Procurement Support Officer - Canberra, Australia - Cleared ICT

Cleared ICT

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Canberra, Australia

1 week ago

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Description

Location:

Canberra
Sectors:
ICT
Employment type:
Contract
Salary:
Negotiable
Contact name:
Ciara Furlong
Job reference:
BBBH1019_
Published:

- about 5 hours ago

Startdate:
27/02/2023

Procurement Support Officer

Role Description:

The Commonwealth requires the services of a Procurement Support Officer to supplement the contractor workforce.

This proposal seeks to engage a Procurement Support Officer - Advanced Practitioner to assist with supporting and accurately administering ICT procurement activities within the organisation.

This includes drafting and preparing procurement document packs and obtaining necessary approvals in accordance with Departmental procurement policy and legislation; liaising with relevant staff and Defence procurement stakeholders, to progress procurement activities efficiently and cooperatively; maintaining an overview of concurrent procurement activities and appropriately forecasting and prioritising work effort.

The Procurement Support Officer will be expected to undertake simple and complex ICT procurement activities to support the deliverables and projects within in a manner that is compliant with Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs).

The Procurement Support Officer will be confident with task coordination, communication and maintaining 'dashboards' or similar artefacts to support briefing, decision making and record keeping.

This includes ensuring staff have appropriate information and defensible audit records regarding current and historic procurement activities.

Responsibilities:

In consultation with the Program Management, engineering and work streams, manage acquisition and disposal of configuration items (both software and hardware).
Prepare and draft relevant procurement documentation to support both simple and complex ICT Hardware/Software procurements.
Collate, organise and present current and predicted procurement activity data from across to support organisational decisions, both regarding budgeting and work prioritisation, and to inform procurement activity forecast planning.
Create and maintain the software asset management register including the responsibility to manage physical asset returns on departure of resources.
Provide assistance to the Business Intelligence Manager for nonmaterial procurement as required.
Liaise confidently with internal Defence stakeholders regarding procurement activities and work collaboratively to support efficient work processes.
Other duties as directed by the Director, Deputy Director and Business Intelligence Manager.

Essential Criteria:

Minimum of Procurement & Contract Management Diploma or related Degree required;
Demonstrated experience as a Procurement Officer, or similar role;
Demonstrated experience delivering procurement support to executive level staff in a Government Department;
Is formally trained in, or has practical experience in the Defence Change Management Process;
Experience with IT Service Management Frameworks, such as ITIL;
Experience in Software Asset Management;
Previous Defence experience in a similar role would be highly regarded.

Desirable Criteria:

Sound skills in Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
Highly effective written skills to support documentation and communication requirements; and
Ability to work effectively in an agile team environment.

Contract:

12 months with x2 12 month extensions

Location:

Canberra

Rates:

$ per day

Clearance:

NV1

Closing date:

23/01/202- At Cleared, we provide tailored recruitment solutions to individuals seeking their next opportunity and to organisations searching for talent within Defence Industry, Intelligence and National Security.