Manager

About this role

• Provide leadership and management to contract management teams within a human services procurement environment, including corporate governance, financial and human resource management and cultural capability whilst maintaining a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. • Facilitate team participation in procurement planning of the department's service investment, including market assessment, risk planning and co-design. • Lead regional procurement processes including evaluation and selection of suppliers in partnership with various business areas. • Manage the performance of a diverse range of suppliers to ensure effective utilisation and value for money of the investment by: • Ensuring all contracts are effectively managed and reviewed to achieve better outcomes for service investment. • Implementing systems and strategies to ensure that performance is monitored and potential underperformance is managed. • Implementing risk management practices to ensure suppliers meet obligations and remedial action is taken to resolve contractual non-compliance issues. • Ensuring communication strategies and productive relationships are built and maintained with suppliers through structured contract management processes and systems; and • Ensuring effective record and data management. • Provide authoritative, strategic and operational advice on service investment and contract management matters to senior management. • Establish and maintain key internal and external relationships from diverse cultural backgrounds to maximise procurement opportunities. • Professionally represent the unit at forums with regional leadership teams and external stakeholders.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/696910/26

Closing Date: Tuesday, 18th August 2026