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Role Description:
This function will work under limited direction to perform and achieve moderately complex operations, administrative and commercial tasks within an integrated workforce. They will liaise with stakeholders of all levels, building good working relationships and providing a point of contact for all commercial inquiries. Air Warfare Systems Project Office (AWSPO) are responsible and manages acquisition and sustainment programs for Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) combat and trainer aircraft .
The successful candidate can will based out of RAAF Base Williamtown, near Newcastle, NSW. The successful candidate will be supporting the already existing members within the Commercial team at AWSPO.
Essential Requirements:
- Supporting commercial elements of the capability lifecycle, including procurement planning, tendering and contract formation, contract management and closure of contracts ensuring compliance with legislation, procurement policies, processes and procedures across all contract development and management activities
- Providing assistance and services for procurement policy, technical, commercial, financial investigation and other requirements to support contract development/management outcomes
- Applying experience to Product/Project teams to ensure delivery of quality procurement related documentation including templates, schedule, correspondence, reports, submissions, plans and strategies
- Collaborating with other CASG entities such as Materiel Procurement Branch (MPB),Financial Investigative Services (FIS) /Commercial and Financial Analysis (CFA) /Defence Finance Group and Defence Legal to seek advice, comply with legislative and policy compliance obligations and critical commercial risk and performance
- Responding to complex enquiries and contract development issues, taking the initiative to identify alternative courses of action where necessary
- Building and sustaining productive relationships with AWSPO Exec, and team members
- Provide commercial input into and draft the procurement schedule for plans, processes and strategies
- Providing support to the already existing Commercial team
- Provide input into and draft key planning documents including Smart Buyer documentation, Endorsements to Proceed, Intellectual Property Needs Analysis, and Liability Risk Assessments;
- Provide assistance on Commonwealth and AWSPO specific conflict of interest and Probity policies, including the assistance of Probity Plans and engagement of a Probity Adviser for procurement's
Desirable Requirements:
- Resilience in a highly demanding, fast paced, complex and constantly evolving work environment.
- Strong Defence writing skills.
- Compliant and responsive to Acquisition and Sustainment, Procurement Reform, ERP and NDS requirements.
- Receipt of activity progress updates from project stakeholders.
- Timely delivery of tasks from ACS Branch.
- Strong Communication Skills
- Demonstrated Stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to prioritise and adapt to changing work demands.
Required Security Clearance Level: Active NV1 Clearance.
Location: RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW.
Weekly Hours: Monday to Friday / 40 hours per week, with options for work from home on Friday's - depending on task requirements.
