Ict Procurement Support Officer

We require the services of an ICT Procurement Support Officer to supplement the contractor workforce within the Land Network Integration Centre (LNIC). This proposal seeks to engage an ICT Procurement Support Officer - Advanced Practitioner to assist with supporting and accurately administering ICT procurement activities within the organisation. This includes drafting and preparing procurement document packs and obtaining necessary approvals in accordance with Departmental procurement policy and legislation; liaising with relevant staff and Defence procurement stakeholders, to efficiently and cooperatively progress procurement activities; maintaining an overview of concurrent procurement activities and appropriately forecasting and prioritising work effort.

The ICT Procurement Support Officer will be expected to undertake simple and complex ICT procurement activities to support the deliverables and projects in a manner that is compliant with Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs), Defence Instructions and Land Capability Division Business Rules. The ICT Procurement Support Officer will be confident with task coordination, communication and maintaining 'dashboards' or similar artefacts to support briefing, decision making and record keeping. This includes ensuring staff have appropriate information and defensible audit records regarding current and historic procurement activities.

• Essential criteria
• Minimum of Procurement & Contract Management Diploma or related Degree required
• Demonstrated experience as an ICT Procurement Support Officer, or similar role
• Demonstrated experience delivering procurement support to executive level staff in a Government Department
• Experience with IT Service Management Frameworks, such as ITIL and experience in Software Asset Management
• Sound skills in Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Highly effective written skills to support documentation and communication requirements, and the ability to work effectively in an agile team environment
• Desirable criteria
• Is formally trained in, or has practical experience in the Defence Change Management Process
• Previous Defence experience in a similar role would be highly regarded