Specialist IT Sourcing

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $91,418 - $103,725

Occupation: Procurement

Reference: 924

**About the Role**

The Specialist IT Sourcing position is responsible to provide support and advice for procurement of IT products and services across the DTP while ensuring appropriate procurement approaches are in place including probity requirements and financial authorisations as set out in the DTP procurement policy and the Victorian Government Purchasing Board (VGPB) guidelines.

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**Position Outcomes / Accountabilities**
- Exercise professional independent judgment to provide sound sourcing advice for IT initiatives while ensuring alignment with relevant procurement policies, probity requirements, authorisations and guidelines as set out in the DTP procurement policy and the VGPB guidelines.
- Negotiate with and influence stakeholders to gather and understand client IT sourcing requirements, raise awareness of procurement processes, ensure compliance with relevant policies and practices to improve overall outcomes.
- Contribute to the development of and changes to policies and procedures relating to IT sourcing ensuring clear guidelines are in place for procurement of IT goods and services.
- Develop relationships to effectively negotiate with and influence key stakeholders to improve understanding and awareness of the value provided by IT sourcing function and ensure agile delivery of outcomes in line with customer's expectations.
- Provide effective leadership, people management and support to the team members while ensuing staff are engaged with high levels of cohesion and commitment and are delivering on the services required.
- Promote and support safe, inclusive, and flexible team operations.

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Mandatory**
- Tertiary qualification relevant to the capabilities of the role.

**What we offer**
- Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
- Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
- A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
- Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
- Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
- We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

**Culture Value**

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

**How to Apply**
- Note: To be considered up to date vaccinated, you must have been administered COVID-19 vaccines as determined by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI). DTP is requiring all staff to be Vaccinated and to have had Booster Vaccination (Triple vaccinated as a minimum) or medical evidence which confirms the individual is unable to receive a dose, of a COVID-19 vaccine due to a medical contraindication. Failure to comply with this condition of employment will impact your eligibility for employment in this position with DTP._