ICT Procurement Officer

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Employment Opportunity

The advertised role sits within the Office of the CIO who supports the Chief Information Officer, and Information Division with ICT Procurement activities, ICT Financial Management, ICT Asset Management and ICT Governance and Co-ordination activities.

The key functions of this role are to:

• Assist with all aspects of ICT Procurement including approaches to market, procurement registrations and approvals and drafting contracts
• Provide support to internal stakeholders on all aspects of ICT procurement
• Track costs of ICT Procurement including payment of invoices and management of purchase orders.

How you can help us make a difference

We are seeking experienced ICT Procurement Professionals to work in a small but busy section of the department's ICT Division delivering procurement advice and services. People who work for us will display leadership at all levels, apply information effectively in order to solve problems, are willing to explore innovative ways of working and work collaboratively to achieve outcomes. 

Our ideal candidate will excel at the following selection criteria:

• Demonstrated experience in conducting ICT procurements in a government context including applying the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs), the Public Governance Performance Accountability (PGPA) Act.
• Experience using the Digital Transformation Agency BuyICT Portal to conduct and manage ICT Procurements.
• Contract development experience
• Planning, and organisational skills with an ability to manage competing priorities and demands
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with both business areas and IT individuals at all levels including executives
• Sound judgement in responding effectively to stakeholder needs, including demonstrated attention to detail, ability to develop internal and external relationships and work collaboratively to achieve results
• Support continuous improvement of procurement and contract processes and templates.

Other qualifications: Must hold a Certificate IV in Procurement and Contract Management.

To be eligible for employment at the Attorney-General’s Department applicants must be Australian citizens.  

Applicants offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a police record check and be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at a specified clearance level. The successful applicant must be willing to disclose all relevant and required information. 

Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period. 

A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created from this process, and will be active for 18 months after the date of this gazettal. 

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process or require any reasonable adjustments, please contact HR Assist at *********@ag.gov.au or 02 6141 6*** (Option 2). 

We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature age people. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can contact us to discuss options for working from Country.