Senior Administrative Officer -Government/Healthcare

Reference: BH-175792-1
About the company:
Our client is a large federal government agency focused on providing high quality mental health assessment and clinical counselling services. They take pride on meeting client needs through a combination of proven clinical practices and new and emerging evidence-based approaches. A great opportunity for experienced administrators to join a busy operations team working for a large government organisation.
 

About the Role
These roles provide essential support through contract management, governance, reporting, and stakeholder engagement. You’ll work in small, collaborative teams and contribute to outcomes that directly clients.
Duties include but not limited to:
  • Provide administrative, governance, and reporting support.
  • Manage low to medium risk contracts, including documentation and record keeping.
  • Monitor performance, risks, and compliance with procurement policies.
  • Support the preparation of reports, submissions, and correspondence.
  • Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
  • Manage and evaluate low to medium risk contracts and categories.
  • Develop procurement documentation and contract management plans.
  • Analyse expenditure, performance, and risks, ensuring value-for-money outcomes.
  • Provide advice on procurement policies and resolve complex issues.
  • Lead stakeholder engagement and represent the Branch in forums.
  • Mentor team members and support branch-wide processes.
 
About you:
  • You will have strong administrative and organisational skills with high attention to detail.
  • You will have previous experience of working within a project or contract management environment
  • You will have strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation
  • You will have strong time management experience, and the ability to work in a fast paced environment with competing deadlines.
  • You will have strong problem-solving, and analytical skills.
  • Ideally you will have knowledge of government procurement frameworks and policies, or worked in a government organisation previously.
 
Benefits:
  • ASAP start pending Federal Police Check
  • 12 month temporary assignment with potential for further extension
  • 5 days a week 37.5 hours per week.
  • Brisbane, Melbourne, South Australian and ACT location
  • Competitive hourly rate to be discussed upon application depending on experience.
 
Email zoe.eagles@chandlermacleod.com for further information.
 
 
**** Please note the successful candidate for this role must hold Australian Citizenship and willing to complete a Federal Police Check ****
Company Background:

Chandler Macleod is a highly regarded and well established recruitment organisation, part of RGF Staffing and Recruit Holdings, the fourth largest staffing network in the world! We partner with over 3500 companies globally providing job hunters with endless opportunities to find and succeed in their work.

Chandler Macleod knows what it takes to recruit, select, and retain the best people. We’re in the business of understanding how people tick because we’ve been digging deep into people’s needs and motivations since 1959.

We uncover the ‘BestFit™’ for employers and job hunters alike by looking beyond the CV’s and JD’s. This allows us to match candidates to jobs that bring out their best and discover people that can make businesses boom.

We’re a team of flexible thinkers and detail obsessors, who believe that the right fit can lead to a happier life. Because when you really get people, you really open up a world of opportunity.

There are several brands that make up Chandler Macleod, these include our Staffing business, our Consulting business, our xPO Talent Solutions business and our Managed Services business.

You can learn more at our website: www.chandlermacleod.com

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