Aps 6 - Contracting Officers

1 month ago

Canberra, Australia Australian Government Department of Defence Full time

$85,607 - $97,790 (plus Super and BDCP)
- Canberra - ACT, Melbourne CBD - VIC, Sydney CBD - NSW

**The Role**

Utilising their knowledge of, and compliance with, legislative frameworks, government decision making and Defence’s mission and policy requirements the APS 6 Contracting Officer will support the Director and Assistant Director in the delivery of an array of projects. The APS 6 Contracting Officer is expected to plan, lead and manage a range of simple procurement activities, and provide support to complex procurement activities.

This role requires initiative, attention to detail, and the ability to review and adjust priorities and work activities to meet business outcomes in a fast paced environment.
- Assisting with strategy development and planning;
- Developing and issuing tenders and requests for quotation;
- Managing contract negotiations;
- Developing and implementing contract changes;
- Raising and/or amending contract change proposals and purchase orders;
- Conducting contract performance reviews;
- Reviewing and approving payment of invoices; and
- Conducting contract governance and reporting activities.

This role will provide the opportunity to assist Defence in delivery capability across the Australian Defence Force through procurement of services.

BDCP - The additional payment is a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP) which enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the rate of salary otherwise payable under the Enterprise Agreement (EA) to some or all of the jobs within a critical occupation(s) or discipline within a workplace. Applicants engaged into a BDCP position must consider the following. BDCPs provide remuneration in addition to the Defence Enterprise Agreement (EA).

**About our Team**
The Non Materiel Procurement Branch delivers commercial expertise and solutions for procurement and contracting across the procurement life cycle to help Defence meet its objectives, maximise value for money outcomes and meet legislative and mandatory policy requirements.

As a branch of high performing individuals, teams work closely together to provide sound and timely advice to support both simple and complex procurement projects. In addition to supporting procurements, the teams review and refine best practice procurement and contracting processes to ensure adherence to regulatory and legislative frameworks. Team members are motivated and positive in their approach to work, and have a variety of backgrounds, qualifications and experience.

Effective mentoring and a supportive working environment, including highly desirable and sought after professionalisation opportunities, encourages the growth and development of team members to reach their full potential.We promote an inclusive culture that echoes Defence values - service, courage, respect, integrity and excellence.We are committed to ensuring our people feel appreciated, participate fully, and have access to tailored professionalised pathways.

We are flexible and agile in our approach to work, encourage our staff to have a healthy work life balance, and offer access to training and development opportunities and mentoring and coaching services.

They will:

- Have solid commercial acumen with a demonstrated understanding of contract fundamentals and procurement processes;
- Have well developed administrative skills;
- Be effective at managing competing priorities in a work environment, often under time pressures;
- Align personal outcomes to meet potentially changing requirements

A tertiary qualification in Business, Commerce, Finance, Law or another relevant area with a demonstrated level of experience in one or more of those areas would be advantageous
- Managing and supporting procurement processes and practices to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory frameworks;
- Managing and ensuring compliance with government probity principles;
- The identification and mitigation of procurement, probity and contract management related risks;
- Preparation of procurement, probity and contracting related deliverables for all phases of procurement activities; and
- Participating in evaluation, negotiation and debriefing processes
- Commercial awareness, highly developed interpersonal skills, the ability to work in a team and knowledge of Commonwealth procurement policies are also highly valued.

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