As the Senior Procurement and Contracts Officer you will deliver procurement services across CHQ HHS, ensuring a cost effective, risk managed, customer and outcomes focused service. You will effectively contribute to the development of best practice in strategic sourcing, expenditure analysis procurement and supply chain strategies that optimise the value for CHQ HHS from the supplier market.

Job details

About the Team

The Procurement and Contracts team supports CHQ by sourcing goods and services that deliver optimal commercial outcomes while ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and policy frameworks. The team is led by the Director of Procurement and Contracts and comprises two Principal Procurement and Contracts Officers, three Senior Procurement and Contracts Officers, one Procurement and Contracts Officer, and one Procurement and Contracts Support Officer.

About the Role

In this role you will deliver quality outcomes for children, young people and families (Leader of Self) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values. Your contribution will include:

• Leading strategic sourcing initiatives for all categories of spend including specialist equipment, general goods and services, Information Technology Contracting (ICT), building construction and maintenance (BCM) categories.
• Planning, specification development, tendering, evaluation, negotiation of contracts including the ability to undertake minor, medium and capital works based on the relevant Australian Standard Contract Conditions and / or Queensland Government approved contract conditions as required in accordance with Queensland Procurement Policy.
• Developing and negotiating contracts that are required by CHQ HHS without a procurement process. This may be Memorandum of Understandings (MOU's), Service Level Agreements and other contracts with Non- Government Organisations and other Hospital and Health Services.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• …12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• …17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Senior Procurement and Contracts Officer - Role Description (PDF, 445KB)
  Role Description
  
  CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF, 862KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF, 837KB)
  Information Package for Applicants