Procurement and Contracts Officer

About Us:

Kempsey Shire Council (KSC) is located on the Mid North Coast of NSW known for its genuine hospitality pristine beaches sub-tropical rainforests mountain ranges rock river gorges sprawling farmland and peaceful villages.

We are a progressive proactive and dynamic organisation and we pride ourselves on the respectful and supportive workplace we have cultivated. With 360 dedicated staff managing $1.8 billion worth of assets across many sites throughout the Shire KSC work closely with our community to build an inspired connected Macleay Valley.

Your New Role:

Were seeking an experienced and motivated Procurement and Contracts Officer to provide parental leave cover within our Governance and Information Services team. This role provides crucial support in the managing of daily operations of Councils contracting and procurement activities. This role focuses on ensuring compliance with local government regulations achieving value for money and supporting the effective delivery of council services.

Key accountabilities include:

• Providing expert advice support and strategic input as to procurement and contract management to Council departments
• Maintaining comprehensive and accurate records of all contracts and related documentation.
• Ensuring contracts are compliant with local government regulations policies and standards.
• Maintenance and continuous improvement of existing processes and templates for procurement and contract management - including request for tenders quotations expressions of interest agreements contracts contract management etc
• Support the monitoring management and performance reporting of the above activities.

For a full list of the Key Accountabilities of the role please refer to the Position Description.

About You:

The successful candidate will need a proactive and strategic approach to contract management ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and compliance with relevant regulations. You should have strong negotiation communication and organisational skills along with proficiency in procurement and contract management software. Specific Local Government experience is preferred but not essential.

Additionally you will possess:

• Relevant qualifications and/or equivalent experience in Contract Management Procurement Business or a related discipline.
• Experience in general procurement including working with procurement principles and purchasing and supply contract requirements.
• Experience with tender processes and evaluations.
• Demonstrated experience in working with Australian Standard and Government contracts.
• Experience delivering short- and long-term financial reporting with strong capability in trend analysis and identifying efficiency and cost-saving opportunities.

For more detailed information on the requirements of the role please refer to the position description.

Benefits of working for Kempsey Shire Council:

As the successful candidate youll enjoy:

• A temporary full-time position 35 hour work week.
• Monthly Rostered Day Off (RDO).
• Weekly salary of $1776.69 to $1999.68 (plus superannuation).
• A working environment focussed on wellbeing including flexible work arrangements rostered days off EAP access social club and health and wellbeing programs.
• Career development and learning opportunities.
• A supportive collaborative working environment designed to help you grow!
• A fantastic lifestyle and work life balance on the beautiful Mid-North Coast.

Interested

Please apply via Councils website Note that you will be required to prepare and submit:

• A short statement (maximum 2 pages) outlining how your experience abilities knowledge and personal qualities will enable you to achieve the key accountabilities of the role (as listed in the Position Description); and
• Your current resume.

Applications Close: COB Wednesday 28 January 2026.

Please note that Council reserves the right to close this job advertisement before the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is found. Therefore we encourage all interested applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Have questions Please contact Evan Clarke Governance and Procurement Manager for a confidential discussion onPh:.

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Thank you and good luck with your application.

Kempsey Shire Council is an equal opportunity employer and we celebrate our diverse inclusive and values-led workforce. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with a addition Kempsey Shire Council will provide reasonable adjustments for suitably qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require additional assistance to participate in the recruitment process please discuss with the advertised contact person. You can ask for reasonable adjustments to be made at any time during the recruitment process.