About the Opportunity

Critical Commercial Support: Join a specialized commercial engagement team responsible for the end-to-end procurement and administration of a large-scale ICT contractor workforce, ensuring transparent, accountable, and value-for-money outcomes.
Long-Term Stability: Secure a 12-month contract featuring a 6-month extension option, with option for a permanent position in an ACT-based role, providing an exceptional platform to broaden and develop your federal procurement skills.

Role & Responsibilities

End-to-End Procurement: Assist with the management, delivery, and administration of both new procurements and existing commercial contracts related to the ICT labour hire workforce.
Documentation Drafting: Develop critical procurement artefacts, including requests for quotes (RFQs), purchase orders, work orders, approval-in-principle briefs, commitment approvals, and statutory reporting.
Compliance & Governance: Review business cases to determine appropriate procurement pathways while ensuring all activities strictly align with the PGPA Act, Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs), and departmental policy.
Commercial & Data Analysis: Undertake commercial analysis of suppliers to evaluate value-for-money propositions, collect data to support contract negotiations, and assist with end-of-month goods receipting.
Workforce Administration: Process security clearance recognition requests and accurately create and manage contractor data records across corporate systems.

To be successful in this position, you will ideally bring:

Technical Toolkit: Practical knowledge of financial, contract, and records management applications (such as SAP, PeopleSoft, and EDRMS systems), alongside strong proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite.
Experience: Demonstrated experience in a similar procurement or commercial support role, with a solid background in ICT procurement or a strong desire to develop specialized skills in this domain.
Government Literacy: A robust understanding of legislative, financial, and administrative frameworks-specifically the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs)-enabling you to make sound, compliant professional judgements.

Security Clearance: Must hold an active NV1 (Negative Vetting Level 1) security clearance.