Policy Officers

10 hours ago

Canberra, Australia Department of Finance Full time

Commercial Group / Procurement and Insurance Division / Procurement and Discretionary Payments Branch
- APS 5 ($82,535 - $92,609),APS 6 ($90,802 - $110,821) | Ongoing | Full-time
- Canberra, ACT

**ABOUT THE BRANCH**

The Procurement and Discretionary Payments Branch (PDPB) oversees and maintains the Australian Government’s procurement policy framework. PDPB provides advice on the underpinning requirements of the CPRs and related policies and practice to Parliament, the Minister for Finance and other key internal and external stakeholders. PDPB participates in and advises on international trade negotiations in relation to government procurement and manages the whole-of-Government systems AusTender and GrantConnect.

The Branch provides guidance and advice to procuring entities and develops and maintains a number of self-help tools for use by Australian Government entities. The Branch works closely with entities seeking to develop and implement guidance and policies that leverage the procurement framework. The Branch manages an extensive outreach program, which includes Procurement Agency Advice, the Procurement Coordinator function and the Chief Procurement Officers Roundtable.

The Branch also manages act of grace payments and waivers of Commonwealth debts under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

**ABOUT T**HE** OPPORTUNITY**

As an APS6 or APS5 policy officer within the team, you will be responsible for:

- assisting with the maintenance and stewardship of the Framework, including the Commonwealth Procurement Rules, Finance’s Procurement Policy website and Finance guidance materials such as Resource Management Guides and Procurement Guidance Notes
- driving positive change and continuous improvement of the Framework, including through promoting and driving the outreach program
- assisting entities in the development of a broad range of government policies that interact with the Framework
- supporting the delivery of policy objectives and projects
- providing advice to other areas of Finance and the Australian Public sector where their work interacts with the Framework
- assisting entities and stakeholders to better understand the Framework through development and delivery of a number of projects
- drafting submissions to government, policy papers and correspondence, including Ministerial briefs and letters.

**DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION**

For detailed information about these roles, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.

**ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES**
- Under section 22(8) of the _Public Service Act 1999_, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
- Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.

**CONTACT INFORMATION**
- For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.

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