Senior Procurement Specialist
Location: Parramatta
Employment type: Temporary Full Time up to 26 February 2027 with a possibility of extension
Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10 ($133,348 - $146,945 pa), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Your role
The Senior Procurement Specialist plays a key role within the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) by providing expert procurement advice, guidance, and support across the organisation. The position helps ensure procurement activities are conducted in accordance with the NSW Procurement Framework, government policies, and legislative requirements while delivering value for money, managing risk, and supporting business objectives.
What you’ll do
As a Senior Procurement Specialist in the Policy and Systems team of the Strategic Procurement division, you will play a key role in providing expert procurement advice and driving the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of procurement policies, processes, and governance frameworks.
In this role, you will ensure procurement documentation, templates, and practices align with the NSW Procurement Framework, DCJ policies, and all relevant legislative and regulatory requirements. You will contribute to strengthening procurement capability across the organisation by promoting best practice, compliance, and value-for-money outcomes.
Working closely with a broad range of internal stakeholders, you will support strategic sourcing activities, procurement governance, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives. Your expertise will help deliver efficient, compliant, and customer-focused procurement solutions that meet organisational objectives and support effective service delivery.
As part of the Corporate Services Procurement function, you will join a collaborative and high-performing team that values partnership, stakeholder engagement, innovation, and continuous improvement. You will work alongside procurement professionals, business leaders, and other government agencies in a dynamic environment committed to ethical practice, strong governance, knowledge sharing, and delivering procurement outcomes that create value and support DCJ's broader community and service objectives.
What we’re looking for
We are seeking a highly capable and motivated procurement professional who can quickly establish themselves within the team, work autonomously, and build strong, productive relationships with stakeholders from day one.
The successful candidate will bring a proactive, solutions mindset, demonstrate resilience when managing competing priorities, and have a genuine commitment to delivering high quality customer-focused outcomes. They will thrive in a dynamic environment, showing initiative, sound judgement, and a collaborative approach to achieving results.
To be successful in this role, you will have a strong understanding of the NSW Procurement Framework, procurement governance requirements, and procurement best practice. You will also possess experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, policy development, or a related field, supported by strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills.
You will have the ability to provide practical and trusted procurement advice, identify and manage risk, influence and negotiate with a range of stakeholders, and deliver compliant, value-for-money procurement solutions that support organisational priorities. Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and commitment to continuous improvement will be key to your success in this role.
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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.
What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
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We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.
Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!
Are you ready to join us?
Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).
Applications close Monday, 24th August 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Imma Sugani, Manager Policy and Systems via email at immakulata.sugani@dcj.nsw.gov.au
If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Sarah Nguyen on 02 9765 5046 or thikimyen.nguyen@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.
Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.
Other Information
A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
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