Employment type – 3 ongoing full-time roles
Salary – $113,574 pa - $125,720 pa plus employers' contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Your role
Make your next career move count
Join the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) as a Procurement Officer and play a key role in delivering smarter, value for money outcomes that strengthen essential services for NSW communities.
This is your chance to grow your career in a purpose driven organisation that champions integrity, collaboration, and positive social impact.
We are seeking two Procurement Officers to join the Category team and one Procurement Officer to join the Strategy and Policy team.
What you'll do
You'll play a key role in managing procurement activities, providing expert advice, and driving best practice across the Department.
Manage and deliver procurement projects on time and within target to support DCJ's objectives.
Provide sound, practical advice to business areas ensuring alignment with NSW Government standards.
Collaborate within a supportive, experienced team that values integrity, innovation, and professional growth in a flexible hybrid environment.
The Procurement Officer within the Category team is responsible in leading and facilitating end to end sourcing activities.
A key aspect of the role is engaging effectively with stakeholders to ensure procurement outcomes are fit for purpose, delivers value for money, aligns with business needs and complies with procurement frameworks and governance requirements.
The Procurement Officer within the Strategy and Policy team will lead initiatives that drive organisational change and strengthen procurement capability across DCJ.
This includes creating and delivering communications through multiple channels and supporting change management of procurement initiatives.
This role is also responsible for designing and delivering training programs, developing and maintaining policies, procedures, templates, and guidance materials.
What we're looking for
You're a proactive and detail oriented procurement professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and takes pride in delivering value for money outcomes.
Sound knowledge of NSW Government procurement frameworks, policies, and compliance requirements.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and build trusted relationships.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information.
Strong organisational and project management skills.
Proficiency in using technology.
If you are applying for the Procurement Officer role in the category team, it is desirable that you have experience managing end to end procurement projects in a government or large, complex organisation.
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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 career
Flexible, autonomous work environment
Competitive pay and conditions
Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
Want more information?
Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.
We do work that really matters
Working for 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.
Click apply, attach an up-to-date resume (maximum 4 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role.
Applications close
Tuesday, 18 November **** at 11:59pm AEST.
For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Steffen Agus via email at
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 Poppy Sgro on or via email at
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.
A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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