External Opportunity

OFFICIAL

**Job Description**:
**Title**:Assistant Director, Contract and Procurement Management
**Classification**: EL 1
**Opportunity Employment Type**:Ongoing, Full-time
**Security Clearance**: Baseline, or ability to obtain
**Location**: Canberra

The National Blood Authority (NBA) is an Australian Government statutory agency whose role is to work
in a collaborative manner with all Australian governments and blood sector stakeholders to ensure
Australia's blood supply is safe, secure, adequate and affordable.

**Job Context**
You will be part of the Commercial Blood Products Section which plays a critical role to ensure the
supply of commercial blood products meets the clinical needs of Australians. The team does this by
actively managing the contractual arrangements which value over $800 million annually with a range of
domestic and global providers.

Your role will be to lead the procurement and management of high value commercial contracts for the
supply of these blood products in a way that meets demand. This includes through monitoring and
forecasting supply and demand in a dynamic environment, working closely with suppliers, clinicians and
other teams within the NBA. In this environment your judgement, leadership as well as stakeholder
engagement skills will be paramount.

We are looking for great people with demonstrated experience in government contract management
need to contribute to the strategic goals of the organisation, provide clear advice on complex issues, use
analysis and innovative approaches to solve complex problems. Strong stakeholder engagement,
negotiation and communication skills will also be important.

**Primary Job Purpose**
Although not exhaustive, the duties and responsibilities of this position will require you to:
1. Oversee and manage contracts, programs and projects in accordance with the objectives of the
- National Blood Authority Act 2003_ and relevant government policies and agreements
2. Provide contract management and procurement advice and guidance to a range of stakeholders

across the NBA
3. Coordinate and manage procurement processes
4. Establish, implement, monitor and review contract performance and supply risk management

strategies
5. Propose and implement innovations within a culture of continuous improvement
6. Analyse reports and proposals, and prepare and deliver high quality papers, briefs, presentations

and correspondence
7. Review supply and demand data to help inform contract management and planning
8. Coordinate and manage human and financial resources, workflow and team performance
9. Build effective relationships and achieve negotiation outcomes with internal and external

stakeholders, including staff
10. Contribute to the NBA organisational strategy and promote a collaborative workplace culture.

OFFICIAL

**Working in the NBA**
All NBA officers are expected to participate in high level, organisation-wide responsibilities, and
administrative support activities actively and willingly. Officers are required to operate flexibly and
exercise higher order leadership skills as well as directly undertake lower order independent work when
necessary to get the job done. This reflects the nature of the NBA as a relatively small, specialist Agency
and our need to always operate with maximum flexibility and agility. In recognition of these
circumstances, the NBA Enterprise Agreement provides for an annual, additional payment of $1,000 to

Having regard to the flexible work requirements outlined above, the duties and responsibilities in this Job

**Selection Criteria**
The NBA applies a standard approach to the selection criteria for all positions. The suitability of
applicants is assessed on the Australian Public Service Integrated Leadership System (ILS), current and
potential ability to perform the duties of a particular position at the level required, and likely
contribution to the work team and the NBA.

In preparing your response to this vacancy, you are encouraged to address the three primary selection
criteria in 1000 words maximum as follows:
**1. Outline how you have demonstrated the capabilities and behaviours of the EL1 level**
**Integrated Leadership System. In writing your response to this criteria, consider the**
**capabilities and behaviours set out in the ILS EL1 profile.**

**_Shape strategic thinking: _**- _Inspire a sense of purpose and direction _
- _Focus strategically _
- _Harness information and opportunities_
- _Show judgement, intelligence and common sense_

**_Exemplify personal drive and integrity: _**- _Demonstrate public service professionalism and probity_
- _Engage with risk and showing personal courage_
- _Commit to action_
- _Display resilience _- _Demonstrate self-awareness and a commitment to personal development_

**_Achieve results: _**:

- _Build organisational capability and responsiveness _
- _Marshal professional expertise _
- _Steers and implements change and deals with uncertainty _
- _Ensures closure and delive