Procurement & Policy Officers

Our Federal Government client is looking for Specialists with procurement & policy experience at the EL1, APS6 & APS5 levels & is offering a 10 month renewable contract (up to 12 months) & the positions are based in in Canberra, Brisbane & Melbourne.

Job description:
Key responsibilities of the role could include:

• Contributing to project and program management, including large-scale procurement activities.
  
  
• Supporting the design and roll-out of a national communications campaign.
  
  
• Contributing to the establishment of accreditation and training requirements.
  
  
• Managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including a public inbox.
  
  
• Managing and providing input to reporting, risk management and financial activities.
  
  
• Collecting and analysing data to report on project outcomes.
  
  
• Providing sound advice on program management to the Divisional executive and provide Ministerial/Cabinet and Parliamentary advice and support.
  
  
• Analysing issues and contribute to the preparation and coordination of complex inputs to policy formulation.
  
  
• Preparing, reviewing and advising on policy reports, briefing papers, speeches, Ministerial correspondence, Cabinet submissions and discussion papers for presentation to senior staff.
  
  
• Contributing to corporate management, secretariat processes, planning and reporting processes.
  
  
• Actively participating and contributing to a positive, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture.
  
  
• EL1s would be required to play a key leadership role in the team, including leading on the above activities as appropriate and based on their experience/skillset and managing junior staff.
  
  

• Highly motivated, flexible and resilient
  
  
• Good judgement, initiative and analytical/problem-solving skills
  
  
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities and delivering work to a high standard with good attention to detail
  
  
• Experience in project/program management and/or policy development and advice
  
  
• Ability to build and manage productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders