Director, Planning and Commercial

Details: Do you want to enrich your community by providing digital government services that are so easy, they just happen? That's what Digital Canberra is here to do. We deliver and support digital government services that are easy to access, save time, and are safe to use. Join Digital Canberra and help deliver smart, secure, and seamless digital services that improve the people that live and work in our beautiful city and surrounding area.

At Digital Canberra, you'll work with passionate technologists, policy experts, and designers to build and sustain services that matter. We value curiosity, collaboration, and creativity, and we're committed to helping you grow.

Digital Canberra is seeking an experienced senior procurement and commercial professional to join the Strategic Sourcing team in the Strategic Sourcing and Portfolio Management Branch. The Director Planning and Commercial is responsible for ensuring that procurements are planned effectively, and that contracts deliver the most efficient outcomes to the ACT Government. The role includes the management and supervision of all the Digital Canberra procurement specialists and is supported by a Senior Director.

Refer to the Position Description for further information about this role. You may wish to speak to the listed Contact Officer if you have any queries once you have reviewed the Position Description.

What we offer you:

At Digital Canberra, we offer a rewarding government career that has a direct, positive impact on the Canberra community. You may be strategic, helping us lead technology investment decisions to build a genuinely connected Canberra. Or you may enjoy the hands-on satisfaction of working with the latest technology to keep our hospitals, schools, and government running. At Digital Canberra, you will make a difference

As part of the ACT Public Service (ACTPS), Digital Canberra offers some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in Australia. Flexible working in the ACTPS means we provide the opportunity to work remotely (from home) or from a choice of office locations around Canberra, although the exact arrangements will be discussed with your hiring manager, based on operational needs.

Canberra is Australia's capital – a welcoming, unique city with a quality of life that many cities aspire to. It's the perfect place to raise children, take advantage of world-class cultural institutions, and enjoy the great outdoors. Canberra is primed for technology evolution. As a young and growing city, the shape of our community and our digital government services will continue to change.

Just like our city, Digital Canberra is inclusive. Our work spans many technology disciplines, and our workforce is culturally and linguistically diverse. We welcome candidates who have the right to work in Australia, which may include temporary and permanent visa holders (subject to your visa conditions and security clearance restrictions).

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and help shape Canberra's digital future

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

• This position requires a current ACT Government Baseline security clearance or the ability to obtain and hold one. If you are not successful in obtaining a Security clearance, your employment in the role will not commence. If already commenced, your employment will be terminated.
• Diploma in Government Procurement is highly desirable. Note that there is a requirement to attain a minimum of a Certificate 4 in Procurement within 12 months if not already held.
• Qualifications in law or contract management are highly desirable.
• The Australian Capital Territory Public Service (ACTPS) is a values-based organisation where all employees are expected to embody the prescribed core values of respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation, as well demonstrate the related Signature Behaviours.

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

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