A large and rapidly growing ACT Government organisation is seeking an experienced Commercial Support Officer to join its Commercial Ventures Program. The role will provide commercial, procurement and administrative support, with a focus on ACT Government procurement processes and administrative requirements.
The successful candidate will have strong commercial and administrative skills, ideally with experience working within the public sector or a government environment.
This is a 9-month contract opportunity with an immediate start, based in Dickson, ACT with hybrid working arrangements.
The Job…..
Reporting to the Senior Director, Commercial Strategy in this versatile Commercial Support Officer role, you will be responsible for:
- Provide high-level administrative, procurement and governance support to the team.
- Coordinate procurement activities, approvals, documentation and stakeholder inputs.
- Manage consultant briefs, contracts, purchase orders, budgets and key milestones.
- Monitor contract deliverables, expiry dates and required follow-up actions.
- Prepare reports, briefing notes, correspondence and planning documents.
- Maintain accurate project and contract records in line with government requirements.
- Provide executive support, including meeting coordination, agendas, papers and minutes.
- Track actions and support timely delivery of project outcomes.
- Process invoices and monitor expenditure against approved budgets.
You…..
To be successful in this role, you must have experience in the following:
- Experience in contract management, commercial projects or procurement is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of, or ability to quickly learn, ACT Government procurement processes.
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and organisational skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate, high-quality work to deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail, with a focus on compliance, risk and records management.
- Experience providing administrative and operational support, ideally in government or the public sector.
How to apply…..
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