Senior Defence Commercial Professional

Are you a seasoned commercial practitioner looking to take your expertise to the next level in the defence industry?

• As a Defence Commercial Specialist, you will be responsible for providing expert advice and support on complex procurement and contracting activities, primarily in the Australian Defence environment.

• Assess supplier market trends, including current and future market capacity and capability.
• Design and develop acquisition/procurement strategies, including analysis of potential contracting models and commercial arrangements.
• Develop procurement plans and business cases.
• Design and develop contract performance management frameworks.
• Develop draft contracts and approaches to market (such as requests for tender).
• Perform commercial liability risk assessments.
• Lead, or assist with, tender evaluation activities, and provide expert advice to Defence during those activities.
• Support, and advise on, contract negotiations.
• Develop procurement approval submissions.
• Advise on contract management and administration issues.
• Conduct training and education for Defence personnel in relation to procurement methodologies, contracting options and contracting processes.

• A qualified commercial practitioner with relevant tertiary qualifications and substantial relevant experience.
• At least 8 years of experience in the field of commercial contracts development and management, with at least a portion of that time working in an Australia Defence procurement and contracting context, including significant experience and knowledge in at least several of the following areas:
• Coordination or management of complex procurement projects.
• Development of procurement strategies and plans.
• Application of different procurement and contracting methodologies/models.
• Assessing commercial risk.
• Participation in tender evaluations.
• Support for, or involvement in, contract negotiations (including negotiation strategy development).
• Production of procurement process artefacts (eg tender evaluation reports, source/supplier selection reports, negotiation reports, contract approval submissions).
• Management of contracts.

• Ability to collaborate and work effectively and respectfully with a diverse range of colleagues and clients.
• Professional curiosity - a thirst for acquiring and sharing knowledge.
• Self-starter who works well under broad direction with limited direct supervision.
• Can be relied on to deliver high quality output to meet agreed objectives and deadlines.
• Exhibits exemplary professional conduct and will be an outstanding representative of Capagility Pty Ltd.
• Builds appropriate and effective business relationships.
• Possesses and displays professional courage and integrity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly competent with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Australian Citizen and is authorised to work in Australia.
• Currently holds, or is eligible for, a Negative Vetting 1 (NV1) Security Clearance through the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA).
• Tertiary qualifications (preferably Masters) in Law, Commerce, Business, or a related field.
• Experience in applying and tailoring the ASDEFCON suite of templates for contracts relating to the acquisition or support of complex technical equipment.
• Experience with development of draft contracts and requests for tender, including with the Australian Standard for Defence Contracting (ASDEFCON) suite of templates.
• Experience in providing professional consulting or advisory services to client agencies.
• Experience in commonwealth and Defence procurement and contracting policies and procedures.
• Canberra based with the ability to complete the majority of work remotely.