Administration Officer Contracts

We are seeking an Administration Officer Contracts to join the Engineering Division. This position provides administrative assistance to the Contracts Section and division staff, requiring a good working knowledge of the Council and Engineering Division's operations.

**About the role**:

- Provide administrative assistance to the Contracts Section and assist in a wide range of clerical and administrative functions to ensure the Division’s operational deadlines are met.
- Responsible for the maintenance of Council’s Contract Register, managing Contract Manager Database functions, and undertaking tendering Internet site maintenance.
- Responsible for checking and verifying Contract Plant & Equipment and Traffic Control claims according to contracted rates, requiring a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

**What's on offer**:

- a base salary ranging from $60,315 per annum with competency-based increments up to $69,105 per annum, plus 11.5% super
- 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list
- **We are seeking**:

- Certificate III in Business / Administration studies or a relevant discipline.
- Well developed written and communication skills.
- Attention to detail, flexibility and the ability to contribute to the provision of client services across the work of the Unit.
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.

**About us**:

- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Join an **employer of choice**. Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

**Where it's located**:
This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

**Position closes**:
**Pre-Employment Screening**:
Tweed Shire Council conducts pre-employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.

Job offers are not made until screening has been completed. Tweed Shire Council uses third-party providers to undertake:

- Background screening - verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

**How To Apply**:

- Have your Resume document ready to go.

**If you'd like to COPY and PASTE question fields into a separate Word document to work on over time, please find them listed below**:

- Please outline your relevant qualifications, such as a Certificate III in Business/Administration or equivalent, and describe your demonstrated knowledge and experience in an administrative support role.
- Describe your demonstrated knowledge of the role of Contract Administration and Management within an organisation, including your demonstrated knowledge in the use of a Contract Management database and Contracts Register.
- Please detail your demonstrated knowledge of the requirements in the preparation of contract documentation and the tender process.
- Describe your demonstrated competence in general office administration, your proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel and the use of purchasing software including raising purchase orders, and your ability to complete tasks within allocated timeframes.
- Please provide examples demonstrating your well developed written and communication skills and your demonstrated capacity to work within a team environment.

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