Procurement Officer

Procurement Officer

Location: Parramatta

Employment type: Temporary Full time up to 14 January 2027

Salary: Clerk Grade 7/8 ($116,981 - $129,492 pa), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

The Procurement Officer role will be working in the Human Services Category Management team in Procurement. In this role you will provide procurement advice on how to undertake contract variations, extensions, and new procurements in the Procurement Central system to key stakeholders to meet business needs and expectations.

What you’ll do

As part of the Human Services team within Strategic Procurement, You will be meeting with various divisions across DCJ to assist with procurements in human services with a strong focus on contract variations and extensions, high complexity new procurement activities by assisting your stakeholders to complete their procurements in a timely manner and consistent with all applicable procurement policies and procedures.

Key responsibilities include:

• Manage and deliver procurement projects on time and on target as required for the Department to maintain and extend its procurement accreditation.

• Provide sound advice and support to the Procurement team and Business Owners across the Department on individual procurement projects, category management, supplier relationship management, policy & governance, systems and continuous improvement.

• Deliver value for money for the Department while supporting social and environmental procurement objectives.

• Conduct engagement, planning and analysis that support business needs and strategic objectives.

• Provide timely advice, communication, reports and submissions for key divisional, departmental and external stakeholders.

• Ensure that tools, systems and reporting including spend analytics support best practice in procurement across the Department and NSW.

• Participate in procurement initiatives and projects, as required, and may be deployed to other areas within the Procurement to meet client and business needs, drive cross- skilling and enable skills development.

The Human Services team sits in Strategic Procurement in the Corporate Services division.  The team consists of nine members, reporting to the Manager, Human Services. 

The Human Services teamwork in a fast-paced environment working on multiple contract variations and new projects simultaneously.

The teamwork in a collaborative and supportive manner to ensure that the teamwork is maintained to deliver stakeholder needs in a flexible and customer service centric approach.

What we’re looking for

Our ideal candidate is someone who:

• Is able to work well under pressure and.
• Is a motivated procurement specialist, preferably with experience in human services ideally. Experience in commissioning or contract management would be useful if no experience in procurement.
• Possess excellent stakeholder management skills, including executive-level engagement.
• Is able to work with minimal supervision, on numerous projects, simultaneously.
• Is able to balance competing deadlines on time critical projects.
• Has the ability to navigate applicable procurement policies and procedures and provide advice to stakeholders to achieve the procurement outcomes in a compliant way.
• Can deliver outcomes with the high attention to detail.
• Can proactively seek out solutions, demonstrating a high level of initiative, accountability, and self-motivation.

Download the role description.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Tuesday, 21st July 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Melissa Naylor, Manager, Human Services on 0417 169 075 or at melissa.naylor@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Sarah Nguyen on 02 9765 5046 or via thikimyen.nguyen@dcj.nsw.gov.au  

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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