Contract Manager

About Us  

The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone’s experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government.  We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses.  We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.    

You can find out more about our Ministers, leadership and entities here: Department of Government Services.   

About the Group 

The Operations Group delivers frontline customer services to Victorians and the public service. It maintains the foundational digital infrastructure and platforms that support efficient, secure and reliable service delivery.  The Procurement and Contract Management Team provides a centralised procurement service to the Digital Platforms Division, delivering end-to-end procurement and contract management across a broad portfolio of ICT initiatives. Working in close partnership with multiple business units, the team provides strategic procurement advice, develops tailored sourcing strategies, and ensures procurement activities are delivered efficiently, effectively, and in alignment with whole-of-government objectives.  

About the Role  

The Contract Manager supports the Procurement and Contracts Management Team in tracking and maintaining systematic approaches to the acquisition of a variety of services to the Digital Platforms Division. The role will identify initiatives seeking continuous improvement in procurement and contract management practices and standards as well as ensuring the organisation complies with all relevant policies. 

Key Accountabilities 

• Lead procurement projects and set direction for team delivery, including scoping work, allocating procurements to team members, and ensuring quality, timeliness, and alignment with organisational priorities.  

• Stakeholder engagement and influencing, advising Executive Director-level stakeholders and negotiating with vendor CEOs to achieve strong commercial and strategic outcomes. 

• Define and maximises value add and/or return of investment in business cases, contract terms, or service delivery agreements. Use broad understanding of procurement and finance concepts to inform expenditure decisions and manage risks.  

• Demonstrated leadership and people management capability, including line management of VPS 4 staff, mentoring team members, and fostering a high-performing, accountable, and collaborative procurement function.

About You   

To be successful in this role, you will need to possess the following attributes: 

• Proven project and program management expertise delivering complex initiatives on time and within agreed parameters. 

• Strong understanding of government governance, confidentiality and procurement management. 

• Experience developing and implementing procurement and contract management related projects and service delivery frameworks. 

• Experience in establishing metrics that evaluate quality and effectiveness of work delivered; models and encourages new and different approaches, ways of working and solutions that will deliver outcomes beyond client or stakeholder expectations.  . 

• High proficiency in Microsoft 365, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Teams. 

This role is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.   

For more information, please see the Position Description.  

How to apply   

Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on 9 September 2026. All applications should include:    

·       a resume; and    

·       a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).  

Other relevant information  

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing role is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.  Preferred applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment screening. DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.