Position details

Tasmanian Government•Meriden, CT

9d•A$111,754 - A$126,579•Onsite

About The Position

Homes Tasmania is building homes and creating opportunities for Tasmanians by delivering new social and affordable homes. We work with a range of agencies and sectors so Tasmanians can benefit from a resilient and diverse housing market that allows them to continue to improve their housing situation and all the opportunities that better housing makes possible. Homes Tasmania is committed to investing in its people to ensure a sustainable and successful organisation through a positive workplace culture and highly capable employees. This is a senior officer role within the Housing Policy and Programs branch, requiring a strong understanding of commissioning service delivery within the community sector and demonstrated ability to develop contract management policy and procedures to oversee Homes Tasmania’s contract management framework for community sector services. The Senior Project Officer, as part of the Commissioning Unit, will contribute to the design, development and maintenance of a contract management framework and implement prudential controls and risk management for Homes Tasmania to support contract managers.

Requirements

Demonstrated ability to provide timely and accurate advice, recommendations and solutions to senior managers and colleagues on relevant issues across the spectrum of their responsibilities.
Significant knowledge and experience in commissioning and contracting with the community sector, including the ability to develop procedures and documents that meet business priorities and legal requirements.
Highly developed time management skills and the demonstrated ability, both individually and as a member of a team, to plan, organise, set priorities to complete tasks to meet deadlines and achieve established benchmarks and standards.
Conviction checks in the following areas: crimes of violence, sex related offences, serious drug offences, crimes involving dishonesty, serious traffic offences (If Driver's License is an Essential Requirement).
Identification check.
Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Nice To Haves

Current Driver’s Licence.
Satisfactory completion of an appropriate course of study from a recognised tertiary institution.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design, development and maintenance of a contract management framework.
Implement prudential controls and risk management for Homes Tasmania to support contract managers.
Provide timely and accurate advice, recommendations and solutions to senior managers and colleagues on relevant issues across the spectrum of their responsibilities.
Develop procedures and documents that meet business priorities and legal requirements.
Plan, organise, and set priorities to complete tasks to meet deadlines and achieve established benchmarks and standards, both individually and as a member of a team.