El 1 - Contract Manager

$115,899 - $130,733 (BDCP 10%) + up to 15.4% superannuation
- Canberra - ACT, Penrith - NSW

**The Role**
Do you want to make a difference in the future of how Guided Weapons Guided Weapons (GWEO) equip and supply the Australian Defence Force? Come take a look at this exciting role in which you can have direct influence by providing superior Contract Management to Land Explosive Ordnance Systems Program Office (LEOSPO).

The successful applicant will be an integral part of the LEOSPO Team, responsible for the governance, management and delivery commercial outcomes across Sustainment and Acquisition programs in accordance with Defence strategic direction, including but not limited to;
- Provide advice, direction, strategy, schedule management and services for commercial policy, procedures, legal, financial investigation and other requirements to support commercial management outcomes.
- Lead simple and complex negotiations, monitor, manage and report on commercial administration, performance and risks against the contract and contribute to appropriate action

Please advise if you currently hold, or have you ever held, citizenship in a country other than Australia (including those renounced or conferred upon birth).

**About our Team**
LEOSPO is an integral part of Explosive Materiel Branch, which is part of the Guided Weapons Guided Weapons & Explosive Ordnance Delivery Division. Our team is made up of various disciplines (including engineering, project management, commercial, logistics, and corporate enabling services).

We are primarily located in Canberra and Penrith and our focus is to acquire and sustain Explosive Ordnance for the Australian Defence Force.

Explosive Materiel Branch is dedicated to providing our staff with a diverse, manageable, favourable work-life balance, and we support flexible working arrangements. We will also invest in your training and development to ensure your time with us is deeply rewarding, both personally and professionally. We are committed to achieving a workplace culture that is inclusive and diverse; one, which directly reflects the needs, and scope of Defence’s varied operational requirements.

EMB comprises approximately 560 dedicated employees performing requirements setting; contracting; procurement; international logistics; domestic manufacturing; item management and maintenance, and co-ordination of disposal activities. EMB partners with domestic and international industry to deliver materiel capability to Defence, managing a multi-billion dollar portfolio of complex, high-profile acquisitions and sustainment activities to support the ADF.

Our people are capable, innovative, committed and diverse. We support an inclusive culture that emphasises respect and collaboration.

In EMB, you will enjoy experiences and opportunities that, as an APS employee, you simply would not get with any other organisation.

Other benefits include:

- 15.4% superannuation;
- access to personalised professional development pathways, including opportunities for Defence-funded post-graduate study;
- additional leave days between Christmas and New Year;
- focus on work/life balance; and
- Salary sacrifice opportunities.
- Have previous experience in contract administration and management, including developing contract documentation, conducting contract negotiations, developing and reporting on contract performance indicators.
- Have demonstrated ability to; interpret strategic direction; Govern, manage, report and deliver results on a program of Commercial activity requiring outcomes across a worldwide supplier base;
- Present information and advice to inform executive decision making;
- Have effective communication and relationship management skills;
- Have experience in leading a high performance team to deliver results on schedule

Defence is committed to recruiting the right people, in the right jobs, at the right time. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.