Overview

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time

Salary: $116,413 - $140,849

Grade: VPS 5

Occupation: Accounting, finance and procurement

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: 12300

About the Role

The Contract Manager supports the Procurement and Contracts Management Team in tracking and maintaining systematic approaches to the acquisition of a variety of services to the Digital Platforms Division. The role will identify initiatives seeking continuous improvement in procurement and contract management practices and standards as well as ensuring the organisation complies with all relevant policies.

Key Accountabilities

- Lead procurement projects and set direction for team delivery, including scoping work, allocating procurements to team members, and ensuring quality, timeliness, and alignment with organisational priorities.

- Stakeholder engagement and influencing, advising Executive Director-level stakeholders and negotiating with vendor CEOs to achieve strong commercial and strategic outcomes.

- Define and maximises value add and/or return of investment in business cases, contract terms, or service delivery agreements. Use broad understanding of procurement and finance concepts to inform expenditure decisions and manage risks.

- Demonstrated leadership and people management capability, including line management of VPS 4 staff, mentoring team members, and fostering a high-performing, accountable, and collaborative procurement function.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will need to possess the following attributes:

- Proven project and program management expertise delivering complex initiatives on time and within agreed parameters.





- Strong understanding of government governance, confidentiality and procurement management.

- Experience developing and implementing procurement and contract management related projects and service delivery frameworks.

- Experience in establishing metrics that evaluate quality and effectiveness of work delivered; models and encourages new and different approaches, ways of working and solutions that will deliver outcomes beyond client or stakeholder expectations. .

- High proficiency in Microsoft 365, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Teams.

This role is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

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How to apply

Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on 9 September 2026. All applications should include:

- a resume; and

- a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).

Other relevant information

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/Recent Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.

Applications close Wednesday 9 September 2026 at 11.59pm

Posted

25 August 2026

📌 Contract Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Victorian Government
📍 Melbourne