About this job
Your Opportunity
As the Senior Procurement Officer you will work as part of a team that provides high quality advice and services to the department.
The Senior Procurement Officer reports to the Manager, Procurement Services, Procurement and Facilities Branch, Finance and Assurance Services Division.
Your Role
What your role will look like:
- Oversee and deliver high quality procurement advice and services covering; procurement planning activities, sourcing documentation development, release and evaluation processes and contract negotiation, formation, management and administration activities.
- Provision of high level advice to clients in a relevant, timely and accurate manner on matters relating to the procurement function.
- Advise, guide and mentor branch staff on state and Department procurement policies and practices, internal branch processes and templates used to deliver procurement services to client.
- Maintain a detailed documentary record of procurement processes, decisions and contractual arrangements undertaken ensuring the audit trail is adequately maintained and documented for probity, accountability and audit purposes.
- Exercise a procurement delegation, overseeing sourcing processes.
About You
What we are looking for:
- Sound working knowledge of the Queensland Government's Procurement Framework (or similar), processes, policy and legislation, tender and contracting procedures and contract management processes
- Well organised, able to multi-task with demonstrated ability to work well under pressure, effectively manage competing priorities and remain agile in a fast-paced working environment
- A confident communication style with the ability to tailor correspondence and advice across management levels and depending on your audience; and
- You will have experience as an active team member working within an inclusive team environment.
Desirable experience for this role:
Level 3 or higher in Government (Procurement and Contracting)
Interested? To Apply
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
- Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) to the How you will be assessed section of the attached role description.
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.