Procurement Support Officer x3

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 Procurement branch play a pivotal role in servicing the organisation and community to meet Council’s legislative requirements in relation to Procurement and Contracting.

As the Procurement Support Officer, you will provide professional high level administration assistance within the Procurement team,, working collaboratively with relevant parties to improve operations and maintain service delivery, adhering to Council’s legislative requirements and adopted policies and frameworks.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide high level administrative assistance to Procurement Specialists to support the delivery of procurement and contracting activities.
• Assist in the development and review of procurement and contract documentation, including publishing quote and tender documentation via Council’s electronic tendering platforms (VendorPanel / Open Windows).
• Assist with procurement evaluation processes
• Provide administrative support for internal and external meetings, including meeting management and compilation and distribution of agendas and minutes. 
• Respond to procurement enquiries from stakeholders
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives

About you

You are an experienced administrative professional with a proven ability to deliver high-quality support, maintain exceptional attention to detail, ensure accuracy in data and document management, and communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.

You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

You will possess strong computer literacy and demonstrated experience using business applications, including the Microsoft Office Suite. Experience using Contract Management Systems will be highly regarded.

You will have the ability to manage sensitive information with professionalism, discretion and sound judgement.

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 Susan Suosaari during business hours on 0419 716 046.

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.