Contract Manager

Bring legacy to life. For the future of Queensland and the world.

As Contract Manager You Will

• Have significant contribution to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of procurement and contract management strategy.
• Play a significant role in driving the development of benchmarking and evaluation methodologies and performing regular reviews of contract performance across contracts.
• Report to Management on the performance of contracts across the organisation.

The Opportunity (key Responsibilities/duties)

As Contract Manager you will:

• Have significant contribution to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of procurement and contract management strategy from organisational needs assessment through to process development and system implementation.
• Play a significant role in driving the development of benchmarking and evaluation methodologies and performing regular reviews of contract performance across contracts to ensure the agreements are delivering or exceeding expectations.
• Report to Management on the performance of contracts across the organisation, highlighting any issues or risks, and providing recommendations on rectification strategies when required.
• Be accountable for the operational management of all contracts through.
• Maintaining the central contract register.
• Liaising closely with local contract authorities to ensure all contracts are compliant and that contractual obligations are fully understood, monitored and managed appropriately.
• Providing expert advice in the development, implementation and management of contract deliverables.
• Working closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure all contracts comply with relevant legislation, standards and policies.
• Build and maintain strong partnering relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, by:
• Representing DPI and providing procurement and contract management advice in internal and external forums.
• Developing tools and standards to meet stakeholder needs through regular education, consultation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Displaying a strong commitment to driving improvement in procurement and contract governance and performance.
• Demonstrating exceptional interpersonal skills in communication, consultation and negotiation within a multidisciplinary environment and positively influence outcomes.

What We Are Looking For (qualifications, Registrations, Experience)

• Completed Level 3 Procurement Certification (Diploma in Government - Procurement and Contracting) or Completed Level 4 Procurement Certification (Advanced Diploma of Government (Procurement and Contracting).
• Extensive knowledge of procurement, contract management including administration, performance management and QId Government public tendering.
• Proven capacity to contribute to strategic and operational planning through innovative problem solving and understanding of contemporary procurement and contract management and administration including technology and application.
• Understanding of change management principles to develop and facilitate
• Communication skills that demonstrate experience in stakeholder engagement in a complex environment, effectively influencing to drive outcomes through to completion through persuasively presenting cases based on logic, data and the objective merits of a situation and influence others in their thinking.
• Negotiation and facilitation skills demonstrating experience in dispute resolution in commercial matters.
• Successful delivery of a program of work through the application of project management principles, negotiation, and collaboration.
• Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly develop a thorough knowledge of, Queensland Procurement Policy and other relevant government regulations and by- laws the rules governing of the tendering process.
• Contribution to workplace equity and diversity that enriches our culture of innovation, respect and inclusion.
• Every staff member is expected to role model leadership behaviours.

Occupational group Contract Management