Location:
Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000
Req ID: 77386
Principal Procurement Manager
Clerk Grade 11/12
* Ongoing Full-Time
* Location – Sydney (Haymarket)
* Flexible/hybrid work options available
* Anticipated start date: October 2025
About us
Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most areas criminal law, family law and every day civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution. We can do this over the telephone or at one of our 28 offices.
About the role
The Principal Procurement Manager leads and directs the provision of procurement services, including procurement planning, development, sourcing, contract and risk management activities, to achieve value for money and to meet business needs and government directions on procurement.
About you
You are a seasoned Procurement professional with proven experience/knowledge within NSW government who can leverage their network of government procurement specialists. Reporting to the Principal Manager Finance, you have the demonstrated experience with interpretating and determining legislative impacts preferably within the ICT Procurement space.
Throughout your career, you have become no stranger to collaborating and building positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to develop innovative strategies, high level negotiations and manage contracts to deliver value for money outcomes.
Coupled with developing and implementing procurement plans to meet business requirements, you have exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Additionally, you possess proficiency in C-suite communications.
You possess strong leadership skills, experience in management of delegations and processes and demonstrated capability to operate with a high-level of autonomy and provide expert advice and support to all key stakeholders.
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN LEGAL AID NSW
We are committed to diversity and inclusion
We are committed to creating a culturally safe and genuinely inclusive organisation and workplace for everyone who works and interacts with us. We strive to be a place where people from diverse backgrounds want to work, where voices and cultures are valued and where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard.
We want a workforce that reflects our clients, so we can deliver a service that meets the needs of the community. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities.
We acknowledge, support and accommodate the diverse access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities. If you need an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, or you'd like information about what we can do to help you, please contact our team at
Other benefits of working with us
* You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.
* We are an accredited Flex Ready certified employer and are recognised as leaders in flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life.
about Working at Legal Aid NSW
The essential requirements for this role
You must:
* minimum of five (5) years procurement experience
* excellent knowledge of procurement within NSW government
* be willing to do a Criminal Record Check
* hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies)
Key knowledge and experience
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Strong C-suite communications
* ICT Procurement experience
* As an unaccredited agency, access to a network of government procurement specialists
How to apply
Your application must include:
* your resume (no more than 4 pages)
* cover letter (no more than 2 pages). In your cover letter, please address the two (2) below targeted questions.
* Describe how you implemented effective governance measures which assist in monitoring the procurement process. How did you ensure stakeholder compliance?
* Provide an example where you were required to translate technical information into more simplistic language for an audience to understand it?
You must submit your application online. If you submit your application late or by email, it will not be accepted. Please make sure your application is complete, and you have answered all questions before submitting.
Do you need help to apply?
It's important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you:
* If you have questions about the role, you can contact Craig Cole on or email:
* If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
* The Role Description sets out the responsibilities of the role.
* The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate.
* For more information about preparing your application, head to Applying for a Role
CLOSING DATE: Monday, 8 September 2025 @ 11:59pm