Procurement and Contracts Support Officer

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region -Connected. Liveable. Thriving, our region is a model of sustainability, where caring for our environment, creating vibrant communities and growing our local economy is a way of life.

About the Role

The Business and Innovation Branch within Finance and Commercial Partnerships is dedicated to delivering strategic, efficient, and compliant procurement and contract management solutions. We embrace innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement to support Council’s strategic goals and ensure exceptional service delivery across the organisation.

As a Procurement and Contract Support Officer, you’ll play a key role in supporting Council’s procurement and contract management processes and systems. This position is vital to ensuring compliance, efficiency, and accuracy in all procurement and contracting activities undertaken.

If you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy working collaboratively to deliver high-quality outcomes, this role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide customer support and administrative services for best practice procurement contract establishment
• Maintain registers, reports, and records to support branch operations
• Provide administrative support for governance meetings, including detailed agendas and minutes
• Manage user access, data and support in in the use of Council’s Contract Management System

About you

• You have a strong eye for detail and excel at managing data and documentation accurately.
• Building positive relationships comes naturally to you, and you thrive in team environments.
• You demonstrate sound judgment, handle sensitive information with discretion, and deliver results under pressure.
• You’re proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite and have the ability to learn and navigate contract management systems.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities. 
• Flexibility: We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
• Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2025-2030.

For specific enquiries contact Amanda Pratten during business hours on 07 5475 9972.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.