Organisation: Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
Occupation: Procurement
Reference: VG/035247C
Job posted: 16/09/2024
Closes: 29/09/2024
Classification: VPSG5
Job duration: Ongoing
Salary Range: $109,730 - $132,764
The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions is focused on growing Victoria's prosperity, building the productive capacity of our economy and increasing participation – by creating more opportunities for people through skills and jobs; helping businesses and industries to thrive; and building vibrant communities and regions.
Category and Contract Specialist
Ongoing role, full time (flexibility may be available)
Usual work location: 1 Spring Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 (flexibility may be available)
The Role
The Category and Contract Specialists are accountable for supporting and providing direction for key spend categories under management, including (but not limited to) IT and software services; business services (including but not limited to Marketing and Communications, Media, Travel, Mail, Print and general Business Services; and professional services.
The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:
The development and implementation of category strategies and initiatives.
Leading strategic engagement with senior internal and external stakeholders.
Plan for service continuity and improvement in collaboration with relevant business area(s).
The Team
The position of Category and Contract Specialist forms a part of the Finance, Investment and Procurement Branch within the Corporate Services Group.
Finance, Investment and Procurement supports best practice resource allocation, budget and financial management and procurement across the department. It does this through the provision of strategic advice to the senior Executive and Ministers, development and implementation of frameworks, policies, systems and internal controls in accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994, other relevant legislation, accounting standards and Department of Treasury and Finance and Victorian Government Purchasing Board requirements.
About You
As the successful candidate, you will have:
The capacity to Identify and respond to clients' underlying needs.
The capability to analyse different data sets with the ability to interpret and develop insights.
The ingenuity to share expertise and relevant information to support continuous improvement and innovation.
The department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with the Child Safe Standards.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.
How to Apply
Please click the 'Apply Now' button.
As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria outlined in the position description.
Applications close at 23:59pm on 29 September 2024.
To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the
Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions
job application system.
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