Head of Procurement

5 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Export Finance Australia Full time

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  • Join an organisation that has been proudly certified as a 2024 Great Place to Work for four years
  • Join us at an exciting time of growth in supporting Australian businesses
  • Hybrid work/life balance

At Export Finance Australia (EFA) we provide financial expertise and solutions to drive sustainable growth that benefits Australia and our partners. Through our loans, guarantees, bonds and insurance options we enable SMEs, corporates and governments to take on export-related opportunities, and support infrastructure development in the Pacific region and beyond.

Due to continued growth and the expansion of our mandate, we are now seeking to appoint a Head of Procurement to our team.

Location: Sydney or Canberra

Role Type: Full-time, Permanent

Reporting to the General Counsel, the Head of Procurement is responsible for leading, developing, and managing EFA's procurement function. This role ensures compliance with Commonwealth procurement legislative requirements and policies, drives value for money as well as developing strategic procurement initiatives to support EFA's objectives. The position requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and expertise in Commonwealth procurement policies and best practices.

In This Role You will:

  • Develop and implement a comprehensive procurement framework aligned with Commonwealth legislative requirements and policies.
  • Provide professional procurement advice and support for complex and high-risk procurements and contract management issues.
  • Oversee procurement planning, ensuring efficiency, transparency and value for money.
  • Implement assurance mechanisms to assure senior stakeholders of EFA's compliance with Commonwealth procurement legislative requirements, policies and panel rules.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop the procurement team, ensuring high performance and professionalism at all times.
  • Uplift procurement capability across EFA and raise awareness of procurement practices and processes.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement and best practice within the procurement function.

ABOUT YOU

  • You will have a relevant tertiary qualification e.g. Bachelor's degree.
  • The successful candidate will have extensive (at least 15 years') experience in procurement mostly within the Commonwealth Government sector.
  • You will have in-depth knowledge of Commonwealth legislative procurement requirements, policies and procedures (e.g. the Commonwealth Procurement Rules).
  • You will have strong leadership and managerial skills with experience in leading a procurement team.
  • You will have extensive experience in complex, high-risk contract development and/or management.
  • You will have demonstrated extensive conceptual, analytical and strategic problem-solving skills with the ability to lead the development and management of procurement policy.
  • You will have excellent high-level written and verbal communications and experience in negotiation, with the ability to effectively communicate at the most senior levels in public and/or private sectors.

Even if you haven't ticked every box but this role resonates with you, don't rule yourself out just yet, we'd love to hear from you

OUR BENEFITS & CULTURE

We are small enough to have an impact, BIG enough to make a world of difference and it starts with our people.

We support flexible working and pride ourselves in fostering a culturally diverse, honest, collaborative and supportive team environment. We are proud to be recognised certified as a 2024 Great Place to Work for the fourth year (including 2023, 2022 and 2020), recognised on the 2023 AFR BOSS Best Places to Work list, as one of Australia's Best Workplaces for Women 2022, and the Australian HR Awards 2021 Employer of Choice (NFP & Public Sector).

In line with our commitment to our people, we have a comprehensive array of benefits available to our employees:

  • Generous leave provisions (e.g. Annual Wellbeing day) & leave purchase opportunities.
  • 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers.
  • Thorough induction onboarding program.
  • Fitness Passport along with other Health & Wellbeing initiatives.
  • Gender affirmation leave.
  • Income Protection Insurance.
  • Community volunteering.
  • and many more

ELIGIBILITY

Australian Citizenship: To be eligible to apply for this position, applicants must hold Australian Citizenship at the time of application.

Security Clearance: To be eligible to apply for this position, applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.

SOUND LIKE YOU? APPLY

Interviews will occur in parallel, so please apply ASAP.

To apply, please click 'apply' or email your CV to Careers@exportfinance.gov.au.

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We invite and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, people with disability and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

If you are a candidate with a disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

ABOUT EXPORT FINANCE AUSTRALIA

Export Finance Australia is Australia's export credit agency.

We provide finance to support Australian export trade and overseas infrastructure development across the Pacific and Indo-Pacific. Through our loans, bonds and guarantees, we support businesses – from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to large corporates – foreign governments and infrastructure projects, to take on the world.

Working with banks, other government agencies and our partners, together we are helping drive international success for Australian businesses.

The reason our people join us, stay with us and grow with us is because they wholeheartedly believe in our purpose. They can see the impact we create for our customers.

For more information about us, please refer to our website.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered on this occasion.

Seniority level
  • Director
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Finance, Legal, and Purchasing
  • Industries: Financial Services and Banking
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