Procurement Lead

5 days ago

Melbourne City Centre, Australia Department of Health Full time

Role purpose

**Are you**:

- Passionate about working in the procurement space of the public sector capital projects?
- A problem solver, who generates new ideas and drives for continuous improvement?
- A team player, who enjoys working collaboratively and proactively building strong relationships?

Knowledge and skills
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- Technical expertise: knowledge of complex capital procurements, the Project Development and Construction Management Act 1994, the Financial Management Act, the Ministerial Directions for Public Construction Procurement in Victoria, the Department of Health procurement policies,and use of Buying for Victoria platforms. Knowledge and experience in public construction procurement, contract administration, professional advisory service engagements, and commercial supplier engagements in a high-value, high-risk context.
- Systems thinking: diagnoses trends, obstacles, and opportunities in the internal and external environment; understands the linkages between natural systems and communities to inform policy; conceptualises and defines the systems working within the organisation.
- Organisational awareness: understands issues and pressures to which the organisation has to respond; understands the reasons behind the organisational climate and culture. Understanding of government processes around probity is essential.

Personal qualities
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- Conceptual and analytical ability: deals with concepts and complexity comfortably; uses analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems; has creative ideas and can project how these can link to innovations.
- Initiative and accountability: proactive and self-starting; seizes opportunities and acts on them; takes responsibility for own actions.
- Integrity: committed to the public interest; operates in a manner that is consistent with the organisations code of conduct; inspires trust by treating all individuals fairly.
- Relationship building: establishes and maintains relationships with people at all levels; promotes harmony and consensus through diplomatic handling of disagreements; forges useful partnerships with people across business areas, functions, and organisations; builds trust through consistent actions, values, and communication.
- Teamwork: cooperates and works well with others in pursuit of team goals, collaborates, and shares information, shows consideration, concern, and respect for others feelings and ideas, accommodates and works well with the different working styles of others, encourages resolution of conflict within the group.

Technical expertise
- Extensive experience with relevant government procurement policies and legislation
- Demonstrated experience in procurement, contract, and category management activities
- Good working knowledge of the Project Development and Construction Management Act and Financial Management Act, with knowledge and experience in public construction procurement, contract administration, professional advisory services engagements, and commercial supplier engagements in a high-value, high-risk context.

Mandatory Vaccination Policy

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