We are looking for an experienced Procurement Specialist to work on one of our key government client sites in Darwin. This initial contract is 12 months with high chance for extension for the right candidate, located in the Darwin City.
The Digital Commercial Specialist is responsible for leading complex, high-value information and communications technology (ICT) commercial engagements within a government environment. The role ensures activities comply with public sector legislation, probity requirements, and strategic ICT objectives, while delivering Value for Territory across multi-year technology investments aligned to Digital Roadmap. This role partners with technical, legal, and business stakeholders to develop comprehensive scopes of work, evaluate supplier proposals, and negotiate robust commercial agreements. The role also provides expert advice on market engagement (Industry briefings), category management, contracting models, and risk mitigation within government procurement frameworks
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Lead end-to-end procurement activities for complex ICT solutions, including enterprise systems, cybersecurity services, cloud and on-prem platforms, and network infrastructure.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with government policy, financial frameworks, and organisational ICT roadmaps.
• Undertake market analysis, supplier capability assessments, and commercial risk evaluations to inform procurement approach and model selection.
• Prepare high-quality procurement documentation, including Statements of Requirement (SOR), Statements of Work (SOW), technical specifications, evaluation criteria, and tender documentation.
• Facilitate workshops with technical and business stakeholders to translate operational needs into clear, measurable, and commercially enforceable requirements.
• Ensure procurement documentation appropriately addresses service levels, security and privacy obligations, data residency, integration requirements, transition arrangements, lifecycle support, KPIs/SLAs, and risk controls.
• Lead and manage tender processes in accordance with government procurement rules and probity requirements, including participation in or chairing evaluation panels.
• Analyse complex vendor submissions, including technical solutions, pricing models, and contractual risk allocation, and prepare defensible recommendations and executive briefs.
• Lead commercial negotiations with ICT vendors and system integrators, in consultation with Legal, to achieve value for money while maintaining governance and probity standards.
• Draft and refine contract schedules and commercial terms, including pricing structures, intellectual property, data ownership, liability, performance frameworks, and delivery milestones.
• Provide specialist procurement and commercial advisory services to executives, project managers, ICT stakeholders, and finance teams.
• Ensure compliance with public-sector procurement legislation, financial management requirements, and audit obligations across the procurement lifecycle.
• Identify and manage procurement, commercial and delivery risks, maintaining clear documentation to support transparency and defensibility.
• Mentor junior procurement staff and contribute to continuous improvement of procurement practices, templates and governance processes.
Essential Skills and Experience:
• Extensive ICT commercial management experience within a government environment, including complex and high-value procurements.
• Advanced capability in developing scopes of work, technical specifications, evaluation criteria and procurement documentation.
• Strong commercial acumen, including pricing analysis, contract negotiation and risk management.
• Strong understanding of ICT categories, including cloud services, SaaS, cybersecurity, networking, infrastructure, support services and software licensing models.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contract law principles, ICT contracting frameworks and government procurement policy compliance requirements.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement, negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across executive, operational and technical groups.
• Proven ability to influence decision-makers, facilitate consensus and manage competing priorities.
• Strong analytical capability, critical thinking and sound professional judgement.
• Demonstrated integrity, professionalism and adherence to probity and governance standards.
• Experience mentoring and guiding junior procurement staff through complex procurement processes.
To be a successful candidate you must have Australian Citizenship, or a Visa with full, unrestricted working rights in Australia. Candidates will also need to be willing to undergo security clearance checks as part of the Application process.
Successful candidates will be able to:
• Obtain a good work/life balance in a hardworking, yet positive and friendly environment.
• Work for a core team of well respected, dedicated professionals.
If you are interested in living and working in Darwin in the above position, please apply here or forward your resume (in Word or PDF) to: *********@nuAdvisory.com.au