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Responsibilities

The Principal Contract Officer supports the implementation of the contract lifecycle from contract set-up to contract close-out. The Contract Officer is responsible for:

- strategic contract management, including negotiating, establishing and managing contracts;
- market analysis to inform procurement strategies and ensure best value for money; participation in end-to-end procurement processes;
- establishing productive and respectful relationships with a diverse range of suppliers; and
- collaborate with regional colleagues and other departmental business units to ensure contracts are effectively aligned with operational needs, as well as broader departmental priorities and initiatives.

Your Responsibilities

As a Principal Contract Officer your key responsibilities may include (but not limited to):

- Provide high level strategic and operational advice to senior management on contract administration, service procurement, service monitoring and capacity development as this relates to achieving program outcomes.
- Lead and deliver contract performance and review processes including contributing to evaluation and selection of suppliers in partnership with various business areas.




- Monitor systems and strategies to ensure remedial action is taken and non-compliance issues are addressed in a scaled and appropriate manner.
- Actively participate in establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with stakeholders within and across government and broader human services networks.
- Preparation of a range of written materials that support advice to government, including correspondence, briefing material, and information papers concerned with the initiatives delivered by the work area.
- Contribute to a professional environment through personal commitment to, ethical behaviour, staff wellbeing, skills development, skilled growth, and continuous improvement.
- Model and exercise leadership to contribute to a positive work culture aligned to the public sector values; and provide coaching / mentoring to less experienced members of the team.
- Professionally represent the department at forums and meetings as required. Intrastate travel may be required in this position.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Occupational group Administration

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📌 Principal Contract Officer - Flexible (Brisbane)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Brisbane