Procurement Support Officer - Canberra, Australia - Talent International

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Canberra, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Job Details:

Location
Canberra

Salary
Negotiable

Job Type
Contract

Ref
BBBH96957_

Contact
Jessica Jurkovic

Posted
about 8 hours ago

ACT Located
12 Month contract + multiple extension opportunities
Must hold an NV1 Security Clearance to apply

The Client

Our Client is a department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility to defend Australia and its national interests.

The Role

Our client seeks to engage the services of a Procurement Support Officer (Advanced Practitioner) to assist the department in supporting + accurately administering ICT procurement activities within the organisation.

This includes:

Drafting + preparing procurement document packs

- obtaining necessary approvals in accordance with Departmental procurement policy and legislation
- liaising with relevant staff and procurement stakeholders to efficiently cooperatively progress procurement activities
- maintaining an overview of concurrent procurement activities and appropriately forecasting and prioritising work effort.
- undertake both simple + complex ICT procurement activities to support deliverables and projects

Maintaining 'dashboards' or similar artefacts to support briefing, decision making and record keeping.
Ensuring department staff have appropriate information + defensible audit records regarding current and historic procurement activities.

About You

Minimum of Procurement & Contract Management Diploma or related Degree required or demonstrated experience as a Procurement Officer, or similar role
Demonstrated experience delivering procurement support to executive level staff in a Government Department;
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.
Sound skills in Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Highly effective written skills to support documentation and communication requirements

**To Apply