• Territory degree and/or equivalent experience of 5 years or more in ICT Commercial/ federal government procurement.
• Strong understanding of Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs)
• Experience in Commonwealth of Australia procurement and tendering processes of varying complexity, including but not limited to understanding of tender preparation, evaluation, contract formation, negotiation and selection.
• Understanding and demonstrated experience in procurement of goods and services using panel arrangements, the Indigenous Procurement Policy, limited tender and open tender approaches to market.
• Demonstrated experience in the preparation of procurement documentation including, source justification, procurement risk assessment, statements of work, procurement and contracting documentation, and record keeping.
• Demonstrated experience liaising with a diverse range of stakeholders including ICT professionals and vendors and the ability to work independently and prioritise work accordingly.
• Maintain the highest degree of probity and discretion in respect to all procurement undertaken.
• Ability in developing a procurement framework for the organisation including templates and supporting material.
• Provide analytical support to projects to ensure they are planning procurement activities appropriately.

Candidates are to provide an overview which is no more than two (2) A4 pages which demonstrates their experience and knowledge as an ICT Procurement and Contract manager. This overview page should demonstrate what the candidate would bring to the agency as an ICT Procurement and Contract Manager.

What the role offers:

• Up to $2000/day contracting rate for the right candidate
• A fun, collaborative and productive team.

The agency is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support their Enterprise Digital Capabilities project and the Integration Platform project, as well as working with the CIO and IT Managers providing project management support on adhoc IT projects.

Reporting to the Director – IT Projects, CIO and project boards, these roles will be responsible for implementation of COTS and bespoke applications. The Project Manager will work with other IT resources including business analysts, solution architects, solution designers, testers, developers and other resources as required.

The Role
The duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Scoping, planning, implementing and reporting on assigned projects to agreed standards and tolerances
• Tasking/managing project resources and coordinating with business SME’s, service providers and stakeholders to meet project outcomes
• Development of project management documentation, including business cases, project plans, project reports, transition plans, schedules, registers, closure reports and post implementation reviews
• Management of project risks, escalation and resolution of issues
• Working with stakeholders supporting project procurement activities – workshops, reviews, creation of documentation, including RFQs/Tenders, evaluation reports
• Establishment and maintenance of working relationships with stakeholders and executive sponsors
• Guiding project related change including providing clear, consistent communication with active engagement
• Contribution to continuous project management improvement activities across IT and the agency

The Candidate
Mandatory criteria:

• MUST have minimum 5 years of experience delivering Project Management services for government programs and/or projects (federal only)
• MUST have project management certification/s (relevant industry standards)
• MUST have highly developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• MUST have the ability to tailor/scale project management methodologies, governance and delivery approach to the needs and outcomes of the project, stakeholders and users
• MUST have demonstrated experience in problem solving, critical/objective thinking and influencing change

Desirable criteria:

• SHOULD have experience aligning outcomes, schedules and deliverables to the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• SHOULD have experience preparing and management/supporting of IT procurement activities for on-premise, cloud or hybrid solutions
• SHOULD have experience delivering solutions supporting legislative changes
• SHOULD have experience delivering change for vessel safety (road, air, maritime) or other applicable regulatory functions
• SHOULD have experience delivering/supporting IT changes for office relocations

What the role offers:

• Up to $2000/day contracting rate for the right candidate
• A fun, collaborative and productive team.

The Role
The successful candidate must have the following minimum skills:

• Assist Program Managers in the preparation of program and project
  schedules and uploading milestones in identified tool;
• Automate the upload of Microsoft Schedules milestones into
  identified tool; and
• Automate the upload of Agile Scheduling milestones into identified
  tool.

In providing the Services, the Specified personnel must:

• Remain accountable for accurate completion of work within timeframes and quality requirements, share own expertise with others and guide and mentor less experienced employees;
• Liaise with clients in a professional manner and in accordance with the code of conduct; and
• Record and maintain files/information in accordance with requirements

The Candidate
Mandatory criteria:
SFIA (v.8) skills relevant to this role

• Specialist Advice: 5
• Methods and tools: 5
• Portfolio, programme and project support: 5
• Performance Management: 5
• Resourcing: 5
• Supplier Management: 5
• Relationship Management: 6

What the role offers:

• Competitive contracting rate for the right candidate
• A fun, collaborative and productive team.

If you would like to look at our other unlisted roles, you can find them at: https://gatewaysynergy.com.au/careers/

You must submit a CV on application prior to a phone call and be prepared to sign a nondisclosure. Feel free to call thereafter on the following 0485 835 307