Contract Manager

The opportunity (key responsibilities/duties)

As Contract Manager You Will

• Have significant contribution to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of procurement and contract management strategy from organisational needs assessment through to process development and system implementation.
• Play a significant role in driving the development of benchmarking and evaluation methodologies and performing regular reviews of contract performance across contracts to ensure the agreements are delivering or exceeding expectations.
• Report to Management on the performance of contracts across the organisation, highlighting any issues or risks, and providing recommendations on rectification strategies when required.
• Be accountable for the operational management of all contracts through.
• Maintaining the central contract register.
• Liaising closely with local contract authorities to ensure all contracts are compliant and that contractual obligations are fully understood, monitored and managed appropriately.
• Providing expert advice in the development, implementation and management of contract deliverables.
• Working closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure all contracts comply with relevant legislation, standards and policies.

Build and maintain strong partnering relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, by:

• Representing DPI and providing procurement and contract management advice in internal and external forums.
• Developing tools and standards to meet stakeholder needs through regular education, consultation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Displaying a strong commitment to driving improvement in procurement and contract governance and performance.
• Demonstrating exceptional interpersonal skills in communication, consultation and negotiation within a multidisciplinary environment and positively influence outcomes.

What We Are Looking For (qualifications, Registrations, Experience)

• Completed Level 3 Procurement Certification (Diploma in Government - Procurement and Contracting) or Completed Level 4 Procurement Certification (Advanced Diploma of Government (Procurement and Contracting).
• Extensive knowledge of procurement, contract management including administration, performance management and QId Government public tendering.
• Proven capacity to contribute to strategic and operational planning through innovative problem solving and understanding of contemporary procurement and contract management and administration including technology and application.
• Understanding of change management principles to develop and facilitate change.
• Communication skills that demonstrate experience in stakeholder engagement in a complex environment, effectively influencing to drive outcomes through to completion through persuasively presenting cases based on logic, data and the objective merits of a situation and influence others in their thinking.
• Negotiation and facilitation skills demonstrating experience in dispute resolution in commercial matters.
• Successful delivery of a program of work through the application of project management principles, negotiation, and collaboration.
• Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly develop a thorough knowledge of, Queensland Procurement Policy and other relevant government regulations and by-laws the rules governing of the tendering process.
• Contribution to workplace equity and diversity that enriches our culture of innovation, respect and inclusion.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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