government across a wide range of policy areas to ensure its outcomes are met. Finance supports the government’s ongoing priorities through the Budget process and fosters leading practice through the public sector resource management, governance and accountability frameworks. Finance plays a leading role in advising the government on many of its strategic priorities. We do this through our professional and considered approach to providing advice, developing policy, delivering services and engaging with our clients and stakeholders. Finance's key areas of focus are:- Budget- Business Enabling Services- Commercial- Governance and Resource Management

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