Senior Procurement and Contracting Officer

Peel; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Salary packaging

Professional development

Flexible working

Flexible leave

Job summary

WA Health is seeking a Level 6 Senior Procurement and Contracting Officer to lead high-value contracts across WA. You will drive improvements, engage with diverse stakeholders and ensure delivery of essential health services.

This permanent full-time role offers an opportunity to shape major statewide contracts, including ambulance services and patient transport, while upholding WA Health's commitment to excellence and integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing high-value government procurement contracts.
• Ability to engage diverse stakeholders and drive improvements.
• Senior Procurement and Contracting Officer responsibilities at Level 6.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-value, complex contract portfolios and deliver strategic health priorities.
• Engage with diverse stakeholders to maintain key relationships and ensure service delivery.

Skills

Procurement

Contract management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Vacancy Reference No. 755234

This is a Permanent Full-Time appointment.

WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service.

WA Health supports flexible working practices within the context of a quality health service. WA Health is committed to a smoke free environment across all buildings, grounds and vehicles.

WA Health is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

Position Profile:

The Procurement and Contracting Unit provides strategic direction, planning and leadership for procurement and contracting of state-wide health services to ensure delivery of high-quality health care in WA via essential community and patient transport services.

This includes managing and negotiating major whole of WA health contracts including:

• The Ambulance Services Agreement with St John WA (SJWA) for emergency and non-emergency ambulance services.
• The Non-Emergency Planned Patient Transport Service for road-based patient transport across the Perth metropolitan area.
• The Mental Health Patient Transport Service, WA’s first specialist transport service for involuntary mental health patients under a transport order.
• State-Wide Community Based Renal Dialysis Services.
• The Oral Health Centre of WA (OHCWA) which provides generalist and specialist dental health services.
• Other critical community care services that support hospital avoidance, hospital discharge and end of life care.

As a Level 6 Senior Procurement and Contracting Officer, you will support the management of high-value, complex contract portfolios, driving improvements and delivering strategic health priorities across WA. You will engage with diverse stakeholders and subject matter experts to build and manage key relationships, ensure effective service delivery, and drive innovative improvements in contract management.

Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia.

Other Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for other ‘similar’ vacancies within DOH and/or the wider WA public sector. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

Employee Benefits:In addition to the great salary our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):

• 12% employer contributed superannuation into a fund of your choice. For further information on superannuation click here.
• Access to salary packaging arrangements
• Professional Development Opportunities and Study Leave/assistance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flexible leave arrangements

Selection Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description Form (available online at www.jobs.health.wa.gov.au).
For Further Job Related Information: We encourage you to contact Michael Wilcox on 6213 5487.