Location – Berkshire Park NSW, travel to Parramatta and WFH
Employment type – 1x Temporary full-time position up to 12 months with a possibility of further extension.
Salary – Clerk Grade 7/8- $113,574 - $125,720, plus superannuation and leave loading
Your role
In this role, you will provide practical procurement support that strengthens contract oversight and supplier accountability across the organisation. You will analyse performance data, identify risks and improvement opportunities, and provide clear reporting to inform decision making. Working closely with internal stakeholders, you will help streamline procurement processes, resolve purchasing issues, and promote best practice contract management. You will also contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, support compliance activities, and help ensure procurement outcomes align with business priorities, delivering value for money while maintaining strong governance and operational efficiency.
What You’ll Do
The Procurement Contract Officer coordinates the contract and supplier performance reporting that ensures compliance with contractual obligations and performance measures, contributing to the achievement of improved commercial outcomes, the realisation of Procurement benefits and savings in accordance with Departmental and state Procurement policies and procedures.
This role will also monitor the performance of contracted suppliers of goods and services, support business units and liaise with suppliers to ensure requirements are met. Assist business units with purchase order management and procure-to-pay issues, support the Senior Procurement Officer to establish methodologies and processes, as well as participate in other procurement initiatives and projects to meet business needs.
What We’re Looking For
Be able to balance competing demands while providing quality services in a pressured / high volume and sensitive work environmentWork with limited resources to meet competing customer needs and expectationsPrioritise issues and items and work within tight timeframes and quality standards.Identify and leverage procurement opportunities in a diverse organisation.Relevant work experience in procurement, project management or a related area.Diploma in Procurement (desirable)Have Knowledge of procurement environment within the NSW Government (desirable)
Essential
Knowledge of NSW Procurement Framework, procurement governance and procurement policies.Current NSW Driver Licence and preparedness to drive as required by the role
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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.
What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
A challenging and rewarding careerFlexible, autonomous work environmentCompetitive pay and conditionsTraining and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilitiesHealth & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
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We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.
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Are you ready to join us?
Click Apply And Attach The Following Documents
An up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) A cover letter (maximum 3 pages) with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role and focus capabilitiesAn attachment with your response to the following 2 targeted questions
Please ensure you have attached the correct documents prior to submitting your job application.
Targeted Question 1: How do you ensure compliance and probity when managing a tender process? (500 words max)
Targeted Question 2: Can you give an example of a time you managed a complex procurement involving multiple stakeholders? How did you ensure value for money? (500 words max)
Applications close 02 March 2026 at 11:59pm AEDT.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Ashika Singh via email ashika.singh@correctiveservices.nsw.gov.au .
If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Rachel Urquhart-Secord on 02 9354 1624 or via rachel.urquhartsecord@dcj.nsw.gov.au .
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Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.
Other Information
A Talent Pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months. Priority will be given to filling the role at Berkshire Park.
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