Quality Assurance Officer
We are seeking a motivated and organised Quality Assurance Officer to support our Directorate of Health Research team.
This role will work on a diverse range of tasks, including being the point of contact for all things finance and budget to help the team track, forecast and plan expenditure across the budget cycle.
You will be involved in contracting and procurement activities, travel arrangements, recruitment and electronic record-keeping. You will work within the Business Management team supporting an APS 6 Project Manager and EL 1 Business Manager, as well as being an integral team member supporting the Directorate where needed.
Your key responsibilities will include:
* Assisting the APS 6 maintain the Directorate's budget and financial performance activities across the budget cycle, budget bids, payment of invoices and tracking expenditure.
* Analyse and interrogate financial data and prepare regular and 'on demand' financial reports for the Director, to assist reporting activities and responses.
* Assisting with end-to-end procurement activities, including liaison with procurement experts, raising Purchase Orders against Outline Agreements and ensuring excellent file management is maintained.
* Assist with procurement and contract management activities as needed.
* Assist with domestic and international travel processes where needed.
About Our Team
The Directorate of Health Research conducts, commissions and facilitates health research and ensures that health research meets the strategic priorities of Defence. We work in partnership with internal and external civilian and military researchers and have a philosophy to collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders throughout the research process to ensure outcomes are relevant and utilised to inform Defence policy or practice.
We are responsible for cultivating sound research governance to ensure that health research remains high quality, and conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements, best practice and ethical principles.
Our Ideal Candidate
To be successful in this role, you will need to be a team focused individual who is comfortable working across a diverse range of tasks, and has strong experience in understanding, managing and reporting on finances, assisting with contract and procurement activities, and is able to establish and maintain strong relationships within a network of internal and external stakeholders.
You will be working to an APS 6 Project Manager, and an EL 1 Business Manager and have previous experience working with electronic record-keeping systems, finance systems and be able demonstrate excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
We are looking for someone with mature judgement, professionalism and high level interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, drive and initiative and willingness to learn, ability to meet deadlines and prioritise workloads, adaptability, resilience and flexibility in the face of changing priorities, good written and verbal communication and a good understanding of working within legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks.
For further information please review the job information pack on the official government website.