Contract Management Specialist

• Full Time Permanent Position
• Band 7 - Salary Range $106,626 to $119,182 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO
• Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality—one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity

This is a rare opportunity to join a Council which is going through huge transformation. Part of such transformation is the establishment of a new Contract Management team. A brand-new team to be set up who can support Council in managing their contracts effectively and efficiently.

The first Contract Management Specialist started in April and now we are looking for our second team member. This role will offer the right candidate a chance to impart their expertise to stakeholders to help drive change and further improvement. A chance to be part of a new journey in developing systems, processes and improvements.

If you are excited by a role that delivers tangible impacts in your workplace and to your community, then this is the role for you.

Being part of a new team set up and helping to establish a Contract Management Framework, Policy and Procedure is a rare opportunity to add to your CV and skillset.

A senior role in a newly established Contract Management team, the Contract Management Specialist will provide specialist advice and guidance to the whole of Council.

Key Responsibilities

This new role is pivotal in helping to create a Contract Management Framework that delivers guidance, advice and process to Council. Joining a team that is being established from the ground up means the ideal candidate will require a can-do attitude, positive communication and a proactive stakeholder engagement approach.

The role is responsible for being the SME on all Contract Management activities and will be heavily involved in the following:

• Testing and roll out of a new Contract Management System (CMS) across whole of Council.
• Facilitate contract management activities to ensure integrity of processes while driving value for money outcomes.
• Support the creation and delivery of a Contract Management Framework.
• Develop contract management intelligence from a range of data sources to inform contract decisions, support performance improvement and identify potential issues and opportunities.
• Future creation and delivery of a Category Management Strategy.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you
 

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Degree or diploma in procurement, law, commerce or related field with several years of subsequent relevant experience, alternatively lesser formal qualifications with extensive relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in contract management, preferably in a service delivery environment.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment and manage competing priorities in a dynamic work setting.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, including the ability to effectively prioritise tasks, manage competing priorities, and meet specific objectives within set timelines and available resources.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Donna Anderson, Procurement Coordinator on 9747 7259.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attending the workplace.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

Applications close 11:59pm Monday 15 July 2024