Your responsibilities As a Principal Contract Officer your key responsibilities may include (but not limited to):
• Provide high level strategic and operational advice to senior management on contract administration, service procurement, service monitoring and capacity development as this relates to achieving program outcomes.
• Lead and deliver contract performance and review processes including contributing to evaluation and selection of suppliers in partnership with various business areas.
• Monitor systems and strategies to ensure remedial action is taken and noncompliance issues are addressed in a scaled and appropriate manner.
• Actively participate in establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with stakeholders within and across government and broader human services networks.
• Preparation of a range of written materials that support advice to government, including correspondence, briefing material, and information papers concerned with the initiatives delivered by the work area.
• Contribute to a professional environment through personal commitment to, ethical behaviour, staff wellbeing, skills development, professional growth, and continuous improvement.
• Model and exercise leadership to contribute to a positive work culture aligned to the public sector values; and provide coaching / mentoring to less experienced members of the team.
• Professionally represent the department at forums and meetings as required.
Intrastate travel may be required in this position.