Advisor, Ict Contracts and Procurement

**Job no**: 492857
**Work type**: full-time
**Location**: Canberra
**Categories**: Information Services

**Advisor, ICT Contracts and Procurement**

**WFH and Office**

**AMSA Level 6 (EL1 equivalent)**

**Salary Range $120,188 to $140,170 + 15.4% super**

**Ongoing - Full Time**

We are looking for a passionate and motivated ICT Contracts and Procurement manager to join AMSA, where you will work with significant autonomy providing contracts, accounts and procurement support and advice. This is a new position created within AMSA’s ITS Accounts, Contracts and Procurement team. The position is being offered in Canberra on an ongoing basis.
- Utilise your Contract Management skills and experience to track and report on contract expenditure.
- Assist in the management of a diverse range of technology contracts, with a particular emphasis on major software contracts.
- Be part of an agency supporting essential Government services, including promoting maritime safety and protection of the marine environment.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

You will be responsible for:

- Contract Management, with a particular emphasis on ensuring licencing arrangements are optimised for major software contracts (Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle).
- Working closely with stakeholders to provide input into the ICT budget forecasts, including implementing a structured and repeatable approach to presenting data.
- Undertaking analysis and preparing reports in relation to contract and procurement activities.
- Analysing contract funding approvals to ensure PGPA Act compliance.
- Providing support and leadership for the IT Purchasing Co-Ordinator.

***SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**

To be successful in this position, you will have the following skills and experience:

- Government Contract Management and Procurement experience, ideally with skills that extend to managing large software contracts.
- Demonstrated skills and experience working in a fast moving government ICT environment, including tracking contract expenditure and providing input into ICT budget forecasts.
- Expertise with Microsoft Excel.
- At least 5 years relevant experience in a similar role.
- Ability to collaborate broadly across AMSA business lines and IT Services to achieve positive outcomes for AMSA.
- Good working knowledge of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act and the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.

For more information about this role, please refer to the position description.

Note: Information about our terms and conditions of employment are contained in the AMSA _Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027._

**AMSA BENEFITS**

We are committed a supportive and collaborative work environment, which is why AMSA offers:

- Flexible work including work from home arrangements
- Health and wellbeing programs including annual flu vaccinations and a healthy lifestyle reimbursement
- An office-wide Christmas period shutdown (in addition to annual leave provisions)
- An ability to work for an organisation charged with protecting our marine environments and saving lives

**ABOUT AMSA**

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is responsible for the safety of international shipping and domestic commercial vessels, protection of the environment from ship sourced pollution and search and rescue nationally.

AMSA offers unique and interesting career opportunities, and we employ around 450 people across Australia. To learn more about our organisation please visit our website.

**DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION**

At AMSA we acknowledge the value diversity brings. Given the diversity of our role and our impact and influence on communities right across Australia, it is essential that we can draw on the diversity of our people in order to successfully deliver against our mission as a regulator of _“ensuring safe vessel operations, combatting marine pollution and rescuing people in distress”. _

AMSA has developed and is implementing a Gender Equity Action Plan, which establishes a clear pathway for the organisation to achieve gender equity from the inside out.

**HOW TO APPLY**
- your resume (maximum of 3 pages)
- a brief cover letter (maximum 800 words) outlining what you will bring to this role.

For any questions regarding the role please contact John Matthews on 02 6279 5617.

**_ AMSA does not engage staff under the APS Act. AMSA engages employees under the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 and our remuneration arrangements are specific to AMSA._**

**Advertised**: 29 Aug 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 18 Sep 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time