Procurement Support Officer

**TAFE SA**

**Job reference**: 544047

**Location**: 5010 - REGENCY PARK

**Job status**: Ongoing

**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone

**Join a contemporary Procurement & Contracts Management team. Public sector experience is not essential.**

**About TAFE SA**

TAFE SA is proud to deliver world-class vocational education and training (VET) across South Australia. Recently named Training Provider of the Year at the 2021 South Australian Training Awards, TAFE SA provides high-quality, future-focused training in metropolitan, regional, and remote areas, ensuring our students can reach their full potential.

Since establishing in 1971, we’ve taught over one million students in more than 80 industry areas. With specialist, purpose-built facilities, high-quality in-person and online delivery, and educators who are experts in their industries, TAFE SA is at the forefront of building a resilient and innovative workforce for South Australia.

**Why work with us?**

By working at TAFE SA, you’ll become part of a highly experienced workforce dedicated to transforming lives through education. Collaborating closely with industries and communities across our state, we deliver innovative education and skills training to meet South Australia's evolving economic and cultural needs.

TAFE SA values excellence in all aspects of our operations, from our dynamic workplaces to the responsive, relevant, and future-focused training opportunities we deliver across South Australia. By working with us, you’ll have the opportunity to advance your career in a safe and inclusive working environment, participate in a collaborative and transparent Organisational culture, and play a meaningful role in delivering successful career outcomes for students across South Australia.

**The role**

The TAFE SA Procurement and Contracts management team is on a journey

This re-energized team come from diverse industry backgrounds and display a genuine openness to fresh ideas and contemporary practices in procurement and contracts management. They are seeking a highly reliable individual with superior attention to detail, to provide high quality support to the Procurement and Contract Management function that ultimately delivers value to TAFE SA

This role is a unique opportunity to work on delivering key projects and driving TAFE SA forward in their strategic plan. With a growth mindset, you will contribute to real change within the community and join a team focused on building positive relationships and empowering their people. You will work with a supportive manager and enjoy career development opportunities and successes across the short, medium, and long term.

**Your new role will involve**:

- Responsible for the provision of procurement and/or contract administration/monitoring services for low value, low risk procurements, including monitoring performance against KPIs and reporting on performance issues in accordance with TAFE SA procurement policy and standards
- Assists senior Procurement and Contracts team members in the conduct of procurements, including higher value, higher risk tender processes and contract management tasks
- Contract management and/or administration, including monitoring and reporting for various across-government contracts in use by TAFE SA business units (e.g. stationery, temp staff etc)
- Contribute to a high performance and professional work team culture and continuous improvement of process and service delivery within the scope of the role to improve outcomes for TAFE SA business unit customers
- Assist and provide backup services to the Procurement Reporting Analyst in the management and maintenance of core systems and reporting when required

**What you will get in return**:

- You will work with an experienced manager, who is invested in your development, and will support you with a seat at the table to voice your ideas and expertise
- Further study support is available, including study leave
- You will have flexibility to work from multiple sites, including the Regency Park campus, the city campus, and work from home
- The procurement and contracts management team are varied in their experience and tenure at TAFE SA - you will work alongside recent joiners, and long-tenured staff, who come from a diverse industry background, such as state and local government, energy, Defence and manufacturing
- You will work with varied and high value contracts, adding diversity to your knowledge base and existing contracts management skill set

**What you will need to apply**:

- Ability to schedule and coordinate procurement projects and programs including the ability to develop acquisition plans, tender packages, specifications, and evaluation criteria within legislative and policy guidelines
- Ability to influence stakeholders in the procurement process face-to-face, and indirectly, through verbal or written communication
- Ability to anticipate potential problems and to redesign processes and systems so as to min