About this job
About the Department of Education:
The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to giving all children a great start and ensuring Queenslanders have the education and skills they need to contribute to the social, economic and cultural development of Queensland. The department sets the foundations for quality early learning experiences and delivers world class education services. We are committed to ensuring our education and care systems are aligned to the state's employment, skills and economic priorities, and inspire creativity, critical thinking and resilience. DoE is a diverse organisation with the largest workforce in the state. We are committed to teaching, learning and care environments that have at their centre child/student and staff health and safety.
Your Role:
As the Senior Contracts Officer, you will:
- Support the delivery of early childhood programs including funding program implementation.
- Negotiate and implement early childhood contract management arrangements with a diverse range of providers to meet the needs of children, families and communities.
The Senior Contracts Officer reports to the Manager of the work unit.
Responsibilities include:
- Delivering high quality advice and services relating to contract negotiation, formation, management and administration activities.
- Advising and guiding staff across the division on State and departmental contracting policies and practices, internal processes and templates used to deliver contracting services to clients.
- Maintaining a detailed documentary record of contractual processes, decisions and arrangements undertaken, ensuring the audit trail is adequately maintained and documented for probity, accountability and audit purposes.
- Supporting the management of a suite of programs, including management of funding rounds and contracts, to ensure the strategic aims and objectives of the Government are achieved.
- Monitoring systems and strategies to ensure remedial action is taken and non-compliance issues with providers are effectively managed.
Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.
Instructions to apply:
To apply, please attach the following:
- A brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor) highlighting your key skills, experience and attributes relevant to this role.
- A two-page written response on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and attributes would enable you to achieve the key responsibilities and meet the skill requirement of this role.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.