- Provide technical expertise to, and support the Contracts Director in the management of, Abt Australia’s enterprise contracting activity.
- Develop and maintain trusted relationships and high customer service standards with diverse internal and external clients.
- Support the Contracts Director in the development, implementation, and continual improvement of a pragmatic and innovative framework for contracting activity in close consultation with program and corporate stakeholders.
- Support the Contracts Director on contracting activities and approvals. Provide technical advice to other corporate stakeholders as required.
- Lead the provision of technical advice and undertake contracting and procurement activity in respect of complex and high value contracts.
- Continuously improve expertise in, and current awareness of changes to, the laws and client procurement rules relevant to Abt Australia’s contracting activity.
- Provide guidance to Abt Australia’s Business Growth teams in the contracting aspects of new business opportunities being pursued.
- Train staff and provide additional capacity building to key internal clients on templates, policies, procedures, contracting and grant.
- Serve as contracts POC for subcontracts.
- Coordinate director/shareholder approvals, statutory filings and registrations, with a focus on international branches and subsidiaries.
- Support establishment, maintenance and closure of entities, branches and registrations across operating jurisdictions.
- Maintain company records and corporate information.
- Provide practical, accurate and timely legal advice, training and other legal support to the company and its subsidiaries on a broad range of legal issues as required.

Requirements

- Tertiary qualifications in Law, Commerce, Business, Procurement, Contracts Management or a related discipline and three years of work experience.
- Legal qualifications are desirable but not essential.




- Demonstrated experience managing complex commercial contracts, procurement activities, grants, subcontracts, supplier agreements and/or consulting arrangements within a government, international development, professional services or similarly regulated environment.
- Strong knowledge of contract lifecycle management, procurement frameworks, risk management and commercial governance practices.
- Experience interpreting and applying client procurement rules, legislative requirements, corporate policies and contractual obligations.
- Proven ability to provide sound commercial advice and manage high-value, complex or strategically significant contracting activities.
- Demonstrated capability to build trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders and deliver high levels of customer service across corporate and program teams.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing complex commercial contracts and procurement activities while providing sound legal advice and training. Capable of building trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders and ensuring compliance with procurement rules and governance practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- Contract Lifecycle Management
- Procurement Frameworks
- Complex Commercial Contracts Management
- Legal Advice and Support
- Stakeholder Relationship Management

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Hard Skills

- Contracts Management
- Procurement
- Risk Management
- Commercial Governance
- Grant Management
- Supplier Agreements
- Consulting Arrangements
- Legislative Requirements
- Corporate Policies
- Contractual Obligations

Soft Skills

- Customer Service
- Relationship Building
- Training and Capacity Building

Certifications & Qualifications

- Tertiary Qualifications in Law
- Tertiary Qualifications in Commerce
- Tertiary Qualifications in Business
- Tertiary Qualifications in Procurement
- Tertiary Qualifications in Contracts Management

Industry Keywords

- Government
- International Development
- Professional Services
- Regulated Setting

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