Please respond to the job if you are an Australian Citizen and residing in Australia.

• Contract start 06 March 2023 To 12 Months.
• Australian Citizen, Baseline Clearance, Canberra role.

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Overview

The NBAs core business is to deliver blood supply that is responsive to patients needs plus governance and policy about blood and blood products. The Information Technology Services (ITS)section is responsible for the delivery and maintenance of the projects, business as usual support, infrastructure, security, and call center solutions which support the agencies vision statement.

The ITS Section is looking for an experienced ICT Procurement and Contract Manager who will be able to join our team and help us deliver key outcomes for the agency. We have multiple procurement activities which require a specialist to coordinate, develop and manage these activities which range from small simple procurements to complex large procurements. The NBA is currently finalising our 2022-26 ICT strategy, our systems are used by medical practitioners to manage patient treatments, orders, supply and governance of blood and blood products. Plus our corporate environment is currently undergoing its own modernisation through a cloud migration including application, data and infrastructure projects.

As an ICT Procurement and Contract Manager you will be responsible for the initial procurement analysis through to managing contract negotiation process. Your role will be to manage of either one procurement or multiple procurements at one time working with project managers to ensure activities are delivered in a manner which is on time, within budget and within expectations.

Every application requires to address selection criteria as part of application submission

Essential Criteria

The role requires an ICT Procurement and Contract Manager who has the following experience and capabilities:

Territory degree and/or equivalent experience of 5 years or more in ICT Commercial/ federal government procurement.

Strong understanding of Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs)

Experience in Commonwealth of Australia procurement and tendering processes of varying complexity, including but not limited to understanding of tender preparation, evaluation, contract formation, negotiation and selection.

Understanding and demonstrated experience in procurement of goods and services using panel arrangements, the Indigenous Procurement Policy, limited tender and open tender approaches to market.

Demonstrated experience in the preparation of procurement documentation including, source justification, procurement risk assessment, statements of work, procurement and contracting documentation, and record keeping.

Demonstrated experience liaising with a diverse range of stakeholders including ICT professionals and vendors and the ability to work independently and prioritise work accordingly.

Maintain the highest degree of probity and discretion in respect to all procurement