As the AO8 Manager of this team, you will be responsible for leading and supporting the delivery of portfolio strategies and projects. You will apply best practice methodologies to manage risks, address dependencies, and ensure the delivery of actions within agreed timeframes and budgets. You will oversee the alignment and coherence of strategic initiatives, ensuring they collectively contribute to broader organisational and government priorities.What you will be doing:- Lead and oversee the development, implementation and review of whole-ofgovernment policies that influence procurement and provide advice to the executive team on potential impacts.- Lead, coach and manage teams by providing operational and strategic direction through regular feedback and mentoring to support the achievement of both business and personal objectives and encourage opportunities for development at work.- Lead and manage the development and delivery of training programs, including the capability building and incentive scheme and other procurement assurance initiatives to uplift capability across the procurement sector to improve accountability with government policies including QPP and the Code- Lead the development of high level ministerial and executive correspondence, policy documents, briefs, Cabinet submissions, project documentation and other written materials supporting the complex operation of the Branch.- Provide strategic and operational direction, leadership, support and advice to team members, in accordance with Branch procedures, objectives and performance standards.- Conduct stakeholder engagement and consultation with industry on a range of policy initiatives, deliver information sessions and effectively roll out policies across procurement sectors.- Establish and maintain relationships and networks with government and industry stakeholders, and the wider community to identify contentious and emerging issues affecting implementation and delivery of whole-of-government procurement reforms, develop initiatives and provide advice on these matters to the Director. Applications to remain current for 12 months.