Department for Child Protection
Job reference: 631787
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Role Status: Full-Time Term Vacancy until 27 June 2025
Remuneration: ASO6 ($98,478 - $104,165 p.a.) + 11.5% Superannuation
Role Details
The Department for Child Protection is seeking a Contract Manager to join the Out of Home Care team on a full-time term basis.
The role is responsible for:

• Leading contract negotiations, variations, disputes and end of contract close out activities and providing high level advice and support relating to contract management matters within the business unit.
• Providing advice to senior management relating to contracting and performance management issues and ensuring performance issues are addressed within the business units.
• Participating in the implementation of continuous quality improvement initiatives within the business unit.
• Maintaining a strong understanding of strategic child protection business programs, priorities, issues and reforms.

About You
We are looking for a confident individual who has the ability to achieve quality results within a complex and changing environment.
To be successful you will have experience delivering effective contract management, including monitoring and performance management of outsourced services.
You will have effective written and verbal communication and the ability to develop strong working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
If you have are an innovative thinker and take initiative to make sound decisions based on an analysis of risk and business needs, then this may be the role for you.
About the Business
The Department for Child Protection (DCP) plays a key role in the protection of children, young people and their families within South Australia. The department provides support to vulnerable children and young people to be safe, strong and connected.
What We Offer:

• Career progression tailored to your goals: we are a large organisation with diverse opportunities across metropolitan Adelaide, regional and remote South Australia
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential and independent counselling for employees and their families
• Strong commitment to learning and development
• Paid Parental and Partner Leave
• Free annual flu vaccination for staff
• Leave loading and salary packaging opportunities
• Access to Fitness Passport: a workplace health and fitness program that give you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.

Special Conditions
To find out more about this role, including the key selection criteria and special conditions, please click on the attached role description.
Enquiries: Shannyn Hulmes, Manager, Contracts Administration, on 0455 725 159 or email: shannyn.hulmes@sa.gov.au
Our workplace reflects the diverse communities we serve. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. This includes women, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, the LGBQTI+ communities, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
To apply for this role, please click the 'apply' button to be re-directed to the DCP Career Portal.

Applications close: 15/11/2024 11:00 PM