IT Contract Officer

$103K – $107K Total Remuneration Package

$91K – $95K Base Salary

Location: Maroochydore

Vacancy No: 5305

Temporary - Full-time (until June 2026)

Applications close: Sunday, 28 July 2024 11:59pm AEST

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region - Healthy, Smart, and Creative, council is at the forefront of delivering a number of region-shaping projects that will see the region become a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity, along with opportunities and a lifestyle for all to enjoy.

About the Role

The Digital & Information Services branch delivers agile and transformative information and technology, enabling council to be a leader in providing innovative and sustainable services to its communities.

The IT Contract Officer will deliver ICT contract management and administration to ensure strong governance and compliance that aligns with corporate priorities and strategies. This includes ensuring all ICT contracts meet minimum standards to deliver sustainable, commercially sound and acceptable contracts.

As the successful candidate, you will assist with the ongoing development and maintenance of the ICT contract management framework to ensure best practice and industry trends are achieved across Council in all aspects (end to end lifecycle) and provide advice and training to Council business areas in relation to ICT contract management.

We care about our people and our place and we work together with our community, to deliver services to enhance our lifestyle and improve our region.

About you

As a requirement of this role, you will possess relevant tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Business or other related field and/or other relevant experience preferably working for a large diverse organisation.

To be successful in the role, you will have demonstrated ability to manage ICT contracts (Queensland Information Technology Contracting (QITC) / Government Information Technology Contracting (GITC).

You will have highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate persuasively and strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to initiate process improvement.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities.
• Flexibility:We know it is important to balance life and work, therefore we offer flexible working including a 9-day fortnight and a hybrid WFH model that help you be your best.
• Extras:Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices. We also pay you 17.5% leave loading and generous Superannuation where council will contribute 12% Superannuation in addition to your 6% superannuation contribution.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2023-2027.

For specific enquiries contact Samantha Plescia during business hours on 0477 100 399.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.