Job Description
Join the fight to protect our communities and environment!
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The National Fire Ant Eradication Program is on a mission to eliminate one of Australia's most invasive pests – the fire ant.
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These destructive pests pose a serious threat to our way of life and we need passionate and dedicated individuals to help us stop them in their tracks. Be part of a team making a real difference for Queensland's future. Together, we can protect our homes, wildlife, and industries.
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Join us today and help eradicate fire ants for good.
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Join Our Team as a Senior Procurement Officer!
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Are you ready to take the lead in driving procurement excellence and delivering impactful outcomes?
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As our Senior Procurement Officer, you will play a pivotal role in providing expert advice, fostering collaboration, and ensuring compliance with legislative and governance requirements.
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This is your opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to Biosecurity Queensland and the Department by shaping procurement practices, mentoring a dynamic team and promoting best-practice principles. If you thrive in a fast-paced workplace, enjoy solving complex challenges and are passionate about delivering value through strategic procurement, we want to hear from you!
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Key Responsibilities:
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Provide high-level procurement advice and support to management and stakeholders, ensuring compliance with legislative, policy and governance requirements while driving continuous improvement in procurement practices and outcomes.
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Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate strategic procurement planning, contract management and governance outcomes.
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Coordinate, allocate and prioritise work across the team, providing guidance, mentoring and technical support to staff while ensuring service standards and deadlines are met.
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Undertake research into complex procurement issues, providing sound advice, clear analysis and accurate reporting to support decision-making and implementation.
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Contribute to the development of procurement capability across the organisation by coaching, sharing knowledge and promoting best-practice procurement and contract management principles.
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Highly Regarded Skills and Experience:
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Level 3 Queensland Government Procurement Certification (Diploma in Government - Procurement and Contracting)
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Knowledge and experience in applying procurement-related policies, procedures or frameworks preferably in a government or public sector environment.
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Experience with SAP systems is highly desirable.
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