Agency Department of Corporate and Digital Development Work unit Agency Procurement Services

Job title Director Procurement Services Designation Senior Administrative Officer 2

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $157,334 - $171,482 Location Darwin

Position number 36371 RTF 354845 Closing 22/09/2026

Contact officer Kathleen Gray on 08 8999 1705 or [email protected]

About the agency https://dcdd.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=354845

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

Provide high level strategic advice, leadership and management in provision of efficient and effective procurement practices and service for Northern Territory Government client agencies.

Context statement The Agency Procurement Services (APS) team is a centralised procurement function within the Commercial Services Division of the Department of Corporate and Digital Development (DCDD). The team partners with NTG staff to deliver practical procurement services that help agencies identify their requirements, navigate procurement processes and source goods and services needed to support their agency’s service delivery.





Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide strategic leadership and expertise in contemporary procurement practices including strategy development, planning,

tender evaluation, debriefing and contract administration.
- Manage a team of procurement professionals ensuring delivery of an effective and effective service compliant with statutory and business requirements.
- Build and maintain strong relationships to ensure effective customer focused service delivery, including collaborative and professional relationship with our customers, and internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage a range of major tenders from procurement planning through to award.
- Identify and contribute to cutting-edge solutions and required strategies to improve client agency strategic procurement maturity levels.
- Provide advice, contribute to strategic and operational planning, and policy development.
- Contribute to process improvement activities to develop and embed consistent and contemporary whole of government procurement services in support of client agency requirements.
- Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated leadership skills that foster a constructive workplace culture,



inspire and motivate a sense of purpose and enable

staff to deliver customer focused services and achieve required outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience providing high quality technical advice and leadership on procurement strategy and execution in accordance with procurement policy and frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and implement change across an organisation, including delivery of appropriate levels of training to promote an agency culture that values information.
- Well-developed knowledge and experience in guiding and leading high level/complex strategic sourcing projects, including ability to analyse and report on complex issues, evaluate associated benefits and strategies.
- Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills, including negotiation, written communication, conflict-

resolution and problem-solving abilities to drive improved procurement capability in DCDD and with our customers.
- High level of computer literacy with experience in using Microsoft Office suite of products and procurement, contract management and information management products.
- Demonstrated work ethic and attitude emulating DCDD values of commitment to service, innovation, ethical practice,

accountability, impartiality, diversity and respect.

Desirable

1. Qualification in procurement, business, public administration or related discipline.

Further information The successful applicant may be required to declare conflicts of interest and undergo a criminal history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.

📌 Director Procurement Services (Darwin)
🏢 NT Government - Department of Corporate and Digital Development
📍 Darwin