_{24th October, 2025}

• Location - ACT
• Security Clearance - Australian Citizens with NV1 Clearance
• Length of Contract - 12 months
• Closing Date - 04/11/2025

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Negotiating contract terms.
• Contract management lifecycle management from initiation to expiry or renewal, within an ICT context.
• Ensuring timely execution of milestones or contract deliverables in adherence with agreed terms.
• Evaluate and address mitigation strategies for the risks associated with contract management activities, supplier's performance and compliance with mandatory requirements and suggest relevant improvement.
• Negotiate and resolve a variety of complex contractual issues, including failure to meet contractual obligations and remediation options.
• Promote change control processes and lead variation negotiations when necessary.
• Champion continual improvement programmes, jointly developing strategies and incentives to enhance performance.
• Undertake comprehensive financial evaluations.
• Ensure that lessons learned from reviews are documented and proactively promoted to all stakeholders.
• If requested, assist in procurement planning, tendering and contract formation activities while ensuring compliance with legislation, procurement policies, processes and procedures in order to support contract management outcomes.
• Develop strategic and commercially sensitive procurement related documentation including templates, schedules, correspondence, reports, submissions, plans and strategies, risk and performance.
• Engage, negotiate and persuade clients and stakeholders and respond to/manage complex enquiries on contract management issues, taking the initiative to identify alternative courses of action to ensure resolution.
• Build, sustain and encourage productive relationships with supervisors, staff and other relevant stakeholders (internal and external).
• Monitor and manage contract administration, performance and risks against the contract and contribute to appropriate action. Reviews contracts change proposals and other contract management documentation.

Essential Criteria: 

• Demonstrated understanding of, and experience in procurement and contract management within a government context and in compliance with the Procurement Rules.
• Demonstrated organisational and administrative skills, with capacity to liaise and engage effectively with stakeholders and service providers in difficult environments.
• Strong written and oral communication, reporting and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated experience in overseeing and measuring the fulfilment of contractual obligations, including monitoring supplier performance and developing strategies to address under-performance, as well as identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

Additional Criteria:

• DSS - 4.5 - Contract Management & Contract Performance - L3
• SFIA Skill Code - Contract management (ITCM) - L4

Please contact Melody on 02 4086 8973 or melody@ariszinc.com.au or simply click apply to submit your application 
 
"We warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including First Nations Australians, Australian Defence Force and First Responder veterans, women in STEM, and people of all abilities, including those registered with the NDIS."
 
ARISZINC GROUP offers an end-to-end service approach with unique combination of expertise in recruiting, IT consulting and payroll services in the Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane markets. We champion people first, empowering them to take charge of their own aspirations and professional futures.
 
ARISZINC GROUP encourages diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from a diverse range of backgrounds, including people living with a disability.

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