Procurement Policy Officer

3 days ago

Melbourne City Centre, Australia Department of Government Services Full time

**About us**
The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.

**About the role**
This is an exciting role that will play a key role in supporting the Government Procurement Group as a lead agency responsible for delivering the Victorian Government Purchasing Board (VGPB) policies for the procurement of goods and services.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Procurement Policy and Capability, the Procurement Policy Officer will contribute to procurement policy development and reviews, contribute to the VGPB Governance Team's compliance program, and support procurement capability development activities.

**About you**

To be considered for the role, you must be able to demonstrate:

- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, with an ability to clearly articulate outcomes, listen to customers / clients / stakeholders and address their requirements within agreed time frames.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, and to constructively support the delivery of team and organisation-wide outputs
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to utilise systems and tools to contribute to decision making to support excellent outcomes.
- Experience with and knowledge of policy development, standards and guidelines with demonstrated experience in developing and documenting new processes and supporting materials.

**Mandatory requirements**
- Relevant experience in a policy environment
- Other qualifications of direct relevance to the work of the Group and/or the Department are highly desirable

**Key accountabilities**
- Prepare and provide policy advice, guidance and support to government and the Victorian Government Purchasing Board (VGPB).
- Undertake research and analysis on procurement policy issues, using evidence of data to develop recommendations.
- Participate in strategic planning and identify and respond to new and emerging strategic issues impacting on the operating environment.
- Maintain cooperative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, constructively working to resolve issues or escalate where required.
- Support a diverse range of policy and procurement projects.

For specific responsibilities please review the attached position description.

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

**How to apply**
- a resume; and
- a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages)

**Other relevant information**

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which **strongly recommends** all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.

DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.

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