Procurement and Facilities Services are seeking a highly motivated Senior Procurement Officer to join our Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Category team
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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.
Your Role:
* 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
The successful applicant will ideally be able to demonstrate the following qualities, skills and experience:
* 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.
* Experience in managing the delivery of procurement projects including initial planning, development of relevant documentation and establishment of contracts.
* Level 3 (Advanced) or higher certification in Queensland Government Procurement Certification Program (PCP) (Diploma of Procurement and Contracting), or similar.
Interested? To Apply:
* Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
* Attach a 2-page response to the 'How you may 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.