Procurement Contracts Officer

5 days ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Christchurch City Council Full time

The Procurement team at the Christchurch City Council operates as an integral part of the Risk, Finance and Performance group to provide a framework that ensures there is a best practice procurement applied across all Council procurement activities in alignment with Council's vision, strategic priorities and community outcomes. The team is a shared service provide and enabler of Council's business units.

Conducting procurement in a centre-led manner, the Procurement team champions the quality and execution of the procurement and contract management life-cycle. The department consists of a large team that provides safeguarding, servicing and shaping contract management activities across a wide range of Council requirements.

**About the role | Ko te mahi nei**

The role of Procurement Contract Officer is an ideal position for someone at the start of the procurement and contract management journey. This is a multifaceted position where no two days are the same and thinking and acting quickly is required. Your role will see you dealing with a variety of stakeholders both internally and externally so managing and fostering relationships is imperative.

This role's main focus is supporting and assisting the Engineer's Representatives, Procurement and Contracts Leads and managers with contract management activities. You'll be assisting team members in delivering contract management tasks. Such tasks include the development of contract management plans, preparation of extension and variation documentation, coordinating correspondence to keep communication open between stakeholders and internal staff, supporting leads in preparation of data for analysis, use of Microsoft and financial apps.

**About you | Ko Koe Tēnei**

Where no two days are the same, the team and role are often in a pressure cooker environment in the journey to delivering outcomes, a cool calm and collected nature will work well. Ideally, you will have experience in public or regulated sector, highly organised.

To access a copy of the position description, please click the link located at the bottom of the page.

**What's in it for you? | He aha ngā hua ki a koe?**

Working for the Christchurch City Council allows you to contribute directly to the community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents and visitors. You will also benefit from:

- Access to training programmes, workshops, and development opportunities
- Flexible working arrangements - WFH, adjustable start and finish times, option to purchase extra leave.
- Collaboration - exposure to wider areas of the organisation
- Benefits - a variety of benefits for Council staff from health schemes to retail discounts.

**Additional information**:

- Hours of work: Full-time, permanent.
- Location: This position is primarily based at Te Hononga Civic offices, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch.

**_ Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date._

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