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About the Role:

As the Senior Procurement Advisor, Regional Support, you will provide procurement advice, training and support services to schools and regional offices to strengthen purchasing capability and policy compliance across the department.

Working within the Procurement and Facilities Services Branch, you will collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop and deliver procurement capability initiatives, improve purchasing practices, and support the effective implementation of procurement policies and procedures.

This role reports to the Manager, Procurement Compliance and Regional Support and may involve collaboration with teams across the department and participation in whole-of-government procurement initiatives.

Responsibilities Include:

• Deliver procurement advice and support services to schools and regional offices to improve purchasing capability and policy compliance.
• Lead the development and delivery of procurement training and capability initiatives to strengthen staff knowledge of procurement and purchasing requirements.
• Develop and maintain procurement procedures, templates and guidance material to support staff undertaking purchasing activities.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders to promote best practice procurement and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Research, analyse and prepare briefing materials, reports and advice to support procurement policy implementation and operational decision-making.

About You:

You will bring strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate procurement policy and procedures into practical guidance for staff across a large organisation. You will demonstrate initiative, sound judgement and a commitment to continuous improvement in procurement practices.

Experience delivering training, developing guidance material, with SharePoint or supporting organisational capability uplift will be highly regarded.

Benefits:

• Flexible work arrangements and supportive team environment.
• Generous superannuation (up to 12.75%).
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• The opportunity to contribute to capability uplift across Queensland schools.

• Deliver procurement advice and support services to schools and regional offices to improve purchasing capability and policy compliance.
• Lead the development and delivery of procurement training and capability initiatives to strengthen staff knowledge of procurement and purchasing requirements.
• Develop and maintain procurement procedures, templates and guidance material to support staff undertaking purchasing activities.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders to promote best practice procurement and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Research, analyse and prepare briefing materials, reports and advice to support procurement policy implementation and operational decision-making.

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to translate procurement policy and procedures into practical guidance
• Initiative
• Sound judgement
• Commitment to continuous improvement in procurement practices
• Experience delivering training (highly regarded)
• Experience developing guidance material (highly regarded)
• Experience with SharePoint (highly regarded)
• Experience supporting organisational capability uplift (highly regarded)

• Education (Organisation site)
• Finance, Procurement & Facilities Branch, Corporate Services Division
• The ability to translate procurement policy and procedures into practical guidance for staff across a large organisation.
• Demonstrate initiative, sound judgement and a commitment to continuous improvement in procurement practices.
• Experience delivering training, developing guidance material, with SharePoint or supporting organisational capability uplift will be highly regarded.